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e 5'95~ i' I ~'-.u AND tr.- THE 00 <: MEN ~ AND <1: e I . I e I e COUNCI L CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON. JANUARY 25, 1954. THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, HELD ON JANUARY I I, 1954 ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 25, 1954 WAS CALLED TO OR~ER AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCI L- PRESENT: CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON AND OWEN. COUNCILMEN BOOTH CONE WERE ABSENT. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 11TH AND ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 25, 1954 AND THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD JANUARY 12, 1954 WERE READ AND APPROVED. REPORTS OF OFFICERS THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS GIVEN BY THE CITY MANAGER:' "THE CITY HAS RECEIVED A GENEROUS DONATION OF $500.00 FROM MR. AND MRS. B. S. COLE TO PURCHASE PLANTS AND GROUND COVER FOR THE RHODODENDRON GARDEN. MR. HARVEY HILTON AND JAMES RODMAN, JR. HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO MAKE INDEPENDENT APPRAISALS OF THE CITY PROPERTY UNDER THE FERRY STREET OVERPASS AND IT IS EXPECTED THEIR APPRAISALS WILL BE REPORTED IN TIME FOR THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 8TH. DUE TO VACATIONS AND THE RUSH OF BUSINESS, A MEETING OF THE AIRPORT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES COULD NOT BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE PROBLEM CONCERNED WITH THE EUGENE AIRPARK. I FIND THAT THE PRESENT FRANCHISE OF THE OREGON ELECTRIC RAILROAD STILL COVERS THE UNUSED AND UNCOVERED RAILS ON PEARL STRiET BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH AVENUE. NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE CARRIED ON WITH THE COMPANY TO HAVE THESE TRACKS COVERED THIS SPRING WHEN THEY START WORK ON THEIR TRACKS ON 5TH AVENUE. IT GAVE ME A GREAT DEAL OF PLEASURE TO CONGRATULATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE CHIEF AND ESPECIALLY THE FIRE MARSH~LL, MR. LESTER BARKER ON THEIR ACHIEVEMENT CONCERNED WITH FIRE PREVENTION. THE CITY AGAIN PLACED FIRST IN THE STATE AND FIFTH IN THE NATION IN CITIES OF THE SAME CLASS, AND 27TH IN THE NATION OF ALL CITIES. A PRELIMINARY R€PORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ON THE RESTORATION, OF THE FLOW I N THE EUGENE MI LL RACE. ANY COUNCI LMEN INTERESTED CA.N BORROW A COpy OF THIS REPORT ~ITHER FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OR MYSELF. THE REPORT POINTS OUT THAT THE RESTORATION OF THIS FLOW, WHILE POSSIBLE, IS A VERY DIFFICULT AND COSTLY PROJECT. UPON EACH OF YOUR DESKS I HAVE PLACED A TABULATION OF STATISTICS PREPARED BY THE FINANCE OFFICER CONCERNED WITH THE OFF-STREET PARKING ELECTION HELD ON JANUARY 19TH. ALSO A REPORT ON THE DETAILS OF PROPERTIES SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE AND ,A LIST OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES. THE CI TY HELD A FORECLOSURE SALE AT I :00 P.M. ON JANUARY 20, 1954 OFFERI NG TO SELL FORECLOSURE CERTIFICATES ON CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN THE CITY. THE OWNERS OF THESE PROPERTIES WERE DELINQUENT IN EITHER PAYMENT OF UNBONDED LIENS, OR IN PAYMENT OF INSTALLMENTS ON BONDED LIENS FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR STREET, ALLEY,' SEWER OR SIDE- WALK IMPROVEMENTS. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 80 PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL TABULATION PRIOR TO PROCEEDINGS ON ~E SALE. By PERSONAL CONTACT AND BY TELEPHONE AND LETTER THESE WERE REDUCED TO 20 BY THE TIME OF THE ADVERTISING AND BY THE TIME OF THE SALE THERE WERE ONLY SIX PROPERTIES ON THE LIST. THERE WERE ONLY THREE PERSONS AT THE SALE, AND THEY DID NOT EXPRESS ANY INTEREST I N THE SIX PROPERTIES. THE OREGON REVISED STATUTES, SECTION 223.545 PROVIDES THAT THE CITY MAY PURCHASE SUCH PROPERTIES IN THE ABSENCE OF BIDS. THE FINANCE OfFICER AND I THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY PURCHASE THE CERTIFICATES ON THESE PROPERTIES.' THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION DURING THE YEAR JANUARY 20,1954 THROUGH JANUARY 19,1955; BUT IF NOT REDEEMED WITHIN THAT PERIOD THEY WOULD BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE CITY. THE LAW, I 'BELIEVE, WOULD PERMIT THE CITY TO REQUIRE PAYMENT OF UP TO TEN PER CENT PENALTY, AND TEN PER CENT INTEREST ON THE REDEMPTION, IF THE COUNCI L SO INDICATED. THE DETAIL ON THESE SIX PROPERTIES IS SET FORTH IN THE REPORT ON YOUR DESK. WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTIES NUMBER'S I AND 2, IT IS PRbPOSED THAT THESE BE PURCHASED OUT OF THE AMAZON CHANNEL SEWER IMPROVEMENT FUND, AND IF NOT REDEEMED, HELD UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE AMAZON IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE CITY. PROPERTY NUMBER I STRADDLES THE AMAZON AT 17TH AND PEARL STREETS, AND PROPERTY NUMBER 2 IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AMAZON ON 18TH AVENUE. ,~