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491 ~ e 4/13/59 - --, - - r ' I _ I Ii I Ii j I I I , I II Ij 4., REQUEST BY BUILDING INSPECTOR AND FIRE MARSHAL TO INVOKE SECTIONS 11.36 AND 11.37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EUGENE FOR THE REMOVAL OF A DELAPIDATED BUILD- ING LOCATeD AT 1608 EAST 19TH AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR AND FIRE MARSHAL WITH REGARD TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1608 EAST 19TH AVENUE, BEING LOT 6, BLOCK 6, FAIRMOUNT ADDITION TO EUGENE, IN WHICH IT WAS STATED THAT THE BUILDING ON THIS LOT DOES NOT HAVE A CONTINUOUS FOUNDA- TION AND IS SETTLING ON THE WEST SIDE, THE nOORS ARE UNEVEN, THE ROOF IS ,IN NEED OF REPAIR, ALL THE WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, AND, GENERALLY, THE BUILDING IS IN A RUN DOWN CONDITION. IT WAS FURTHER STATED THAT THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING HAVE BEEN NOTIFJED, AND TO THIS TIME NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE DE- FECTS MENTIONED. A LETTER FROM MRS. Lucy GATES, ONE OF THE ABSENTEE OWNERS, WAS READ IN WHICH IT WAS STATED THAT AT ONE TIME ARRANGEMENTS WERE PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE TO HAVE THE BUILDING TORN DOWN AND THAT SHE IS CURRENTLY CORRESPONDING WITH ANOTHER PARTY CONCERNING THE WRECKJNG OF THE BUILDING. FOLLOWING THE REPORT IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ABATEMENT PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTIONS 11.36 AND 11.37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EUGENE BE INVOKED. , Ii ~j II' i I 'i I il :1 I I r' j I , I I i I I i I 1 'I II I 1'.,.1 I I I ,i II ,,I t: I " I , IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 4 OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5. REQUEST MADE BY MRS. JOHN A. LONG TO RECLAIM PROPERTY rORECLOSED ON BY THE CITY - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY or EuqENE HAD rORECLOSED,ON AND ACQUIRED TiTLE TO PROPERTY rORMERLY OWNED BY J. W. AND FAY M. LONG LOCATED AT 450 WEST 29TH AVENUE, ALL IN AlTA VISTA TRACT #2. THE CITY ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY BY A TREASURERS DEED ON JANUARY 29, 1959, AND THE LONGS NOW WISH TO REDEEM THE PRO- PERTY, PAY ALL BACK ASSESSMENTS, PENALTIES AND INTEREST NECESSARY TO SO REDEEM THE PROPERTY. IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNTY HAD LIKEWISE FORECLOSED ON THIS SAME PROPERTY rOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES. THE FINANCE OrFICER RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEEDED BACK TO THE LONGS WHEN ALL DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT PAY- MENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, TOGETHER WITH PENALTIES AND INTEREST, SO THAT THE PROPERTY CAN BE RETURNED TO THE TAX ROLL. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE RE- QUEST SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENT OF ~LL DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS, PENALTIES AND INTEREST. ! it II !1 :1 , , [I l , I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM 5 or THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. I I Ii ,. 'I !i Ii! II 11 I; Ii II n " I Ii j j I ,I I' ,I II Ii !i l'~ ,I i' I' I Ii it j I !I II 1:\ Ii j I I i r ,\ 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING DEDICATION OF 43RD AVENUE BETWEEN Fox HOLLOW ROAD AND SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 PROPERTY - THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS STATED HE HAD CONTACTED PRO- PERTY OWNERS REGARDING THE DEDICATION OF 43RD AVENUE fROM Fox HOLLlOW ROAD TO THE PROPERTY LINE OWNED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4. HE STATED THAT A MR. RADCLifF, OWNER OF OREGON PROPERTIES, WAS WILLING TO DEDICATE A,STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY fOR 43RD AVENUE PROVIDING THE CITY WOULD ACCEPT CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH Of 43RD . AVENUE AT PRESENT IN THE OWNERSHIP Of OREGON PROPERTIES. THE STATED REASON fOR THE DESIRE TO DEDICATE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH IS THAT SUCH PROPERTY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STAND THE ASSESSMENTS fOR STREET PAVING. IN THE DISCUSSION PERIOD IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS IN A RAVINE BUT AT SOME fUTURE TIME IT WOULD BE POSS I BLE TO MAKE, fOUR RES I DENT I AL PROPERT I ES OUT Of IT WH I CH WOULD FRONT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 43RD AVENUE. IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT If THE CITY WERE UNWILLING TO RECEIVE THE DEDICATION or THE STREET WITH THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH" THE ONLY METHOD THEN OPEN WOULD BE CONDEMNATION AND THE Q,UESTION OF SEVERANCE or PROPERT,Y WOULD BE PARAMOUNT ATTHAT'TIME. , :1 ~l Ii I ,- ArTER DUE CONSIDERATION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE 43RD AVENUE RIGHT-or-WAY rROM OREGON PROPERTIES TOGETHER WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH AS OUTliNED ABOVE. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 6 OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE., ALL COUNC.ILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, EXCEPT MR. LINDEEN ABSTAIN- ING, MOTION CARRIED. 7. DISCUSSION CONCERNING STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL FOR ~HE VOTERS PAMPHLET ON THE CARMEN-SMITH PROJECT - A PREPARED STATEMENT fAVORING THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMEND- MENT AUTHORIZING CARMEN-SMITH HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT WAS READ TO THE COMMITTEE. THE COMM I TTEE 0 I SCUSSED TH I S STATEMENT AND CE,RTA I N SUGGESTED CHANGES WERE MADE CONCERNING THE NECESSITY FOR THE PROJECT, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL GO ON RECORD WITH THIS STATEMENT SUPPORTING THE CARMEN-SMITH HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT. :1 :1 :1 IT WAS MOVED BY MR.SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 7 or THE REPORT Of THE COMMITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED WITH MR. LINDEEN VOTING NAY. 8. DISCUSSION CONCERNING PURCHASE or LAURELWOOD GOLf COURSE - THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS & RECREATION REPORTED TO THE COMMITTEE THAT HE 'HAD TALKED WITH THE. ' OWNERS Of LAURELWOOD GOLf COURSE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COURSE IS fOR SALE, AND THAT THE' OWNERS HAD JNDICATED TO HJM, THE ~ROPERTY WAS NOT fOR SALE BUT IF THE ~ITY EARNESTLY WISHED TO PURCHASE SUCH PROPERTY, THE OWNERS WOULD CONSIDER THE PROPOSITION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME,THE OWNERS PROPOSE T,OMAINTAJN A GOLF COURSE BUT THAT SOME ADDED ,SUBDIVISIONrOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES IS CONTEMPLATED. 'I _ ;j 1\ \( 'I !i -I :1 I' :1 ~