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43~ e '.'., ''-. I UNIVERSITY OF OREGON OFFICIALS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL APPEAR AT THE COMMITTEE MEtTING TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1957, AT NOON AT THE OSBURN HOTEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE MILLRACE PROBLEM. INASMUCH AS THERE ARE NO IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BEING PURSUED AT THIS TIME IN THE CITY, I HAVE NO PROGRESS REPORT FOR YOU." I TWAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE REPORT OF ,THE CI TY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS 'OF COMMITTEES 3 A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING HELD ON APRIL 9, _1957 - RE: TOUR or. WILLA- KENZIE AND RIVER ROAD AREAS PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e "PRESENT FOR TOUR: 'MAYOR MCGINTY; COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, HARTMAN, SHISLER, LAURIS AND LINDEEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER; 'POLICE CH,IEF; "tIRE CHIEF; PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT; PLANNING CONSULTANT; ASSISTANT ENGINEER; CITY RECORDER; MESSRS. LUVAAS AND BRENNE. I TOUR OF WILLAKENZIE AND RIVER ROAD AREAS PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION - THE COMMITTEE MET AT THE CITY HALL AND BY CITY TRANSIT LINES BUS JOURNEYED TO THE JUDKINS POINT AREA FOR VISUAL OBSERVATION ,OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE WILLAKENZIE AREA; THECOM- MITTEE THEN-TRAVELED TO THE CHASE GARDENS AREA AND PROCEEDED ALONG GAR6EN AVENUE TO HARLOW..,-ROAD, TO COBURG ROAD, TO DAY I SLAND ROAD AND BACK ALONG ANDERSON LANE TO THE CHASE GARDENS AREA AND OVER PATTERSON ROAD 'TO COBURG ROAD. THE COMMITTEE THEN PROCEEDED NORTH ON COBURG ROAD TO WILLAKENZIE'RoAD AND OBSERVED THE AREA IN THE VICINITY OF THE WILLAKENZIE SCHOOL, RETURNING THEN TO COBURG ROAD AND PROCEEDED NORTHWARD TO CRESCENT STREET, PROCEEDED ALONG CRESCENT STREET, NORKENZIE ROAD, CAL YOUNG ROAD TO THE WILlA- GILLESPIE ROAD AREA AND FROM THERE ALONG THE COUNTRY CLUB ROAD BACK TO COBURG ROAD AND BACK TO EUGENE. THE COMMITTEE 'THEN PROCEEDED TO THE RIVER ROAD AREA AND DROVE FROM RAILROAD :BOULEVARD ALONG RIVER ROAD TO THE RIVER AVENUt AREA AND PROCE6DED,OUT RIVER AVENUE TO THE CITY OF EUGENE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. FROM THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT 'THEY PROCEEDED BACK ALONG RIVER AVENUE TO RIVER ROAD, MAXWELL ROAD TO PARK AVENUE AND FOLLOWED ALONG PARK AVENUE IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD LINES AND RETURNED TO RIVER ROAD AND THEN PROCEEDED BACK TO THE CITY OF EUGENE. WHILE ON THE TRIP IN BOTH THE WILLAKENZIE AND RIVER ROAD AREAS, THE COMMITTEE WAS IN- FORMED OF THE BOUNDARY LINES BY'THE PLANNING CONSULTANT, AND PARTICULAR INTEREST WAS SHOWN TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS AS WELL AS TO THE FARM AREAS WHICH WERE WITHIN THE ANNEXA- TION BOUNDARIES~ I FOLLOWING THE TOUR, MAYOR MCGINTY, COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, SHISLER, LAURIS AND LINDEEN AND THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ENGINEER, CITY RECORDER, PLANNING CONSULTANT, MR. AND MRS. CORUM AND MR. KRAFTS MET TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY LINES OF BOTH ANNEXATION AREAS. WITH REFERENCE TO THE WILLAKENZIE-AREA THE -COMMITTEE COULD NOT SEE ANY JUSTIFICATION FOR LEAVING OUT ANY PORTION OF THE AREA AND 'RECOMMENDED THAT THE AREA AS OUTLI'NED BY THE PLANNING CONSULTANT AND AS CONTAINED-IN THE ORDINANCE AS'AMENDEDBE SUSTAINED AND THAT THE ORDINANCE BE PASSED. e WITH RErERENCE TO:THE RIVER.RoADAREA, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE AREA CONTAINED IN_ THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE WHICH WOtiLD BE EAST O~-RIVER ROAD AND NORTH.OFTHE SANTA CLARA~WATER DISTRICT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE ELECTION AND THAT THE ELECTLON BE HELD ON THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WHI~H HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED." No ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT~ I A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON APRIL 12, 1957 - RE: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE i REZONING REQUEST MADE BY DON.L. ADAMS, 842 5TH AVENUE WEST; PETITION FOR PAVING OF CEDAR STREET FROM CLARK TO CHESHIRE STREET; ~OMMUNICATION REGARDING STREET RIGH~-OF-WAY FOR "10TH AVENUE WEST OF GARFIELD STREET; REQUEST BY A. W. BERG, 1791 JEFFERSON STREET, FOR VARIANCE; REQUEST FOR RE- ZONING THE PROPERTY AT 3225 WILLAMETTE STREET AND PROPERTY AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF, 32ND AND WILLA-- METTE ENTERED 6Y J.'K.PRALL AND FLO~DD. STAPP; REQUEST FOR REZONING OF PROPERTIES AT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 18TH AND WILLAMETTE MADE BY VERNON BEADLE, N. 'W. PETERS AND C. W. DAVIS; REQUEST BY CAMILLE THOMAS FOR REZONING FROM R-I: SINGLE FAMILY TO CR COMMERCIAL, 2313 HILYARD STREET; REQUEST FOR REZONING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 30TH AND HILYARD ENTERED BY ROBERT C. BENNETT; PETITION FOR THE PAVING OF 30TH AVENUE FROM--ALDER TO KINCAID; REQUEST BY' TOMMY WILUAMS, 2086 EAST 15TH AVENUE, FOR VARIANCE TO REBUILD A FLORIST SHOP IN CONNECTION WITH RESIDENCE; COMMUNICATION FROM EDWIN A. PETERSON REGARDING SEWER 'ASSESSMENT ON PROPERTY AT 8TH AND ALMADEN STREET; BIDS-ON IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - COMMUNI'CATIONFROM CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH REGARDING RE- QUEST FOR ONE-WAY ALLEY RUNNING BEtWEEN FERRY AND PATTERSON STREET; HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE- COMMUNICATION rROM THE BUREAU or PARKS & RECREATION REGARDING THE NAMING or THE PARK IN THE PARK- AIRE SUBDIVISION; COMMITTEE or THE WHOLE - COMMUNICATION FROM EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD RE- QUESTING APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR ARCHrTECTURAL SERVICES FOR NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY; :DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED WILLAKENZIE ANNEXATION; WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e ....,.