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<nI~~.) ~ ,Q)l ~ ; e I WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET THE VARIOUS DESIGN PROPOSALS FROM THE FIRMS INTERESTED PRIOR TO THE 'TIME THAT THE'ENGJNEER1NG FIRM WAS'PICKED FOR THE JOB AND, AS A CONSEQUENCE, IT WAS B~ST TO GIVE THE WORK TO THE FIRM THAT WAS BEST KNOWN. THE COMMITTEE THEREFORE.R~COMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY THAT CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERRYFIELD OF CORVALLIS BE GIVEN THE JOB TO.DESIGN, ENGINEER, AND DO THE WORK NECESSARY IN PREPARATION OF THE SWIMMING POOL.~ IT WAS MOVED BY'MR.WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. OWEN, THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE' HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED., ROLLCALL VOTE. MESSRS. KOPPE, WATSON, OWEN, SHEARER, AND HARTMAN VOTING AYD. MR.' SHISLER VOTING NAY. MESSRS. BOOTH AND GODLOVE ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED. e : . A REPORT or THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD JUNE I, 1956 - RE: REQUEST By,OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY,to EXTEND SPUR TRACK; PETITION fOR CURB SIDEWALK; RtQUEST tOR VARIANCE INSET BACK REQUIREMENTS; PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAILERS; REQUEST FOR ALLEY VACATION WAS SUB- MI TTED AND READ 'AS FOLLOWS: e "PRESENT: COUNC I LMEN BOOTH" WATSON, OWEN, AND SHEARER; CI TY MANAGER; ASSI STANTf:C I TV ENGINEER; CITY RECORDER; AND DAN WYANT OF THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. I I. REQUEST BY OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY TO EXTEND THE SPUR TRACK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 5TH AVENUE BETWEEN FILLMORE AND PIERCE STREETS - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE AREA IN WHICH THE OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY HAD MADE A REQUEST TO EXTEND A SPUR TRACK FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF BLOCK BETWEEN FilLMORE AND PIERCE STREETS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 5TH AVEN~E, SUCH EXTENSION WOULD BE TO SERVE A NEw WAREHOUSE BUICDING CONSTRUCTED AT THIS SITE. AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE REQUEST BE APPROVED. 2. PETITION FOR CURB SIDEWALK ON PEARL STREET BETWEEN 34TH PLACE AND DONALD STREET.tWALK NOT TO:BE CONSTRUCTED AT THIS TIME) - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE AREA ON WHICH THE PETITION HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR CURB SIDEWALK AS INDICATED ABOVE. AfTER DISCUSSION THIS MATTER IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PETI TI'ON BE APPROVED. 3. REQUEST FOR VARIANCE OF SET BACK fOR A GARAGE BUILDING AT 1389 FERRY STREET - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE AREA AND, .INTHEIR OPINION, THE REPLACEMENT Of THE GARAGE BUILDING WAS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE fAILURE TO ISSUE A PERMIT WOULD ONLY BE BASED ON A TECHNICALITY SINCE A GARAGE BUILDING HAD EXISTED AT THE LOCATION PRI'OR TO THIS TIME BUT HAD BECOME SO DELAPIDATED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE IT. IT ~~S-THEREFORE THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION ~HAT THE REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A GARAGE BUILDING AT 1389 fERRY STREET BE APPROVED. I 4. 'DI'sc~uSS ION REGARD I NG THE PROPOSED ORD I NANCE TO REGULATE TRAI LERS WITH I N THE CITY LIMITS,-, THE. C,OMMITTEE GAVE DISCUSSION TO THE PROPOSED,ORDINANCE TO REGULATE 'TRAILERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF EUGENE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR SUCH REGULATION BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THEIR VIEWPOINTS REGARDING THIS SUBJECT. e 5. REQUEST BY HENNEN AND VOS TO VACATE THE ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH AND,8TH AVENUES FROM BLAIR BOULEVARD TO MONROE STREET - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MR. HENNE'N OR MR.'VOS SO THAT THEY MIGHT APPEAR AT A COMMITTEE MEETING BUT THUS fAR IT HAD NOT BEEN POSSIBLE ~O HAVE EITHER OF THEM PRESENT AT SUCH A MEETING. THE COMMI TlEE' THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE DENIED SI NCEPROTESTS HAD BEEN MADE BY PACifiC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD, AND BY RESIDENTS Of THE AREA REQUESTING THAT THE ALLEY NOT BE CLOSED SINCE IT PROVIDED A BASIC SOURCE FOR UTILLTY LINES AND WAS USED BY SOME PEOPLE AS AN ALTERNATE fOR 7TH AVENUE." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. OwEN, THAT THE REPORT 'OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MESSRS. BOOTH AND GODLOVE ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED. 9 A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING HELD JUNE 8, 1956 - RE: LOCATION Of PEARL STREET BETWEEN 19TH AND 29TH AVENUES; PROPOSED DEDICATION OF 25TH AVENUE BETWEEN RIVERVIEW AND AUGUSTA STREETS; .DEDICATION ~F 24TH AVENUE FROM AU~UST~ STREET TO LAUREL HILL DRIVE; OPENI~G OF ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL'.AND HIG~ STREETS FROM 7TH AVENUE TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND.7TH AVENUESj REQUEST BY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR POSSIBI.LITY OF ACQUIRING A 'SitE FOR A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL' IN THE PARK-AIRE 'SUBDIVfsION; REVISION OF METROPOLITAN SEWER SURVEY; PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT BY THE PARK AND RE'CREATION DEPARTMENT WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:' I e .....