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<br /> 'ALSO, I SHOULD PROBABLY MENTION THE fACT THAT SEVERAL EUGENE OffiCIALS HAVE I
<br /> I ADVISED US THAT THE PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WAS NOT DELIVERED TO THEM UNTIL THE DAY
<br /> AFTER THE CONVENTION ADJOURNED. WHILE WE CAN OffER NO EXPLANATION Of THE LATE
<br /> DELIVERY DATE, WE WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WAS DELIVERED
<br /> TO THE EUGENE POST OffiCE ON SATURDAY EVE~ING, NOVEMBER,8, MORE THAN, ONE WEEK
<br /> , PRIO~TO THE CONVENTION DATE. WE HAVE DONE SOME CHECKING AND fiNO THAT THIS
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<br /> I MAIL'INGWAS DELIVERED PRIOR TO THE CONVENTION IN OTHER CITIES. ,
<br /> I APPREC IAT ION'
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<br /> 'WHEREAS, THE CITY Of EUGENE AND ITS OFfICER~ HAVE CONTRIBUTED GENEROUSLY TO ,THE
<br /> SUCCESS OF THE 1958 LEAGUE CONVENTION, AND'"
<br /> ~WHEREAS, THE NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION AND RADIO, HAVE COOPERATED FULLY IN REPORTING
<br /> THE 1958 LEAGUE CONVENT I ON, AND' ' ' . ,
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<br /> 'WHEREAS, THE SPEAKERS, DISCUSS I ON LEA~ERS ANDTECHN I CAL" CONSUl:- TAt>lTS 'HAV'E, MAJ?E ,A e
<br /> VALUABLE CONTR I BUT I ON TOWARD, THE 'SOLU} ION Of I NDI V I DUAL PROB'LEMS OF MUN) C'I PAL I TIES; "
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<br /> ,''THEREFORE BE IT RESoLVED; THAT THE' LEAGUE Of OREGON CITIES EXTEND' ITS SINCERE'
<br /> THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO THE CITY Of EUGENE AND TO ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE AIDED
<br /> MATERIALLY IN THE SUCCESS Of THIS-CONVENTION..,.
<br /> 'ADOPTED AT THE THI RTY TH I RD" ANNUAL CONVENT'! ON' 'Of THE LEAG'UE OF' OREGON~ 'C:, TIES, I
<br /> THIS 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBE.R, J958, AT EUGEN~, OREGON.'"
<br /> 'T WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY" MR. HARTMAN THAT THE REPORT Of THE CITY MANAGER BE RE-
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
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<br /> A REPORT OF' THE COMMITTEE MEE'nNG 'HELD' 'NOVEMBER '14, 1958~ .. RE: COMMITTEE :O'f THE WHOLE - Dlscus-
<br /> I SION REGARDING C,TY'S URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT; DISCUSSION Of THE' NEW ,NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE CITY VIA
<br /> FERRY STREET OVERPASS AND 6TH A.VEN,UE; WAS SUBM I TTED AND . READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br /> I "PRESENT: COUNCIL:MEN SHEARER, SHISLER, EDMUNDS', LAURIS, LrNDEEN"AND'McGAfFEY;COUNCIL- I
<br /> MAN ELECT _WI L,SON;. CITY MANAGER; C ITY ATTO~NEY; C I,TY RECORDER; 01 REC_TOR Of I
<br /> PUBLfC WORKS;'ADMfNISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; PLANNING 'CONSULTANT;'CL'AREHAMLIN, I
<br /> . PRESIDENT Of PLANNING 'COMM(SSIO'N;qAN W,YAN,T,'-E'U,~E.NE'REGIST,ER,-GUiARD. '
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<br /> I COM\1 "TTEE OF THE ~OLE ' ,. ,
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<br /> I I. 01 SCU'SS I ON REGARD I NG: C I iy' S URB-AN RENEWALPROJE'CT - Acn ON UPON' TH IS I TEM VAl?
<br /> I TAKEN AT SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 19, 195B.
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<br /> 1 2. DISCUSSION Of THE NEW NORTH ENTR'ANCE TO THE 'CITY 'VIA fERRY STREET OVERPASS 'AND'
<br /> I 6'TH AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE 'MET AND DISCUSSED WITH REPRESENTATIVES' OF THE' EUGENE
<br /> I PLANNING COMMISSION SOME Of THE PROBLEMS A.ND RECOMMENDAT,IONS MADE BY ,THE PLAN-
<br /> I NING COMMISSIO~ WITH RES~ECT T~ THE FERRY 'STREET_ OVERPASS AND ITS PROPOSED CON-. I
<br /> 1 NECTlON TO THE 'CITY,'AS WELL ,AS, 'TO THE NEW PAC'Ifrc FREEWAY. 'A REPORTf'ROMTHE:'
<br /> PLANNING COMMISSION'WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE IN 'WHICH THE BACKGROUND Of
<br /> I CERTAIN RECOMMENDATION;S MAD'E BY THE PLANN'ING COMM,.SSION' WA'S STATED AND I'N WHICH
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<br /> I THE PLANNING COMM'ISSION MADE RECOMME-NOAT'IONS TO ALLEVIATE CONGE'STION 'ON THE"
<br /> I FERRY STREET OVERPASS AND ON 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES AS THEY CONNECT WITH THE FERRY
<br /> STREET OVERPASS IN THE CITY Of EUGENE. THESE R'ECOMMENDAT1,ONSARE:;' ' 1
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<br /> A. SEEK ELIMINATION OF 'THE' 3'-PHASE" LIGHT 'AT 6TH 'MiD HIGH STREET :BY ',NTER": -
<br /> POSING THE .TRAffIC fROM WILLAKENZIE AND HIGHWAY 99 AT HIGH STREET. WITH
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<br /> THIS INTERPOS.'ITION Of THE HIGH,WAY AT '6,TH AND HrGH,IT WOULD BE 'NECES- '
<br /> 1 SARY TO PROHIBIT LEfT TURNS 'fROM HIGHWAY 99 AND RIGHT TURNS fROM FERRY' ;
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<br /> STREET BRIDGE, THEREBY ALLOWING BOTH 'HIGHWAYS :1.0 'MOVE SIMULTANEOUSLY. . I
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<br /> B. REMOVE PARKING ON 6TH AVENUE fROM PEARL TO W,LLAMETTE STREET OR AS fAR I
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<br /> WEST AS CHA'RNEL TON STREET. ,.. Ii
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<br /> C~ CONCENTRATE ON COMPLETI~N Of THE 1950 CROSS TO~N STREET PROGRA~ AND Ii
<br /> 1 ~IVE PARTICtiLAR ATTENTION'~O DIVERTING AS MUCH ~RAfFIC ~S ~OSSIBLE VIA I
<br /> 4TH AVENUE.
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<br /> D. EITHER ASSUME OR DELEGATE THE' RESPONSrBILlTY Of THEC,'TY IN WORKING
<br /> WITH THE HIGHWAY DEP~RTMENT TO: '
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<br /> I. MODIfY AND EXPAND THE FE~RY STREET B~IDGE APPROACH TO BROADWA~, I
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<br /> 1 2. DIRECT MORE ATTENTION TO ~ND~CTION ON THE PROPOSED HI~HWAY .
<br /> ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE RIVER fROM FERRY 'STREET :BRIDGETO
<br /> I JEffERSON STREET AND A NEW'BRrDGE 'ACROSS THE WILlAMETTE RIVER
<br /> AT JEffERSON STREET. . ,
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