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a-.j~ -of . " <<.r " ~' e i ~ 1_ I .IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE ENGINEER FOR W. H. SHIELDS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT THE.32 FEET,OFTHE STREET AREA WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKSANb" THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY START CONSTRUCTION ABOUT APRIL I, 1957. HOWEVER, THEY WOULO,IilEED 1 A TOTAL OF ABOUT 28 FEET OF STREET RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE TIME THE J " ADDITION TO THE BUILDING WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WOULD END ON-OR ABOUT AUGUST I} 1957! -' ; . . ; . " ! THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD BE INHERENTJ.lN THIS'SITUAT'IONJ' ..:\' ESPECIALLY THE PROBLEM OF MOVING TRAFFIC TO ONE OF THE EXTREMELY 'BUSY ARTERIES OF THE CITY. THE .COMMITTEE RtCOMMENDED THAT THE CITY GRANT A REVOCABLE LICENSE A~LOWING THE w. H. SHIE~DS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO USE 32 FEET OF THE STREET RIGHT OF WAY ON BROADWAY BETWEEN' . " WI LLAMETTE STREET AND THE ALLEY WEST OF' WI LLAMETTE STREET SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWI NG CONDI.... .\l TIONS: (A) THAT AN AREA OF 32 FEET BE ALLOWED FOR A PERIOD OF SIX WEEKS ONLY AND THAT IT BE.RESTRrCTED T.O 28 fEET AT ALL OTHER TIMES. THIS RIGHT OF WAY IS TO INCLUDE THEPE'DES- TRlAN WALKWAYS NECESSARY FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC TO MOVE AROUNO THE WORKING AR~A DURI~a~:' e THE PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION. I . i (B) THAT THE LEASE .EXPIRE AUGUST I, 1957. . , ~ . ~(;c,) ...THAT THE PARKI NG METERS' LOCATED ON THE NORTHSI DE OF BROADWAY BETWEEN W:I LLAMETTE STREET AND THE ALLEY WEST OF 'HI LLAMETTE STREET BE REMOVED DURI NG THE PERIOD OF ,CONSTRUC- TION TO ALLOW FOR TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AND THAT NO PARKING SIGNS BEiINSl'ALLED I ON THE METER POSTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET AND THAT NO PARKING ZONE NOW USED BY THE ARMORED CAR SERVICE FOR DELIVERY TO THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK BE RELOCATED IN THE FIRST METER ~PACE WEST O~ THE ALLEY BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND OLIVE STREETS. - . . (D) THAT THE CONTRACTOR REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE COSTS OF REMOVING AND REPLACING PARKING METERS, STREET LIGHTS, AND ANY OTHER APPURTENANCES NECESSARY TO BE REMOVED TO ' FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION. '(E) : "THAT THE CONTRACTOR FURNI SH ,AN INSURANCE CERTI,F I CATE SHOWI NG LI ABI LI TY .1 NSURANCE IN 'THE.SUM Of NOT LESS THAN $500,000.00 TO THE CITY Of EUGENE AND KEEP SUCH INSURANCE -.1 N FORCE WHILE SUCH CONSTRUCTION WORK IS IN PROGRESS. ' '.' - , (F ) THAT PEDESTRI.AN W.ALKWAYS BE I NSTALLED AROUND THE PER I METER OF THE WORK ,AREA AND THAT PRO~ER EXTERIOR RAILINGS BE INSTALLED TO REMOVE ANY POSSIBILITY Of A PERSON INADVER- TENTLY STEPPING IN FRON~ OF A VEHICLE USING THE STREET, AND THAT SUCH WALKWAYS BE t NST;ALLED TO FACILITATE BUS TRAFFIC MOVING INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE A'TTHE WEST SIDE OF THE CON'STRUtITION PROJECT AND ALSO TO BE INSTALLED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE TURNING RADIUS AT THE CORNER OF BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE STREET BE MADE AS EASY AS POSSIBLE. , I T. WAS RECOMMENDED THAT SUCI-:I WALKWAYS BE NOT GREATER THAN 65 DEGREES FROM THE NORMAL LINE OF BROADWAY AT THE WEST AND NOT GREATER THAN 45 DEGREES FROM THE NORMAL LINE OF BROADWAY AT THE EAST. , , ..~.... ' L ) 4. PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO REGULATE PRICE SIGNS AT GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS - THE I COMMITTEE AGAIN DISCUSSED THE ORDINANCE PROBOSED TO REGULATE SIGNS ADVERTISING THE 'PRICE OF GAS'OLl NE AT SERVI CE STAll ONS WITHIN THE fNCORPORATEDLIMITS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE." THERE WAS SOME OIVERSION OF OPINION AS TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF EUGENE TO ~EGU~ATE SUCH SIGNS AS WELL AS TO THE AMOUNT OF REGULATION WHICH SHOULD BE I NCLUDED I N SUCHAN' ORDINANCE. MR. RAY COULTER, ATTORNEY FOR THE EUGENE RETAIL GAS DEALERS, AGAI N PRESE'NTED THE VIEWS OF HIS CLIENTS. "- . , THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, SINCE THEY WERE NOT IN AGREEMENT ON THE SUBJECT, THAT THE MATTER BE HELD IN COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. . , e . ".r j , , " 5. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIMEON COMPLIANCE WITH THE OR~INANCE REGULATING NU~SIN~ HOMES IN THE CITY OF EUGENE - THE COMMITTEE AGAIN DISCUSSED ~HE REQUES~ MADE BY MR.lvOR FISH, WHO APPEARED AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NURSING HOMES tN THE EUGENE AREA~ I T.W'AS POINTED OUT IN THE COURSE OF THE MEETING, ACCORDING TO THE I NFORMATI ON AVAI LABLE,THA.T FEW OF THE NURSING HOMES HAD COMPLIED WITH THE ORDINANCE I N ANY RESPECT., ALTHOUGH THE SPECIFIC REQUEST BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WAS AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE I NSTA,LLATI ON OF, SPRI NKLI NG SYSTEMS IN THE VARIOUS NURSING HOMES IN EUGENE. THE COMMtTTEE FEL~ QUITE STRONGLY THAT THEIR DUTY WAS TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PATIENTS IN SUCH HOMES~~ND :1 THAT THE CrTY ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED WITH THIS VIEW IN MIND, AND AN EXTENSION OF TIM~ TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. :1 " :,'. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT NO CHANGE BE MADE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE AND THAT COMPLIANCE BE REQUIRED AS SPECIFIED." Ii... ' I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT I TEM NUMBER ONE OF THE <;:OMMIT'fE,:E, . OF THE WHOLE REPORT BE ADOPTED AS RECOMMENDED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT. MOTl ON CARRI ED. t I I T'::WAS MOVED BY MR. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT ITEM NUMBER Two OF THE' COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT BE ADOPTED AS RECOMMENDED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT. MOTl ON CARRI ED. . ~ <.... . ~ / ~ ,,\ < e i .....