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r596 e PROPERTIES NUMBER'S 3 AND 4 MIGHT BE PURCHASED OUT OF THE STREET, BRIDGE, AND DRAINAGE C & M FUND (2* MILL LEVY) AND HELD FOR STREET PURPOSES. THE CITY ENGI,NEER FEELS THAT PROPERTY NUMBER 3 ,IS IMPORTANT TO THE OPENING OF GARFIELD STREET BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH AND THAT PROPERTY NUMBER 4 MIGHT BE OF USE IN DEVELOPING A STREET BETWEEN 22ND AND 23RD AVENUES AND BETWEEN MADISON AND MONROE STREETS. PROPERTIES NUMBER'S 5 AND 6 ARE MARGINAL CITY LOTS. THEY C~ULD BE PURCHASED 'OUT OF THE OLD IMPROVEMENT BOND SINKING FUND, AND HELD FOR DISPOSAL AT A LATER DATE. THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUND NEEDS THE MONEY THAT IS REPRESENTED IN THE ASSESS- MENTS AGAINST THESE LOTS, AND THEREFORE IT IS HOPED THAT SOME ACTION BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE ADOPTED. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE PENALTY AND INTEREST TERMS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE REDEMPTION OF PROPERTY FORECLOSED BY THE CITY AND HELD BY THE CITY, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO REFER THE MATTER TO THE CITY MANAG~R'S O~FICE TO D~TERMINE WHAT TERMS WOULD BE REASONABLE AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. THE MOTION AS AMENDED WAS PASSED BY A ROLLCALL VOTE. 2 IT WAS REPORTED THAT N~GOTIATIONS FOR THE SALE OF A CITY-OWNED LOT ON 27TH AND WILLAMETTE STREKT TO MR. ROBERT FAIRCHILD WERE COMPLETE IN THAT AN ACCEPTANCE HAD BEEN RECEIVED AS FOLLOWS: "MR. ROBERT FAIRCHILD ACCEPTS THE CITY'S OFFER TO SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 21, 1954 FOR $400. WITHIN A FEW DAYS WE WILL SEND A CHECK TO YOU FOR THE SAME. THIS IS ASSUMING THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY WITH THE CENTURY FUND WHICH I BE~IEVE YOU STATED HAD SOME RESTRICTION ON THIS PROPERTy.h IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION ON THt BASIS OF THE ACCEPTANCt AFTER CLEARING THE MATTER WITH THE CENTURY FUND. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 3 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: PETITION FOR SIDEWALK ON LI;NCOLN STREET BETWEEN 25TH AND 26TH AVENUE; PLANNING COMMISSION:lREPORT ON RIVERVIEW ZONING; SPRINGFIELD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; CITY MANAGER AND CITY RECORDER. I. PETITION FOR SIDEWALK ON WEST SIDE OF LINCOLN STREET BETWEEN 25TH AND 26TH AVENUE - THIS PETITION BEARING THE SIGNA[,URES OF THE OWNERS OF 79.59% OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY WAS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE AFTER INSPECTING THE PARKING STRIP ALONG THIS STREET. THE COMMITTEE NOTED THAT THERE WERE SOME CONCRETE STEPS AND LANDSCAPING DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE STREET THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REVISED AND POSSIBLY RETAINING WALLS BUILT IN ONE OR TWO CASES, AND QUESTIONED WHETHER THE 'PETITIONERS WERE AWARE OF THIS. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR FURTHER INV~STIGATION. 2. REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION - RE: REZONING OF RIVERVIEW AVENUE AREA - THE REPORT WAS DISCUSSED AT SOME LENGTH BY THE COMMITTEE AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PORTION OF THE NEWLY ANNEXED AREA LYING BETWEEN THE RAILROAD AND THE WILLAMETTE RIVER EAST OF UNIVERSITY STREET BE CLASSIFIED AS M3 IN THE ADVERTISE- MENT FOR THE HEARING FOR JANUARY 25TH. 3. COMMUNICATION FROM HUSBAND, FORT AND JOHNSON - RE: EASEMENT FOR SPRINGFIELD SEWAGE PLANT OUTFALL LINE - THE COMMITTEE, IN VIEW OF THE COUNCIL ACTION OF JANUARY 12, 1954, TOOK NO ACTION ON THIS COMMUNICATION. IT SUGGESTS THAT IT BE REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE F~R A REPLY." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTE0. MOTION CARRIED. 4 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - RE: C.B. 1668; C.B. f682; C. B. 1684 AND AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 10278 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER, GODLOVE AND CONE; CITY MANAGER AND CITY RECORDER, AT MEETING ON JANUARY 13, 1954. PRESENT: ATTORNEY; CITY ON JANUARY 20, MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER AND GODLOVE; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER; FIRE CHIEF; BUILDING INSPECTOR AND FIRE MARSHALL, AT MEETING 1954. ~ I e I I I II II I I ,[ II Ii I' 'I ! I I - I e I e