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53~ e , ~ - - -- - ._-- -:;;:.- -- -----._- ,~ ~ ~ - - ---- ~j , , I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. EDMUNDS SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT ITEM I OF THE REPORT O~ THE PUBLIC 'WORKS COMMITTEE RELATIVE TO THE VACATION OF CHARNELTON STREET BE REFERRED BACK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTl ON CARR I EO. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT ITEMS 2, 3 AND 4 OF THE REPORT OF ! THE PUBLIC WORKS'COMM1TTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. . IT WAS MOVEU BY MR. HARTM.N'SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE REPORT,OfTHE PUBLIC SAfETY COM- MITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. : IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MR~ BRIGGS THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT YOTING AYE, MOTI ON:CARR~I ED. A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON,AuGusr 2, 1957 - RE: PUBLIC WORMS, COMMITTEE - RE~ QUEST fOR 75' CURB~CUT BY MCCRACKEN BROTHERS FREIGHT LINESj'REQUEST fOR CURB CUT'BY GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY; REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION BY 100% CONSENT OF APPROXIMATELY ONE BLOCK ADJACENT TO THE CITY BY CARL AND RUTH EKSTROM; CHARGES fOR ANNEXATION REQUESTS ON SMALL AREAS; REQUEST BY e LANE COUNTY COMMI SSI ONERS THAT A BUI LDI'NG PERMI T. BE GR'ANTED fOR THE" NEW COUNTY COURTHOUSE BY THE CITY Of EUGENE WITHOUT THE USUAL CHARGE fOR SUCH PERMIT;' REQUEST BY LANE-PLYWOOD THAT THE CITY PAY A $125 CHARGE FOR THE CLEANING OFA DRAINAGE DITCH; REGARDING CHARGES' fOR ENGINEERING BY THE i PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; REQUEST BY PEARL BUCK SCHOOL fOR USE OF FRED LAMB COTTAGE; COMMITTEE Of THE WHOLE - GARBAGE' HAULERS" :COVERI NGS' FOR TRUCKS; WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS fOLLOW'S: .. .~ . - "PRESENT: COUNCI LMEN WATSON; HARTMAN, SHISLER, EDMUNDS AND LAURIS; CITY M~NAGER; I DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; ASSISTANT CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; ADMINI- STRATIVE ASSISTANT;' MESSRS. LOWE, CRAMER, SPICER, WETZEL AND SCHNELL; . JERRY URHAMMER,:EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. ~ i 9 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE . I . REQUEST'FOR 75 ' C'URB CUT BY' MCCRACKEN BROTHERS FRE I GHT LI NES - MCCRACKE N BROTHERS FREIGHT LINES HAVE REQUESTED AN ORIGINAL,CURB CUT ON 7TH AVENUE 100' EAST OF THE i WEST- PROPERTY LI NE' A'ND NOW REQUEST A NEW ONE STARTI NG 3' FROM THE WEST BOUNDARY ! OF THEIR PROPERTY AND EXTffiNDING75' EAST. THE COMMITTEE VI EWED THE AREA AND AGREED , THAT THERE IS A LOGICAL NEED FOR THIS CURB CUT IN ORriER THAT THE FREIGHT LINES CAN SERVICE THEIR TRUCKS FROM THE LOADtNG PLATFORM AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE I REQUEST. . ! 2. REQUEST FOR CURB CUT BY GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY - GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY RE- QUESTS A CURB CUT OF I 10' IN ORDER TO MAKE PROPER USE OF'THEIR NEW BUILDING AT . MCKINLEY AND WEST BROADWAY. 'THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE AREA AND RECOMMENDE6 THAT I THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED.' I I 3. REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION, BY 100% CONSENT Of' APPROXI MATELY ONE BLOCK ADJACENT TO THE I CITY BY CAR~ AND RUTH EKSTROM ~ CARL AND RUTH EKSTROM HAVE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF , APPROXIMATELY A ONE BLOCK AREA LOCATED ON MADISON STREET BETWEEN 29TH AVENUE AND KREATZ ROAD 'BY J 00%' CONSENT. THE COMMI TTEE RECOMMENDED THAT T,HI S REQUEST BE GRANTED. , ~ )7 . 4. CHARGES FOR ANNEXATION REQUESTS ON SMALL AREAS - BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL ADVERTISING I NECESSARY ON AN ANNEXATI'ONOF 'ANY SI ZE AREA THE COMMI TTEE RECOMMENDED THAT I N THE. FUTURE A CHARGE Of NOT' LESS THAN $15 BE MADE TO PARTI ES REQUESTI NG ANNEXATI ON BY / 100% CO'NSENT PETI TI ON T,O: COVER THE COST OF NECESSARY LE'GAL ADVERT! S.I NG. ! 5. REQUEST BY LANE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT A BUILDING P~RMIT Bt GRANTED FOR THE NEW 11 COUNTY COURTHOUSE BY THE CITY OF EUGENE WITHOUT THE USUAL CHARGE FOR SUC~ PERMIT - 1 THE' COMMITTEE DISCUSSE~THIS REQUEST AT SOME LENGTH7,AND IT WAS THEIR FEELING THAT SINCE THERE IS N~ LEGAL MANNER IN WHleH TO EXEMPT THE COUNTY FROM PAYING THIS fEE I THIS, REQUEST WOULD HAVE TOBE DENIED, AND IT WAS SO RECOMMENDED., e . 6. R~QUEST BY LANE PLYWOOD THAT THE CITY PAY A $125 CHARGE FOR TH~ CLEANING OF, A DRAINAGE DITCH - THE LANE PLYWOOD COMPANY ON THEIR OWN INITIATt~E HAD CLEANED OUT A DITCH ADJAC~NT TO THE,IR PROPERTY WHICH WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BEEN CLEANED BY. THE CITY WIT~ C~TY EQUIPMENT~ THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS EXPLAINED TO THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE CLEANED THIS DITCH, BUT BY THE TIME THE PUBLIC WORKS DE- PARTMENTWAS NOTIFIED THE WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE BY A PRIVATE CONCERN. . LANE PLYWOOD HAD PAID THE PRIVATE CONCERN FOR CLEANING THE DITCH AND NOW REQUESTS THAT THE CITY REIMBURSE THEM. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS REQUEST BE DENIED.' 1 . i REGARDING CHARGES FOR ENGINEE~ING BY' THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT- THE DIRECTOR , 7. I I OF PUBLIC WORKS EXPLAtNED THAT OUR ENGINEERING CHARGES WERE NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO COVER PRESENT COSTS OF ENGINEERING. THE COMMITTEE INSTRUCTED THE DIRECTOR Of , I PUBLIC WORKS TO'Mf'KE A STUDY OF' PRESENT ENGINEERING COSTS AND REPORT BACK TO THE I PUBLlCWORKS COMMITTEE'AT'A LATER DATE. I I . 8. REQUEST BY PEAR'L BUCK SCHOOL FOR USE OF' FRED LAMB COTTAGE, - THE PEARL BUCK SCHOOL FOR RETARDED CHILDREN HAD REQUESTED USE OF THE FRED LAMB COTTAGE FROM 9:00 AM TO 12 NOON FIVE DAYS EACH WEEK UNTIL THEIR NEW BUILDING IS COMPLETED. THE. COMMI TTEE I REC9MMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED, BUT NOT LATER THAN JUNE I , 1958 AND WITH THE PEARL BUCK SCHOOL TO ASSUME ANY COST OF MAl NTENANCE. INCURRED .BY REASON OF' THE I R OCCUPANC Y. " , . e ~