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~. ~~ ~tf'P>: e - - - -- - ... - .---- - --- -- - -- -- --- ----...-- ---- ~ I I I I INASMUCH AS' THESE SPECIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVEO BY, OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMEN1, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE US TO INFORM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONER THAT NO FORMAL OBJECTIONS WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST THE GRADE CROSSING. . ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, OFFICIALS OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MET WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL AND UNIVERSITY OF OREGON OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORT ON THE CLOSING.OF 13TH AVENUE THROUGH THE CAMPUS. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION IT WAS AGREED TO HAVE FURTHER CONFERENCES BETWEEN THE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AND" THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AND FROM THESE CONFERENCES WOULD COME A RECOMMENDATION TO THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. THE PuBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, IN THEIR REPORT TO THE COUNCIL, IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE I PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE CERTAI N PI ECES OF EQUI PMENT TO BE PAID FOR FROM THE PuBLIC WORKS REVOLVING fUND. I AM REQUESTING PERMISSION TO INCLUDE A PORTABLE STEAM CLEANING UNIT WHICH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1,700.00. BIDS WILL BE ASKED FROM VARIOUS EQUIPMENT HOUSES, WITH THE BID GOING TO THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER. THIS CLEANING ~ UNIT WILL BE USED TO' REPLACE AN OLD UNIT THAT IS NOT CAPABLE OF 'DOING THE WORK REQUIRED. ~ fOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE CLEANING UNIT IS USED TO CLEAN SEWER LINES AT THE SEWAGE TREAT- MENT PLANT THAT BECOME CAKED WITH GREASE AND ALSO TO CLEAN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EQUIP- MENT."' > , ~;. f :' . 5 ~~t7~~\\~ ". 'j" . IT WAS MOVED BY MR. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MAN~GER BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ! I REPORTS or C<M41 TTEES 4 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEE~ING HELD SEPT~MBER 5, 1956 - RE: PETITION FOR PAVLNG 41ST AVENUE AND fERRY STRtET; PETITION FOR CURB SIDEWALK ON LINCOLN STREET; REQUEST FOR ASPHALT SIDEWALK ON VAN BUREN STREET; REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION; APPLICATION FOR RMBB LICENSE, JONE'S FINE FOODS; AND PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN GODLOVE, 'WATSON, AND SHEARER; CITY MANAGER; CI TV ATTORNEY; ASSI STANT .RECORDER; CI.TY ENGliNEER; ADMI NI STRATI VE I NTERN; AND DAN :WYANT OF THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. . I - :1 I. PETITION FOR PAVING 41ST AVENUE FROM PEARL TO fERRY STREETS AND PAVING fERRY STREET :1 FROM 40TH TO 41ST AVENUES - A PETITION SIGNED BY 100 PER CENT OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY , OWNERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 41ST AVENUE AND fERRY STREET WAS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE. THEY VIEWED THE AREA AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, PROVIDING THE PROPER: BOND WAS FILED AND ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE WIDTH OF THE STREETS BE NOT LESS THAN 34 FEET BECAUSE ..OF THE POTENTI AL HEAVY DEVELOPMENT IN THI S' AREA. ' 2. PETITION FOR SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO THE CURB (WAIVER OF ONE FOOT SETBACK).ON THE EAST. SIDE OF LINCOLN STREET FROM 26TH TO 27TH AVENUES - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE AREA AND RECOMMENDED THAT CURB'SIDEWALKS'BE ALLOWED ~N THISAREA,BECAUSE."OF THE DEVE~OPNENT OF:THE TERRAIN ON BOTH SIDES OF LINCOLN STREET. .' . I 3. , REQUEST FOR ASPHALT SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF VAN BUREN STREET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PAClf'IC,,'TRACKS- THE COMMITTEE VISITED.THIS AREA AND 'RECOMMENDED THAT AN ASPHALT SIDEWALK BE INSTALLED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRACKS ON THE EAST SIDE OF VAN BUREN STREET AND THAT CONCRETE SIDEWALKS BE I~STALLED FROM 4TH AVENUE TO 1ST AVENUE ON VAN BUREN STREET:ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. CHILDREN ATTENDING WHITEAKER SCHOOL WILL'USE.THIS SIDEWAliKS.': 4. : REPORT OF THE ?LANNING COMMISSION.. THE PLANNING :COMMI SSI ON "'RECOMMENDED THAT A ,VARIANCE ~ 'II REQUEST SUBMITTED BY 'THE AMERICAN.STEEL AND SUPPLY COMPANYFOR fRAERDRICK HEATING ,OI'LS,;:-IN, ~ WHICH THEY REQUEST THAT THE FUEL TANKS NOW INSTALLED ABOVE THE GROUND AND WHICH THEY' ~RE MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BROADWAY AND GARFIELD STREET, BE APPROVED. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE 'fRAEDRICK HEATING OIL COMPANY NOW HAS TANKS ABOVE THE GROUND AND THAT ZONING REQUIREMENTS NOW REQUIRE THAT.THESE TANKS BE INSTALLED.BELOW THE GROUND. ',~ . I THE COMMI TTEE CONCURRED IN :THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNI NG CONNI SSI.ON ALLOWI NG.THI S VARI.ANCE INSOFAR AS THE TANKS NOW ABOVE THE GROUND ARE CONCERNED, BUT THAT FUTURE TANKS WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED UNDERGROUND. ALSO, THAT ONLY CLASS 3 LIQUrDS ARE TOBt STORED IN THE TANKS ABOVE THE GROUND. "1 ~:5~ ApPLICATION FOR'RETAll 'MALT BEVERAGE [ICENSE, :CLASS '"B"i,FoCH'AND ELIZABETH SMITH, DBA JONE'S fINE 'fOODSj"'46 EAST, 10TH AVENUE '. THE COMMITTEE. NOTED' THAT THIS APPLICATtON ,WAS FOR A 'CHANGE. OF OWNERSHI p' AND ALSO' THAT IT HAD BE.EN APPROVED :BY 'THE POll CE' DEPARTMENT.> . . I TWAS RECOMMENDED THAT ."THE. APPL' CATION BE APPROVED. - -., >. I I 6. PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE P~RCHASE OF~'SAND'-SPREAD.ER. :AT AN APPROX.'MATE COST~OF $930.00'AND THE PURCHASE;or A SEWER I CLEANER AT AN APP.ROX!MATE COST :OF $1 ,,500..00 WAS REQUESTED.' ,,> i , : 11'- WAS RECOMMENDED -THAT THE DEPARTMENT .'BE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE THI:S AODI TI ONAL EQUI P- MENT." . 'I , .{; e ~