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r-600 e 13 14 r5 16 17 ~, WITH EXPERT OPINION VARYING BETWEEN I AND 1-1/2' PER CENT AS THE ADDED INTEREST RATE COST, THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THIS PROGRAM TO MUNICIPAL TAXPAYERS WOULD AGGREGA~E MI LLIONS. You MAY WANT TO ALERT YOUR CITY OFFICIALS TO THE DANGERS INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER AND COMMUNICATE YOUR CITY'S VIEWS TO YOUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION." AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION BY THE CITY ATTORNEY IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO PREPARE A LETTER TO GO TO THE OREGON DELEGATION IN CONGRESS STATING THE CITY'S OPPOSITION TO REMOVAL OF TAX EXEMPTION FEATURE ON MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN KOPPE PROPOSED THE INSTALLATION OF SOME TYPE OF SAFEGUARD AT THE INTERSECTION OF 23RD AND UNIVERSITY STREETS. HE STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THERE AND THAT RECENTLY THERE WAS ANOTHER WHICH HOSPITALIZED SEVERAL PERSONS. I T WAS MOVED BY KOPPE, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT STOP SIGNS BE INSTALLED AT THIS INTER- SECTION STOPPING BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH TRAFFIC ON UNIVERSITY AS IT ENTERS 23RD AVENUE. MOTION CARRIED. ORDINANCES COUNCIL BILL No. 1626 - RE: REZONING BYRNES PROPERTY AT 2ND AND HIGH, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON OCTOBER 12, 1953 WAS B~OUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE HEARING BE CONTINUED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 8, 1954. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL BILL No. 1668 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR SANITARY SEWER IN ALLEY BETWEEN MILL AND FERRY STREET FROM 12TH TO 13TH AVENUE, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON DECEMBER 14, 1953, AND SECOND AND THIRD READINGS ON JANUARY I I, 1954, WAS BROUGHT ,ON FOR CONSIDERATION. THE HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL No. 1668 WAS OPENED BY THE MAYOR. THERE BEING NO ONE TO BE HEARD IN THE AUDIENCE'THE MATTER WAS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION OR ACTION BY THE COUNCIL. THE PROCEDURE ON THIS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BEGINNING WITH THE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE WAS REVIEWED BY COUNCILMAN CRUMBAKER. HE INDICATED THAT THE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE DID NOT CONTAIN ANY SPECIAL COUNCIL POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE CITY SHARING THE COST OF THE PROJECT, WITH THE BENEFITED PROPERTY OWNERS ON A 50~50 BASIS AND THAT IN HIS OPINION THE CITY HAS NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO ASSESS THE FULL COST OF THE IMPROVEMENT TO THE BENEFITED PROPERTY IN THE USUAL MANNER. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEER FOR A RECALCULATION OF THE ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS THAT THE TOTAL COST BE BORNE BY THE BENEFITED PROPERTY. IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY WATSON THAT COUNCIL BILL 1668 BE TABLED UNTIL NEXT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 8, 1954. MOTION CARRIED; IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE SUBJECT OF RECALCULATING THE ASSESSMENT BASED UPON ASSESSING THE FULL COST TO BENEFITED PROPERTY WITH NO PART TO BE PAID BY THE CITY, BE REF~RRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS & FINANCE COMMITTEES FOR A REPORT AND RECOMMENDA- TION. MOTION CARRIED. COUNC I L BI LL No. 1679 - RE: AMENDI NG CENTRAL HEATI NG COMPANY FRANCHI SE, I NTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON DECEMBER 28,1953, AND SECOND READING ON JANUARY 11,1954 WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION, THIS BEING THE DATE SET FOR HEARING. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCI LMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. BOOTH AND CONE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10392. COUNCIL BILL No. 1682 - RE: - REPEALING ORDINANCE #9886 - RELATING TO, ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, I NTRODUCED AND GI V,EN FIRST READI NG ON JANUARY I I, 1954 WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSI DERAT ION. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CA-RRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIM~ BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. I e I I I I II ,I II I, I' II ii I: II I! I: l' Ii I: I: I' I' II !I I I! d ..t)J I e I e