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e --~ ----- ------- - ----- - ~~~ - ----- - ------ - ------ -- -- - --,-.~ -- --=----. ._~~ 2/24/59 ~ 453 -.---- ----------~ ---- ---- - '- .-~------~----..---- --~-_.._---- _._--~ - .- ._. - - - -~ --- --- ---- ----- ..--' ---~-- I 1 I: I I i I I i I e I Ii 'II I I I 1 'i l; Ii I, 1 1 I ! I ~ I. " I I , I 11 ,I I: Ii II I I II 'j I I e 1 \ II II II e I II I! :/ I: i! . -:::-:.:...--.:--::-- ------=.-:-----::-.',-=----::.-=-' ---=-:...~'-:~-=----=---'----~~ No ACTION WAS TAKEN O~ ITEM 6 Of THE REPORT Of THE COMMITTEE SINCE THIS MATTER WAS HANDLED UNDER BID OPENINGS EARLIER IN THE MEETING! 7. CONSIDERATION Of ~EPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CONDITIONAL ANNEXA- TION OF A PORTION OF LAURELWOOD GOLF COURSE - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD RECOMMENDED THAT A PORTION Of LAURELWOOD GOLf COURSE BE ANNEXED SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS. THE CITY ATTORNEY INDICATED THAT IN HIS OPINION AREAS CANNOT BE ANNEXED WITH RESTRICTIONSj THAT SUCH AREAS ARE EITHER ANNEXED OR THEY ARE NOT ANNEXED. WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOME QUESTIONS WERE RAISED AS TO WHY SEWERS HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED ON WEST 11TH AVENUE, AND THE QUESTION WAS ALSO RAISED AS TO WHETHER UPON ANNEXATION PEOPLE WERE ENTITLED TO SEWERS. IN ESSENCE' IT WAS INDICATED THAT THESE MATTERS WERE SUBJECT TO POLICY CONSIDERATIONS AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS TO BE MADE BY THE COUNCIL. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE PRESENT GOAL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE IS TO ALLEVIATE THE SEWER PROBLEMS AND THAT TO DO TH1S 1T MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL FINANCING OR BOND ISSUES. FOLLOWING THIS IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE ANNEXING ORDINANCE WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WITHOUT RESTRICTION, AND IT'WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT BE ACCEPTED. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 7 OF THE REPORT OF THE COM- MITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. B., COUNC I LWOMAN LAUR I S' SUGGESTED 'THAT LAURELWOOD GOLF COURSE SHOULD BE SAVED FOR A PARK. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS &'RECREATION EXPLAINED THAT iN 1949 IT HAD BEEN SUGGESTED THAT LAURELWOOD GOLf COURSE BE PURCHASED BUT THAT IT DID NOT SEEM DESIRABLE FOR AN IB-HOLE GOLF COURSE SINCE THE PRO- PERTY IS STEEP AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED ECONOMICALLY. IT WAS, HOWEVER, SUGGESTEDR THAT TIME THAT THE CITY ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY, THAT THEY SUB- DIVIDE A PORTION Of IT AND THAT A SHORTENED COURSE MIGHT BE OPERATED. THE PRESUMED COSTIN THE RECOLLECTION OF THE PARKS & RECREATION SUPERIN- TENDENT FOR THE PROPERTY IN 1949 WAS $150,000. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT STILL MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY AND'THAT A ~ILLAGE LEVY MIGHT BE PASSED TO ENABLE THE CITY TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR SUCH ACQUISITION. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE MADE AS TO THE POSSIBILITY Of PURCHASING THE LAURELWOOD GOLF COURSE. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM B Of THE REPORT O~ THE COM- MITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 9. CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE, BILLS BEFORE THE OREGON STATE LEGISLATURE - A. S8 13B - To INCREASE THE SHARE OF NET LIQUOR REVENUES TO CITIES- FROM 10% TO 15% - IT WAS INDICATED THIS ITEM WAS TO GO BEFORE A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 24, 1959 AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ENDORSE- MENT OF THIS BILL. B. H8 138 - To AUTHOR I ZE AND DIRECT PUBLI C EMPLOYE.ES TO ENTER I NTO COL- LECTIVE B'ARGAINING CONTRACTS WIT.., UNIONS' REPRESENTING THEIR EMPLOYEES - THE CITY ATTORNEY I ND I CATED HE HAD I NVEST I GATED -THE LEGAL- BACKGROUND OF SUCH A STATUTE AND INDICATED THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT UNLESS IT IS SPECIFICALLY SET UP BY CHARTER OR STATUTE THAT A CITY BE FORCED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. ,THE COMMITTEE INDICATED THAT T-HIS IS THE ONLY TOOL 'THE EMPLOYEE HAS AND HE SHOULD NOT B~ ENJOINED FROM THE SAME PRO- CESSES AS THOSE OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY. THERE WAS SOME OPPOSITION TO THIS IDEA AND IT WAS INDICATED IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE IT COULD BE CHANGED TO PERMISSIVE LEGISLATION RATHER THAN MANDATORY -LEGISLATION. C. HB 379 - WOULD REQUIRE APPORTIONMENT OF'MARKET ROAD fUND LEVIES TO CITIES UPON THE SAME BASIS AS COUNTY GENERAL ROAD FUND LEVIES ARE APPORTIONED - THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ENDORS~ENT OF T~IS BILL. D. HB 43 - CONCERNING CIVIL SERVICE FOR f'IREMEN - A RESUME Of' THE LEGIS- LATION WAS GIVEN AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING RECOMMENDED OPPOSITION. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT EACH CITY SHOULD RETAIN THE RIGHT TO CONTROL ITS bWN DE~TINY, iHAT T~IS BILL IS A VI6LATION Of TH~ ~OME RULE PROVISION, BUT IT WAS fiNALLY AGREED THAT COPIESCF THE BILL SHOULD BE SECURED AND THAT NO ACTION BE TAKEN." I T WAS MOVED BY MRS'. LAUR I S 'SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 9 Of' THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I: I lj I I , I, I ! I l, I' :1 ~