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'Wt~ e OF THE 18TH AVENUE WIDENING WHEN THE USEAGES WHICH ARE PERMITTED IN THE COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE ARE RELATIVELY RESTRICTED. fOLLOWING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS RE- COMMENDED THAT A REQUEST BE MADE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ZONING TO FULL COMMERCIAL USEAGE THE ONE-HALF BLOCK BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND THE ALLEY EAST OF . . WILLAMETTE FROM 18TH AVENUE TO 19TH AVENUE. 2. 01 SCUSSION CONCERNI NG~ THE PAVI NG OF 18TH AVENUE WEST FROM PI ERCE TO CITY V I EW STREET - REPRES~NTATIVE~ OF THE PU~LIC WORKS;COM~ITTEE DROVE OVER THE STREET IN QUESTION AND~ THE~E'WAS A, G~N~RAL DISCUSSIO~ AS TO WHERE. THIS STREET. PAVI~G FITTED INTO THE CROSS- TOWN ARTERIAL PROGRAM. IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE STREET SHOULD B~ PAVED SINCE IT CARRIED A HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFFIC. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT WEST 18TH AVENUE BE PAVED FROM PI ERCE STREET TO CITY VI EW STREET lAND THAT, THE NECESSARY ORDI- NANCES INITIATING THIS PROJECT BE PASSED. . 3. REQUEST FOR SEGREGATION ON TWO LOTS 'LOCATED AT 39TH AVENUE AND DONALD STREET M~DE BY JAMES V. NEAL AND C. DALE CARSON - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT A REQUEST HAD COME BE- . FORE THE BOARD OF, ApPEALS J N JUNE 1956 WH' CH WO,ULD ALLOW THE TURNING' OF TWO LOTS ORIGINALLY FACING 39TH AVENUE SO THAT SUCH LOTS WOULD FACE' OQNALD STREET AND THAT THIS REQUEST HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ApPEALS AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. THE. CITY HAS EXISTING LIENS FOR PAVING AND FOR SEWER INST~LLATION AND THE PROPERTY HOLDERS REQUEST THAT THESE COSTS BE SEGREGATED FROM THE ORIGINALLY PLATTED LOTS TO THE LOTS AS THEY' NOW EXIST. JHE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE SEGREGATION BE APPROVED. . 4. DISCUSSION CONCERNING CITY PARTICIPATION IN INTERCITY HIGHWAY PLANNING PROGRAM - I TWAS .EXPLAI NED THAT THE LEAGUE OF OREGON: CI T.I ES WAS I NTERESTED IN DETERMI NI NG IF' THERE WER,E CI TI ES I N THE STATE' OF ORE~ON ALONG US HI GHWAY 99 AND US, HI GHWAY 30 WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED ~N ORGANlllNG ~~OINT PLANNI~GBODY TO WORK WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ON THE PROBLEMS OF' RIGHT-OF'-WAY ACQUISITION, BYPASS LOCATION, ACCESS JUNCTIONS AND SIGNING WITH THE COST TO BE,JOINTLY SHARED BY THE VARIOyS CITIES ON A PER CAPITA BASIS. ACTING ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM. TH~ CITY COUNCIL THE CITY MANAGER INDICATED THAT. HE HAD CONTACTED THE LEAGUE OF OREGO~ CITIES F'OR AN EXPRESS10N OF', POTENTIAL YEA~LY COST WHICH WAS ESTIMATED AT $2500 PER YEAR. IT WAS LIKEWISE ~EPORTED THAT T~E EUGENE PLANNING COMMISSION IS VITALLY INTERESTED IN AND WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE PROBLEM~ FACING THE CITY OFEUGENE~ AND IT WAS' THE GROUP PONSENSUS THA~ ANY ADDI- TIONAL FUNDS COULD PROBABLY BEST BE US~D BY THE EpGENE PLAN~ING COMMISSION TO , FORWARD THE CITY OF EUGENE REQUIREMENTS ON SUCH HIGHWAY DESIGN. IT WA.S RECO,!'otMENDE.D THAT THE CI TY DECLI NE THE, OFFER MADE BY THE LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES AND THAT AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS BE GIVEN TO THE LE'AGUE OF. OREGON CITIES F'OR THE .OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOINT VENTURE. IT WAS FURTHER RECOM- MENDED THAT THE PLANNI NG CONSOtTANT BE ASKED IF MEETI NGS BETWEEN THE LANE CO.UNTY COMMI SSI ONERS AND THE CI TY WERE NECESSARY TO F'ORWARD THE AREA 's ~I GHWAYPROGfUM, AND IF SUCH MEETINGS WERE NECESSARY THAT ACTION BE TAKEN PROMPTLY TO HOLD SU~H MEETINGS AND MAKE' SUCH DETERMINATIONS AS WERE NECESSARY., 3 fiNANCE COMMITTEE I. 01 SCUSSI'ON REGARDI NG THE I'SSUANCE 'AND SALE Of' THE $700',000 LI BRARY BOND ISSUE - . A RESUME OF ~HE LE~AL REQUIREMENTS AS SET f'ORTH1~ THE ~ITY CHARTER AND THE S~ATE lAW WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE AS WAS A RECOMMENDED PLAN OF ACTION F'OR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS. IN. BRIEf' THE REC-oMMENDATlON WAS THAT THE BONDS BE AD- VERTISED f'OR SALE FOR NOT LESS THAN 98% OF THEIR PAR VALUE A-S REQUIRED BY THE STATE STATUTE, THAT THE ISSUE BE RETIRED IN A PERIOD Of' 20 YEARS WHICH MAKES THE ANNUAL PRI NCI PLE PAYMENT $35-,000, THAT A PROVI S'ION BE '1 NCLUDEDI N THE BONDS MAK- ING THE BONDS CALLABLE AFTER, BUT NOT INCLUDING, THE TENTH YEAR, THAT THE BONDS BE ADVERTISED FOR A BID OPENING TO BE HELD MAY 10, 1957, COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON MAY 13, 1957 AND THAT THE BONDS THEMSELVES BE DATED JUNE I, 1957. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE 'FOREGOI NG R'ECOMMENDATIONS BE APPROVED AND THAT AN ORDI NANCE BE PREPARED f'OR' THE MARCH 25, 1957 COUNCIL MEETING INITIATING THE SALE OF THE ISSUE. 4 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE' I. . 'REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME f'OR OPERATIO~ OF NURSING HOME FROM REV. AND'MRS. D. M. ANDERSON, 777 WEST 10TH,' AND FROM SUNSET MEMORI AL HOMES LOCATED AT 12TH & CHARNEL TON - THE' COMMI'~TEE ,DI SC'USSED, THE APPLlCATI ON, OF THE ORDI NANCE, TO ~HE ABOVE NURSI NGHOMESANOOTHE.RNURSING HOMES I N THE AREA B"UT MADE N'O RECOMMENDA- TION ON THE SUBJECT. 5 COMMITTEE Of THE WHOLE I. DISCUSSION ON THE CALLING OF .AN ELECTION FOR ANNEXATION OF' THE RIVER ROAD fiRE PRO- TECTION DI ST:RICT AND ADJOI NI'NG AREA - A MAP. SHOWI NG THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA WAS SHOWN TO THE COMMI TTEE, SAID AREA I N GENERAL I NCLUDI.NG THE AREA BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY MAIN LINE RAILROAD AND THE W,LLAMETTE RIVER AND EXTENDING NORTH ON AN IRREGULAR BOUNDARY LINE TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET NOR!TH OF BUSHNELL LANE. THE COMMI TTEE .DI S:CUSSED THE SUBJECT OF ANNEXATION AND RECOMMENDED THAT A 'RESOLUTI.ON BE DRAWN ORDERING AN ELECTION IN THE AREA AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE BEFORE THE COUNCI.L AT ITS MEETING' ON MARC,H 25, 1957. THE COMMITTEE. F'URTHER RECOMME'NDED' THAT STUDY BE GIVEN TO THE AREA WHICH MIGHT B~ ANNEXED IN THE WILLAKENZIE AREA AND THAT A RESOLUTION BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 25, 1957 ORDERING AN ELECTION FOR THIS AREA." ~ '1 I: Ii r 1 I: I: I I; l- I' I I I: I, I, I e' I I. I 1, i j: I: I, i i' \1 I: I' i' Ii /: I' l: I. I I, I, I' ! I e I I I I: r t I i: II I; I' I: I, I e