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'46~ e SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FELT THE CITY HAD A MORAL L1ABIL1TY TO COMPENSATE THE, OWNERS OF EDGEWOOD ESTATES' FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STORM SEWER. IT'WAS RECOM- MENDED THAT A PAYMENT IN SOME AMOUNT BE MADE PROVIDING' IT CAN BE DONE LEGALLY FOR TH,IS SPECIFIC SITUATION. ON THIS MOTION COUNCILMAN SHEARER VOTED NAY.' I IT WAS THEN RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE AS PREPARED BY THE CITY ENGI- NEER AT THE TIME OF THE INSTALLATION ANO SUBSEQUENT OISCUSSION REGARDING THE POSSI- BILITY OF MAKING PAYMENT ON SUCH A STORM SEWER BE USED AS A BASIS FOR THE PAYMENT FOR THE STORM, ~EWER'." THI S MOTl ON WAS' DEFEATED, ~O,UNCI,LMAN HA,R'TMA~ VOT' NG: IIl11E. I T WAS THEN RECOMMENOED THAT THE CI TY REIMBURSE. EDGEWOOD ESTATES, I N THE: AMOUNT OF THE COST OF. THE PIPE AND MAdE~IALS INSTALLED AS COMPUTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER, PRO- VIDING.PAYMENT CAN LEGALLY BE MADE.' THIS MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMAN WATSON AND SHEARER VOTING NAY. 2. DISCUSSION ON PURCHASE OF AN INDUSTRIAL TRACTOR WITH SICKLE BAR ATTACHMENT - THE CITY ENGINEER EXPLAINED THAT, A FIRM WAS: GOING OUT or BUSINESS AND THAT: A TRACTOR WAS AYA'I LABLE IN HARRI SBURG, OREGON' AT A ~ONSI DERABLE' 01 SCOUNT; SUCH A TRACTOR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $3200 AND'COULO-NOW BE BOUGHT FOR APPROXI- MATELY $1-700. SINCE TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE AND NO, COMPETITIVE BID-COULD BE RE- CEIVED, PERMISSION WAS REQUESTED TO MAKE THE PURCHASE WITHOUT BENEFIT OF BID OR AD- VERTISING.. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST." e IT WAS'MOVED By-MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER'THATITEMS: I THROUGH 6 OF THE'PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT BE. 'APPROVED. ROLLC'ALL' VOTE-. "ALL COUNCI'LMEN PRE'SENT'Y'OTI NG AYE, MOTION CARRIED. I I TWAS MOYED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER- THA'T: ITEM 7 OF'THE PUBLI C' WORKS COMMI TTEE ! REPORT BE REJECTED, THAT THE REZONING REQUEST'MADE BY HAROLD'L. PARMENTER BE GRANTED;, AND THAT THE MATTER NOT BE RETURNED: TO THE FULL PL'ANNI NG COMMI SSI ON. MOTION CARRI ED, WI TH COUNCI LMAN LAURIS VOTING NAY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT ITEM 8 OF 'THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTl ON CARR I ED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR'. SHEARER THAT ITEM: 9 OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT aE ADOPTED~ MOTl ON CARR I ED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED. BY MR. SHEARER THAT ITEM 10 OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMI TTEE : REPORT BE ADOPTED AND THE YARIANCE BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. - , IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. LINDEEN THAT ITEM I OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE' OF THE WHOLE BE ADOPTED~ ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTl,ON C,ARRIED, wlniCoUNCILMAN WATSON AND SHEARER VOT- ING NAY. I T WAS MOVED' BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. EDMUNDS THAT: I Tf;~ 2 OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMI TTEE OF THE WHOLE BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL YOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION~CARRIED. I A REPORT, OF THE COMMI TTEE MEETJNG: HELD ON MAY 24, 1957 - RE : HEALTH. & RECREATION ,COMMI TTEE - DISCUSSION REGAR~I~G NAMING OF"BALLF'IELDS IN AMAZON PARK'AREA; PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - DISCUS- SION OF COUNCIL,BILL No. 4165 REGARDING ASSESSMENT TO MT.' CALVARY CEMETERY FOR SEWER LINE; DIS- CUSSION REGARDING THE PAYING OF 24TH PLACE FROM WILLAMETTE TO OLIVE STREET; DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS BIDS RECEIVED FOR STREET PAVING;,CONSIDERATION OF BIDS 0,", PEARL STREET TRUNK SEWER FROM 6TH TO 28TH AVENUE; COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - DISCUSSION REGARDING' PROPOSED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMI SSI ON; DISCUSS] ON REGARDI NG NEGOTl ATI ON OF MI LLRACE AGRE.EMENT WI TH UNI VERSI TY OF OREGON; REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SELL ALL THE CITY OWNED LOTS EAST Of" THE WESTMORELAND PARK LOCATED AT THE OLD AIRPARK: AND FOR CONSIDERATION AS TO WHETHER TIME PAYMENT WOULD. BE ALLOWED; DISOOSSION REGARDING SALE 'OF EXISTING LIBRARY PROPERTY AND THE BUDGETING OF $80,000 EXPECTED RRO- CEEDS FROM SUCH SALE FOR LIBRARY USE; AIRPORT COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION REGARDI~G PROPOSED SITE FOR THE CAA AIRWAy,MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN HEADWUARTERS; WAS'SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: - "PRESENT: MAYOR MCGINTY; COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, SHISLER, EDMUNDS, LAURIS, BRIGGS AND LINDEEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSI STAN!; ~RKS. & REC~EATI ON SUPER I:N.:rEND~N.:rtA.:SSI STANT CITY ENGI NEER; MR.' WARREN, MRS,.MAcKI NNON, MR. LEMON; MR. ANDERSON; TOM, JACQUES, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. 6 HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE I. 01 SCUSSI ON REGARD I NG NAMI NG OF BALLFI ELDS IN AMAZO-N PARK AREA - THE PARKS" & RECREA- TION SUPERINTENDENT 'INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE'MORE THAN ONE BALLFIELD LO- CATED IN THE AMAZON PARK AREA HE DESIRED TO GIVE,THE BALLFIELDS SPECIFIC NAMES TO PREVENT ANY CONFUSION AS TO WHICH FIELD WAS BEING USED rOR A PARTICULAR EVENT~ HE INDICATED THERE WERE VARIOUS METHODS THAT MIGHT BE USED IN NAMING THE FIELDS, lN~ CLUDING THE NAMI~~ AFTER PERSONS WHO HAD'DONE CONSIDERABLE WORK 11'4 THE DEVELOP~ENT OF THE SITES~ THE NAMING AFTER THE 'PARTICULAR AREAl IN WHICH THE SITES WERE LOCATED, THE DESIGNATION BY NUMBER AND OTHER POSSIBLE METHODS. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO NAME THE BALLFIELDS AFTER THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY WERE LOCATED. I e ~