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~'1~ " e I IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT ONE PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ~AS THAT OF WHAT TO DO ABOUT GRANTING LEASES FOR HANGER SPACE AT THE AIRPARK. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT AUTHORIZATION BE GIVEN FOR GRANTING OF LEASES FOR A PERIOD ENDING ON OR BEFORE JANUARY I, 1961. THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS CONCURRED IN BY FOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH TWO, COUNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER AND OWEN DISSENTING. THE DISSENTING MEMBERS DESIRED THAT THE L1MIT OF LEASES .BE JANUARY I, 1959. IT IS ALSO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE RATE FOR LEASES AT THE AIRPARK BE SET AT SIX CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT P€R YEAR. FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS GIVEN TO A PROPOSAL TO RELOCATE THE AIR STRIP TO ANOTHER CLOSE-IN LOCATION. IT IS THE RECOMMENDA- TION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE C.A.A. WITH THE REQUEST THAT THEY MAKE A STUDY OF THE EUGENE SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESENT AND LONG RANGE NEEDS IN AIRPORT SERVICE AND ALSO WITH RESPECT TO F~ASIBILITY OF RELOCATING THE AIRPARK AT ANOTHER CLOSE-IN SITE. e IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEES THAT SOMEONE BE ENGAGED TO MAKE A PRE- LIMINARY INVESTIGATION AS TO ACQUISITION OF A LANDING STRIP SITE IN ITS AREA NORTH OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER AND EAST OF THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE AND TO REPORT ON THE PROBABLE COST OF SUCH LAND AND WHETHER OPTIONS COULD BE SECURED. IT WAS MOVED BY OWEN, SECONDED BY CONE THAT CONSIDERATION or THE REPORT BE POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. I IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY WATSON THAT THE WHOLE REPORT BE REFERRED' BACK TO THE COMMITTEE BUT THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TOWARD SECURING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM C.A.A. ON EUGENE AIRPORT PROBLEM. II A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES RE: SEWER ASSESSMENT FOR SEWER IN ALLEY BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH AND MILL AND FERRY; REQUEST TO ~ALL FOR BIDS FOR STREET SWEEPER WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, 'KOPPE, AND SIEGEN- THALER; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. . THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES MET ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1954 TO CON- SIDER TWO MATTERS. THE ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE IS AS FOLLOWS: I. ASSESSMENT FOR THE SEWER IN THE ALLEY BETWEEN 12TH AND 13T~ AVENUE AND MILL AND FERRY STREET. THE PROCEDURE ON THIS PROJECT WAS REVIEWED FROM ITS INITIATION AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCE PROVISIONS WERE DISCUSSED. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION or THE COMMITTEE THAT THE ASSESSMENT OF THE COST OF THE PROJECT BE RECOMPUTED SO THAT THE FULL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ASSESSED AGAINST ALL BENEFITED PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULAR PROCEDURE SET FORTH IN THE ORDINANCES AND CHARTER OF THE CITY. I 2. REQUEST TO CALL FOR BIDS ON A STREET SWEEPER. THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTED PERMISSION TO CALL FOR BIDS ON A SECOND STREET SWEEPER FOR THE CITY. IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT AUTHORI TY BE GRANTED THE CITY MANAGER TO CALL FOR BIDS ON A STREET SWEEPER." IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. e REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 12 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: REQUESTS OF LESTER CALDER, AND GEORGE MILLETT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD A MEETING AT THE CITY HALL, FEBRUARY 4, 1;954 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR WAIVER OF THE ZONING SETBACK REQUIRE- .MENTS. ( I. MR. LESTER CALDER, REPRESENTING THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PRESENTED A REQUEST TO WAIVE A PORTION OF THE REQUIRED 50 rOOT SETBACK TO ACCOMMOD~TE THEIR NEW CHURCH IN THE HALF BLOCK ON EAST 15TH AVENUE FROM FERRY STREET TO PATTERSON STREET. I THE INTERIOR PROPERTY LINE INVOLVED ABUTTS THE EAST/WEST ALLEY NORTH OF 15TH AVENUE AND THE NEW STRUCTURE AS PLANNED IS 14 FEET SHORT OF MEETING THE 50 FOOT REQUIRED SETBACK FROM INTERIOR PROPERTY LINES. ~HERErORE, THE TRUSTEES ARE REQUESTING A WAIVER OF THIS 14 FEET. ALL OT~ER SETBACKS ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE BOARD GAVE TENTATIVE APPROVAL PROVIDING THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WOULD FURNISH WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS THAT THE WAIVER OF THE 14 FEET WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A DETRIMENT. e ~