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r7' /'-', '. p ,t.,,; I 33 34 ~ e SO IT IS, IN LINE WITH LEAGUE PRINCIPLE THAT WE PROTES-T WHENEVER IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT THE COUNCIL IS NARROWING THEFFIEL~ OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATtON. THE LEAGUE RECOGNIZES mHAT THE COUNCIL HAS NO LEGAL OBLIGATION TO SET UP THESE CITIZENS COMMITTEES, AND ONCE THEY ARE SET UP, THE COUNCIL HAS NO LEGAL OBLIGATION TO ACCEPT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE COUNCIL COULD DISMISS ALL THESE COMMITTEES--THAT IT HAS NOT DONE: THIS IS TO ITS CREDI T. I T,CAN" HOWEVER, OVERR,ULE THE RECOMMENDATl ONS OF THE COMMI TTEES TO THE POI NT OF MAKING I'T DIFF"ICULT TO GET INTELLIGENT CITIZENS TO SERVE. I WI~H INCREASING F"REQUENCY, THE COUNCIL HAS BE~N DOING THIS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE rUTURE DEVELOPMENT or EUGENE IS INVOLVED IN THE PROBLEMS OF PLANNING AND ZONING. THE LEAGUE STUDIED THESE PROBLE~S IN 1950 AND CONCLUD€D THAT THE CITIZENS PLANNING COMMISSION WAS THE AGENCY TO SOLVE THEM. THE ~EAGUE FEELS THA"T TH~'EUGENE PLANN'"NG COMMISSIO~ "IS COMPOSED OF ABLE PERSONS WHO ARE WORKING FOR THE BisT FUT~RE FOR EUGENE. IT, T~EREFORE IS BAC~ING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BEFOR'E -TH:E CI'TY COUNCIL. THIS IS NOT A BLANKET APPROVAL or THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SINCE ALL RECOMMENDATIONS ~RE CONSIDERED AS THEY COME UP. Ir THE COUNCIL FEELS THAT )TS PLANNING COMMISSION IS MISDIRECTED OR rOR SOME REASON IS DOING A BAD JOB THEN THE LEAGUE F"EELS IT IS THE DUTY or THE COUNCIL, IN fAIRNESS TO THE CITIZENS OF EUGENE TO STATE SO fRANKLY, GIVING ITS REASON AND ASKING FOR THE RESIGNATION or THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THESE TWO GROUPS OF CrT~ZENS, ONE THE LEGAL AGENCY or GOVERNMENT AND THE OTHER A VOLUNTARY AGENCY, WORK IN HARMONY. e WHILE INDIVIDUAL LEAGUi MEMBERS HAVE PASSED PETITIONS O~ THE MILLRACE ZONING, THE LEAGUE TOOK NO ACTIVE PART ALTHOUGH IT HAD EXPRESSED ITSELF" AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AS BACKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN ZONING THIS AREA. fT MADE ITS DECISION WITHOUT 00TSIDE iNrLutNcE AND IT DISLIKES THE IMPLICA- TION THAT IT IS SO INFLUENCEDi IT STAND ~ERE IS ON A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE. THE- rACT THAT MR. -TUGMAN HAPPENS TO AGREE WITH THIS STAND DOES NOT MAKE THE STAND ANY MORE OR LESS DESIRABLE. I WHEN, IN THE COURSE Of DISCUSSION, (ON ZONING PROBLEMS) THE CITIZENS MAKE CLEAR THAT THEY rAVOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS or THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO THOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL THEN THE COUNCIL SHOULD ACCEPT THIS WITH GOOD GRACE AND NOT DEMEAN THEMSELVES WITH PERSONAL ATTACKS 'ON THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH THEM. THEY SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR JOB IS MADE EASIER WHEN CITIZENS LET THEIR WISHES BE KNOWN. A DEMOCRACY IS STRONGEST WHERE THE CITIZENS ARE fREE TO CRITICIZE THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. UNrORTUNATELY THEY ARE NOT AS QUICK WITH THEIR THANKS AS WITH THEIR COMPLAINTS. . THE LEAGUE, VERY MUCH, APPRECIATES THE LONG HOURS DEVOTED 'TO CITY AF"F"AIRS BY THE COUNCILMEN. WE TRUST THAT THIS LETTER WILL CL~RIFY THE LEAGUE'S POSITION ON THIS ISSUE FOR YOU. THANK YOU rOR TAKING MORE or YOUR TIMEjTO GIVING IT YOUR CONSIDERATION." IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE ~OMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON rILE AND A LETTER OF" ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BE SENT ENCLOSING A COpy or THE COUNCIL'S STATEMENT. MOTION CARRIED. I COMMUNICATION rROM MRS. ANDY W. GRIENER - PURCHASE or LAND WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "I SPOKE TO YOU RECENTLY ABOUT 1-8.9 ACRES OF" LAND LYING NORTHEAST OF" THE AMAZON CANAL ON THE FIR BUTTE ROAD, AND WAS TOLD TO PLACE A BID ON IT. IT LIES NEXT TO OUR TEN ACRE PLACE, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BUY'IT WITH "WATE~ RIGHTS". e WE FEE~ THAT $1,100.00 IS THE MOST WE CAN ArFORD TO BID ON IT, AND WE WOULD WANT AN ABSTRACT TITLE, OR AN INSURED TITLE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PAYMENT MUST BE MADE IN CASH. PLEASE LET US KNOW AS SOON AS'POSSIBLE WHETHER OUR BID TAKES IT, AS WE WOULD LIKE TO USE IT FOR PASTURE THIS SUMMER." IT WAS MOVED BY KOPPE, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATION FROM C. E. GORDINIER AND SON DRILLING Co - RE: REQUEST FOR rRANCHISE TO DRILL AND INSTALL WATER WELL rOR EUGENE HOTEL WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "WE WISH TO REQUEST A FRANCHISE rROM THE CITY TO DRILL AND INSTALL A WATER WELL FOR-THE EUGENE HOT~L. I LOCATION or PROPOSED WELL WILL BE IN THE ALLEY BETWEEN HOTEL PROPERTY AND TRAIL- WAY BUS TERMINAL APPROXIMATELY ACROSS rROM HOTEL KITCHEN ON SOUTH SIDE OF HOTEL IN ALLEY. e