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~l? e - -~ - - - - - = -... ]: I I !! COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON, . . NOVEMBER 28, 1956.. . THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CI TY OF EUGENE WAS HELb ON NOVEMBtR 13, 1956 AND ADJOURNED TO NOVEMBER 28, 1956 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR~ MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON, WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. GODLOVE, MR. WATSON, MR. OWEN, MR~ SHEARER, MR~ HARTMAN, MR. SHISLER, AND MR. EDMUNOS. MR. KOPPE WAS ABSENT. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 1956 WERE READ AND ApPROVED. vi A MONTHLY PAYMENT ESTIMATE (FINAL) WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: T. C. WILDISH 2.ND & FINAL) W'"DENING 18TH AVENUE EAST FROM MILL 'TO fERRY STREETS $ 3,957.09 el - ~ IT WAS MOVED BY MR. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT THE ESTIMATE, AS SUBMITTED AND READ, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER:CITY OFFICERS BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW THE NECESSARY WARRANTS. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MOTION CARRIED. ~ , REPORTS OF OFFICERS I . /2 A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, ET CETERA-WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: . "THE ONLY PROJECT IN THE-PuBLIC WORKS DEPARTtvtENT BEING WORKED ON IS THE SANITARY SEWER IN THE AREA~BETWEEN 26TH AND 28TH AVENUES FROM WASHINGTON To-FRIENDLY STREETS. THIS PROJECT IS CONSIDERED TO BE SEVENTY PER CENT COMPLETE. - . . THE CONTRACTOR ON THEMAHLON SWEET AI:RPORT PROJECT HAS fiNISHED THE PRIVATE-FLYER'S APRON AND THE-RUNWAYS IN THE HANGAR AREA. THE REMAINING PORTioN or THE PROJECT HAS BEEN STOPPED FOR THE WINTER. . THE CONTRACT FOR THE AMAZON PARK SWIMMING POOL IS ESTIMATED TO BE FIFTY PER CENT COMPLETE. ' THE CONCRETE HAS BEEN POURED FOR ALL THREE IPOOLS AND THE BATHHOUSE HAS THE WALLS UP AND If ROOFED; . I HAVE RECEIVED THE INTERIM REPORT-ON THE SEWAGE COLLECTION FACILITIES FOR THE RIVER ROAD AND BETHEL ARE~S, PREPARED BY CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERRYFIELD. ~ THI S REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY MR. RALPH RODERICK TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AS SOON AS A MEETING CAN BE ARRANGED. " . IT WAS MOVED BY MR. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT THE REPORT OF THE C,TY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTl ON CARR 1&0. . I REPORTS Of COMMITTEES - 1/ 3 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS "COMMI TTEE MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 15, 1956 - RE: I MPROVEME"NT OF 23RD FROM CLEVELAND TO ARTHUR; REQUEST FROM YMCA FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PATTERSON FROM 20TH TO 2I'ST;" AND REQUEST FOR CLOSING ALLEY BETWEEN 8TH AND BROADWAY WEST OF VAN BUREN WAS SUBMITTED AND I: READ AS FOLLOWS:" "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN GOD~OVE, OWE N, AND EDMUNDS; MAYOR ELECT MCGINTY; e COUNCILMEN ELECT LINDEEN AND BRIGGS; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN; AND MR. HOMER MAY. 0 I . PETI TI ON FOR IMPROVEMENT OF 23RD AVENUE FROM CLEVELAND TO ARTHUR STREETS - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED A STREET ON WHICH 53.38 P~R CENT OF THE PROPERTY HOLDERS HAD REQUESTED PAVING; THIS STREET BEING 23RD AVENUE BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND ARTHUR STREETS. I T WAS NOTED THAT THE S~REETS WHICH SERVE AS APPROACHES WERE PAVED AND, AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS THE RECQMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT 23RD AVENUE FROM CLEVELAND TO ARTHUR STREETS BE : PAVED AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THIS PROJECT BE PASSED. 2. REQUEST FROM THE YMCA fOR IMPROVEMENT Of PATTERSON STREET FROM APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF I WAY BETweEN 20TH AND 21ST AVENUES TO 22ND AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE AREA AND " I VIEWED THE STREET ON WHICH PAVING HAD BEEN REQUESTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT PATTERSON STREET IS NOT PAVED BEYOND THE ENTRANCE TO THE YMCA, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALf WAY BETWEEN 20TH AND 21ST AVENUES. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT PATTERSON STREET WAS A POTENTIAL NORTH- I SOUTH DISPERSAL STREET fOR WRAFFIC ORIGINATING AT THE YMCA AS WELL AS AT EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT THE PAVING OF SUCH STREET COULD POTENTIALLY ELIMINATE SOME OF THE TR~FFIC WHICH MUST CHANNEL BACK TO 19TH AVENUE BEFORE IT CAN PROGRESS TO OTHER AREAS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT PATTERSON STREET BE PAVED FROM ITS CURRENT SOUTHERLY END, BEING APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF WAY BETWEEN 20TH AND 21$T AVENUES TO 22ND AVENUE AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THIS IMPROVEMENT BE PASSED. - ~ , "-"