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~552 --~ e - ~ 9 A REPORT OF COMBINED MEETING OF PUBLIC WORKS, AIRPORT, AND FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: I TENURE OF LEASES AT EUGENE A I R P'A R K ; PETITION FOR SANITARY SEWER AND STORM SEWER' IN VICINITY OF WOODLAWN AVENUE AND SPRING DRIVE; REQUEST FOR WELL IN ALLEY ADJACENT TO BON MARCHE BUILDING; REQUEST Of K. K. FOLGEDALEN AND L. S. MCCREADY FOR VARIANCE OF REQUIREMENTS fOR SIGN CONSTRUC- TION; EXTENSION Of SANITARY SEWER ON 30TH AVENUE BETWEEN ONYX AND .AGA TE STREETS WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "PRESENT: PUBLIC ~ORKS COMMITTEE: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE AND KOPPE; AIRPORT COMMITTEE: COUNCILMEN WATSON, SIEGENTHALER AND CONE; FINANCE COMMI TTEE: COUNCILMEN BOOTH, CRUMBAKER AND SIEGENTHALER; OTHERS PRESENT WERE MAYOR JOHNSON; CITV MANAGER AND CITY RECORDER. A MEETING OF THE PUBL I C WORKS, AIRPORT AND FINANCE COMMI TTEES WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 10, 1953 TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO VARIOUS MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEES. THE SUBJECTS DIS~USSED IN THIS MEETING AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE ARE AS FOLLOWS: I . THE TENURE FOR LEASES AT THE EUGENE AIRPARK. - THE SITE OF THE EUGENE AI RPARK WA.S VISITED :BY THE COMMI TTEES, AND THE ACTI VI TI.ES OF THE EUGENE VOCATIONAL' SCHOOL AT THE e I A.I RPARK WERE I NSPEC TED. THE WHOLE SUBJECT OF THE FUTURE PLANS FOR THE AIRPARK WAS DIS- C U.s SED AT SOME LENGTH, AND I TWAS THE CONCLUSION OF THE AIRPORT COMMI~TEE THAT NO MAJOR DECISION COULD BE MADE AT THIS TIME ON THE DISPOSITION OF THE AIRPARK PROPERTY, BUT THAT A DECISION .sHOULD BE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE POLICY ON THE RENTAL OF LA.ND fOR CONSTRUC- TION OF HANGARS. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE I I GRANTING OF' LEASES OF AIRPARK LAND FOR THIS PURPOSE DURING THE NEXT THREE Y,E A R S ( I 954, 1955, 1956 ) TO TERMINATE NOT LATER THAN JANUARY I , 1964, AND THAT THE MATTER Of GRANTING LEASES BE RE-EXAMINED AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD. IT IS ALSO A RECOMMENDATION Ii Of THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE MATTER OF RATES FOR GROUND LEASES, LANDING FEES A.ND SO FORTH 1\ BE REFERRED BACK TO .THE COMM I TTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY. 2. PETITION'fOR SAN I TAR Y SEW E~) AND STORM SEWER IN THE VICINITY OF WOODLAWN AVENUE AND ,I SPRING DRIVE. THIS PROPOSED P~-dJEC TWAS DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ENGINEER ON THE SITE, AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THAT II APPROVAL BE GIVEN TO THE REQUEST WITH RESPECT TO INSTALLATION OF A SANITARY SEWER TO Ii BE ASSESSED A.GA I NST THE BENEF I TED PROPERTIES. IT I S THE FEELING OF THE COMMITTEE THAT 'I THE INSTALLATION Of A SEPARATE STORM SEWER I S NOT WARRANTED AT THE PRESENT TIME. I, I' 3. ~EQUEST OF BROADWAY A.ND CHARNEL TON, I NC. FOR PERMISSION TO INSTALL A WELL IN THE II ~c ALLEY ADJA.CENT TO THE BON MARCHE BUILDING. - THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY THE PUBLIC Ii WORKS COMMI TTEE, AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMM I TTEE THAT BROADWAY AND. CHARNEL TON, I NC. , BE GRANTED PERMISSION TO INSTALL A WELL I N THE ALLEY ADJACENT TO II II THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED BON MARCHE BUI LDI NG, PROVIDED THAT THE OUTPUT OF THE I, !I WELL AND THE COOLING SYSTEM IS MADE SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENT OF THE WA.TER USER CHARGE I' LEVIED AGAINST ALL WATER USERS I N EUGENE, AND PROVIDED THAT THE INSTALLATION INCLUDES i1 AN UNDERG~OUND DRAINBACK INTO THE,SEWER SYSTEM. II II I, 4. REQUEST OF K. K. FOLGEDALEN AND LYNN S. MCCREADY FOR VARIANCE OF REQUIREMENTS fOR Ii SIGN CONSTRUCTION. - THIS REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE WAS RE-EXAMINED IN THE LIGHT OF NEW , MATERIAL AND PHOTOGRAPHS SUBMI TTED BY THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY, AND AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, II I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF 3HE COMMITTEE THAT A VARIANCE BE GRANTED TO PERMIT THE CON- STRUCTION OF THE SIGN AS PROPOSED PROVIDED THA.T THE SIGN DOES NOT EXTEND OVER THE SIDE- I WALK. I 5. PETITION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF 30TH AVENUE BET~EEN ONYX STREET AND AGA TE STREET BY EXTENSION OF A. 'S A NIT A R Y SEWER-. - THIS PETITION WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED BY THE fPlUBL I C WORKS COMMI TTEE ALONG WITH INfORMATION FURNISHED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDA- I TION OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE APPROVA.L TO THIS PROJECT, PROVIDED EASEMENTS II e CAN BE SECURED. II. II I IT WAS MOVED BY WATSON, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE REPORT BE ADOPTED A.ND THAT THE I GRANTING OF LEASES AT THE AIRPARK BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE COUNCI L APPROVES A SCHEDULE OF RENTAL i RATES, LANDING FEES, ETC. I THE COUNCIL THEN HEARD A NUMBER OF PERSONS, FOURTEEN OR FIFTEEN, PRESENT ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST,RETAINING THE AIRPARK FA.CIUTY. COUNCILMAN OWEN SPOKE FAVORI NG CONT)NUING THE STUDY Of THE AIRPARK. II IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT I TEM No. I PERTAINING TO THE A I RPA.RK " BE SEGREGATED FROM THE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. , Ii II IT WAS MOVED BY OWEN, SECONDED BY CONE THAT ITEM No. I BE REFERRED BACK TO THE AIRPORT II I' .COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND A REPORT BACK ON JANUARY I I , 1954. MOTION CARRIED. I I I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY CONE THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. I MOTION CARRIED. I 10 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - RE: ApPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO AID IN FINANCING Ii POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL; RE-DESIGN OF STREET SIGNS; REAR ENTRANCES TO COCKTAIL LOUNGES AND II TAVERNS; STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR LIGHTS ON FRANKLIN BOULEVARD; RESI DENTI A.L STREET LIGHTING; 30 MINUTE PARKING ZONES; CHAMBERS STREET ARTERIAL; TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS AT 13TH ~~~DO~~~E~~~E~~\~ AND POLK~ RESTRICT PARKING WEST SIDE OF FILMORE STREET. STOP SIGNS AT e Y WAS sue ITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: J ~