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e _~_ ___ ____ ___ ____ ____ - n____ __.~_ - - - -- - - -- - 1/26/59 423 ~ I ,I I; II Ii If II Ii I I , 1 e 'I , ,! I, 1 I I' I II I: Ii II I: I,' I! II II I i I 1 il ~:~ I: I I i Ii I' 11 I' ! . I e I e - ~- I I, I :( I "~I I I'.,,; ,I I: !1 Ii ,'j Ii il I' , I: I; I' Ii t': Ii Ii! II Ii tl ,! I' I: d 1~ !: 1-; I; .',' 'I , PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE I. REQUESTOFCOUNT~ COMM1SSIONERS C~NCERNING PARK1NG AND TRAFF1C FLOW IN AREA OF NEW COURTHOUSE AND PARK STREETS - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT PARK. STREETS AS THEY SURROUND THE PRESENT COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND'THE PARK BLOCKS ARE OWNED BY THE COiJNTY, BUT THAT BY USAGE THE CITY "'AS ACQUI RED711iHE' R j'GHT TO'REGULATE AND CONTROL TRAFF I C ON THESE STREETS. IT WASF~R",HER: INDICATED THAT THE COUNTY COMMiSSIONERS HAD RE-' , QUESTED A DETERMINATION BE MADE AS TO WHETHER:THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO REGULATE AND CONTROL TRAffIC, PARKING AND OTHER ITEMS IN THIS AREA OR WHETHER SUCH CON- TROLS WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE GOUNTY. BASED ON THE ABOVE, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY CONSIDER THE PARK'STREETS AS CITY PROPERTY AND CONTINUE TO REGULATE " ~. . . . . . TRAFFIC ON THESE STREETS AS HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. MOTION CARRIED WITH MR. WILSON VOTING NAY. " IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFfEY THAT ITEM I OF THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 2. REQUEST Of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS f~R CHANGES IN PARKING ON PARK STREETS - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME MOTORISTS PARKING ON PARK STREETS USING THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE STREET PERiPHERY ARE PARKING HEAD-IN, AND MOTORISTS PARKING ON THE EXTER I OR S I DE OF THE STREET PER I PHERY ARE PARK I NG BACK-I'N. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE REQUESTED THAT PARALLEL PARKING BE INSTALLED ON PARK STREETS ON THE INTERIOR SIDE Of THE PE~IPH~RY .AND THAT THE EXTERIOR SIDE BE SO ARRANGED AND METERS BE MOVED SO THAT. PARKING WOULD BE, DONE ON. A HEAD~N BASIS. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE ABOVE REQUEST BE APPROVED. . .' . . ' . ,', .....,..., . . IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDE~ BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT ITEM 2 OF THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION'CARRIED. 3. REQUEST OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'fOR REMOVAL OF PARKING FROM SOUTH SIDE Of 7TH AVENUE fROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO HIGH STREET - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT TRAfFIC MOVEMENTS INTO 7TH AVENUE AND FROM 7TH AVENUE WOULD BE EXPEDITED IF PARKING WERE REMOVED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 7TH.AvENUE FROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO HIGH STREET. THE TRAffiC ENGINEER BY USE Of A MAP EXPLAINED THE VARIOUS TRAFfiC CONfLICTS AND PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD OCCUR IF PARKING WERE NOT REMOVED fROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF 7TH AVENUE. -AfTER SOME DISCUSSION'AND DETAILED OBSERVATIONS, IT WAS RECOM- MENDED THAT:THE PAR~I~~~E'R~M~~iD FROM T~~ SOUT~ SI~E OF 7f~;AvENijE:F~6M WiLLA- METTE STREET TO HI'GH'ST~~t~." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAfFEY THAT ITEM'3 OF'THE REPORT Of THE PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO REMOVE THE PARKING fROM THE SOUTH SIDE Of 7TH AVENUE fROM WEST PARK STREET TO EAST PARK STREET. MOTION DEfEATED 6-2. A VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE ORIGINAL'MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT AND THE MOTION WAS DEFEATED. ", I T WAS MOVED BY MR.' MOLHOLM SECONDED By'MR'. CHATT THAT THE I TEM BE HELD OVER fOR STUDY AND REPORT BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO STUDY TRAff1C'ON6TH AND 7TH AVENUES. MOTION CARRIED. 4. REQUEST Of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS fOR CURB CUT IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN WILLAMETTE STREET AND OAK STREET ON'THE' SOUTH SIDE Of 7TH' AVENUE - SOME DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE fEAS I B ILITY Of ALLOW I NG, SUCH A CURB CUT, BUT I T WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ITEM BE HELD fOR FURTHER STUDY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFfEY THAT ITEM 4 Of THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. . . I ' ',.' 5. REQUEST OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE VACATION OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN OAK AND PEARL STREETS FOR ONE-HALF BLOCK SOUTH OF 7TH AVENUE, AND REVERSAL OF FLOW OF TRAfFIC ON THE ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES AND EAST PARK STREET AND PEARL STREET - IT, WAS, EXPLA I NED THAT. AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY' THE C tTY OF EUGENE HAD INSTITUTED VACATIONrP,ROCEDURE fOR AN ALLEY RUNNING fROM NORTH PARK STREET TO 7TH AVENUE BETWEEN OAK AND PEARL STREETS, AND THAT TH~. COUNTY IS NOW RE- QUESTING THAT THIS ACTION BE COMPLETED. THE COUNTY FURT~ER REQUESTED THAT THEY' BE ALLOWED TO CONTROL THE PARK I NG BETWEEN 7TW AND' BTH AVEN:UES ON EAST PARK STREET AND ITS EXTENSION (f~RMERLY_ T~E ALLEY) fOR USE Of COUNTY VEHICLES, AND THAT THE TRAfn C flOW ON TH I S ONE BLOCK A'LLEY BETWEEN 7TH AND- BTH' AVE'NUE'S:" BE REVERSED: TO" ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND. AFTER SOME GENERAL DISCUSSION WITH REfERENCE TO THIS MATTER AND THE CONTROL Of PARKING, THE REVE.RS~L OF THE TRAFnc now, AND THE REQUESTED USE BY THE COUNTY OF" THIS AREA, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE WEST'SIDE' Of EAST PARK STREET FROM 8TH AVENUE TO WHAT' WAS FORMERLY NORTH PARK STREET, AND THE WEST SIDE Of THE EXTENSION OF EAST PARK STREET fROM WHAT WAS fORMERL YNORTH PARK STREET TO 7TH AVENUE, BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY FOR PARKING; THAT THE TRAFfiC FLOW BE REVERSED TO ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND ON THE EXTENS I ON O'F EAST' PARK STREET ABOVE DES IGNATED; AND THAT THE ALLEY FROM EAST PARK STREET TO. PEARL STREET BETWEE.N 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES BE DESIGNATED AS ONE-WAY EASTBOUND. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAffEY THAT ITEM 5 Of THE REPORT Of THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. !) t :1 I i i i I I I . I il 'I b :1 'II ~