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e .~ E"~ t. 0/ (..' iI '._, '-- f ~I I e I I e I e To ~ACI'LITATE THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF MERCHANDISE IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER THAT A 120 MINUTE PENNY/NICKEL METER BE REMOVED AND A 24 MINUTE TRUCK LOADING ZONE BE ESTABLISHED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED CONCURRENCE IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE 'TRAFFIC ENGINEER. 14 FINANCE COMMITTEE I. DISCUSSION REGARDING BIDS RECEIVED'ON $700,000 PUBLIC LIBRARY BOND ISSUE - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVtD, ONE FROM THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK-OF PORT- LAND WHO BID AN EffECTIVE RATE OF 3.578%; ONE FROM BLYTH & CO., INC., THE NORTHERN TRUST CO., AND THE EUGENE BRANCH Of THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND (OREGON) AT AN EFfECTIVE RATE Of 3.578%; AND ONE FROM FOSTER AND MARSHALL AT AN EFfECTIVE RATE OF 3.4964%. THE COM~ltTEE RECOMMENDED THE BONDS BE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDER, FOSTER AND MARSHALL. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE I. REDESIGNATION OF WARDS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE - A MAP PREPARED BY THE CITY RECORDER WHICH WOULD REDESIGNATE THE CITY IN SIX WARDS AND WOULD MAKE ONE WARD EACH OUT OF THE RIVER ROAD AND WILLAKENZIE AREA WAS PRESENTED'TO THE COMMITTEE. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT AGREED TO A GENERAL RELOCATION OF THE WARD BOUNDARIES BASED ON THE THEORY OF EQUAL REPRESENTATION FOR ALL AREAS OR WARDS. 2. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED MAG~ADRy-THEBRAES ANNEXATION AREA - THE COMMITTEE AND RE- PRESENTATIVES OF THE MAGLADRy-THE BRAES AREA DISCUSSED A MODIFIED BOUNDARY OF THE PROPOSED AREA WHICH WOULD INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 517 ACRES BOUNDED BY A~ EXTENSION OF CLEVELAND STREET, LORANE HIGHWAY, AN EXTENSION Of TYLER STREET AND THE SOUTH CITY LIMITS. A PETITION REQUESTING ANNEXATION CONTAINING 109 SIGNATURES OF PERSONS LIVING' IN THE AREA WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. AfTER CONsiDERABLE DISCUSSION' IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT AN ORDINANCE BE PREPARED fOR THE MAY 13, 1957 COUNCIL MEET- ING ORDERING A HEARING IN THE CITY ON THIS PROPOSED ANNEXATION. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COM- MITTEE BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION-CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. EDMUNDS THAT THE REPORT Of THE PUBLIC SAfETY COM- MITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN ON THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF TAEBIDS HAVING BEEN REJECTED. IT WAS MOWED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 15 A REPORT OF THE BOARD Of ApPEALS MEETING HELD MAY 8, 1957 - RE: MISCELLANEOUS VARIANCE RE- QUESTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS; "THE BOARD Of ApPEALS HELD A MEETING AT THE CITV HALL, MAV 8, 1957, AT 8:30 AM. MEMBERS PRESENT WERE MR. MORRIS, MR. MOYER, MR. HENDERSHOTT AND MR. BALZHISER. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MR~ MORRIS. I. MR. G. M. CARROLL, 439 WEST 1ST AVENUE, ASKS FOR A WAIVER OF THE fIVE (5') FOOT SIDE LINE SET BACK TO CONSTRUCT A GARAGE WITH A THREE (3') FOOT RUNWAV BETWEEN THE GARAGE AND THE HOUSE. MR. HENDERSHOTT MOVED AND MR. MOVER, SECONDED THE REQUEST BE GRANTED, PROVIDING THE GARAGE MEET THE TWENTY (20') fOOT SET BACK fROM THE ENTRANCE, AND THAT THE EAVES Of THE GARAGE DO NOT EXTEND WITHIN THE THREE (3') fOOT SIDE LINE SET BACK. 2. MR..MvRL E. WEEDIN, 1344 POLK STREET, REQUESTED PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A ROOF EXTENSION TO HIS PRESENT GARAGE. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE EXISTING GARAGE BEING FOUR (4') FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE PROPOSED ROOF WOULD NOT EX- TEND~BEVOND THE PRESENT FOUR (4') FOOT SET BACK, MR. MOVER MADE A MOTION THE RE- QUEST BE GRANTED. MR. HENDERSHOTT SECONDED, MOTION CARRIED. 3. DR. GEORGE A. SIMON, 1546 WILLAMETTE, REQUESTED A WAIVER OF SIDE AND BACK PRO- PERTY LINE SET BACKS TO CONSTRUCT A GARAGE WITH AN APARTMENT ABOVE. AFTER CON- SIDERING THE MATTER, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AGREED THE REQUEST BE GRANTED, PRO- VIDING A FIRE WALL BE CONSTRUCTED'ON BOTH THE SIDE AND BACK PROPERTV LINES, EX- TENDING FROM THE FOUNDATION TO THE ROOF LEVEL. 4. MR. CHARLES A. CRAMBLEV, 810 WEST 6TH AVENUE, REQUESTS A SET BACK VARIANCE TO ERECT A NEON SIGN ONE (I ') FOOT BACK OF THE SIDEWALK, WHICH WOULD BE TH1RTV-- THREE (33') FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF 6TH AVENUE. THE ZONING ORDINANCE RE- QUIRED A FORTY FOOT SET BACK ON 6TH AVENUE FOR FUTURE WIDENING. TAKIN~ TH~S INTO CONSIDERATION, MR. MORRIS MOVED THE REQUEST BE DENIED. MR. MOVER SECONDED, MOTION CARRIED. 5. MR. OWEN PERKINS Ot AEROLIGHT NEON COMPANY, 2905 WEST 11TH AVENUE; REQUESTS RER- MISSION TO ERECT A SIGN AT 110 WEST 6TH AVENUE. .....