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~ 348 e 11/10/58 ._ . ___ _.__ ~- _o.-~- -:; ~. - - - __ _ 1 I COMMITTEE OF THE ~OLE I I. ACCEPTANCE OF' LOT 40, CITY VIEW PARK ADDITION, F'OR PARK PURPOSES - THE COMMITTEE VISITED THE TRACT WHICH WAS WILLED TO THE CITY F'OR PARK PURPOSES BY CATHERINE I '. CELESTE CAMPBELL. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPERTY BE ACCEPTED, THAT I , THE APPRECIATION OF' THE CITY OF' EUGENE BE EXPRESSED TO THE HEIRS, THAT THE PARK I Ij: BE NAMED THE GEORGE MELVIN MILLER CITY PARK, AND THAT THE NECESSARY PROCEDURES , BE INITIATED TO ANNEX THIS AREA AND THE TWO ACRE TRACT- ADJACENT TO IT WHICH HAD I BEEN DEEDED TO THE CITY FOR PARK PURPOSES BY MR. AND MRS. GEORGE M. MILLER IN 1910. i 2. REVISION OF STATEMENT CONCERNING VACATION e~ OLIVE STREET AND PAVING OF' CHARNEL TON [ 'STREET F'ROM 25TH TO 27TH AVENUE - THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT IN I I ERROR HE HAD REQUESTED CONSIDERATION OF' THE VACATION OF' OLIVE STREET F'ROM 26TH TO , 27TH AVENUE, WHEN ACTUALL YTHE PET I T ION, WAS F'OR THE. _VA CAT 10N. OF CHARNEL TON STREET ii I F'ROM 26TH TO 27TH AVENUE. HE ALSO EXPlfAlNED THAT THERE I S A PET I T ION AND ORD 1- : I I NANCES HAVE BEEN PASSED INITIATING THE PROJECT FOR PAVING CHARNEL TON STREET FROM i 1 25TH TO 27TH AVENUE. HE ST,ATED THAT HE IS HAVI.NG AMPA PREPARED SHOWING .A. PLAT II _ I' OF' THE AREA WHICH WOULD BE READY F'OR THE COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATION AT THEIR NEXT .. i MEETING.. ~HE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT IN, THE FUTURE, PROPOSED ,VACATIONS AND I I ANNEXATIONS~E OUTLINED ON THE BLACKBOARD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER .SO THAT THE I' I COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE AUDIENCE COULD MORE INTELLIGENTLY APPRAISE LOCATIONS OF' . I PROPERTY. INVOLVED. ' I . . . - . , , ' i 3. REQUEST FROM ,GIUST.I NA BROTHERS .LUMBER COMPANY F'OR VACATION OF, I ST AVENUE f"OR A I DISTANCE, OF' 300 FEET EAST Of" ITS ,PRESENT ,BOUNDARY - THE .COMMITTEE DROVE TO THE AREA AND CONSIDERED A REQUEST F'ROM G,UST,NA BROTHERS F'OR THE VACATION OF THAT I PORTION OF' 1ST AVENUE WHICH EXTENDS 300 F'EET EAST OF THE PRESENT POINT OF TERMINA- I TION AND WHICH IS' INSIDE THEIR PLANT-. SITE.' THE lETTER REQUESTING THE VACATION ! EXPLA I NED THAT .UNAUTHOR I ZED CARS,:AND PEDESTR.I ANS ARE CONTI NUALL Y ENTER I NG THE I R i PLANT SITE AND THEY HAVE HAD MANY I.NSTANCES OF'PETTY,THEFT. .THE COMMITTEE CON- I S I DERED THE REQUEST AND. I T WAS THE CONSENSUS OF' OP I N ION OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT AT i SOME F'UTURE DATE THIS PLANT SITE ~IGHT aE VACATED AND THAT THERE IS A GOOD , II POSSIBILITY. THAT 1ST AVENUE WOULD BE ,EXTENDED THROUGH THE PRESENT :PLANT $$TE. ~ THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT A REVOCABLE PERMIT TO ERECT A TEMPORARY BARRICADE I I. BE I SSUED TO GI UST I NA BROTHERS LUMBER COMPANY WH I CH WOULD PROHil.B I T UNAUTHOR I ZED j PERSONS, FROM ENTERING THE MILL, PROPERTY. IT WAS FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT THE ' I i PROPOSED' VACAT ION' BE REJECTED. I I ; 2 I MR. EDWIN Eo .CONE ARRIVED AT THE MEETI.NG, RECEIVED THE CONGRATULATIONS OF' THE COUNCILMEN AND II I CITIZENS PRESENT,. AND WAS .SWORNIN AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EUGENE TO _SERVE THE UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING 11 JANUARY 2, 196.... AT THE REQUEST OF' MAYOR CONE, COUNCIL :PRESIDENT SHEARER'RETAINED THE CHAIR FOR THE I BALANCE OF THE MEETING. I ! 4. REQUEST BY. TE,RMINAL. TAXI SERVICE, INC. FOR AMENDMENT TO CODE TO PROVIDE .CERTIFI- ! I CATE OF NECESSITY BEFORE A NEW TAXI COMPANY COULD BE LICENSED - THE ASSISTANT I CITY MANAGER READ A LETTER FROM KENNETH POOLE, ATTORNEY F'OR TERMINAL TAXI SERVICE, I I INC.; I.N WHICH THEY,REQUESTED THAT AN ORDINANCE BE .PASSED WHICH WOULD PERMIT' THE II CITY, TO ISSUE TAXICAB CERTIFICATES WHENEVER THE EXISTING SERVICE WAS NOT .ADEQUATE F'OR PUBL IC NEED BUT WOULD RESULT IN. PREVENT,I NG UNDESIRABLE. COMPET I T I ONWH I CH MIGHT j PROVE HARMF'UL TO THE CITY. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THI.S REQUEST AND AGREED THAT I CONSIDERABLE STUDY OF' THIS PROPOSED NEW ORDINANCE WOULD BE NECESSARY. THE COM- MITTEE REQUESTED THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL RECE~VE A -COPY,~F THE PRO~OSED !I ORDINANCE AND THAT, THE PROPER C!.TY OF'F'lCIALS BE INSTRUCTED TO' GET INFORMATION FROM OTHER ~rTrES AS TO CURRENT PRACTI~ES IN REGARD TO TAXI FRANCHISES. -I 5. LEAGUE OF' OREGON CITIES CONVENTION, NOVEMBER 16-18, 1958 - THE ASSISTANT CITY I e . MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD MET WI.TH SOME ~FTHE OF'~I~IALS OF.THE LEAGUE ~F I OREGON CITIES AND THAT TENTATIVE PLANS ARE MADE F'ORTHE PARTICIPATION OF' THE I I CITY OF :EUGENE AS HOST TO THE CONVENTION. HE URGED .THE COUNCILMEN AND THEIR I I WIVES ~O ATTEND AS MANY SESSIONS AS POSSIBLE. THE COMMITTEE :EXPRESSED THE I I OPINION THAT THE CITY Of" EUGENE IS HONORED THAT THIS CONVENTION IS BEING HELD I -HERE AND THAT ~VERYONE .SHOULD DO ALLIN THEIR POWER TO ~AKE GUESTS DF' THE CITY : WELCOME. I I 6. ApPOINTMENT OF' NEW MAYOR - THERE WAS AN INF'ORMAL DISCUSSION REGARDING THE F'ORTH- ! COMING APPOINTMENT OF A NEW MAYOR.' No ACTION WAS TAKEN. I IT WASMOV~DBY-M~;"H~RT~A~~ECONDED BY MR. SHISLER TH~T THE iEPO~T OF' THE COMMITTEE O~ THE I. : WHOLE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I A REPORT ,O~ THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 7, 1958 - RE: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - CON- I I I SIDERATION OF' ,BIDS ONMI~LRACE IMPRO~EMENT PROJECT; P~RCHASE :OF' PROPERTY. IN ":'C'NITY OF' BTH AVE~UE AND CHAMBERS STREET; AIRPORT COMMITTEE - -DISCUSSION OF' FEASIBILITY OF MAKING PLANS FOR ADDITION TO : I AIRPORT ADMINISTRAT'ION BUILDING; PUBLIC SA'FETY COMMITTEE - CONSIDERATION OF TRAF'F'IC SIGNALS AT INTER- 1 i SECTIONS OF 13TH, 18TH AND 19TH AVENUES WITH AGATE STREET, AND 18TH AVENUE AND CHAMBERS STREET; I I COMMITTEE OF' THE WHOLE - NOTIF'ICATION OF LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES MEETING; NOMINATION OF CANDIDATE I FOR MAYOR; WAS S UOM I nE 0 AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . i .... I I ., \ ! ~ I! :: ~: