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r 6', A J"" 0tlb e REPORTS OF COMMITTEES I 5 A REPORT OF THE FI NANCE AND PUBLI C WORKS COMMI:TTEE MEETI NG HELD JANUARY 26, 1955 - RE: REQUEST OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH AVENUES FROM CHAMBE~S STREET EAST .FOR PURPOSE OF RELOCATING THEIR SCHOOL WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN BOOTH, KOPPE AND SHEARER; CITY MANAGER; ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER; DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION; CITY RECORDER; REVEREND DOLEMAN AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH ALSO ATTENDED: THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL OF THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH TO PURCHASE ,THE 6.97 ACRE-TRACT BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH AVENUES AND FROM CHAMBERS STREET EAST 908.8 FEET. REVEREND DOLEMAN EXPLAINED THAT HIS CHURCH IS INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING THE WHOLE PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELOCATING THEIR SCHOOL TO THIS SITE AND DISPOSING OF THEIR PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 13TH AVENUE. THEIR PLAN WOULD BE TO CONSTRUCT NEW AND MORE MODERN'BUILDINGS ON THIS SITE WHICH WOULD~ALSO PROVIDE ROOM FOR PLAYGROUNDS AND FOR EXPAN- SION. REV~REND DOLEMAN STATED THAT THEY WOULD'Bf WILLING TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE PROPERTY ON THE BASIS 'OF A FAIR PRICE AND THAT THEY WOULD ~E WILLJNG TO WORK OUT SOME BASIS FOR TRANS- FER OF TH~IR PROPERTY SOUTH OF 13TH ~VENUE 10 THE CITY IF THE CITY IS INT~RESTED. e IN THE DISCUSSION THE CHURCH REPRESENTATIVES WERE INFORMED THAT IF THE CITY SOLD THE PROPERTY THAT IT WOULD BE ONLY AFTER ALL INTERESTED PARTIES HAD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE OFFERS ON THE PROPERTY. THIS, IT WAS EXPLAINED, WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A PUBLIC NOTICE OF A CALL FOR SEALED BIDS AND AN AWARD AFTER CONSIDERATION OF SUCH BIDS. I THE COMMITTEE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE MATTER OF THE-PLAN FOR DISPOSI TION OF THE AIRPARK LAND AND THE SALE OF THE LAND BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH AVENUE AND CHAMBERS STREET EAST FOR 908.8 FEET WOULD COME BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR FORMAL APPROVAL. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION GIVES APPROVAL TO DISPOSITION OF THE LAND B~TWEEN I~TH AND 13TH AVENUE AND CHAMBERS STREET EAST FOR 908.0 FEET THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE STEPS TO SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF THIS CITY-OWNED LAND." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE REPORT OF. THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. .' 6 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD JANUARY 28, 1955 - RE: PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF 50.58 ACRES SOUTH OF 40TH AVENUE BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND HILYARD STREET; AND SIDE- WALKS IN THE VICI NITY OF EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN KOPPE AND BOOTH; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER; ,CITY RECORDER; AND TOM JAQUES Of THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MADE A FIELD TRIP ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 28TH TO LOOK OVER THE AREA IN TH~ V~CINliy OF 40TH AND WILLAMETTE STREET AND ALSO THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE AREAS AROUND EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL AND ADAMS SCHOOL. THE FOLLOWING-.ITEMS WERE GIVEN CONSIDERATION. I I. PETITION fOR ANNEXATION OF 50.58 ACRES SOUTH OF 40TH AVENUE BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND HILYARD STREET. THIS PETITION IS MADE TO THE COUNCIL IN THE FORM OF A FORMAL REQUEST SIGNED BY 100% OF THE PROPERTY.OWNERSHIP INVOLVED. THE PROPERTY, THE COMMITTEE UNDER- STANDS, IS I N THE OWNERSHI P OF MR. C. F. HUSER, CYRU-S COOPER AND THE E"UGENE WATER AND ELECTRI.C BOARD.' IT IS THE RECOMMENDATI6N OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL ~IVE FAVORABLE CONSIDERA- TION TO THE REQUEST. e 2. SIDEWALKS I N THE VICINITY OF EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL - THE SUBJECT Of ADEQUATE SIDEWALKS TO SERVE CI TY SCHOOLS WAS AGAI N DI SCUSSED BY T'HE COMMI TTEE AND ,PARTI CULAR ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE AREA AROUND EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE IS A LACK OF CON- TINUOUS SIDEWALK ALONG STREETS SERVrNG THIS AREA AND THAT PEDESTRIANS MUST RESORT TO USE OF THE STREETS. IT IS THE FEELING Of THE COMMITTEE THAT IN THE INTEREST OF THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS THAT THE CITY SHOULD INITIATE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS WALKS LEADING TO EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS THEREFORE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE AND INITIATE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLETE SIDEWALKS IN THE AREA BETWEEN WILLAMETTE 'AND HI LYARD STREETS AND 17TH AVENUE TO 19TH AVENUE." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS C - I M OMMITTEE BE ADO~. OTION CARRIED. I e ~