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r 6J i.,l1 O' u:t J I I e - ----~ --- IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED, ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT A PART OF THE MOTION, THAT IT MIGHT BE ADVISABLE FOR THE CITY TO SECURE ALso TH~ LINCOLN SCH60L B~I~DING WHI~H IT ~0~L6 LEASE TO THE ARMY, AND THEREBY EFFECT A VACATION AND REMOVAL OF THE QUONSIT TYPt' S~~UC- TURES NOW OCCUPIED BY T~E ARMY AT WEST 12TH AND 'ALMADEN S1R~ET. A TOTAL OF $20,000 WAS SUGGESTED FOR THE LINCOLN SCHOOL SITE INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENTS. I , IT WAS ALSO MOVED BY-A-MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SECONDED, THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT'RECriMMEND TO THE BOARD THAT IT GIVE APPROV~L TO THE PLAN ,FO~ D~VELOPMENT OF THE 'AIRPARK LAND AND THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD MAKE A FIRM OFFER TO EXCHANGE PROPERTIES BASED UPON $2,000 AN ACRE FOR AIRPARK PROPERTY AND $16,500.00 FOR THE LINCOLN SCHOOL SITE. IT'WAS ALSO AGREED BY THOSE PRESENT THAT IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE, IF AN EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY IS MADE, TO PROVIDE THAT IF, FOR ANY REASON, THAT A SITE TS ABANDONED FOR - PURPOSES OTHER THAN' SPECIFIED AND INTENDED AT THE TIME OF SALE THAT THE SELLER IS TO HAVE THE OPTION TO'RE-PURCHASE AT THE ORTGINAL:EXCHANGE OR SALE PRICE. RE~E~END D~-D.DoLEMAN OF THE SEVENTH DAY'ADVENTfST CHURCH WHICH OPERATES AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON WEST 13TH AVENUE JUST EAST OF THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, REQUESTED THAT THEIR CHURCH-BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION IN THE SALE OF THE NORTH,PART OF THE AiRPAR~' PROPERTY. THEY DESIRE ABOUT ONE SQUARE BLOCK FOR A PLAYGROUND AREA AND IF IT COULD NOT BE SECURED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCHOOL SOUTH OF 13TH AVENUE THAT THEY WOULD BE INTER- ESTED IN THE BLOCK BETWEEN 12TH AND-13TH AVENUE." e IT WAS MOVED By-MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. OwEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE JOINT MEETING BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED~' I 9 A MEETING OF THE POBLIC SAFETY & JUDICIARY COMMITTEES HELD ON JANUARY 20, 1955 --RE: CriMMUNICATION FROM ABAR RADiO-TV AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON WEST 11TH AVENUE-WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNCILMAN KOPPE, WATSON, HARTMAN AND S~JSLER; CITY MANAGER; CITY ,ATTORNEY; TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. MR. 'WILLIAM'ELKINS OF ABAR RADiO-TV WAS"ALSO PRESENT. I. COMMUNICATION FROM,ABAR RADiO-TV REQUESTING A FRANCHISE FOR OPERATION OF A-TV ANTENNA SYSTEM IN EUGENE WAS READ AND DISCUSSED. THE REQUEST IS FOR A 20 YEAR FRANCHISE SIMILAR IN TERMS TO THOSE GRANTED IN PENDLETON; WALLA WALLA, ALBANY AND OTHER CITIES. . ,,-./ IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE PRINCIPLE OF GRANTING A TV ANTENNA FRANCHISE TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATION OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD WITH AN EXCLUSION RIGHT FOR THE FIRST YEAR. 2. PARKING RESTRICTION ON WEST 11TH AVENUE FROM CHAMBERS STREET TO SENECA ROAD - IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND TRAFFIC ENGINEER THAT COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN RECEIVED REGARDING CARS AND TRUCKS BEING PARKED ON THE SHOULDERS OF WEST'I ITH AVENUE WEST OF CHAMBERS STREET, WHEN PARKING IS IN MOST PLACES AVAILABLE OFF THE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY.. ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTIONS IS THAT IT IS A AAZARD 'FOR PEDESTRIAN_TRAFFIC AND ESPECIALLY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MUST WALK ON THE SHOULDER OF THE'STREET. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT PARKING ON THE SHOULDERS BE PROHIBITED AT ANY TIME ON WEST 11TH AVENUE FROM CHAMBERS STREET TO'SENECA ROAD." I I'T ~AS MOVED BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED:BY MR. 'KOPPE THAT THE REPORT OF THE-PUBLIC SAFETY AND,JUDICIARY COMMITTEES BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE HELD ON JANUARY 12, 1955 - RE: LIQUOR DISPENSING LICENSE FOR CHUNG'S CAFE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A ,MEETl.NG OF THE PUBLI C SAFETY COMMI TTEE :WAS HELD ON JANUARY 12" 1955 WI TH THE FOLLOWI NG PRESENT: COUNCI LMEN GODLOVE, 'WATSON AND 'HARTMAN. e THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE MATTER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE REQUESTED BY CHUNG'S CAFE AND IT IS,THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE RtQUEST BE GRANTED." IT WAS MOVED 'BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED~ MOTION:CARRIED. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS II PETITION f.OR THE ANNEXATION OF C. F. HUSER PROPERTY AT 40TH AND'WILLAMETTE STREETS WAS SUBMITTED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. OWEN THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBL I C WORKS COMM I'TTEE. MOT ION CARR I E'D. 12 COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUGENE CHURCH ~F SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS - RE: ~CQUISITI~N OF LAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF EUGENE'WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:' I e ~