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rS6 3. REVISION OF THE MILK ORDINANCE - THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED REVISION OF THE MILK ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MEAT AND MILK INSPECTOR. IT WAS THEIR EXPLANATION THAT THE REVISION PROPOSED WAS TO BRING THE ORDINANCE IN LINE WITH A RECENT REVISION IN THE STATE LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULA- TIONS WHICH CHANGED THE UNIT OF ALLOCATION TO MILK PRODUCERS FROM "BUTTERFAT" TO "PER HUNDRED WEIGHT OF MILK". THIS CHANGE, IT WAS EXPLAINED, WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF ARRIVING AT OUR LICENSE RATE FROM 1/4 CENT PER POUND OF BUTTERFAT TO 9/10 OF .ONE CENT PER ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OF MILK. THIS REVISION IS COMPUTED TO PROVIDE THE SAME FEE WHICH RESULTS FROM THE APPLIC~TION OF THE RATE OF 1/4 CENT PER POUND OF BUTTERFAT. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE THAT THE REVISED ORDINANCE BE GIVEN FIRST READING ON MAY 10TH, AND THAT THE ORDINANCE BE CONSIDERED FOR PASSAGE AT A HEARING ON MA~ 24TH. IT IS SUGGESTED fURTHER THAT THE INDUSTRY BE NOTIFIED OF THIS PROPOSED CHANGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER MAY 10TH. 4. DEED FROM DR. EVA JOHNSON - THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE WAS INFORMED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CI~Y ATTORNEY THAT TME DEED TENDERED TO THE CITY Of EUGENE BY DR. EVA JOHNSON COVERING A PARCEL OF PROPERTY ON THE RIVER BANK NEAR THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE WAS IN POSSESSION Of THE CITY OF EUGENE, BUT HAD NOT BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE CITY. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT SOME ACTION BE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE DEED. AfTER DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER, A RECOMMENDATION WAS FORMULATED PROVIDING THAT THE CITY ~TJ:OR~EY NOTIFY DR. JOHNSON BY LETTER THAT THE CITY CANNOT ACCEPT THE DEED AS NOW DRAWN, BUT THAT THE CITY WOULD ACCEPT A DEED CONVEYING THE PROPERTY FOR PARK P~RPOSES, AND PERMITTING THE.INSTALLATLON Of A MEMORIAL PLAQUE IN MEMORY OF DR. JOHNSON'S MOTHER." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEES BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. WITH RESPECT TO I~EM 4 OF THE REPORT - RE: DEED FROM DR. EVA JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN SIEGENTHALER STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION THE COUNCIL SHOULD NEGOTIATE fOR THE DEED fOR "PUBLIC PURPOSES" INSTEAD OF "PARK PURPOSES." 10 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MAY 6, 1954 - RE: OFfER OF MRS. ANDY GRIENER FOR PURCHASE OF LkND; REQUEST OF JOHNSON, JOHNSON & HARRANG FOR BUILDING USE VARIANCE; PETITION FOR PAVING 16TH AVENUE WEST FROM FRIENDLY TO VAN BUREN; PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH fROM CHARNELTON TO LINCOLN; AND REZONING Of PROPERTY ALONG 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES IN CAMPBELL'S 1ST ADDITION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNCI L'MEN CRUMBAKER, KOPPE, S-I EGENTHALER; CI TY MANAGER; CI'TY ENGINEER AND C TY RECORDER. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMI~TEE OF THE COUNCIL MET ON THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1954. THE MEETING INCLUDED AN INSPECTION TRIP TO VIEW THE TRACT OF LAND, ABOUT 19 ACRES, OWNED BY THE CITY LOCATED AL~NG THE DIVERSION DITCH OF AMAZON CREEK. THE MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE, AND THE ACTION SUGGESTED IS AS fOLLOWS: I. OFFER OF MRS. ANDY W. GRIENER FOR PURCHASE OF L~ND ALONG THE AMAZON CHANNEL -. THE ~OMMITTEE INSPECTED THIS CITY-OWNED PROPERTY ALONG THE AMAZON CHANNEL ON THE FIR BUTTE ROAD. IT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATE~Y 18.94 ACRES AND WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY IN CON- NECTION WITH THE SECURING OF THE RIGHT Of WAY FOR THE AMAZON DIVERSION DITCH. IT WAS NECESSARY TO BUY THIS PROPERTY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SECURE THE PROPERTY NEEDED FOR THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE DITCH. INFPRMATION CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE WAS THAT THE PROPERTY PURCHASED COST THE CITY ABOUT $350.00 AN ACRE, WHICH COST INCLUDED SEVERANCE DAMAGES. IT WAS EXPRESSED BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHO INSPECTED THE PROPERTY THAT A REASONABLE FIGURE ON THE LAND IN THAT VICINITY SHOULD BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $150~00 PER ACRE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS PARCEL Of CITY-OWNED LAND BE ~DVERTISED FOR SALE AND THAT NO BIDS BE RECEIVED FOR AN AMOUNT LESS THAN $2,700.00. 2. A REQUEST OF JOHNSON, JOHNSON & HARRANG FOR A BUILDING USE VARIANCE - THE ACTION Of THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON THIS REQUEST AT ITS MEETING ON MAY 4TH WAS DISCUSSED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PRO- POSAL THAT A VARIANCE BE GRANTED FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOR THE USE REQUESTED BE APPROVED AND THAT THE USE AF,TER THE ONE YEAR PERIOD BE ON THE BASIS OF A REVOCABLE PERMIT. 3. PETITION FOR THE PAVING OF 16TH AVENUE WEST FROM FRIENDLY TO VAN BUREN - IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT NO ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES COULD BE SECURED ON THIS PETITION BUT THAT 100 PER CENT OF THE PROPERTY HAD SIGNED THE PETITION WEST FROM FRIENDLY STREET TO, AND INCLUDING LOT 6, BLOCK 2, ENGLEWOOD ADDITION. ~ e H 1 e 1 ~ '. 1 - 1 e