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'56 if e 1 COUNCIL CHAMBER I EUGENE, OREGON SEPTEMBER 23, 1957 I THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1957 AND ADJOURNED TO SEPTEMBER 23, 1957 AT 7:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE MEETING WAS I CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR J. J. MCGINTY, WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. WATSON, MR. SHEARER, MR. HARTMAN, MR. SHISLER (ARRIVED AT 7:40 PM), MRS. LAURIS, MR. BRIGGS AND MR. LINDEEN. MR. EDMUNDS WAS ABSENT. THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1957, AS MAILED TO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, j WERE APPROVED. I THE FOLLOWING MONTHLY PAYMENT ESTIMATE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ: , ABC PLUMBING AND IRRIGATION CO. - 2ND & FINAL - IRRIGATION SYSTEM AT AMAZON PARK SWIMMING POOL $ 757.73 IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE ESTIMATE, AS SUBMITTED AND READ, BE APPROVED AND THE ~ROPER CITY OFFICIALS BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW THE NECESSARY WARRANT. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. I' REPORTS OF OFFICERS I: I ~ I 2 A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: MONTHLY DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS, IMPROVEMENTS, ETC., WAS I: I SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "ON EACH OF YOUR DESKS YOU WILL FIND A REPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PRO- JECTS BEING PURSUED IN THE CITY AS OF TODAY. ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT YOU WiLL FIND 9 OF THE 29 STREET PAVING PROJECTS, I OF THE 4 ALLEY PAVING PRO- , JECTS, 4 OF THE 10 SANITARY SEWER PROJECTS, I OF THE 10 STORM SEWER PROJECTS, AND I OF THE 4 SIDEWALK PROJECTS REMA I N I NG TO BE COMPLETED. THESE UNFI N I SHED PROJECTS YOU WILL NOTE ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF COMPLETION; HOWEVER, ALL PAV- I ING PROJECTS HAVE BEEN STARTED AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT THEY WILL BE fiNISHED BEFORE THE REAL RAINY WEATHER STARTS. THE REMAINING SEWER PROJECTS CAN BE FINISHED MORE OR LESS DURING THE FALL MONTHS. OUR AIRPORT PROJECT WHICH IS NOT ON YOUR LIST IS APPROACHING COMPLE- TION. THE PAVING IS CONSIDERED 80,% COMPLETE AND THE ELECTRICAL PART IS .1 CONSIDERED 75% COMPLETE. I: ALL CONTRACTS LET BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAVE ,BEEN COMPLETED EXCEPT r THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WINDBREAK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AMAZON PARK SWIM- i M I NG POOL. THE CONT~ACTOR FOR THE SWIMMING POOL HAS BEEN CONDUCTING TESTS DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS FOR LEAKAGE IN THE POOL. THE CONSULTING ENGI- I: NEERS ARE CHECKING THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS AND A ~ULL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AT A LATER DATE. THE PARK STAFF HAS COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION r I OF LAWN AROUND THE SWIMMING POOL AND THE TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE PLANTED LATER IN THE FALL. ; UPON EACH OF YOUR DESKS YOU WILL FIND A COpy OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT RE- PORT. THIS COpy CAN BE PERUSED AT YOUR LEISURE AND ISNOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED TO THE CITY. I HAVE ACCEPTED AS OF OCTOBER 24, 1957 THE RESIGNATION OF MR. DON KOHLER, MY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. MR. KOHLER HAS ACCEPTED A SIMILAR I e POSITION FOR THE CITY OF GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN." , I. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE , ! RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. r COUNCILMAN SHISLER ARRIVED AT THE MEETING AT THIS POINT. REPORT OF COMMITTEES , 3 A REPORT OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE LIBRARY BOARD HELD ON SEPTEMBER I I, 1957 I, WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR MCGINTY; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, EDMUNDS, LAURIS AND LINDEEN; LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS STALSBERG, LEMON, MACKINNON AND CAMPBELL; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; CITY L,- I BRARIAN; MESSRS. HAMLIN, MARTIN AND HERBERT; JERRY URHAMMER, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. DISCUSSION OF ARCHITECTS PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR LIBRARY BUILDING - MAYOR MCGINTY OPENED THE MEETING, AND THE MEETING WAS THEN TURNED OVER TO THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF HAMLIN AND MARTIN. MR. HAMLIN EXPLAINED THAT HIS FIRM HAD VISITED LIBRARIES AND BRANCH LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO GAIN ANY BENEFIT OF T~E EXPERIENCE WHICH SUCH LIBRARI'ES e ~ -- .:1,.