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<br /> I "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN SHEARER, EDMUNDS, lAURIS,BRJGGS AND,lINDEEN; FREEHOLDERS liND,
<br /> MOLHOLM AND' VATER; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; ASSI STANTCrTY' RECORDER;
<br /> ADMI NI'STRATI VE ASSI STANT;' 'DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGI STE.R-GUARD.
<br /> THI S SPECI AL MEETI NG WAS CALLED TO GI VE EACH MEMBER OF THE' BU,DGE.T COMMI T1EE
<br /> AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS ~1S IDEAS ON THE 10-YEAR PROGRAM WHICH. ~AD BEEN SUB~ ,
<br /> MITTED BY THE CITY MANAGER AT THE JUNE MEETING.
<br /> MR. SHEARER C6MMENtED'THATINSOFAR AS SEWERS AND STREETS WERE CONCERNED, THE
<br /> PROPOSED PROG~AM SHOULD REMAIN FLEXISLESO A~ TO MEET CHANGING NEEDS, .AND THAT THE
<br /> DISCUSSION SHOULD ~ENTER MORE ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS A NEW C1TY HALL.
<br /> MRS.LAURI S EXPRESSED THE OPI NI ON THAT' PROVI SI ONS SHOULD BE MADE FOR A NEW SEWER
<br /> FOR WEST I.I.TH .A.YENUE AND. THAT FUTUR,E PARKPLANNI NG SHO.ULD I NCLUDE A :BA.RNYARD ZOO,
<br /> ALSO A NEW CITY HALL'SOO.NER THAT TEN YEARS FROM NOW. MR. BRIGGS COMMENTED THAT IT
<br /> WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THE RESPECT OF THE CITIZENRY WHILE OPE.RAT1NGFROM AN OLD
<br /> BUILDING SUCH, AS WE NOW HAVE. MR. VATER SUGGESTED WE ESTIMATE THE CONTEMPLATED
<br /> e GROWTH OF THE CITY IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND PLAN THE "MUST" ITEMS AND THEIR f"1-
<br /> NANC I NG.. THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE MAD.E MORE AWARE OF THE I R N,EEDS THROUGH PUBL I ,C I TY
<br /> AND WE SHOULD TAKE OUT THE I TEMS THAT ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY ESSENT.I AL I N THE NEXT
<br /> FIVE YEARS AN~ CONCENTRATE ON THE "MUSTS". IT WAS HIS FEELING THAT THE HANDLING
<br /> OF THE FINANCES OF THE CITY SHOULD BE A FIRST CONSIDERATION.
<br /> MR. SHEARER COMMENTED THAil' WE SHOULD ACQUI RE RI GHT-OF-W,AY NOW FOR A PROP,OSED
<br /> I BEL T STREET S'YSTEM RATHER THAN WAI T UNTI L FUTURE YEARS WHEN IT MI GHT BE VERY EX-
<br /> PENSIVE DUE TO BUILDING REMOVAL. MR. EDMUNDS EXPRESSED HIMSELF A.S' BEING IN f"AVOR
<br /> OF. A BOND' I SSUE TO BE VOTED UPON I NTHE MAY 1958. PRI MARY FOR FUNDS NEEDEDf"OR A
<br /> NEW CI TY HALL, CENTRAL -F'I RE STATION AND A SUB-STATI ON AT 10T.H AVENUE AND GARF'I ELD
<br /> . STREET. THE APPROXIMATE COST WOULD BE $100,000 PER YEAR OVER. A 20-Y~AR~PERIOD.
<br /> THE CITY RECORDER COMMENTED THAT BECAUSE OF A' GRADUAL INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES
<br /> IT IS DIFFICULT TO FORECAST WHAT A BOND ISBUE WOULD SELL FOR IN FUTURE YEARS.
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<br /> MR. VATER SUGGESTED THAT WE FIND A NEW SOURCE OF REVENUE OTHER' THAN PROPERTY
<br /> TAXES. MRS. lAURIS:SAID WE. SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A BUS'-NESS TAX.
<br /> I THE CI TY MANAGER EXPLAI'NE'D' THAT THE' BUSI NESS TAX IN PORTLAND: BROUGHT' I'N A REVENUE
<br /> I OF ABOUT $-11,500,000' PER YEAR. AND :THAT I-T HAD BEEN ESTIMATED A SI MILAR TAX IN
<br /> EUGENE WOULD PRODUCEAPPROXIMAlE~Y $100,000 PER yEAR. . .'
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<br /> . MR. VATER STATEP T~AT ONE. OF T'HE WEAKNESSES OF PAST BUDGET COMMITTEES HAS
<br /> BEEN THAT NO MEETINGS WERE HELD PRIOR TO THE TIME THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS PRE-
<br /> SENTED AND SOME MEMBERS DID NOT HAVE- A GRASP OF AFFAtRS PERTAINING TO NEEDS AND
<br /> OPERATIONS OF THE,CITY,
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<br /> MR. LINDEEN AND,MR..LIND BOTH E'XPRESSED THEMSELVES A!3 BEING'OPPOSED'TOANY
<br /> , FURTHER INCREASE IN PROPE~TYITAX, AND MR. LINDEEN FURTHER ~TATED THAT AREAS OUT-
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<br /> I SlOt EUGENE. SHOULD SHARE, THE COST OF EUGENE ,IMPROVEMENTS WHIC~THEY US~'SUCH AS
<br /> OUR SWIMMING POOLS. , ,." - ~
<br /> I THERE FOLLOWED A GENERAL 01 SCU~SI ON ON VAR I OU.S POI NTS,I NTHE ,PROPO$ED CAPI-
<br /> " TAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THEF'OLLQWING MOT)ONS AS STATED WERE RECOMMENDED BY
<br /> I THE BUDGET COMMITTEE'),FOR ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BRIGGS SECONDED BY MR. VATER THAT ALL MONEY AVAILABLE
<br /> FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS BE USED,ON ARTERIAL STREETS. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. lAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT' A SEWER BE CON-
<br /> e I STRUCTED TO SERVE' THE- WEST .1 HH AVENUE 'AREA AS SOON 'AS POSSI BLE, AND THE' POSSI-
<br /> I BILITY OF.FEDERAL AID BE INVESTIGATED~ MOTION CARRIED.'
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<br /> , I'T WAS'MOVED'ByMR. VAiTERSECONDED ByMRS.:lAURIS THAT A COMMITTEE BE'AP-
<br /> " POINTED TO SEEK VARIOUScWAYS OF. RAISING MONEY TO BUILD A NEW CITY HALLi MOTION
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR.;VATER.SECONDED BYMR.'lIND THAT THE COUNCIL INVESTIGATE
<br /> THE POSSIBilITY OF USING THE PRESENT liBRARY BUILDING ~OR EXPANSION OF CITY OF-
<br /> FICES AFTER THE NEW LIBRARY BUILDING IS COMPLETED. -MOTION CARR lED. " ,
<br /> I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SE'CONDED BY MR. BRI GGS THAT: THE ~ REPORi~'OF THE BUDGET COMMI TTEE BE
<br /> REFERRED TO'THE PUBLIC'WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.' . . -: ;\' , -.
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<br /> A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON JULY 12,: 1957 - RE: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - DIS-
<br /> CUSSION REGARDING PERMANENT-REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Of" JULY-2, 1957; DISCUSSION
<br /> I REGARDING REROOFING OF COMFORT STATION AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF BTH'AVENUE" AND OAK STREET; DISCUS-
<br /> SION REGARDING PAVING OF.CI~Y VIEW STREET ADJACENT TO PROPERTY OUTSIDE" THE CITY LIMITS LOCATED
<br /> IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF 18rH AVENUE; PETITION rOR CURB SIDEWALK ON TH~ EAST.SIDE OrWILLAMETTE STREET
<br /> BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND 24TH PLACE; REQUEST rOR CURB SIDEWALK ON 37TH AYENUE FROM WILLAMETTE
<br /> I STREET TO DONALD STREET; PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - REQUEST FOR CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS ON PRO-
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<br /> I PERTY LOCATED AT 589 WEST 4TH AYENUEj.WAS SUBMITTED,..READ AND A~TED,UPON ASf,'OLLOW=?:
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<br /> "PRESENT: MAYOR MCGINTYj.COUNCILMEN WATSON, ?HEARER, HARTMAN, SHISL~R, EDMUNDS,
<br /> e :1 LAURIS, BRIGGS AND LINDEEN; C,TY ~!'NAGER; CITY..ENGINEER; CI.TY RECORDER;
<br /> CITY ATTORNEYj ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTj'MESSRS. BURBEE, HAWK, COULTER,
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