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e 5/ II/59 () l' ,bJ . ~ I i 'I d " 'i ,I 'I ~ 1 5 1 1 ;f .\ Ji ., f ~: i :i 'I ;, " :1 I fl ,I 11 I ;1 " [ " e ATTACHED TO PARKING METERS WAS READ TO THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY HAD INDICATED A FRANCHISE COULD BE ARRANGED TO PROVIDE FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THESE FLAGS TO PARKING METERS IF IT WAS SO DESIRED. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER THIS WOULD BE DESIRABLE FROM THE MERCHANTS' STAND- POINT, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE ITEM BE HELD IN COMMITTEE PENDING AREPORT fROM THE MERCHANTS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF SUCH A SERVICE. MR.BRENNE, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDICATED HE WOULD MAKE SUCH A REPORT. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM IFOFC:THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. T 2. REQUEST BY MR. RUSSELL C. ROBERTS, 1858 HIGH STREET, TO PURCHASE SMALL STRIP Of PROPERTY 10' WIDE FROM CITY IN BACK OF HIS HOME - THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM MR. ROBERTS REGARDING PURCHASE OF ABOVE PROPERTY, AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE PROPERTY REQUESTED TO BE PURCHASED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO NEGOTIATE ON THE SALE OF SUCH PROPERTY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 2 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 3. REQUEST BY ROSE BUCHANAN TO VACATE NARROW ALLEY RUNNING FROM HIGH STREET TO THE WEST BETWEEN 11TH AND 12TH AVENUES - IT WAS STATED THAT THIS REQUEST HAD BEEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY AND THAT AN INVESTIGATION HAD BEEN MADE INTO THE STATUS OF THE ALLEY, AND IT HAD BEEN FOUND THAT BY REASON OF PREVIOUS JUDICIAL ACTION THE CITY NOW HAS ONLY A 4' ALLEY IN THIS AREA. COMMITTEE MEM- BERS INDICATED THAT UNDOUBTEDLY AN ALLEY WOULD BE NECESSARY IN THIS AREA IN FUTURE YEARS, AND THE CITY SHOULD RETAIN WHATEVER PORTION OF THE ALLEY THEY HAVE AT PRESENT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT MRS. BUCHANAN, THE PETITIONER, BE INFORMED THAT THE REQUEST HAD BEEN DENIED BUT THAT THE 4' OF DEDICATED ALLEY SPACE COULD BE USED FOR PLANTINGS OR OTHER EQUIVALENT NON-PERMANENT USES SUB- JECT TO THE CITY'S RIGHT TO REMOVE IN THE FUTURE. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED IT HAD BEEN REQUESTED THE ABOVE MATTER BE WITHDRAWN FOR THE PRE- SENT TIME, AND IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 4. PETITION FOR SANITARY SEWER FROM NORTH BOUNDARY OF CAPITOL HILL ADDITION~TO THE SOUTH END OF CAPITOL DRIVE AND BETWEEN LOWER AND UPPER CAPITOL DRIVE - COMMITTEE MEMBERS DROVE TO THE AREA AND OBSERVED THE SITE OF THE REQUESTED SEWER LINE AND ALSO VIEWED A MAP SHOWING PROPERTY OWNED BY THE PETITIONER, MR. PAUL W. CAMPBELL. IT WAS NOTED ON THE BASIS OF THE MAP THATMR. CAMPBELL IS THE MAJOR HOLDER OF PROPERTY IN THIS AREA, BUT THERE ARE OTHER PROPERTY HOLDERS WHO WOULD BE ASSESSED FOR SUCH A SEWER, AND IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT ,DUE TO THE TERRAIN THE SEWER WOULD BE MORE COSTLY TO INSTALL THAN NORMAL. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE MATTER BE HELD FOR FURTHER STUDY AND THAT OTHER PROPEiny . ~ . . HOLDERS IN THE AREA BE CONTACTED WITH RESPECT TO THEIR WISHES ON THIS SUBJECT. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM 4 or THE COMMITTEE. REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5. PETITION FOR SANITARY SEWER ON 35TH AVENUE FROM KINCAID TO POTTER; HARRIS BETWEEN 32ND AND 35TH TO 35TH; AND B~TWEEN KINCAID AND HARRIS STREETS FROM BETWEEN 32ND AND 35TH TO 35TH - ALSO PAVING 35TH AVENUE FROM KINCAID STREET TO POTTER STREET,. AND HARRIS STREET FROM_BETWEEN 32ND AND 35TH AVENUES TO 35TH AVENUE - A PETITION FOR SANITARY SEWER AND PAVING ON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROJECT CONTA I N I NG S', GNATURES' OF-- oWNERS OF 73% OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE SEWER AND 87% OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE PAVING WAS PRE- SENTED TO THE COMMITTEE, AND THE COMMITTEE NOTED IT HAD VIEWED THE AREA. BASED ON THE PETITION AND THE VIEWING OF THE AREA, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THIS PROJECT BE APPROVED AND THE NECESSAR~.ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PROJECT BE PASSED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAUR1S THAT ITEM 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROCEDURES TO BE USED WITH REGARD TO PETITIONS FOR IM- PROVEMENT PROJECTS - IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A STATEMENT OF POLICY BE WORKED OUT COVERING PUBLIC WORKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR SEWERS, STREETS AND SIDE~ WALKS WH I CH HA V.E A MAJOR I TY PET I T ION. WH I CH ARE FEAS I BLE AND WH I CH ARE WITHOUT KNOWN OPPOSITION SO THAT SUCH.PETITIONS MIGHT COME DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL IN THE FORM OF AN ORDINANCE WITHOUT THE- NECESS-ITY OF THE COMM-'TTEE OF THE WHOLE TAKING ACTiON ON sucH'PETiTloNs. iT WAS AGREED THAT SUCH A STATEMENT WOULD BE WORKED OUT AND PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE AT A FUTURE DATE. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. L'NDEEN THAT ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. j i I[ Ii \1 II II 11 I, I II Ii ,I , I I II I I II 11 ,I !\ II 11 11 II Ii 'I :1 I' il Ii " II " il Ii Ii :; ,I i :1 II I: d Ii Ii, I, 'I Ii " Ii II il I' II 1 , I I I! !I Ii 'I I, n 'I II " I' il !, I' II II II il :1 !: I' Iii I I , II II II ii :1 ..oil .:.:...