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Jj\, i ,~ .ll. l;!.. ::.... e I BUDGETED ITtM '~O~EMERGENCIES AND THAT $5000 t6~~6 BE BORRdwE~FRO~ THE OLD IMPROVEMENT BOND SINKING FUND TO BE REPAID FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET" DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1957-58. THE COMMITTEE ENGAGED IN DISCUSSION ON THIS MATtE~ A~D-~EC6M~tN6ED'THE fTtMBE REFE~RtD TO THE COUNCIL~ITHOUT RECOMMENOATION. 9 COMMITTEE or THE WHOLE I. PROPOSED CONNECTION OF JEFFERSON AND WASHINGTON ST.tET To'KRtATZ ROAD AND 29TH AVENUE - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE PLAT OF JEFFERSoN STREET AS EXTENDED 'FROM " 26T~ AVENUE TO KREATZ ROAD 010 NOT TAKE THE !tONTO~i oj tH~ LAND'(N'THE AREA INTO CONSIDERAT~ON, AND 'THAT IN ORDE~ TO ~ROPERLY LOCATE A ROAD :,N THIS AREA IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY OF 28TH AVENUE AND WASHI~dTdN STREET IF EXTENDED 'TO THE SOUTH THROUGH TO KREATZ ROAD,AND THAT LIKEWISE PORTIONS OF 27TH AVENUE; JEFFERSON STREET AS PLATTED AND ~PLATTED STREET LOCATED IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF MADISON STREET COULD BE VACATED. A MAP WITH 'tHE AeOVEINFORMATfON SHOWN WAS PRESENTED TO THE' COMMITTEE, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO P.OCEEO WI'TH THE ACQUISITldN or THE NECESSARY PROPERTiES 'TO COMPLETE THE STREET 'SYSTEM OF JEFfERSON TO KREATZ ROAD. e I 2. DISCUSSIO~ ON'THE WILLAKENZiE AND RI'VER ROAD ANNEXATION AREAS - THE 'PROJECTED ARTERIAL SYSTEM AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM FOR BOTH AREAS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOUNDARY LINES AND REASONS FOR SUCH BOUNDARY LINES WERE EXPLAINED TO Tkr COMMI TTEE' BY 'THEPLANNi'NGCONSUL TANT AND 'nlE MAYOR.'REPRESENTATi'VES OF THt/ W,LLAKENZiE A~EA EXP~tSStD THEMSEL~ES"PERSONALLY AN6 BY COUNSEL, INDICATI~d IN GENERAL THEy"DID'NOT BELiEVE THE AREA COULD AFFORD COMPLETE C,Ty'SERVICES AT THIS frME ANQ'StiGGE5TtD THAT THE 'AN~EXA110~ tLECTio~ BE ~ITH~ELD UNTIL 'suc~'TiME 'AS "THE PROPOSED 'BILL CURRENTLY I'N THE STATE LEGISLATURE MI'GHT BE ENACTED ALl"OW- ING t6R61~FERt~TIAL TAXATION ti~ON ANNEXATfo~~ .-liKEWISE eE~TAIN INDIVIDUALS, ~ . , INDICATEO"THEIR'OPPOSITioN TOTHE INC'LU510N OF SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WERE NOW CO~~i'DERED; BASiCALLY AGRiCULTuRA~ 'AREAS. WIT~ REFE~ENCE'TO' l~E 'RIVE~ ROAD AREA,"cduNSEL FOR PERSONS RESIOING'EAST or RIVER ROAD ,AND NORTH' AND SOUTH OF 'Ri'VER AVENUE i NDfCATED HE 01 D NOT BEll EVE BOUNDA~IEj COULD BE DRAWN wi'T~OUT REFE~ENtE TotlNDIVI6uAL SITUATIONS AND 'THAT HE FELT WITH REFERENCE TO THE AGRICULTURAL AREAs WHICH HE REPRESENTED, PERSONS RESIDING IN THESE AGRICULTURAL AREAS WERE BEING BLUDGEONED INTO ANNEXATION BY THEIR ~NCLUSION IN A MUCH LARGER AREA THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY 'ANNEX. ' Ht FURTRER EXPLAINED THAT THE AGRICULTURAL LAND HAD ADEQUATE STREETS, SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND WATER ANDTHAT'THE CITY SERVICES WERE NOT REQUIRED IN THESE AREAS. 'I 1 I~ WAS 'POINTED OUT TO 'THE PEOPLE OF BOTH AREAS THAT IMPROVEMENT BY AND ,LARGE . WERE INSTALLED UPON THE REQUESt OF THE PEopLE IF '1HEY CAME INTO'THE CITY, AND. ONLY IN VERY ISOLATED INSTANCES WERE IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED OVER THE 'PROTESTS OF THE PEOPLE AND THESE WERE REQUIRED ONLY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AREA IN WHOLE. I ArtER LENGTHY AND INVOLVED CONVERSATI ON BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE AREA AND 'MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WITH REFERENCE TO ALL OF THE PROBLEMS APPARENT IN ANNEXATION AND WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE PROPER LOCATION OF BOUNDARY LINES, 'THECOM~ MITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOUNDARY tiNES FOR-TH~ WILLAKENZIE AREA AS SHOWN ON A MAP PREPARED BY THE PLANNING CONSULTANT BE ACCEPTED EXCEPT FOR AN.AREA 1M-- MEDIATELY EAST OF THE EUGENE COUNTRY CLUB AND NORTH OF COUNTRY CLUB ROAD AND ~REA~sourHOOFACOUNTR' 6LUB:RoiD~ANO EY.Nd orF OF AND.WESTOF 'THE COBURG ROAD. THE COMMITTEE LIKEWISE RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOUNDARIES AS PROJECTED ON THE MAP PREPARED BY THE PLANNING CONSULTANT FOR THE RIVER'RoAD AREA BE ACCEPTED." ': e IT WAS MOVED BY'MR~ WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COM- MITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. ," >-' " IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MRS~ LAURIS THAT THEREPORT,OF THE PUBLIC,'SAFETY COMMITTEE BE AD6p1ED~' ROLLCALL ,VOTE. . AL~ COUNCILMEN'PRESENT VOTINd AYE, MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE SUM OF $33,000 NECESSARY TO PLACE THE AMAZON PARK SWIMMING POOL IN READINESS FOR THE 1957 SUMMER SEASON BE RAISED IN THE FOL- LOWING MANNER: '$15,000 FRdM THE; 1956.;.'57 PARKS CAPITAL EXPENSE 'BUDGET; $6500 FRGM niE 1956-57 I TEM BUDGETED FOR EMERGENCI ES;' $11,500 TO"BE, BORROWED FROM THE 'OLD I MPROVEMENT BOND SI NK! riG FUND WITH REPAYMtNT~TOBE MAOE TO THIS FUND AFTER JULY l,r957,FROM'THt PARKS-AND RECREATION' CAPITAL EXPEN~E BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1957-58. ROLLCALL vOTE~ ~ALL 'COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. I IT WAS MOVED 'By'M~. WATSON SECONDED By'MR. SHEARER THAT'THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. ., BOARDS AND COMMI SSI ONS; 10 A PERMANENT REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD APRIL 2,_1957 - RE: REZONING PETI- TI ONS AND'REQUESTS FOR VAR I ANtES WAS 5UBMI TTED AND' READ AS FOLLOWS: !" , e "As A PERMANENT REPORT, PU~SUANT TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, DIRECTING THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO HOLD A 'HEARING AND,:PREPARE A REPORT UPON THE ,FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR REZONING,."VARIANCES'AND VARIANCES TO THE :, ....1