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<br />I T~E COUNTY ASSESSOR REPORTS THAT THE VALUATION OF THE CITY OF EUGENE FOR
<br /> 1957-58 INCREASED TO $50,891,107 WHICH IS $3,869,020 MORE THAN THE 1956-57
<br /> VALuATION, MAKING OUR MiLLAGE FOR THE PRESENT YEAR 20.1 MILLS, I MILL HIGHER
<br /> THAN'THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
<br /> THE LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES CONVENTION WILL BE HELD AT THE MULTNOMAH
<br /> HOTEL IN PORTLAND STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 20, WiTH A'RECEPTlON, AND
<br /> CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23. THE GENERAL SESSION AT THIS YEAR'S
<br /> tONVENTION'WILL BE DEVOTED TO POLICIES AND PUBLIC RELA~IONS PROBLEMS OF
<br /> MAYORS AND COUNCILMEN. IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED iF EACH COUNCILMAN WOULD SUB-
<br /> MIT TO ~i OFFICE ANY SU~GE~TIONS HE HAS FOR TOPICS TO BE DIStUSSED AT THE
<br /> CONVENTION. THIS SHOULD BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER THAT THE PRO-
<br /> GRAM CAN BE MADE UP. You~ ~UGGESTED TOPICS WILL BE: FORWARDED TO THE LEAGUE
<br /> I OFFICE WITH ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE CONCERNING THE CONVENTION.
<br /> THOSE INTERESTED IN GOING PLEASE HOL~ THESE DATES OP~N ON Y~UR CALENDAR."
<br />'_ IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT'THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE
<br /> RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED.
<br /> 7 ;I THE RETAIL MERCHANTS AND AD CLUB REQUESTED PERMISSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLACE NATIVITY
<br /> SCENE ON SKINNERS BUTTE DURING CHRISTMAS SEASON, SERIES OF SCENES TO BE COMPLETED IN FUTURE YEARS.
<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR.SHEAR:ER THAT PERMISSION 8E GRANTED AND THAT THESE
<br />I ORGANIZATIONS BE GIVEN EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT IN THEIR PROJECT. MOTl ON CARRI ED.
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
<br /> A REPORT OF THE COMMIT~EE MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 16, 1957 - RE: COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE -
<br /> CONSIDERATION OF THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF KINCAID'STREET AND PEDESTRIAN WAY IN THE AMAZON
<br /> AREA; COMMUNICATION FROM GORDON BURBEE, ET AL, CONCERNING THE REQUEST FOR REZONING OF PROPERTY
<br /> LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 19TH AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY' STREET; CONSIDERATION'OF COMMUNI-
<br /> CATION FROM GATEWAYS ASSOCIATION REGARDING JUDKINS POINT TRAFFIC CIRCLE; WAS SUBMITTED AND READ
<br /> AS FOLLOWS:
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<br /> 8 "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHISLER, EDMUNDS, 'LAURIS,BRIGG$'AND LINDEEN;
<br /> 'CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS;
<br /> PLANNING CONSULTANT; PARKS & RECREATioN SUPERINTENDENT; ADMINISTRATIVE
<br /> ASSISTANT; GORDON BURBEE; JACK CRAIG, KERG; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-
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<br /> COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
<br /> I. CONSIDERATION OF THE:VACATION'OF A PORTION OF KINCAID STREET AND PEDESTRIAN
<br /> WAY IN THE AMAZON AREA - 'IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT'THE COUNC1L HAD'APPROVED AN
<br /> EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY BETWEEN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND THE'CENTURY FUND WITH
<br /> 'THE UNDERStANDING T~AT THE CENTURY FUND WOULD DISPOSE OF SUCH PROPERTY AND
<br /> WOULD PURCHASE: WITH FUNDS SO RECEIVED,LoTS 22 AND 23 IN BLOCK 5,' SUNNY HOL-
<br /> LOW ADDITION,rOR PARK PURPOSES, AND IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT TO PRO-
<br />I PERLY CARRY OUT'THE PLAN WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED, IT IS NECES-
<br /> SARY THAT A PORTION OF KINCAID STREET CONTIGUOUS TO THE PARK PROPERTY AND
<br /> TO SCHOOL PROPERTY BE VACATED AND THAT A 50' RIGHT-OF-WAY BE DEDICATED FOR
<br /> STREET PURPOSES BETWEEN KI NCAI 0 STREET AND EAST AMAZON DRI VE' ALONG THE
<br /> NORTH SIDE OF LOT 22.
<br /> IT WAS INDICATE~ THAT THE CITY HAD RELEASED PRO~ERTY TO THE CENTURY FUND,
<br /> THE CENTURY FUND HAD DISPOSED OF THE PROPERTy AND HAD PURCHASED THE PROPERTY
<br />_ I IN THE SUNNY HOLLOW AREA FOR PARK PURPOSES, AND IT WAS NOW NECESSARY THAT
<br /> ,I KINCAID STREET BE VACATED ADJACENT TO LOTS 22 THROUGH 25 IN BLOCK 5 OF
<br /> SUNNy-HOLLOW ADDITION, THAT A PEDESTRIAN WAY LOCATED BETWEEN LOTS 22 AND 23
<br /> SHOULD LIKEWISE BE VACATED~AND THAT'A 50' STREET ALONG THE NORTHERLY SIDE
<br /> OF LOT 22 SHOULD BE DEDICATED FOR STREET PURPOSES IN ORDER TO PROPERLY
<br /> CARRY ouT THE PLAN PREVIOUSLY: PROPOSED.
<br /> VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE' COMMITTEE I NO I CA TED THEY DES I RED AN OPPOR'TUNI TY TO,
<br /> OBSERVE THE AREA. I T WAS HOWEVER RECOMMENDED THAT THE NECESSARY, TRANSAC-
<br /> TIONS~ VACATE AND DEDICATE THE NECESSARY STREET PROPERTIES BE COMPLETED.
<br /> COUNCILMEN SHISLER, BRI'GGS AND LAURIS VOTING AYE, COUNC1~MEN EDMUNDS AND
<br /> WATSON VOTING NAY, COUNCILMAN LINDEEN ABSTAINING, MOTION CARRIED.
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<br /> 2. COMMUNICATION/FROM'GORDON BURBEE, ET Al,CONCERNIN~ THE REQUEST'FOR REZON-
<br /> ING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 19TH AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY
<br /> STREET - A LETTER FROM MR. BURBEE DATED AUGUST 9, 1957 AND ADDRESSED TO THE
<br />I MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL REQUESTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE REZONING
<br /> OF PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 19TH AVENUE AND UNIVERSiTY STREET WAS
<br /> I PRESE~TEb 10 THE COMMITTEE.
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<br /> I IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT THE PREVIOUS HEARING AND ACTION
<br /> TAKEN HAD BEE~'~LOSED AND' A VOTE HA~ BEEN TAKEN ON THE SUB~ECT. THE CITY
<br /> ATTORNEY FUR'I"HER EXPLM NED 'THAT THE ONLY MEANS OF GETTI NG THI SMATTER' BE-
<br /> FORE THE COUNCI~ WOULD' B~ FOR THE PE~ITIONERS TO"FILE' A NEW APPLICATION
<br /> WHICH I-N TURN WOULD HAVE' TO GO TO THE PLANNI NG COMMI 551 ON AND' AFTER DUE
<br />_ HEAR1NG BY THE PLANNING COMMISS10N WOULD BE REFER~Eb e~CK' TO T~E COUNCIL
<br /> FOR HEARING AND CONSIDERATION.
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