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SOME DISCUSSION WAS HAD AS TO WHAT WOULD BE'THE PROPER METHOD OF FINANCING A NEW LINE IN THE AREA, AND IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE BASICALLY THREE METHODS WHICH'MIGHT BE USED: (I) THE CITY PAYING THE TOTAL COST, (2) THE TOTAL COST BE.,NG ASSESSED TO THE' PROPERTY HOLDERS, OR (3) THE CITY PAYING,A PORTION OF THE COST AND THE PROPERTY HOLDERS PAYING A PORTION OF THE COST. " Ii I I 1\ I 1 COUNCILMAN LINDEEN SUGGESTED THAT SINCE THE PROPLE CURRENTLY H~E A 6" LINE IN THE AREA AND IT APPEARS AN B" LINE SHOULD BE INSTALLED,THE DIFFERENCE OF 2~ IN SI~E OF LINE" SHOULD BE ASSESSED TO THE PROPERTY HOLDERS. HE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY CURTAIL FURTHER ANNEXATIONS UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CITY ARE SOLVED. COUNCIL PRESIDENT SHEARER THEN INDICATED THAT THIS ,'s NOT THE ONLY AREA ,IN:WHICH PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE ARE TO BE FOUND - THAT IT 'IS TRUE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND WITH THE INEVITABLE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE OLDER SEWER SYSTEMS A GREAT AMOUNT OF WORK MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED TO GET THE SEWERS IN PROPER ORDER. DISCUSSION WAS THEN HAD AS TO HOW SOON AND BY WHAT PROCESS THE NECESSARY STUDY COULD BE MADE FOR SOME RELIEF TO THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN; THIS INCLUDES POSSIBLE STUDY BY OUTSIDE SOURCES, WHAT PLANS ARE PRESENTLY KNOWN BY THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER EQUIVALENT ITEMS. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. LINDEEN SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT THE SEWERS BE CONSIDERED A MATTER OF FIRST PRIORITY, THAT THIS IS A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN AND FIRST PRIORITIES SHOULD BE GIVEN TO DIS- TRESSED AREAS IN THE CITY; FURTHERMORE THAT THIS BE MADE AS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 1 'I A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 13, 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS" FOLLOWS: "PRE.SENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, LINDEEN, MOLHOLM, MCGAFFEY, CHATT, MOYER AND'WILSON; CITY MANAGERj CITY RECORDER; PLANNING CONSULTANT; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKSj ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; FRED BRENNE, EUGENE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; WENDY RAY, KUGN; DAN WYANT AND DoNN BONHAM,' EUGENE REG.I STER-GUARD. I I II I I I' II I I I j i II I I I ,I I 1 1 I I , , I :l I . I I " I. DISCUSSION OF LEASING AND CONTROLLING PRIVATELY OWNED PARKING LOTS - IT WAS EXPLAINED'THAT AT A COMMITTEE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 6,' 1959 THE POSSIBILITY OF THE' CITY'S LEASING AND OPERATING A PRIVATE PARKING LOT AT' BROADWAY AND CHARNELTON' STREET WAS DISCUSSED, AND THIS WAS REFERRED BACK FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THIS MEETING. SINCE THAT TIME THE LESSOR OF THE PROPERTY WHO IN TURN WOULD LEASE IT TO THE PRIVATE BUSINESSMEN HAS 'INDICATED HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN SEEI.NG THE CITY OPERATE THE LOT, AND SINCE HE RAS FINAL CONTROL OVER THE PROPERTY IT APPEARS THERE I S NO BA'S I S FOR CONT I NUED D I SCUSSI ON.' ' fOLLOWING THIS THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AS TO WHAT POLICY. THE CITY SHOULD ESTABLISH REGARDING THE OPERATION OF PRIVATE PARKING LOTS UNDER C,7Y ~NFORCE- MENT." WITH'THIS"ALSO WASDI'SclisSED WHAT POLl'CY THE CITY MIGHT T'AKE'ASTO OWNERSH'IP OF PARKING FACILITIES, AND A WIOE'VARIETY OF' PROS AND CONS' ON. THIS SUB~ECT WAS DISCUSSED. DURING THIS DISCUSSION IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT PRIVATE FACILITIES HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED IN 7HE ~AST TEN YEARS, AND IF THE' CITY WERE TO ENGAGE IN THE PARKING OPERATION BY LEASE OR BY OWNERSHIP IT MIGHT BE DETRIMENTAL I~FlUENCE TOWARD PRIVATE OPERATION. FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS'RECOMMENDED THAT THE' CITY NOT ENTER INTO ANY OFF-STREET PARKING AGREEMENTS ON LOTS IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AT THIS TIME OR IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD 'NOT BE POTENTIALLY ACCEPTABLE TO ADDITIONAL LOTS BEING CREATED BY -PARKING DISTRICTS UNDER STATE. L'AW OR' PRIVATE' OWNERSHIP'. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. WILSON THAT ITEM I OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE RECEIVED AND PL'ACED' ON 'FILE. MOTION CARRIED.. ., 2. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF EXISTING SEWER' BETWEEN 24TH AND 25TH AVENUES WEST or GRANT STREET - I T' WAS EXPLA'I NED THAT A REQUEST' HADBEE'N RECE I VED FROM RES I";' DENTS I N THE AREA' BETWEEN 24TH AND 25TH AVENUES :WE'ST .OF' GRANT. STREET' FOR 'AN' , EXTENSION OF THE SEWER SYSTEM 'IN THI"S AREA:.: THIS SYSTEM WOULD SE'RVE SIX. LOTS AND WOULD 'BE AN EXTENSION OF THE EX'ISTING SEWER SYSTEM WHICH WOULD -EMPTY' INTO THE CHAMBERS STREET SEWER. THIS EXTENSION WOULD PRESENT NO PROBLEMS TO THE CITY. BASED ON THIS REPORT IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST FOR AN EXTEN- SION OF THE SEWER SYSTEM BE APPROVED AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PROJECT BE PASSED. Ii ! i Ii I,' II H " I ! , ! ! II \ \ ti ,: I II ~\,\ 'I \,