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,'1l(1,....~ Lit a I'll Jl..LU e .1 19 COMMUNI CATION FROM FORCED ,AI R HEATI'NG CONTRACTORS ASSOCI ATI.ON WAS ,SUBMI TTED AND READ AS' FOLLOWS:' "THE FORCED AIR HEATING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AT YOUR MAY 9TH MEETING. ,WE HAVE A COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENT AND WILL APPRECIATE IT IF YOU CAN ALLOW US A LITTLE TIME. THANK you." MR. MARLATT REQUESTED THAT THE CI TY CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A WARM AIR HEATI NG CODE, TO MEET A NEED IN.EUGENi, AND~PRESENTED A SUGGESTED CODE WHICH COULD BE USED AS A STARTING POIMT FOR DISCUSSIONS. ;<1" I't: 'vIA,S MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THoH THE COMMUNI C,ATI ON AND REQUEST BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLl C SAF'ETY COMMI TTEE. MOTION CARR I.ED. 20 COMMUNICATION FROM CLARE K. HAMLIN, ARCHlrECT - RE: REQUEST FOR ALLEY VACATION,' GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e "ENCLOSED IS A DRAWING PREPARED TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, AND.ON WHICH A REQUEST FOR ALLEY VACATION HAS BEEN MADE. THE-~LLEY ,IN QUESTION IS AN EAST-WEST ALLEY ~NTERSECTING WITH A NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY _' BOTH BEING 14'0" WIDE. 1 THE PLAN IS AN APPROVED LAYOUT AND THIS OFFICE IS NOW PREPARED T~ START THE FI~AL DRAW-I NGS. THE FI RST UNI T EXTENDS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALLEY LI'NE AND THE COMPLETED BUI L1HNG WILL EXT~ND 4/5THS OF THE BLOC~ LONG PROPERTY. THE ALLEY HA~ NEVER BEEN PUT I N OR USED. AND I S NOT REQUI RED FOR' UTI LI TI ES. WI TH THE CONSOLIDATION OF, ALL UOTS INTO ONE OWNERSHIP (EXCEPTIO~: PROPERTY NO.2 WHICH Wt~L BE EVENTUALLY ACQUIRED) IT WILL HAVE EVEN LESS PUR80SE. WE WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHICH MAY ARI:SE AND WE HAVE A MODEL OF THE CHURCH WHI CH MAY BE USED TO I LLUSTRATE OUR CONTEMPLATED PROPERTY USE." , _ I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH,: SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE COMMUNi CATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WOR~S COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. . 21 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LIBRARY BOARD - RE: REPORT OF JOINT LIBRARY BOARD-SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:- . .. '~T THE SECOND MEETING OF THE JOINT LIBRARY BOARD-SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY LOCATION THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS WERE REACHED: I. TH~ NEW EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING SHOULD BE PLACED IN A CONVENIENT DOWNTOWN LOCATION WHERE I T WI LL .BEST MEET THE LI BRARY NEEDS OF THE CI TY OF EUGENE. 2. PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR SHORT-TIME PARKING AND DRIVE-UP SERVICE. THE COMMITTE~ FEELS THAT IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO ATTEMPT TO P~OVIDE A 'PARKING LOT' IN THE USUAL MEANING OF THE TERM. FUNDS WERE APPROPRIAJED FOR ,LIBRARY PURPOSES AND NOT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A CITY PARKING FACJLITY. . 1 3. THE PARK BLOCK-CIVIC CENTER LOCATION IS REALLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE LIBRARY. THE CITY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE IN A POSITION AT THIS TIM~ TO MAKE THE NECE$SARY COMMITMENTS TO SECURE THE USE OF THE PROPERTY ON AN EXCHANGE BASIS. e THERErORE, THIS JOINT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE PURCHASE OF THE GRAY AND WATSON PROPERTIES ADJOINING THE PRESENT LOCATION AT I ITHAvENUE EAST AND WI LkAMETTE STREET FOR THE NEW LIBRARY B~ILDING. YOUR JOING COMMITTEE FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIAL~ TO ACQUIRE THESE PROPERTIES FOR THE USE OF THE EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY." ArTER A BRI EF 01 SCUSSI,ON I T WAS MOVED .BY MR. OwEN, SECONDED. BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE JOINT COMMITTE~ AND THAT THE CITY TAKE STEPS TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF" THE TWO PROPERTIES INVOLVED'. ROLLCALL'VOTE." MOTION CARRIED;'f UNANIMOUSLY. ORDINANCES 22 COUNCIL BILL No. IS71 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING WEST ISTH AVENUE FROM CHAR- NELTON-TO WASHINGTON STREETS,~ INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON APRIL I I, 1955 WAS BROUGHT ON fOR CONSIDERATION. CITY MANAGER REPORTED NINE WRITTEN PROTESTS ON FILE. . 1 BErORE THE BILL WAS VOTED ON FOR SECOND READING, MR. HENRY HOWARD, CHAIRMAN OF THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE, PRESENTED TABULATED STATISTICS ON STREET COSTS TO THE COUNCIL AND MADE AN APPEAL FOR ADJUSTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS CONTAINED IN COUNCIL BILL No. 1871. e .....1