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r~~( , bu e 10 A REPORT Of THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON APRIL '5, 1954 - RE: COMMUNICATION FROM LE I GH FI SHER & AssoCI AlES WA-S SU-SMI TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: '" o "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER, WATSON, CITY MANAGER; AND CITY RECORDER. I THE' COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY,' APRIL 5, 1954 TO DISCUSS THE COMMUNI~ATION RECEIVED FROM LEIGH FISHER AND ASSOCIATES REGARDING AN AIRPORT STUDY FOR THE CITY_ 9f EUGENE. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE LETTER FROM MR. FISHER AND THEN DISCUSSED THE GENERAL AIRPORT PROBLEM IN TERMS OF EUGENE'S FUTURE NEEDS. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT MR. FISHER'S OFFER TO MEET WITH THE CITY COUNCIL- ON HIS NEXT TRIP TO PORTLAND BE ACCEPTED PROVIDED THAT THE CITY WILL I NCUR NO OBLI GAT IONS UNDER TH,I S ARRANGEMENT,." I T WAS MOVED BY WATSON, SECONDED BY BO,OTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE AI RPORT CO~MI,TT,EE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. e II < A REPORT Of- THE PUBL1C WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON APRIL 7TH - RE: INtERSECTION OF MISSION STREET AND 23RD AVENUE; IMPROVEMENT OF 17TH BETWEEN AGATE ~ND FAIRMOUNT; RIGHT OF WAY FOR LINCOLN STREET BETWEEN 27TH AND 29TH AVENUE; MCKy VACATION; AND EMERGENCY WORK ON AMAZON CREEK WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS, FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE AND SIEGENTHALER; C~TY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. VARIOUS MATTERS PERTAINING TO PUBLIC WORKS WERE CONSIDERED AT THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON APRIL 7TH. THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE IS AS FOLLOWS: I I. I NTERSECTI ON - MI SSI ON STREET AND 23RD AVENUE - THE COMMI TTEE ,I NSPECTED THE I NTER- SECTION OF 23RD AND MISSION STREET TO OBSERVE THE CONDITION OF THE BANK ON THE NORTH- :EAST CORNER. THE CITY ENGINEER EXPLAINED THAT THE BANK WAS SLIDING AND THAT THE OWNER Of THE ABUTTING PROPERTY HAD AGREE,D TO CONSTRUCT A RETAINING WALL AND SIDEWALK ON THE S.TREET RI GHT-OF-WAYPROVI OED THE COUNCI L WI LL GI VE APPROVAL. _ RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE IS THAT APPROVAL BE GIVEN TO THE PROJECT PROVIDED THE WALL CON~ORMS IN HEIGHT AND GENERAL APPEARANCE TO THE WALL ON THE NORmH SIDE Of THE PROPERTY AND PRO- VIDED A REGULATION WIDTM, CURB SIDEWALK IS INSTALLED. '. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF 17TH AVENUE BETWEEN AGATE AND FAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD - IT WAS EX- PLAINED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE MAJORITY OF PROPERTY OWNERS (55.55%) ALONG THIS PROJECT WERE IN f~VOR Of THIS IMPROV€MENT. THI~ WAS DETERMINED BY A CHEQK BY THE PUBLI~ WORKS DEPARTMENT. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE COMMITTEE THAT ~HE PROJECT BE A~PROVED AND THAT THE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE BE PASSED TO INI~IATE THE PROJECT. 3. RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR LINCOLN' STREET fROM APPROXIMATELY 27TH TO 29TH AVENUE ~ THE COMMITTEE INSPECTED THIS STREET FRO~ THECCORNER Of 29TH AND LINCOLN STREET. IT WAS NOTED AT THE TIME THAT THIS STREET SHOULD BE ACQUIRED AND MAY HAVE TO BE IMPROVED TO SERVE A NEW GRADE, SCHOOL, TO BE BUILT AT 29TH AND LINCOLN STREET. IT WAS EXPLA)NED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE IS OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE IS ALL PWNED BY A PRIVATE PARTY. I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL AGREE TO ACCEPT A 60 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR LINC~LN STREET BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 27TH AND 29TH AVENUE IN LINE WITH THE PRESENT LINCOLN STREET TO THE NORTH. 4. MCKy REQUEST fOR VACATION OF ALLEY - THIS REQUEST WAS AGAIN DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF TH~ COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE PREPARE A REPORT SHOWING THE HISTORY OF THE READJUSTMENT or THE PROPERTIES IN QUESTION AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS IN 1924. e 5. EMERGENCY WORK ON AMAZON CREEK, - THE EROSION ,Of THE AMAZON BANKS BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND CHARNELTON STREETS WAS REVIEWED IN THE LIGHT Of THE FACTS FROM THE MOST RECENT ENGINEERING AND LEGAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE MATTER. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE EMERGENCY WORK AT SPECIFIC POINTS ON THE AMAZON. 'BETwEEN WILLAMETTE AND CHARNELTON IN THE AMOUNT Of APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00 ON THE BASIS Of IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR Of THE STORM SEWER ANP DRAINAGE S~STEM AND FURTHER THAT THE COST BE CHARGED TO THE EMERGENCY FUND." IT WAS MOVED, BY CRVMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I e ~