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e 3L~3/~9 471~ I e I COUNCIL CHAMBER EUGENE, OREGON MARCH 23, 1959 j ~ , Ii Ii I, Ii Ii I i I I I I ! I I THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF" EUGENE WAS HEL~ ON MARCH 9, 1959 AND ADJOURNEci TO MARCH 23, 1959 AT 7:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR MAYOR E. E. CONE WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. SHEARER, MRS. LAURIS, MR. MCGAFF"EY, MR. CHATT AND MR. MOYER. MESSRS. LINDEEN, MOLHOLM AND WILSON WERE ABSENT. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. LOWELL HUMPHRIES. THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEET-ING OF MARCH 9, 1959, AS MAILED TO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WERE APPROVED. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS A STATEMENT FOR THE SERVICES OF RODMAN & UREY AS PROPERTY ACQUISITION AGENT FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS: PURCHASING AGENT'S FEE FOR EXTENSION OF CHAMBERS STREET ON N. A. WARD PROPERTY (5% OF $9,074.80) $ 403.74 , PURCHASING AGENT'S FEE FOR EXTENSION OF" CHAMBERS STREET I I: ON SOLOMON REXIUS PROPERTY (5% OF $35,369.20) 1,768.46 Ii OPTION MONEY ADVANCED 1.00 i ! , I 1: I: 2 -Ii Ii II ,\ I' Ii 'l , I .e I e DUE $ 2,173.20 IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT THE BILL BE ALLOWED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW THE NECESSARY WARRANT. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF OFFICERS A REPORT rROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: IMPROVEMENTS, ETC., WAS PRESENTED AND' READ AS FOLLOWS: "AT THE REQUEST Or' THE EUGENE- WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD- I HAVe: 'PLACED ON EACH OF" YOUR DESKS A NOTICE OF' ~~MEETING ENTITLED MORE-POWER-WHICH IS A-PRESENTATION ON "NUCLEAR POWER FOR THE NORTHWEST~. THE MEETING IS TO BE HELD"ONApR1L 2,1959 AT 7:30 PM AT THE EUGENE HOTEL. ALSO ON EACH Or YOUR DESKS IS A NEW BROCHURE ON THE CARMEN-SMITH PROJECT. : , Ii '1 I. !I Ii EACH OF YOU HAS BEEN GIVEN A COpy OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT REPORT CONCERN- ING THEIRCONSTRUCTio~ AND PLANTING OPERATIONS DURING THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH. FROM THIS REPORT YOU WILL NOTE THE CITY HAS RECEIVED AS A GIFT APPROXIMATELY 400 RHODODENDRON PLANTS FROM THE BARTO FAMILY AND THE EUGENE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT A SPECIAL lETTER OF THANKS BE SENT TO THE DONORS AND THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE Or. I ~ I: ~ I: I' \1 Ii j! I; I ~ Ii Ii Ii I ! I I ,; I I , I Ii I' Ii 1~ I, ALSO, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE NATIONAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF" EUGENE CONSIDER ACTING AS HOST FOR THE NORTHWEST RECREATION CONFERENCE'lN APRIL 1960 OR APRil 1961. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY INDICATE ITS WILLINGNESS TO ACT AS HOST FOR THIS CONF'ERENCE ON EITHER DATE. THIS WILL INVOLVE NO SPECIAL EXPENSE. THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE rOR THE MILLRACE PUMPING STATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE MOTORS HAVE BEEN INSTALlED WITHIN THE PUMPING STATION; HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF" THE CONTRACT WILL NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE LATTER PART OF THIS MONTH. THE CONTRACTOR IS SCHEDULED TO START OPERATION TO FINISH THE APPROACH CHANNEL AND PLACE THE NECESSARY RIP RAP THIS WEEK. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE PUMPING STATION WILL BE READY FOR PUMPING TESTS SOME TIME DURING THE FIRST PART OF APRIL. ON FEBRUARY 9, 1959 THE COUNCIL, ON MOTION, REQUESTED EACH COUNCILMAN TO PREPARE A REPORT STATING HIS IDEAS AND PHILOSOPHY, ANY PROGRAMS OR PRO~ECTS WHICH HE MIGHT WISH TO SUGGEST TOGETHER WITH THE MEANS OR METHODS OF F"INANCING SUCH PROJECTS, AND THAT THESE REPORTS BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL' WITH1N THE NEXT 30 DAYS FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE BUDGETARY CON- SIDERATION. My OFFICE HAS RECEIVED ONE REPORT TO DATE, AND OUR MAYOR HAS ASKED' ME' TO' ASK THE' COUNC I LMEN TO SUBM I T THE I R REPORTS. .- - ,- I AM IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE NATIONAL RIVERS AND HARBORS CON- GRESS- I N WASH I NGTON,- D.C. TELL I NG OF THE I R CONFERENCE TO BE BELD OUR I NG THE MONTH OF MAY 1959. INASMUCH AS THE COUNCIL HAS ASKED ME TO START NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE CONCRETE LI'NING-OF- AMAZON' CREEK, IT-MIGHT BE WELL FOR THE CITY TO HAVE A REPRESENTA-T1VE- AT TH'IS MEE-TING. IN THE. PAST -THE - ' I !' i il 1 'I II I it il ~ 1 :! :1 , II " ;1 11 .: ~i :1 :1 ::\ '; I 'I I " ,! :i ii \ il ,I ,I :1 ;1 :1 I ;1 I :1 il 'I iI '! :1 'i 'I il ;\ 'I :1 ;: \1 ;~