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rrr' dd e CERTAINLY, UTILI ZATION OF MONIES RECEIVED FROM THE CONTEMPLATED SALE OF THE CITY AI RPARK 'PROPERTY CO'ULD, I TIS: BELl EVED, BE WI SELY I NVESTED IN THE AFOREMENTI ONED ACQ01SITION OF LAND A~JACENi TO MAHLON SWEET FIELD AND FURTHER tMPROVEMENTS IN THE ENTRANCE ROAD; AUTOMOBILE PARKING AREAS, ACCESS ROAD TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATORS' AREAS, PRIVATE PLANE PARKING AREAS AND PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY AIRPLANE PARKING APRONS AND TAXIWAY CONNECTIONS THERETO. ALL dF ~HE' ABOVE, IF WISELY AND ECONOMICALLY PLANNED AND UTILIZED BY BUSINESS AND LIGHT PLANE OWNERS, OPERATORS, ETC., SHOULD IN THE COURSE OF TIME SHOW A RETURN TO THE CITY IN THE FORM OF BETTER SERVICE AND GREATER UTI~IZATION OF ITS MAJOR AIRPORT AND QUITE POSSIBLY AT LESS ANNUAL COST TO THE CITY THAN THE PRESENT SPLI T OPERATI ON. IN SUMMATION, THE PROBLEM IS THE CITY'S PROBLEM AND CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED SATISFACT- ORILY TO THE CITY OF EUGENE THROUGH PROPER EVALUATION OF ALL THE FACTORS BEARING ON THE PROBLEM BY THE OFFICIALS CONCERNED, WHICH I AM SURE WOULD BE THE CASE UNDER THE CITY'S EXCELLENT ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF." IT WAS MOVED 'BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 18 COMMUNICATION FROM PERCY W. BROWN & CO. - RE: BoeKS FOR CITY'D~ tUGENE FOR QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 1954 FOUND IN ORDER AND ALL CASH PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR WAS SUBMITTED." 19 IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY WATSON THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATION FROM MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KREINBRING, 212, W. 37TH -,RE: REQUEST FOR THOROUGHFARE ON WEST 38TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SliGENTHALER THAT THE COMMUNICATION B~ REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.MoTIO~ CARRIED. 20 COUNCILMAN CONE INTRODUCED THE SUBJECT OF THE PURPORTED LICENSE APPLICATION FOR A DOG RACING FACILITY IN OR NEAR EUGENE. HE INDICATED THAT A HEARING WAS TO BE HELD ON THE MATTER BEFORE THE RACING COMMISSION IN PORTLAND ON MAY 12TH AND HE FELT THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING AND TAKE A STAND OPPOSING THE GRANTING OF SUCH LICEN'SE. 21 22 IT WAS MOVED BY CONE, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT THE COUNCIL RE-AFFIRM ITS POSITION AS SET FORTH IN THE RESOLUTION OF MAY, 1953, AND REQUES'T THAT THE LlCENS'E BE DENIED AND THAT THE COUNCIL BE REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN WATSON AND COUNCILMAN CONE WERE DESIGNATED TO REPRESENT THE COUNCIL AT THE HEARING. A COMMUNICATION FROM RAY F. SIEGENTHALER - RE: CONVALESCENT AND REST HOMES IN EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BRING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, AND PARTICULARLY BEFORE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITT~E, THE PROBLEM RAISED BY THE DANGEROUS CONDITION OF SOME OF THE CONVALESCENT AND REST HOMES IN EUGENE. SOME OF THESE ARE KNOWN' TO BE FIRE TRAPS, AND THE MATTER HAS BEEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT OTHER TIMES, ON THE REQUEST OF THE FIRE CHIEF. OBVIOUSLY, I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, BECAUSE I HAVE NOT INSPECTED THESE PLACES. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE FIRE CHIEF AND BUILDING INSPECTOR BE REQUESTED TO GATHER ALL THE DATA THEY CAN ON THE EXISTING BUILDINGS USED FOR THESE PURPOSES AND THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT THE CITY SHOULD REQUIRE. THEN THE MATTER CAN BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE PUBLIC S~FETY COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION. MR. MAX DUDLEY OF THE LANE COUNTY ~ELFARE COMMISSION IS QUITE WILLING TO WORK WITH US ON THIS." IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY' OWEN THAT IT BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. PETITION OF PEOPLE NEAR THE RI~E~VIEW AREA ON THE SOUTH FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY WAS SUBMITTED, AND REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE TO BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE GLENWOOD ANNEXATION PETITION. ORDINANCES 2~ COUNCIL BILL No. 171 I - RE: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS ON 23RD AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 26, 1954, AND SECOND AND THIRD READINGS ON APRIL 26, 1954 WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. ~ IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNtlLBILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAG(. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10425. I I j, I I ~ I II 11 !I II I, ,i Ii :i !I Ii I ~ I I I! Ii :, II I' " 1 e 1 . 1 e ;j ,! I e