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-~p~ ba e 1 ACCIDENT RECORDS ON THIS AREA INDICATE A CONSISTENCY OF FREQUENT ACCIDENTS IN THIS AREA AND IT IS THEIR SUGGESTION THAT PERHAPS THIS SITUATION COULD BE CLEARED UP BY MAKING LINCOLN STREET A STOP STREET BETWEEN 7TH AVENUE AND 11TH AVENUE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE INVESTI- GATE THIS SUGGESTION fURTHER FOR A DEFINITE RECOMMENDATION AT THE MEETING ON MAY 24TH. 6. REQUEST Of MR. LYNN HARRIS, ECONOMY HOMES, 455 EAST BROADWAY - A REQUEST OF MR. LYNN HARRIS, WHOSE OFFICE LOCATION WILL BE AT THE ECONOMY HOMES AT 455 EAST BROADWAY, WAS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE. HIS REQUEST WAS fOR LIMITED PARKING IN fRONT OF THIS ADDRESS TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS AND TO ELIMINATE SOLID, ALL-DAY PARKING. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE SITE BE INSPECTED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THAT A RECOMMENDATION BE fORMULATED FOR THE NEXT MEETING. e 7. PEDESTRIAN PHASING OF SIGNAL AT BROADWAY & WILLAMETTE STREET - THE SUBJECT Of THE PEDESTRIAN PHASING Of THE TRAffiC SIGNAL AT BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE WAS BROUGHT UP FOR DISCUSSION BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT A STUDY OF THE INTER- SECTION AT BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE HAD BEEN MADE TO DETERMINE THE fEASIBILITY OF A SEPARATE PEDESTRIAN PERIOD IN THE SIGNAL TIMING AT THIS INTERSECTION WHICH WOULD STOP MOVEMENT OF VEHI.CLES AND PERMIT PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN ALL DIRECTIONS DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS PEDESTRIAN PHASING IS COMMONLY REfERRED TO AS THE "SCRAMBLE SYSTEM." 1 THE SUBJECT Of THE TRAFfiC ENGINEER'S REPORT WAS GI'VEN FURTHER DISCUSSION AND IT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PEDESTRIAN PHASING WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL AT BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE PROVIDED IT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND PROPERLY PUBLICIZED. THE COST WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,000.00. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THIS INSTALLATION AT BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE STREET'TO BE PLACED IN OPERATION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AND THAT IT BE UNDERTAKEN ON A TRIAL BASIS fOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME." IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY CONE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND AIRPORT COMMITTEES BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MAY 5, 1954- RE: CORPORATE RESOLUTION - AGREEMENT WITH FIRST NATIONAL BANK; ENLARGEMENT OF WASHINGTON PARK RECREATION CENTER; REVISION OF MILK ORDINANCE; AND DEED FROM DR. EVA JOHNSON WAS SUB- MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON, AND OWEN; CI'TY MANAGER; C!'TY ATTORNEY'; MEAT & MI LK INSPECTOR'; DI RECTOR: OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE CITY RECORDER. 'THE FINANCE & HEALTH ~ RECREATION COMMITTEES MET ON MAY 5, 1954 TO DISCUSS A NUMBER Of THINGS HELD OVER IN THE COMMITTEE FIGES AND TO DIS- CUSS CURRENT REQUESTS REFERRED BY THE COUNCIL. THE ITEMS CONSIDERED AND THE RECOMMENDA- TIONS OF ~HE COMMITTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1 I. CORPORATE RESOLUTION - RE: SPECI AL DEPOSI TORY AGREEMENT WI TH' THE FI RST NATIONAL BANK - THE FORM OF RESOLUTION REQUESTED BY THE BANK'AND THE FORM SD-160 (AGREEMENT: SPECIAL DEPOSITORY) WERE REVIEWED BY THE COMM4TTEE. IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CI~Y MANAGER. AND FINANCE OFfiCER THAT THE AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION HAD BEEN STUDIED BY THEM AND BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. IT WAS THEIR FEELING THAT PARAGRAPHS I, 4, AND 5 SHOULD BE STRICKEN FROM THE FORM SD-160, AND THAT THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO SIGNING THE AGREEMENT WITH THESE DELETIONS. IT WAS ALSO THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CORPO- RATE RESOLUTION BE APPROVED DESIGNATING THE FINANCE OFFICER AND MISS ERNESTINE SCHAFFNER THE ASSISTANT TREASURER, TO ACT IN BEHALF OF THE CITY WITH RESPEC~ TO PARAGRAPH 7 OF THE AGREEMENT. IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE FORM OF RESOLUTION SHOULD BE ALTERED TO SHOW AUTHO- RIZATION ONLY FOR ENTERING INTO THE AGREEMENT SD-160 AS AMENDED. e THE FINANCE OFFICER EXPLAINED THAT A CHANGE WAS BEING MADE IN THE MECHANICS OF MAKING THE DAILY DEPOSIT SO THAT THE DEPOSITORY BAG WOULD NOT BE OPENED BY THE BANK. THE BAG WILL BE OPENED AT THE BANK BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND THE DEPOSIT WILL BE COUNTED AND A RECEIPT PREPARED IN THE PRESENCE OF THAT REPRESENTA- TIVE. THIS ARRANGEMENT MAKES IT UNNECESSARY TO INCLUDE PARAGRAPHS I, 4 AND 5 IN THE AGREEMENT. IT '15 THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT THE RESOLUTION AS REVISED BE ADOPTED. 1 2. A"PETITION FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE WASHINGTON STREET PARK RECREATION CENTER BUILDING - THE PETITION TO ENLARGE THE BUILDING AT WASHINGTON STREET PARK WAS SIGNED BY 94 CITIZENS OF EUGENE, PRESUMABLY MEMBERS OF THE GOLDEN AGE CLUB, WAS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE. ArTER SOME DISCUSSION, IT WAS THE EXPRESSION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE WASHINGTON PARK RECREATION BUILDING AND THE PARK IS A COMMUNITY FACILITY, AND NOT INTENDED TO BE ADEQUATE FOR CITY-WIDE ACTIVITIES. e IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE THAT THE MATTER OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR INDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES BE REFERRED TO ,HE C"y MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR STUDY AND FOR A RECOMMENDATION. IT IS A SUGGESTION OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT HIS OFFICE MAKE INQUIRY AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SECURING THE USE OF THE RECREATION BUILDING IN THE SKINNER'S BUTTE HOUSING PROJECT. .....1