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I~r;:,"~ ':f[ ~/i ,,; e I ~j :! fORMATION AS CAN- BE fOUND, BE PREPARED fOR PRESENTATION TO A fUTURE COMMITTEE or THE WHOLE MEETING. 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING IMPROVEMENT Of THE MILLRACE - THE COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED THE LONG PENDING MILLRACE PROBLEM. IN GENERAL REVIEW, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE UNIVERSJTY Of OREGON AND THE CITY Of " EUGENE HAD TENTATIVELY AGREED TO WORK OUT A PROGRAM WHEREBY WATER COULD BE RETURNED 'TO THE MILLRACE. As A PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS IT HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY-AGREED THAT A PUMPING STATION WOULD BE INSTALLED AT THE HEADWATERS Of THE MILLRACE T~ PUMP WATER .FROM THE WILLAMETTE RIVER INTO THE MILLRACE,' AND THAT THE UNIVERSITY WOULD MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE PUMPS AND BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD WOULD SUPPLY EQUIVALENT POWER TO THE WATER BOARD FOR POWER USED FROM THE WATER BOARD SYSTEM fOR OPERATION Of THE PUMPS. THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND, CLEAN THE MILLRACE. ' e ORIGINAL ESTIMATES fOR THIS PROJECT WERE SET AT $40,000 Of WHICH ONE HALf WAS TO BE PAID BY THE CITY Of EUGENE AND ONE HALF BY THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE TOTAL COST Of SUCH PROJECT WILL BE CLOSER TO $48,000 AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION FROM WHAT SOURCE THE ADDITIONAL fUNDS OVER THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES Of $40,000 MIGHT BE OBTAINED. REPRESENTATIVES Of THE UNIVERSITY INDICATED THAT SINCE THE U~IVERSITYHAD PREVIOUSLY RAISED SOME $25,000 fOR REPAIR OF THE MILLRACE, THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THEY. SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE ADDITIONAL COST BEYOND THE $40,000 PREVIOUStY ESTIMATED. I IT WAS,SUGGESTED THAT THE DiffERENCE IN COST MIGHT BE PRO RATED, AND IT WAS RECOM-, MENDED ON MOTION,Of COUNCILMAN SHEARER THAT THE CITY ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON ON THE BASIS Of THE $20,000 BOND ISSUE NOW AUTHORIZED PLUS 50% Of ANY ADDITIONAL COST Of THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT fOR THE MILLRACE,. WITH THE CITY'S 'ADDITIONAL SHARE NOT TO EXCEED $4000. IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO fURNISH MAINTENANC~ OF BRIDGES'AND CLEAN, OUT WORK AS AT THE,PRESENT TIME. MRS. LAURIS SECONDED THE MOTION AND MOTION CARRIED." I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED, BY MR. - SHE'ARER THAT THE REPORT, OF THE PUBLI C WORKS COM- MITTEE BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT'VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED.' IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT ITEM #1 OF THE REPORT Of THE COM- MITTEE OF THE WHOLE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I:T WAS MOVED BY MR. EDMUNDS SECONDED BY MRS. LAURI S' THAT ITEM #2 OF THE REPORT OF THE COM- MITTEE Of'THE WHOLE-BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS. MOVED BY MR~ SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS WITH REFERENCE TO ITEM #3"Of THE REPORT , 'OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THAT A TEN YEAR CONTRACT BE DRAWN WHEREBY THE CITY WOULD MAINTAIN THE BRIDGES AND A CEILING OF $2500 PER YEAR WOULD BE PLACED ON MAINTENANCE OF THE MILLRACE, THE CONTRACT TO BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL REVIEW AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE TEN YEAR PERIOD. MOTION CARRIED. I A REPORT OF. THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MAY 3, 1957 - RE: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - REQUEST fOR SIDEWALK LINCOLN STREET TO FRANCES WILLARD SCHOOL; REQUEST FOR VARIANCE OF PROPERTY LINE RE- QUIREMENTS STANLEY'S UNIVERSITY RESTAURANT LOCATED ON EAST FRANKLIN BOULEVARD; PETITION TO DROP SIDEWALK ON CITY VIEW STREET fROM CONTRACT; PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE - REMOVAL OF PARKING fROM INTERSECTION OF BLAIR BOULEVARD AND VANBUREN ATREET AND RELANING Of TRAFFIC; COMMITTEE Of THE ~ WHOLE - RESOLUTION CONCERNING REV1SION'Of ZONING ORDINANCE ON SIGNS IN C-I AREAS; REQUEST fOR I, SIGN VARIANCE, SIGNAL OIL COMPANY; WAS SUBMITTED AND READ ASlf'OLLOWS: e "PRESENT: MAYOR MCGINTY; COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, HARTMAN, EDMUNDS, LAURIS, -BRIGGS AND LINDEEN; CITY MANAGER; ASSISTANT CITY RECORDER; CITY ENGINEER; CITY ATTORNEY; PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT; PLANNING CONSULTANT; TRAFFIC ENGINEER; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD; :MESSRS. BECRAFT, BURETER AND BROGDAN. $ PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE I. REQUEST FOR SIDEWALK LINCOLN STREET TO FRANCES WILLARD SCHOOL -- THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE, AREA AND RECOMMENDED THAT CURB SIDEWALKS SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON THE EAST SIDE OF LINCOLN STREET FROM 23RD TO 29TH AVENUE. I 2. REQUEST fOR VARIANCE OF PROPERTY LINE REQUIREMENTS STANLEY'S UNIVERSITY RESTAURANT LOCATED ON EAST FRANKLIN BOULEVARD - THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED fiVE REQUESTS BY STANLEY'S UNIVERSITY RESTAURANT LOCATED ON EAST FRANKLIN BOULeVARD AS fOLLOWS: (A) REQUEST FOR EXjENSION Of FOOTING 12. OVER THE PROPERTY LINE; (B) To HAVE TWO SCREENED LOUVERED OPENINGS APPROXIMATELY ~, AB6vE GRADE IN THE EAST WALL; (C) To HAVE A 3'X6'a" EMERGENCY DOOR IN:THE EAST WALL; (D) To EXTEND THE SANITARY SEWER LINE TO:THE EAST ~CROSS CITY PROPERTY.TO PUMPING STATION; '(E) TO'RUN WATER, GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE LINES ALONG THE EAST WALL LINE. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT ITEM (D) TO EXTEND THE SE~ER tiNE TO THE EAST ACROSS CITY PROPERTY TO PUMPING STATION'BE GRANTED AND THAT THE PROPER CITY OffiCIALS BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW CONTRACT WITH A SIX.MONTHS REVOCABLE CLAUSE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REQUESTS BE DENIED. e 3. PETiTiON TO DROP SIDEWALK ON CITy'VIEW STREETfROM CONTRACT - THERE HAD BEEN A PETITION FOR PAVING AND INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK ON CITY VIEW STREET PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY, AND 40.14% Of THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOW PETITIONING THAT THE SIDE- ..oIIlI1l