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<br />QUOTED fOR -ROCK EXCAVATION. WHEN THE COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED THE ITEM, THE I
<br />CI TY ENGINEER REQUESTED PERMI'SSION, AND S-UCH PERMI SSI ONWA'S GRANTED, -TO MAKE TEST '_
<br />BORINGS' IN THE 'AREA --TO DETERMI NE THE AMOUNT OF ROCK EXCAVATION THAT WOULD BE RE-
<br />QUIRED.THE CITY ENGINEER NOW REPORT'S THAT THE T'EST HOLES INDICATE THERE IS NO ROCK
<br />I N THE AREA AND SUGGESTED "THA'T THE CONTRACT SHOULD 'BE AWARDED TO T. C. WI LDISH At: A
<br />LOW -BID OF: $2827.60. . 'THECOMMI TTEE -RECOMMENDED THE ACCEPTANCE "OF 'THE BID 'OF' T.- C.
<br />WILDISH AS, INDTCATED ABOVE; -~' -., '" " ..
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<br />3. PETI TI ON F'ORTHE PAVI NG -OF [A-ST -34TH ,AVENUE FROM CLIFFORD TO' HILYARD -STR'EET- A 'PET.I- '
<br />TION CONTAINING SIGNATURES OF OWNERS OF 51..63% OF THE PRrVATE'PRO'PERTY, 'OR 79.35% OF
<br />THE PR I VA TE AND PUBL I C PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED 'FOR THE COS'T O'F THE STREET "'I MPROVEMENT !
<br />WAS PR~SENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS A MAJORITY PETITION
<br />WI THOUT THE TNCLUSI'ON' 'OF' THE CI TYOWNED PROPERTY LO'CATED AT 'THE EA-STEND OF' THE PRO-
<br />POSED STREET PAVI-NG.- 'BASED O'N THI S PETI TI ON THE COUNCI L RECOMMENDED THAT'THE S'TREET
<br />BE PAVED' 'AND THAT TH'E -NECESS'ARY ORDrNANCES 'INI TIATINGTHE- PROJ,ECT BE PASSED.'-
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<br />4. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALLOWING SECOND AND THIRD READINGS OF' ORDI- ~
<br />NANCES BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY - A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1..14 OF ~
<br />THE EUGENE CI TY -CODE WHI CH WOUDD:ALLOW THAT' ,SUCH ORDI NANCES ~MAY BE READ THE SECOND. i
<br />AND. THIRD TIME, BY COUNCIL' B'ILL NUMBER ONLYW'AS READ 'AND EXPLAINED TO THE COMMITTEE.
<br />AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IN WHICH IT WA'S POINTED OUT THAT SUCH 'AN 'ORDINANCE WOULD AID I
<br />IN EXPEDITING COUNCIL BUS'INESS ON THE FL'OOR, THE COMMITTEE'RE,COMMENDED THAT THE ORDI- I
<br />NANCE 'BE PASSED.. -, '
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<br />5. ~OPOSED ORDINANC'E'ESTABLI SHI NG AND PROVIDrNG FOR 'COtLECTI ON OF ,FEES :FOR SPECI At SER-! I
<br />VICES AND~EPORTS REQUESTEDOF'AND PREPARED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ THE CITY I
<br />ATTORNEY'IHNDICATED THAT HE 'AND THE' C,HI EF' OF POLl CEHAD GI'VEN CONSIDERABL'E THOUGHT TO
<br />AN ORDI NANCE WHI CH WOULD REQUI RE PRI VATE I NDI VrDUAI.:SOR "F1'RMSWHO REQUEST rNF'ORMATION
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<br />IN WRITING AND REQUIRE RETURNS OF SUCH INfORMATION REQUESTED IN WRITING TO BE CHARGED :
<br />A fEE -fOR SUCH 'SERVI CE.' THE CI TY ATTORNEY EXPLAI NED THAT. nit CI TY ,Of PORTLAND HAS.
<br />ADOPTED SUCH AN ORDI NANCE "AND fl NOS' IT 'WORKA'BLE AND SUCCESSfUL. I T WAS fURTHER 'EX- '
<br />PLAINED THA.T THrs WOULD NOT :PROHl.BIT'-A':PRIVATE INDIVI'DUAI..: FROM ,M'AKING'AN.ORAL. RoE,..
<br />QUEST AND R:ECE I VING AN ORAL ANSWER AT NO fEE, BUT T,HA'T I T WAS DESIGNED TO HELP OFfSET
<br />A PORTION OF~HECLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WHICH'ARE INCUR~ED WHEN PRIVATE i
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<br />INDIVIDUALS OR PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONSREQUI.RE WR.ITTEN ANSWERS-OVER THE SIGNATURE OF :
<br />SOMEONE IN :THE POLICE 'DEPARTMENT'. I T WAS 'fURTHER POI'NTED OUT THAT SUCH F'EESWOULD '
<br />NOT,BECHARGED--TOANY'CITY, COUN,TY, STATE'ORFE:DERAL AGENCY OR THEIR SUBDIVISIONS, i
<br />AND THAT ONLY' 'I NF'ORMATI ON NOW' AVAIHLABLE .wOULD BE MADE' AVAI LABLE AT ANY TI ME. AF'TER
<br />SOME 01 SCUSSI ON OF" 'THE. VARTOtJS PROPO'SEDF'EES fOR INfOR'MATI ON AND THE ORDI NANCE' IN'
<br />GENERAL', 'I T 'WAS' :REC'OMMENDED' THAT THE ORDINANCE 'BE ADOPT-EO. " -, I
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<br />6,. DISCUSSION REC'ARDING Ct::OSfNG OF' 'AGENDA PRIOR TO DATE OF COUNCI.L 'MEETING - THE SUB'JECT If
<br />OF THE AGENDA WHICH IS PREPARED IN ADVANCE fOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MAILED TO COUNCIL- '
<br />MEN WAS BROUGHT UP BY 'MEMBE'R$ OF THE COMMI T.TEE ,WI TH THE' 'THOUGHT TKAT THE AGENDA WOULD
<br />BE CLOSED Ar SOME TIME UP TO A WEEK PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AND .THAT COUNCILMEN'
<br />WOULD BE FURNISHED WITH A COMPLETE AGENDA INCLUDING PROPOSED ORDINANCES, COMMUNICA-
<br />TIONS AND ANY. AND ALL MATTER'S "RELATI NG TO .THE: AGENDA. 'THE CITY MANAGER WAS ASKED TO '
<br />I NVESTI GATE THE VAR I OUS PROCEDURES USED I N OTHER CI T.I ES WI TH RES'PECT 10 THE 'CLOSI NG I
<br />OF THE AGENDA. No FORMAL ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE WAS TAKEN ON THIS SUBJECT.
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<br />7. REQUEST BY LI BE~TY T~LEVI ~I ~N, INC. - MR. McDONALD, PRESI DENT Of ll:B'ERTY .TELEVI SI ON,
<br />INC., AND MR. MILLER, ATTORNEY FOR THE CORPORATION, APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE RE- I
<br />QUESTI NGTHAT T'HE COUNCI:L ENACT A R.E$OLUTI ON FAVORABLY 'ENDORSING THE USE OF' CHANNEL 9 I
<br />FORCOMMERCIALPURPOSES'- THE 'REPRES'E'NTATI VESOFTHE CORPORATION EXPLAINED THA'T THE:
<br />~HANNE~S ARE ASSI~NED BY THE FE6ERAL~OMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON THE BASIS O~ PUBLIC,
<br />"I NTEREST AND THAT -THE COUNCI'L AS A PUB'LIC BODY WOULD CARRY CONSIDERABLE ~EI:GHT BEF,O,RE' ...
<br />THE COMMISSION. ,'IN EXPLAINING THE BACKGROUND Of THE'IR REQUEST, THE REPRESENTATIVES - - ~
<br />OF THE TELEVI SI ON STATI ON I'NDI CATED THAT VERY HI GH :FREQUENCY CHANNELS' WERE L'OOKED ,UP,ON,
<br />AS THE MOST f~VORABLE ~HANNELS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES~ THEY,ALSO INDICATED ITHAT
<br />CHANNEl.: ,7' HAD BEEN ALLO'CATED TO -THE STATE 'BOARD OF HI GHER EDUCATI'ONFOR 'USE BY THE-
<br />UNIVERSI TY Of OREGON, OREGON STATE COLLEGE AND OTHER ST~TE EDUCATl ONALI NSTI TunONS. I
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<br />MR. McDONALD INDYCATED T',HAT HE HAS -MADE A NUMBER OF' I NQUI R I ES 'OF' VAR'IOUS PEOPt:.E RE--
<br />GARDI NG THErR THOUGHTS'''ON THE NECESSI TY 'fOR :ANOTHER C'OMMERCI AL TELEv.lsrON STATION IN
<br />THE AREA. . HE .STATED, -THE 'ENTI RE ~REACTI ON OF SUCH I NQUI RJ ES HAD BEEN fAVORABLE TOWARD
<br />A SECOND COMMERCIAL CHANNEL. .
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<br />WITH RESPECT TO THE CURRENT ALLOCATION OF CHANNEL 9 AS AN EDUCATIONAL CHANNEL, MR. I
<br />McDONALD STATE,O THAT HI S' CORPORATI ON HAD. TALKf;D. TO -SCHOOL 01 STRI CT '#504-CAND :THE . I'.
<br />STATE BOARD OF HI GHER 'EDUCATION" AND THA'T SCHOOL DISTRICT #504-C HAD NOT EXPRESSED :
<br />A FORMAL OPI'NION AS' OF" THE 'DATE-Of THIS MEE'TlNG. --HE, rND'lCATED THAT THE STATE BOARD I:
<br />Of HIGHER ',ED.UCATTON. HAS ASKED ;THAT CHANNEL ,9 BE 'RE'SERVED FOR EDUCATr.ONAL. 'USE' IN' THE I
<br />FUTURE, I T BEl NG THEI R -THOUGHT THAT AT SOME, TfME I N'''THE fUTURE 7THI S CHANNEL 'MIGHT BE
<br />NECESSARY TO PROP&RLY SERVE THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AREA. WITH RESPECT TO SCHOOL
<br />01 STR I CT#504-C;- fT 'WAS STATED ,THAT LI BERTY TELEVI S ION WOULD ,BE WI LL I NG TO OFF'EiR' fREE
<br />TIME FOR'EDUCATlONAL .US-E .E'X'CEPTFOR PROGRAM C.ONTENT; THIS MEANS ,THAT :TI"IErR ENTIRE
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<br />fACI LI TI ES WOULD BE MAriE AvArLABLE AT 'NO COST FOR SUCH PR'OGRAMS AS MfGHT BE PLANNED
<br />fOR EDUCATIONAL USE.--
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<br />TAE COMMITTE~ HAD DIV~RGENT VIEWPOINTS AS TO THE PROPRIETY 6~ THE COUNCIL'S ENACTIN~ -
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<br />A RESOLUTI ON ON THE 'SUBjECT; ONE 'VI EWPOI NT WAS THAT 'niE S'UBJECT WAS NOT IN THE PRO- e
<br />VINCE OF"THE COUNcrL-AN6'A~Y DECI$ldN S~OULD CO~EcFRO~ TH~ 'FACT~ AND THE FEELING OF
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