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"1 ~\~~ 1. iJ \Lj e --- - -,' -~- - - - '-. "-- -~ -- ~-_.-- -~--- ~ --~- - ---- - - -. _.....::-~ --- ----- T -._-- 8 A REPORT Of THE PUBLIC WORKS, JUDICIARY AND AIRPORT COMMITTEES MEETING HELD ON JUNE 24, I II Ii 1954 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS - RE: REQUEST Of WILDISH & BRAATZ; REQUEST Of MILLIGAN I SIDEWALK ON WEST SIDE Of I Ii AND BROWN; REVISION Of CURB CONSTRUCTION AT 18TH AND WILLAMETTE; I WILLAMETTE fROM 25TH TO 29TH; PROPOSAL Of LEIGH FISHER AND ASSOCIATES; UNITED AIRLINES REQUEST I I ~ fOR IMPROVED PARKING. I " Ii I i CITY ATTORNEY; I It PR ESE NT: - COUNCILMEN GODLOVE, KOPPE AND CONE; CITY MANAGER; CI TV I i I ENGINEtR AND THE CITY RECORDER. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND I I ! THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE MET IN A JOINT SESSION ON JUNE 24, 1954 TO DISCUSS AND TO MAKE I I I; "RECOMMENDATIONS:ON VARIOUS MATTERS THAT HAD BEEN REfERRED BY THE COUNCIL. THE 'ACTION I 'I TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE IS AS fOLLOWS: II It I . REQUEST Of WILDISH AND BRAATZ - RE: STREET IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT - THE COMMITTEE I: " I' " WAS,INfORMED BY LETTER FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT WILDISH AND BRAATZ, NOW UNDER CONTRACT Ii FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN STREETS IN THE WILLIS HEiGHTS ADDITION, DESIRE TO EXTEND I: THIS CONTRACT TO INCLUDE THE IMPROVEMENT OF DONALD STREET FROM ITS PRESENT TERMINATION ON THE NORTH SIDE or 37TH TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF WILLIS HEIGHTS TRACT, AND TO IMPROVE e Ii 37TH AVENUE FROM DONALD STREET THROUGH ITS INTERSECTION WITH GLEN OAK DRIVE. II Ii IT WA~ THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OPINION THAT A MOTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TO THIS ,I NEW TERRITORY BE APPROVED ~Y THE COUNCIL AND THAT COUNCIL ACTION WOULD BE SUFFICIENT IN Ii VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE WAIVERS WILL BE ON FILE. . Ii Ii, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THAT THE EXTENSION Of THIS I I I' CONTRACT BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. I, I, REQUEST Of MILLIGAN'AND BROWN FOR SEWER EXTENSION ON Ii 2. 12TH AVENUE - IT WAS EXPLAINED Ii BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM MILLIGAN AND BROWN fOR THE EXTENSION OF A SEWER fROM THE SOUTH SIDE Of 12TH AVENUE TO THE NORTH SIDE OF"12TH AVENUE II BETWEEN OLIVE AND CHARNEL TON STREETS. THE LETTER INDICATES THAT THE I: PRESENT SEWER CON- I' NECTION fOR THE BUILDING OCCUPIED BY MILLIGAN AND BROWN IS NOT SATISFACTORY SINCE THERE I: IS NOT SUFfICIENT"FALL BETWEEN THE LEVEL Of THEIR BUILDING AND THE LEVEL OF THE PROPERTY Ii TO THE NORTH. " I; THE PROPOSAL OF MILLIGAN AND BROWN IS THAT THEY BEAR THE COST Of INSTALLING AN i 12TH AVENUE, Ii EIGHT INCH SEWER ACROSS THAT THE SEWER COULD BE fOR PUBLIC USE PROVIDING . I[ THE CITY Of EUGENE WILL MAKE AND REPAIR THE STREET CUT AT CITY EXPENSE. I I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THAT THE PROPOSAL Of MrLLIGAN II AND BROWN BE ACCEPTED. 3. REVISION OF CURB CONSTRUCTION AT 18TH AVENUE AND WILLAMETTE STREET - IT WAS EXPLAINED " r: BY THE CITy-MANAGER AND THE TRAffiC ENGINEER THAT A CORRECTION SHOULD BE MADE I N THE CURB CONSTRUCTION ON THE NORTH CORNERS Of THE INTERSECTION AT 18TH AND WILLAMETTE STREET PRIOR I; TO THE TIME THAT 18TH AVENUE IS OPEN TO CROSS-TOWN TRAffiC. THE IRREGULARITY WHICH Ii EXISTS CAUSES THE CURB AND SIDEWALK TO JUT OUT INTO 18TH AVENUE. . I " . ]1 IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THAT THIS I RREGU,LAR I TY BE I: I CORRECTED SO THAT THE CURB WILL CONNECT UP DIRECTLY WITH THE NORTH AND SOUTH CURB ON Ii WI LLAMETTE STREET AND THE EAST AND WEST CURB ON ,18TH AVENUE. Ii I' 4. SIDEWALK ON THE WEST SIDE Of WILLAMETTE STREET fROM 25TH TO 29TH AND ON 29TH EAST , I: TO LINCOLN - THE CITY MANAGER INDICATED THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS I: PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONSTRUCT A CURB SIDEWALK ON THIS PROJECT RATHER THAN MAKE TH~ CON- 'I VENTIONAL, INSTALLATION. IT WAS INDICATED ALSO THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL PROBLEM AT THE I! I' CORNER Of 29TH AND WILLAMETTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SIDEWALK PROJECT. e Ii I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THAT THIS MATTER BE RETAINED I: IN THE COMMITTEE fOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. 11 : I PROPOSAL OF LEIGH FISHER AND ASSOCIATES FOR AIRPORT STUDY - THE PROPOSAL Of LEIGH I I' 5. I! FISHER AND ASSOCIATES, II AN AIRPORT CONSULTING FIRM, TO MAKE A COMPLETE AIRPORT STUDY FOR II THE CITY Of EUGENE fOR.A FEE OF $5,500.00 WAS READ AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE I' PROPOSAL WAS DISCUSSED IN SOME DETAIL BY THE COMMITTEE, AND IT WAS THE OPINION or THE MAJORITY or THE COUNCILMEN PRESENT THAT A STUDY OF THIS NATURE WOULD BE WORTH THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE AND WOULD BE AN INVALUABLE STUDY fOR THE CITY OF EUGENE. I T WI LL "I NCLUDE IN ADDITION TO A PRESENTATION OF fACTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN CONNECTION WITH OUR AIRPORT PROGRAM AND ALSO FI~ED BASE OPERATORS, AND THE PREPARATION OF NECESSARY CONTRACTS, ETC. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE COMBINED COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THIS PROPOSA~ AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH LEIGH FISHER AND I ASSOCIATES FOR THIS STUDY. 6. UNITED AIRLINES REQUEST FOR IMPROVED PARKING - IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED AIRLINES FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE PARKING AREA AT THE UNITED AIRLINES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE HARD SURFACING OF THIS PARKING AREA BY THE CITY AT CITY EXPENSE. , i I e ~