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<br />2. '; PAX' NG Pl' ADAMS STf~EETFROM' THE SOUTH ,S'I qE: OF CHESHI RE AVENUE TO LEW'I S AYENUE ..
<br />THE 'COMMI TTEE "ALSO VI EWEDTH IS STREET AFTER STUDY I NG THE PET! TI ON REQUESTJ NG - THEpA.VfNG.
<br />THE REPORT i'Fi,o~ THE C, TYENGINEER I NDI CATED THAT THE PETI TI ON REPRESENTED 49. 64%"0[, "AiL
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<br />. THE PRI VATE 'RROPERTY ALONG, THE STREET OR 34.50% OF THE 'TOTAL WHI CH. CQNTAI NED T.HE' -51,f-DDEN
<br />PARK. F-OOTA:GE Of -305 f,E.eT. THE REPORT ALSO I.NDI CATED THAT WIHI CI PI' APPROYAL, THE TOTAL
<br />W'OULD 'BE 65% OF THE FRONT FOOTAGE. I T WAS THE FEEL I NG OF THE COMMI T.TEE THAT THI S STREET
<br />SHOULD BE I MI"ROVED ,AN,D ,THER,EFORE IT 1 S THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE. COMMI TTEE THAT TH~. : .
<br />~ROJECT BE, GIVEN APPROVAL.,
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<br />,,3. SI.DEWALK ON,BQJH SIDES OF TAYLOR STREET FROM 6~H TO I I~H AVENUES - BOTH SiDE~p~
<br />TAYLOR STREET WE~E OBSERVED BY THE C.OMMI TTE.E, AND I T WAS, NOTED .THAT VARIOUS SECTIONS, O.F
<br />T.HE SIDEWALK ARE MI :,SI NG TO FORM A CONTINUOUS- WALK ALONG THE STRE'EH, I T WAS THE' rE:~L1 NG
<br />OF THE COMMITTEE rHAT THE SIDEWALKS ALONG THE STREET ARE NOT USE ABLE UNTIL THE. COMf~E~E
<br />WALK HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND THEREFORE IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY PROCEED
<br />TOWARD THE I NSTALLATI ON or" A COMPLE.rE SIDEWALK ON TAYLOR ST,REET FROM 6TH TO II TH AV~:NUES.
<br />IT IS THE f'UR:rHER RECOMMENDAT110N THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS BE SO INfORMED SO THAT"THEY
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<br />MAY ,HAVE OPPORTUNI TY TO I NSTALL THE I R OWN WALKS. '
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<br />4,. ,COMMUNI CATION REGARDI NG VACATION OF 25TH AVENUE FROM LI N<:OLN TO LAWRENCE STF~EE:TS,-
<br />THE COMMITTEE .VIE,WED, THIS S:rREET, ,WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY .RESERVOIR ON..COLL~G~
<br />HILL~- IT:TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION, DURiNG THE DISCUSSlpN Of THIS REQUEST, THE OBJECTION
<br />Of MA.JOR ROBERT R. PEARL, WHO OWNS PROPERTY LOCATED ON LI NCOLNSTREET, AND I S, ,or Tt'E
<br />OPINION THAT 25TH" AVENUE COULD BE PUT THROUGH I.N THIS AREA AT SOME fUTURE DATE IF REQUIRED.
<br />THECOMMI TTEE ,THEREfORE RE,COMMENDS THAT THE REQUEST FOR VACATI ON OF 25TH AV,ENUE BETWEEN
<br />LI NCOLN AND' LAWRENCE' STREE'TS BE DENI ED. .
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<br />5., ,REGARDING CONSIDERATfON Of' PAVING CHARNELTON STR~ET FROM 29TH TO 30TH AVENUES _
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<br />THE PETITION REQUESTING THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS AGAIN R~VIEWEDBY THE COMMITTEE" AND IN
<br />ADDITION, THE COMMITTEE HEARD THE PROTESTS OF SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THIS STREET.
<br />THE GENERAL PROTES~ WAS THAT THE'PAVING OF T~IS ~TREET AT'THE PRESE~T ~IME WOULD WORK A
<br />SEVERE HARDSHIP OF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT ON THE PROPERTY, AND TH~T IF TH~ IMPROVE~EN~ "
<br />COULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR IT WAS FELT THAT PLANS COULD BE MADE FOR FINANCING IT.
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<br />THE CONSTRUCTION NOT BE AWARDED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THIS STREET THIS YEAR, BUT
<br />IT,.BE HELD.,OVER UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTIO!'l SEASON OF1956~ "j
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<br />6. SIDEWALKS ON POTTER STREET FROM 26TH TO 28TH AVENUES - THIS SUBJECT WAS AGAIN 015-
<br />"fUSSED BYdTHE COM~I.:rTEE.,AND IT,IS.THE UNANI~OUS"OPINION OF THE MEM!3ERS OF THE C.9MMlt!EE
<br />THAT THIS CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ,IN TH~SE'TWO BLOCKS'T.IT IS THE;, ,:..
<br />RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THIS STREET BE SO INFORMED'
<br />AND THAT STEPS BE TAKEN TO GET'THIS PROJECT UNDER WAY.
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<br />.7. PETIT,ION.,FOR"A VARIAN~E, EMERALD.,BAPTIST CHURCH, NORTHWEST CORNER OF 19TH AVENYE .AND
<br />PATTERSON STREET - THE.COMMI:'fTEE VIEWED THE- PROPOSED.SITEOF THE EMERALD BAPTIST,CHURCH..
<br />ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER Of 19TH AVENUE AN.o P'ATTERSONSTREET, ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES
<br />OF THE CHU~CH, TO, DETERMINE !HE PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION O~ THIS PROPERTY. A SPECIFIC
<br />REQUEST OF THE CHYRCA IS,FOR A VARIANC~ OF THE SET BACK, REQUIREMENTS. WHICH ARE NOW~~O~
<br />FEET FROM THE INTERIOR PROPERTY TO 20 FEET ON THE NORTH SIDE Of' THE PROPERTY AND 22 FEET
<br />ON THE EAST SIDE, IN ORDER ~O PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SPACE TO MEET. THE NEEDS OF,A 'CHURCH
<br />BUILDING. DETAILED PLANS WERE PRESENTED SHOWING THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION, AND AFTER SOME
<br />DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT IT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDATION 9~ THE
<br />COUNCIL THAT THE WAIVER OF SET BACKS 6~ BOTH~THE NO~TH AND SOUTH SiDEsor~THE PRpPE~TY BE
<br />GRANTED TO CONFORM TO THE REQUEST, RROVIDED THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING ON BOTH THE
<br />NORTH AND, EAST S I DES NO,T EXcEED 20 rEET TO THE EAVES.
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<br />8. ALLEY VACATI~~, GRACE LUTHeRAN CHURCH ON,HILYARD STREET BETWEEN I~TH AND' 18TH AVENUES
<br />THE ,COMMITTEE REVIEWED THIS,REQUEST WHICH HA~ BEEN MADE SOM~TIME, PREVIOUSLY FO~ THE VACA-
<br />TION OF THE EAST-WEST ALLEY IN THIS BLOCK. THE SITE OF THECHURCH,BUILDING.WAS INSPECTED
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<br />TI?N WERE EXPLAINED AND,~HOWN TO THE,COM~ITTEE BY MR. HAMLINw IT WAS NOTED THAT THE
<br />EAST-WE~T A~LEY CON~ECTS WITH THE NORTH-SOUTH ALLE~ RUNNING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THEIR
<br />PROPERT~ AND THAT THE CHURCH OWNS OR CONTROLS THE BULK OF THE PROPERTY IN THIS BLOCK(
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<br />..IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of' THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE ACTION
<br />EAST-WEST ALLEY SUBJECT TO THE SECURING OF AN EASEMENT THROUG~ THE P~OPERTY
<br />UTILITIES' SERVICE AND ANOTHER LOCATION, AND PROVIDING THE CHURCH BEARS THE
<br />VACAT~NGTHE. ALLEY.
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<br />9~ COMMUNICATION FROM THE'ARMY ENGINEERS REGARDING AMAZON CREEK - THE CITY MANAGER
<br />E~RL~INED tHAT ,A LETTER HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE CORPS O~ ENGINEERS, UNITED S~ATES ARMY,
<br />dREGON..DI,STRICT~ REGARDI NG THE AMAZON,CREEK CHANNEL ,IMPROVEMENT. ,.THE .MA! N PURPOSE or,'
<br />THE LETTER WAS TO OBTAIN A STATEMENT FROM THE CITY THAT THE CITY HAS ON HAND $56,400.00
<br />wHI.CH..COULD BE COMMI,TTED TO THE CITY'S CONTRI BUTI ON ON .THE OVERALL PROJECT. THE .PRO~ECT
<br />w~S DI.SC,uSSED AT SOME LENGTH, AND .AFTER THI S 01 SCUSSION IT WAS AGREED THAT ,THE COM,M!TT;EE i
<br />~ECOM~E~D TO THE COUNCIL iHAT iHE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORiZED TO INFORM THE CORPS OF.ENGINEERS)
<br />UNITED STATES ARMY, THAT THE CITY IS NOW IN A POSITION TO MEET THIS CONTRIBUTION ~~'THE :
<br />OVERALL AMAZON CREEK PROJECT. '
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