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<br /> 'THE-COMMITTEE:BEL1EVES THAT ~HE DECISIO~ ON THE:PROPER SITE FOR THE:NEW LIBRA~Y I
<br /> BU I LD I NGIS OF'- SUCH A TECHN I CAL NATURE' TFIA T :'1 T SHOULD BE DEC IDEO ONLY ,AFTER THE U BRARY
<br /> BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED THE S'ITE'WH'ICHCAN:BEST:INSURE'A'MAXIMUM OF SERVICE- TO PATRONS.
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<br /> " 'A' SECOND PART OF ,THE PROPOSAL' CALLS', fOR THE DEVELOPMENT. OF A: CI V'I C CENTER. I N' THE
<br /> AREA BETWEE'IiI S'(XTH AVENUE AND'THE WILLAMETTE RIVER-;',IT,'WOULD BE"'NICE-.lf'THE CITY OWNED
<br /> THE AREA, IN QUESTION, I FI T WERE, DEVEL'OPED ALONG THE' L I NESPROPOSED" AND IF' THE DEVELOP-
<br /> MENT WAS PA-I 0-- F'-OR'., THIS ADMISSION DOES NOT JUSTlf.YHOWEVER, A DECLARATION BY':THE CITY
<br /> 0 OF ITS 'j NTENTI ON TO ACQU'n~E'''NDDEVELOP' THE AREA'. ' MANY- N'I CE . THINGS ARE PROPOSED-:- BY
<br /> MANY- PU'BLI C"S'PI R,I TED, 'GROUPS Wffl CH '1 NTELLI-GENCE AND PRUDENCE SAYSHOULD,NOT:- BEe- UNDER~
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<br /> WITH REFERENCE TO THE WHOLE PLAN, IT IS THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE. THAT UNQUALI-
<br /> FIED APPROVAL SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS FOR THIS
<br /> POSrTION. FIRST. THE: COMMITTEE DOES NOT:BELIEVETH'AT THE'AREA IS:BLIGHTED, OR THAT IT
<br /> : NEEDS, REO'EVELO'PMElIIT. ,A,'LARGER, PERCENTAGE OF THE CI_TY'S THRIVING -PAYROLL ENTERPRISES
<br /> PROBABLY IS LOCATED IN THIS AREA, THAN IN ANY AREA Of EQUAL SIZE I N THE C In.' , -
<br /> THE-'- COMM'I TTEE' D'OES 'NOT' BELl EVE. THA'T THE LAB'EL llL.O.NG-RANGE II PI NNED OW THE PROPOSAL e
<br /> BY ARCHI TECTS COLLABORATI VE ADEQUATELY SAFEGUARDS' T.HEPLAN WHI CH': MAY TAKE' F'I-rTY YEARS -::
<br /> OR MORE TO COMPLETE. TRUE, IN FIFTY YEARS MOST OF THE PRESENT INVESTMENTS WILL BE
<br /> AMORTIZED, PERHAPS AB'ANDONED,. - " THE 'D'ANGER, 'IS, THA T, I F': THE PLAN ,IS',' ADOPTED', ZEALOTS WILL
<br /> NOT ALLOW NATURE TO TAKE ITS COURSE. ARCHI TECTS COLLABORAT:J VE ,T.HEMSELVES, NOTWITHSTAND-
<br /> ING THEIR ASSERTION THAT DEVELOPMENT MIGHT BE FIFTY YEARS AWAY, PROPOSED THAT THE CITY
<br /> ADVANCE THE P,LAN :rHROUGH 'ALL FUTURE ACTJONS, INC,LUD'INGZONI~G, WHICH WAS SPECIFICALLY I
<br /> MENTI ONED'. - IF' THE PLAN 'WE'RE ADOPTED TREMENDO~S PRESSURE"WOULD BE EXERTED ON THE.
<br /> PLANNING COMMISSION AND ON THE COUNCIL FOR IMMEDIATE REZONING WHICH WOULD CONVERT: THE
<br /> PRODUCTIVE AREA INTO A NON-PRODUCTIVE ONE. IMMEDIATE REZONING Of AN AREA WHICH MAY
<br /> NOT BE DEVELOPED F'OR' FI FTY YEARS WJ LL LEAD 'T,O SLUMCONDI TI ONS Of' SERIOUSPROPO'RTI ONS.
<br /> ANY APPROVAL:BYTHE' COUNCIL SHOULD BE COND'ITIONAL,.--PREDICATE'D 'UPON'THE"UNDERSTANDING
<br /> THAT SU'CH APPROYAL SH'ALL'NOT BE THE,BASIS fOR DISCOURAGEMENT;: OR :HARASSMEN:T_ Of LEGI'T1-
<br /> MATE BUS I NESS 'I N THE' AREA, DIRECTLY OR 'INDIRECTLY', NOW, OR L'ATER:, BY 'ZO.N I NGOR OTHE,RW I SE.
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<br /> SECOND, THERE IS THE ALL IMPORTANT MATTER OF fiNANCING THE PROPOSAL. I T CAN BE
<br /> SAID' WITH CERTAINTY THAT UNDER THE:CITY'SPRESENT_REVENUE-.-S-rRUCT,URETHE PROPOS'AL OF
<br /> ARCH I TECT,- S COLLABORATI VE "CANNOT BE MUCH: MORE THAN A-, DREAM. THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED,
<br /> EVEN ',TO' THE EXTENT'OF ACQ'UIRING:'A SITE, WOULD':REQU'IRE VERY LARGE, SUMS,O,f_ MONEY. ---AT_' .
<br /> P'RESENT THE OVER'ALL PROPERTY TAX AT 85.5 MILLS" I S': APPROACH I NG: 'THE--POI NT, OF C-ONfl SCA.TI ON
<br /> OF PROPERTY AND'r,T I'SLI KEL'YTHAT" THE STATE: GOVERNMENT WILL' ADO 'FURTHER :TO, TH:tS TAX
<br /> 'BURDEN. 'THE -CITY'S PORTION OF'..T,HIS LEVY IS ONLY 20.I,MILLS., IT ASSISTS IN:~ARELY
<br /> PROVI 01 N'G F'OR THEOPERATrONAV REQ'UI REMENTS' Of THE CI TY PLUS ,LI MI TED CAP.I TAL OU:rLAY FOR
<br /> TRUNK SEWERS, ARTERIAL STREETS, ET CETERA, AND THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF' SQUEEZING OUT,
<br /> 1 ,UNDER THE'-PRESENT -SCH'EDULE,FUNDS F'OR 'ANY PROJECTS EXCEPT THOSE fOR,STRICTLY B-ASIC':NEEDS
<br /> INVOLVING HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAfETY. .. - '- ' -..
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<br /> - , PROPERTY TAKES WI LL: -CONTcl'NUE. AT TH'rs LEV,f:L, I N THE' FORESEEA~LE, FUTURE' BECAUSE PRESENT
<br /> REQUIREMENTS WILL INCREASE, NOT DECREASE, I N FUTURE YE,ARS'.: I NCREASES IN: -A'SSESSED, VALUA-
<br /> TION HAVE CONSISTENTLY LAGGED BEHIND THE INCREASES IN POPULATION. ANNEXATIONS ADD TO
<br /> THE 'P,ROBLE'MBECAU'SE THE, 'ASSESSED VALUATION ANNEXED I S NeT COMMENSURATEtWI TH_ THE INCREASED I
<br /> '-REQU~I'R:EMENTS OF- T-HE: ADDED' POPULATl O'N~:: POPUL:ATI'ON 'LNCREASEDo, 239 PER CENTBETWEEN_'1920
<br /> ANI): 1950-~.' ASSESS'ED:'-VALU'ATlON' I NCREAS(1) ONLY 170 PER. CENT. IN THE SAME' LENGTH OF' TI ME.
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<br /> UNLESS AND UNTIL SOME OTHER NEW SOURCES Of REVENUE ARE DEVELOPED THE COMMITTEE
<br /> DOES NOT',:fEEL:' THAT 'THE 'PROJE'C.T',IS WITHIN TH:E"REALM OF' FI'NANCI~AL'POSSIBILITY.- 'THE
<br /> COMMnTEE :BELl EVES THAT -THE 'QUE"STI ON' OF F'LNANCI ALFEAS:I BI L'I TY,; 'NOT THE' DESIRABI LI TY:
<br /> ,Of 'THE:- PROPOSAL, :SHOULD BE:' THE 'BASI'S' :UPON WHI CH THE:MA T,T,ER MUST BE DEC IDEO. -
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<br /> THIRD. THE COMMITTEE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE CITY SHOULD USE ITS TAXING POWER
<br /> I TO' COMP,EL, TAXPAYERS TO :DE-VELOP' A PRO;JE'CT.' WHI CH, C,OMPARE,D' TO V I TALPE'RSONAL NEEDS OF
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<br /> FOURTH. THE CIVIC:CENTER PROPOSAL I S':AN .I DEAL 'PROJECT- TO INTERESTIiIEA'LTH PE'RS:ONS
<br /> WHO HAVE THE MEANS AND,' THE 'DESI RE' TO DEVE'LOP -SUCH PROJECTS. ON A V,OL:UNT,ARYB:ASI.S'.
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<br /> TIVE AS A SUITABLE SITE fOR A fUTURE CITY HALL. .
<br /> 2.- THAT THE COUNCI L PREPARE AND SUBMI T TO VOTERS AT AN EARLX -E-LECTI ON A PLAN TO
<br /> F I-NANCE THE. ,PURCHASE OF A- SU I'TA-BLE, SI TE F.O,R A 'FUTURE CITY HALL'.
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<br /> 'TIME AS THE CONSTRUCTI,ON OF'A NEW CIT,Y HALL WILL BE P,OSSIBLE WITHOUT ADDI.N.G UNREASONABLY
<br /> TO. THE PRESENT: NEA'R-CONF I SCATORY. T.AXES. ' -
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<br /> UNTIL THE LIBRARY BOARD CAN INDICATE THE SITE WHICH CAN BEST SERVE LIBRARY PATRONS.
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