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cl.:{ h' l"~ UV;) e --- ----..,- - --- ~---- ~.- _.~--- - - .--- - -.- -- - ._~. -- ---~ I 28 COMMUNICATION FROM OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT - RE: REQUEST OF CITY OF EUGENE TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN STATE-OWNED PROPERTY BETWEEN 7TH AND 11TH NEAR GARFIELD,WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: +- "THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AT ITS MEETING'ON JANUARY 18 DISCUSSED A REQUEST OF THE CITY OF EUGENE TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN.PROPERTY NEAR THE .WESTERLY CITY LIMITS THAT WAS PURCHASED BY THE COMMISSION SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AS RIGHT OF WAY FOR WHAT WAS THEN THOUGHT,WOULD BE T~E 'EVENTUAL Rd0TE OF THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY. THI~ PROPERTY LIES BETWEEN 7TH.AvENUEAND 11TH AVENUE WEST. SUBSEQUENTLY THE HIGHWAY WAS R~UTED ALONG 6TH AVENUE AND 7TH AVENUE, 7TH AVENUE BEING DESIGNATED A ONE-WAY STR~ET FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC AND 6TH AVENUE A ONE-WAY STREET FOR NORTH~BOUND TRAFFIC; SUCH ROUTING OF THE HIGHWAY RENDERED VALUELESS FOR RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES THE PROPERTY THAT WAS ACQUIRED BETWEEN 7TH AVENUE AND 11TH AVENUE. e IN THE DISCUSSION OF THIS MATTER, THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER, M~ R. H. BALDOCK, ADVISED THAT THE CITY OF EUGENE PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A CONNECTING STREET BETWEEN 7TH AVENUE AND 11TH AVENUE B~ EXTENDING GARFIELD STREET, AND WANTS TO OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE STATE- OWNED TRACT EITHER BY PURCHASE OR GIFT IN ORDER TO USE IT IN NEGOTIATING FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE G~RFIELD STREET CONNECTION. HE 'POINTED OUT THAT THE RIGHT OF WAY COST THE STATE THE SUM OF $2,908.20, AND HE RECOMMENDS IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE STATE WILL HAVE NO FURTHER USE FOR THIS RIGHT OF WAY AFTER THE GARFIELD STREET CONNECTION HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED, THAT THE PROPERTY BE CONVEYED TO THE CITY FOR SUCH SUM. I I AM PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPTED THE RECOMMENDATION UNANIMOUSLY. AND SO ORDERED, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION,'HOWEVER, THAT THE TRANSFER IS NOT TO BE CONSUMMATE~ UNTIL THE GARFIELD STREET CONNECTION IS CONSTRUCTED." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE SINCE ACTION WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ACCEPTING THE OFFER. MOTION CARRIED. 29 COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUGENE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - RE: OFFER TO CITY OF $2,000 ~N ACRE FOR SITE~ IN THE OLD AIRPARK AREA WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: '.' "AT ITS MEETING LAST NIGHT THE DISTRICT 4 SCHOOL BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO OFFER THE CITY OF EUGENE $2,000 AN ACRE FOR THE ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SITES IN THE OLD AIRPARK AREA DESIGNATED IN THE PROPOSED PLAN. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA PREPARED BY HOWARD BUFORD, PLANNING CONSULTANT. ACCORDING TO FIGURES RECENTLY GIVEN BY MR. BUFORD THE AREA OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE IS 9.48 ACRES AND THAT OF THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SITE OWNED BY THE CITY, 18.5 ACRES. IN TAKING THIS ACTION, THE BOARD' GAVE APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE TO THE PLAN FOR THE JOeNT DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE AREA FOR SCHOOLS AND PARKS AS SUBMITTED BY: MR. BUFORD AND INDICATED ITS WILLINGNESS TO HAVE THE DISTRICT COOPERATE IN THIS PROJECT. ALSO, THE BOARD VOTED TO OFFER THE OLD LINCOLN SCHOOL SI TE AT 10TH AND MONROE STREETS TO THE CITY AT THE APPRAISED LAND VALUE OF $16,500 OR WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS, $3,700 ADDITIONAL. IT WILL BE APPRECIATED IF THE CITY CAN MAKE A DECISION CONCERNING WHETHER OR NOT IT WISHES THE LINCOLN PROPERTY, WITH OR WITHOUT IMPROVEMENTS AS SOON;AS IT IS PRACTICABLE. II I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE AIRPORT AND.FINANCE COMMITTEES. MOTION CARRIED. 30 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LINCOLN SCHOOL P.T.A. - RE: DESIRE FOR A PARK IN THE AREA OF .THE OLD LINCOLN SCHOOL WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "IN REGULAR SESSI.ON ON JANUARY 19,1955 A MOTION CARRIED THAT THE LINCOLN PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION DESIR~ A PARK IN THE AREA OF THE OLD LINCOLN SCHOOL." e IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 31 REPORT - RE: ASSESSMENT ON ARTERIAL STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. COPIES WERE ALSO FURNISHED TO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PR~SENT. AN OFFICIAL COpy WAS ALSO PLACED IN THE WEST 18TH AVENUE ASSESSMENT FILE. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. WpTSON THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. AFTER DISCUSSION MR. BOOTH AND MR. WATSON AGREED TO WITHDRAW THE MOTION. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. OWEN, SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED WITH MESSRS. BOOTH AND WATSON VOTING "No". 32 COMMUNICATION FROM EUGENE RECREATION COMMISSION'- RE: PARK-SCHOOL DEV~LOPMENT IN EUGENE AIRPARK AREA WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I 1/1 'l ~~. j'r '- l~~ e ..I ~