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r116 e I THE RECOMMENDA T ION OF: .THECOMMI TTEE, CONCURRED IN BY ~HE OTHER CITY OFFICIALS I PRESENT, WAS: THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE THE POSITION THAT I I . IT IS TO THE BEST .INTERESTS OF ALL TO il EFFECT ANNEXATION OF THE WEST 11TH AND BETHEL AREAS TO THE CITY OF EUGENE. II 'I 2. THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE PETfTION OF THE WEST 11TH AREA AND PROCEED IMMEDIA- ~ I 'I TELY WI TH A'N ANNEXATION ELECTI ON AND I NVI TE THE BETHEL AREA TO JOI N IN THE il REQUEST. :i ;1 3. THAT THE COUNCIL, IN THE EVENT THE BETHEL PETI~ION IS NOT PRESENTED, GO BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CASE FOR THE WHOLE AREA AND OBJECT TO THE BOUNDARIES AS PROPOSED. THE COMMITTEE, FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT I N ORDER 'TO OVERCOME 'SOME OBJECT.IO,NS TO, ANNEXATI ON, THE CITY COUNCIL OF EUGENE MAKES THE FOLLOWING COMMITMENTS TO CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES IN THE AREA PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION, WHICH THEY HOPE WILL INCLUDE ALL OF e THE BETHEL WATER Df STRI,CT A'S WELL AS OTHER LANDS LYI NGEAST THERE,OF. ( A) SURfACE DRAINAGE THROUGH ROADSIDE DITCHES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER ANNEXATION. THE CITY ENGINEER ESTIMATES THE COST AT $41,000 fOR THIS IMMEDIATE WORK, PLUS $20,000 FOR ENGINEERING STUDIES COVERING THIS AND .OTHER PROJECTS. .THI S DRAINAGE IS THE PROJECT DESIRED BY RESIDENTS OF THE AREA AND IS THE APPARENT REASON GIVEN fO,R THE INCORPORATION. THE' CI TY ENGI NEE-R AND MANY OTHERS BEll EV,E THAT ORA I NAGE I OF SURFACE WATER WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, AND THE CITY ~OULD THEREfORE BEGIN STUDY IN THE NEAR fUTURE TO DETERMINE THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THE SANITARY SEWAGE PROBLEMS WHICH WE BELIEVE ARE PARAMOUNT. (B) THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WILL STUDY THE STREETS AND BASED ON THAT STUDY THE COUNCIL WILL ADOPT A REASONABLE PROGRAM FOR MAINTENANCE OF MOST, AND POSSIBLY ALL, STREETS WHICH HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN IMPROVED UNDER COUNTY JURISDICTION. (C) POLICING OF THE AREA WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ANNEXATION. (D) THE CITY WOULD IMMEDIATELY INSTALL SUCH SERVICES AS ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO QUALIFY THE AREA fOR CLASS 4 FIRE RATES, AS COMPARED TO CLASS 6 RATES NOW IN . EFFECT IN THE BETHEL AREA. ~,/ ( E ) A: STUDY WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE NEEDS rORPARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS AND OTHER CITY SERVICES, AND PROVISION WOULD BE MADE FOR INSTALLING SUCH SERVICES AS ARE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, EITHER UNDER THE 1954-55 PROGRAMS .OR THROUGH THE 1955-56 BUDGET. THE COMMITTEE FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT A COMM1TTEE BE APPOINTED AND BE AUTHORIZED ~O APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EUGENE~ " .. I T WAS MOVED BY SI EGENT.HAL'ER, SECONDED BY CONE THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEEBE I ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF ~OARDS AND COMMISSIONS 16 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS MEETING HELD JUNE 9TH - RE: REQUESTS OF MR. NORMAN BUOY AND MR. W. R. ROBERTSON REPRESENTING MRS. A. E. BOWMAN WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD~' REGULAR MEETING AT THE CITY HALL, JUNE 9, 1954, e TO CONSiDER THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR ,WAIVERS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. I . MR. NORMAN BUOY OF 1096 EAST 20TH AVENUE, REQUESTS WAIVER Of FRONTAGE AND AREA REQUIREMENT FOR A PIECE OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE Of 23RD AVENUE EAST. j APPROXIMATELY 100 fEET WEST OF HARRIS STREET. . THIS LOT HAS AN AVERAGE WIDTH Of 59 fEET AND DEPTH Of 100 fEET, BEING PARTS Of' LOTS SUBDIVIDED BY METES AND BOUNDS AND CONTAINS 5900 SQUARE FEET. THE BOARD FELT THI S' WAS A REASONABLE REQUEST AND THE SHORTAGES OF FRONTAGE AND AREA WOULD NOT HINDER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY fOR A SINGLE fAMILY UNIT, AND MEETING ALL OTHER CODE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY, THE BOARD GRANTED THE REQUEST. . I i 'e ~