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'~{1:~ ~.c,.' e I 7. DISCUS~IONREGARDI~G TURN LA~~S AT 6TH AND 7TH AVE~UES ~ND JEffERSON STREET - A REPORT OF. THE TRAffiC ENGINEER' CONCERNING A' SURVEY of TRAffiC CONGESTION MADE AT THE INTER- SECTI ONSOt 6TH AND 7TH' AVENUES AND JEffERSON STREET 'WAS PRESENTED TO "T'HE COMMI TTEE. " THE REPORT INDICATED THAT A CONSIDERABLE PORTION Of THE CONGESTION WAS CAUSED BY TRAffiC DESIRING TO TURN Off Of JEffERSON STREET ONTO 6TH AVENUE OR 7TH AVENUE AND THAT SUCH CARS DESIRING TO TURN WERE BLOCKING THROUGH TRAffiC. SUCH DELAY tAN UNDOUBT~DLY CAUSE MOTORISTS TO TAKE UNNECES~ARY CHANCES AND ADD TO THE AdclDENT RATE:6f THESE ~~TERSEC- TIO~S. To ALLEVIATE tHE SitUATION IT WAS RECOMME~DED tHAT TURN lANES AND tHROUGH'LANES BE INST~LLED AT BOTH INTE~SECTION~. THESE WOULD ASSIGN ~ DESI~NATE~ LANE t6REACH MOVEMENT Of VEHICULAR fLOW, THUS REDUCING THE CONGESTION. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE SUBJECT AND OBSERVED A MAP ON WHICH THE fLOW LANES WERE SHOWN WH I'CH WOULD INCLUDE RIGHT, THROUGH AND LEfT TURN LANES 'ON 6TH 'AVENUE AND 7TH AV~Ni.JE, T~ROUGH AND LEfT TURN LANES fOR NORTHBOUND TRAffiC AT 6TH AVENUE AND JEffER- SON STREET AND THROUGH AND LEfT TURN LANES fOR SOUTH BOUND TRAffiC AT 7TH AVENUE AND JEffERSON STREET. e I T WAS 'NOTED THAT TO ACCOMMODATETHI'S, PARKI NG WOULD BE REMOVED ON 6TH AVENUE EAST Of JEffERSON STREET ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES Of THE STREET fOR A DISTANCE Of 100 fEET; ON THE EAST SIDE Of JEffERSON STREET fOR A DISTANCE -Of 60 fEET NORTH Of THE NORTH CURB LINE Of 6TH AVENUE; AND qN THE WEST SIDE Of JEffERSON STREET fOR A DISTANCE I OF 110 fEET SOUTH Of THE SOUTH CURB LINE O~ 6TH AVENUE. PARKING WOULD ALSO BE RE- MOVED ON THE EAST SIDE Of JEffERSON STREET fOR A ~ISTANCE Of 110 ftET NORTH Of THE NORTH CURB LINE Of 7TH AVENUE AND ON THE WEST SIDE Of JEffERSON STREET fOR A DISTANCE Of 60 fEET SOUTH Of THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF 7TH AVENUE AND ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF 7TH AVENUE fOR A DISTANCE Of 100 fEET WEST Of THE WEST CURB LINE OF JEffERSON STREET AND THAT THE "NO PARKING" ZONE CURRENTLY EXI5TINGON THE WEST SIDE Of JEffERSON STREET NORTH Of 7TH AVENUE BE EXTENDED BY A DISTANCE Of 15 fEET. I AfTER DISCUSSIO~, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED CONCURRENCE IN THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE TRAffiC ENGINEER~ 8. DESIGNATION Of HIGH STREET AS A THROUGH STREET FROM 6TH AVENUE TO CHESHIRE STREET - THE' TRAffiC ENGINEER INDICATED THAT DRIVER5- ARE USING ,HIGH STREET 'AS A THROUGHSTRE'ET fROM ,5TH A.VENUE NORlH AND -THAT CERTAI N 51 DE STREETS ARE NOt SI GNED AS "S'TOp1' STREETS AND THAT TRAffiC ON HIGH STREET IS NOT YIELDING THE RIGHT-Of-WAY TO SUCH CROSS STREETS. To ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT "STOP" SIGNS BE INSTALLED STOPPING ALL TRAff':C EAST BOUND" AND WEST BOUND BEfORE SUCH TRAffiC ENTERS HIGH STREET fROM 6TH AVENUE TO CHESHIRE STREET. THE COMM)TTEE RECOMMENDED C~NCURRENCE IN THE RECOMMENDATION' Of THE TRAffiC ENGINEER. I 9. DI~CUSSIOW REGARDING MOV.~G Of LO~DIN~ ZONE' lOCATED ON O~I~E STREET'~ETWEEN 8TH AVENUE AND BROADWAY - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT CURRENTLY THERE ARE fOUR SHORT TIME METERS LO- CATED ON 'THE EAST SI DE Of OLl VE STREET BETWEE'N8TH 'AVENUE AND BROADWAY AND"NO SHORT TIME'METERS ON THE WEST SIDE Of THE STREET. I'T IS THE' PRACTICE fOR DELIVERY PEOPLE TO JAYWALi<,ACROSS THE STREET ,AT THI S I NTERSECT! ON AND'I TWAS RECOMMENDEDTH'AT ONE' Of THE SHORT 'TIME METERS BE RELOCATED O~ THE WEST SIDE Of THE STREET WHICH WOULD ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM'. To ACCOMPLISH THIS, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT METER #122 BE CHANGED fROM A 24 MINUTE PENNY/NI.CKEL MACHI NE TO A .60 MI NUTE NI CKEL ONLY MACHI NE AND THAT METER #137 'BE CHANGED fROM ~,60 MINUTtNICKEL ONLY MACHINE TO A 12 MINUTE PENNY ONLY LOADING tONE MACHINE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED CONCURRENCE IN THE RECOMMENDATI'ON Of THE TRAffiC ENGINEER. e 10. DISCUSSION REGARDING POSSIBILITY Of CHANGES IN THE CLOS'ING OUT SALES ORIDNANCE - THE CITY ATTORNEY INDICATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST fROM MERCHANTS IN THE CITY TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY Of R-ESTUDYING AND REWRITING THE ORDINANCE GOVERNING CLOSING OUT SALES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. HE REQUESTED THAT THE COMMITTEE GIVE THEIR OPINION AS TO WHETHER ~R NOT THEY WISH THIS ORDINANCE EXPLORED. fURTHER. No fORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ~HE REQUEST BUT IT WAS ~HE CONSENSUS Of THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SHOULD EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY Of REDEFINING AND REWRITING THE ORDINANCE GOVERNING CLOSING OUT SALES. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. EDMUNDS THAT ITEM 6 Of THE COMMITTEE'REPO~T BE RE- fERRED BACK TO COMMITTEE AND THE BALANCE Of THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS " , 10 THE MATTER Of fENCES AROUND SWIMMING POOLS AND fISH PONDS IN THE CITY Of EUGENE WAS BROUGHT UP fOR DISCUSSION. I IT wAS MOVED BY MR. EDMUNDS ~ECONDED BY MRS.' LAURIS THAT THE MATTER BE REfERRED TO THE'SAfETY COMMI TTEE AND THAT THE CI TY ATTORNEY BE ~REQUESTED TO' SUBMI T'A fORM or ORbl NA'NCE ,COVERI NG THE SUB- JECT. MOTION CARRI ED. !'. ' j..1 'j I' NOT! CE OF ApPLI CAT! ON or SOUTHERN PACI F'I C COMPANY TO PUBLI C UTI LlT'I ES COMMI 551 ONER Of OREGON fOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT A GRADE CROSSING ACROSS SENECA ROAD IN [UGENE, DATED JUNE 7, 1957, WAS SUBMITTED fOR CONSIOERATION. e IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE NOTICE Of ApPLICATION BE REfERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. .....j