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"""472 3/23/59 e --------------- ---------. --~--_.- __ ...._0_____.. . _ ___ _ ._ ___ .___ __ _ __n - ------~--~~--------_.- . - - COUNCIL HAS USUALLY REQUESTED ME TO HAVE OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS DISTRICT OR A MEMBER Of HIS STAF"f REPRESENT THE CITY OF' EUGENE AS THEY ARE IN WASHINGTON AND THERE IS NO EXPENSE IN HAVING SUCH REPRESENTATION." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO ASK REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES PORTER OR HIS DE~IGNEE TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF EUGENE AT THE ANNUAL CONVEN- TION OF THE NATIONAL RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRE~S TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN MAY 1959. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT JH~ CITY OF EUGENE INVITE THE NATIONAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION TO HOLD THEIR NORTHWEST RECREATION CONF"ERENCE IN EUGENE IN APRIL 1960 OR APRIL 1961. COUNCILMAN SHEARER STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THIS IS A CONFERENCE THAT WOULD BE Of INTEREST TO A NUMBER Of PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN RECREATION IN THIS AREA AND WOULD BE OF' GOOD PUBLICITY VALUE FOR THE CITY. HE fURTHER STATED THAT IF" SOME SMALL EXPENSE IS INVOLVED, THIS SHOULD BE MET BY THE CITY. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR.' SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. McGAfFEY THAT THE BALANCE. OF THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS Of COMMITTEES A REPORT OF' THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 13, 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: . . "PRESENT: MAY9R CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, L~URIS, MOLHOLM, MCGAFFEY, CHATT AND MOYER; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; DIRECTOR OF" PUBLIC WORKS; CITY ATTORNEY; PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT; ADMINISTRATIVE A~SISTANT; MESSRS. LEO QUALLS AND HERB PERSON, EMERALD AIRCRAF'T SALES; WILLIAM HILTON; DAVE VANFOSSEN; FRED BRENNE; LLOYD MILLHOLLEN, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT-CLERK OF SCHOOL DIS- TRICT #4; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD; WENDY RAY, KUGN; JACK ORAIG, KERG. . . I. REQUEST BY LANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD F"OR CURB SIDEWALK ON PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE F"AIRGROUNDS ON THE SOUTH SIDE Of 13TH AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE CON~IDERED THE RE- QUEST OF THE fAiR BOARD' FOR CURB SIDEWALK ALONG THEIR PROPERTY ON 13TH AVENUE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMITTEE ACTUALLY VIEWED THE SITE OF THE REQUESTED SIDEWALK. fOLLOWING SOME GENERAL DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST FOR CURB SIDEWALK B~ GRANTED ANp THAT SUC~ SIDEWALK BE. CONSTRUCTED TO. A MINIMUM OF 81 OR WIDER IF POSSIBLE. IT WAS THE COMMITTEE'S OPINION THAT A REGULAR 51 SIDEWA~K LOCATED AT THE CURB AND THE OPENING ANDCLOSIN~ OF CAR DOORS WITH THE NUMBER Of PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE USING SUCH SID~WALK 'TO ATTEND EVENTS HELD AT THE FAIRGROUNDS WOULD MAKE THE CONVENTIONAL 5' S,DEWALK INADEQUATE. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL ORDER THE SlpEWALK INSTALLED ON PRO- PERTY EXTENDING 2001 TO THE WEST OF THE FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY TO CONNECT WITH AN EXISTING SIDEWALK AND THAT THE LO~ATION Of THIS SIDEWALK AT THE CURB OR AT THE CONVENTIONAL LOCATION BE DETERMINED BY A MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY HOLDERS IN THIS 2001 AREA. IT WAS MOVED BY MR.. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT ITEM I OF" THE REPORT OF THE COM- MITTEE BE APPROVED. M0110N CARRIED. 2. REQUEST TO PAVE DONALD STREET FROM 41ST TO 43RD AVENUE; 43RD AVENUE FROM DONALD STREET TO EAST BOUNDARY Of 2ND ADDITION OF EDGEWOOD ESTATES; AND FERRY STREET FROM 43RD AVENUE TO THE NORTH - IT WAS STATED THAT AT: A PREVIOUS MEETING QF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPROVAL HAD BEEN GIVEN FOR .THE PAVING OF" DON~LD STREET fROM 41ST TO 43RD AVE!",UE.. IT WAS PO I NT!i=D OUT, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 THAT 43RD AVENUE BE INSTALLED SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT W.I.LL . HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTY SO THE SCHOOL CAN BE BUILT, AND BEFORE SUCH STREET CAN BE IMPROVED IT WO\jLDBE NECES.SARY TO INSTALL BOTH SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS IN T.!"I.E STREET RIGHT-QF"-WAY. THE SCHOOL. DISTRICT'S TIME TABLE FOR D~VELOPM.ENT OF A JU.NIOR H-'GH SCHOOL IN THIS AREA MAKES IT VJRTUALLY MANDATORY THAT THESE fACILITIES BE PROVIDED .IN THE SUMMER Of 1959 IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY HAVE ADE- QUATE TIME. TO COt:4PL.E.TE .THE SCHOOL. THE DI RECTOR Of PUBL I C WORKS EST IMATED THAT THE CITylS pORTI9N Of THE STORM SEWER AND SANITARY SEWER TO SERVE THIS AREA WOULD APPROXIMATE $31,000. I T WAS RECOMMENDED TH.AT .THE. REQUEST F"OR THE PAVI NG OF" DONALD STREET F"ROM 41 ST TO 43RD A.VENUE, THE PAVING OF 43RD AVENUE fROM DONALD STREET TO THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE ?NDA"~DITION T.O EDGEWOOD ESTATES, AND THE PAVING OF FERRY STREET fROM 43RD AVE~\jE TO THE NORTH AS REQUESTED BE APPROVED AND THE NECES- SARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PROJECTS BE PASSED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAffEY THAT ITEM 2 OF THE REPORT OF THE COM- MITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ~ I I I I ~\ 3. REQUEST BY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 TO VACATE CHESHIRE STREET BETWEEN GRAND AVENUE AND VANBUREN STREET - A LETTE.R FROM SCHOOL DI STR I CT #4 STAT I NG THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD HAD REQUESTED THE. CITY TO. VACATE CHESH IRE STREET BETWEEN GRAND AND VANBUREN STREETS FOR THE PURPOSE Of ALLOWING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEV~LOP A MORE COMPLETERAYGROUND TO SERVE WHITEAKER SCHOOL WAS PRESENTED TO THE COM- MITTEE. I e I I i i I II II \1 II II - I It