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e 6/8/59 Fl'!' ~ --.------ ------ -- ---~----- '.. - _ __ _ u, I II ~ I :/ I, " I'; \ I: I. ~ : I, WITH RESPECT TO THE WATER DISTRICTS THE COMMENT WAS MADE THAT IF A LARGE WATER USER CHARGE IS MADE, IT MIGHT WELL HURTTHE METROPOLITAN CONCEPT AND LEAD TO THE CREATION OF SEPARATE WATER DISTRICTS AROUND THE CITY OF EUGENE. THE OPPO- SITE FACTOR WAS ALSO MADE THAT IF AND WHEN THESE PEOPLE ANNEX TO THE CITY, A SEWAGE SYSTEM WILL BE: IN OPERATION AND THEY WILL HAVE A PART IN IT. MAYOR CONE SUGGESTED THAT A MEETING BE HELD WITH THE CHAIRMEN OF THE VARIOUS WATER DISTRICTS TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. co C\.~ '::::t' U c.o ~ No FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS MATTER." 'r ~ r IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEA~ER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE RECEIVED AND HELD FOR FURTHER STUDY AND APPRECIATION EXPRESSED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR WORK IN PREPARING THIS REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. e A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD JUNE 5, 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ;, "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN LAURIS, MOLHOLM, MCGAFFEY, CHATT AND SWANSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; ASSISTANT CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; POLICE CHIEF; LT. SMARTT; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS & RECREATION; MESSRS. CHRISTIANSON AND McDONALD; MRS. JONES; SEVERAL OTHER INTERESTED CITIZENS; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. I :1 :1 ,I ,; I. CONSIDERATION or BIDS ON VARIOUS PUBLIC WORKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - THE COM- MITTEE CONSIDERED BIDS WHICH HAD BEEN SUBMITTED AND OPENED ON JUNE 4, 1959 ON VARIOUS PAVING, SEWER AND SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOW BIDS BE ACCEPTED ON EACH PROJECT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. :,t THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERED BIDS OPENED JUNE 2, 1959 ON POWER MOWERS AS WELL AS BIDS ON A STATION WAGON AND WRECKING or HOUSES LOCATED AT 1695 AND 1701 WEST 8TH AVENUE AND 2408 UNIVERSITY STREET, AND RECOMMENDED THAT TWO POWER MOWERS BE PURCHASED FROM THE ARNOLD POWELL COMPANY ON THEIR LOW BID WITH THE ADDITION OF $25.00 FOR A REAR TIRE CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIRECTOR or PUBLIC WORKS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOW BID SUBMITTED BY LEW WILLIAMS CHEVROLET BE ACCEPTED ON A STATION WAGON IN THE AMOUNT or $2,574.67. WITH RESPECT TO THE BIDS RECEIVED ON THE WRECKING OF THE THREE HOUSES, AS INDICATED ABOVE, HAVING BEEN SUBMITTED BY ONE BIDDER ONLY, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE BIDS ALL BE RE~ECTED AND NEW BIDS CALLED ON THIS ITEM. 'j " , li No ACTION WAS TAKEN ON ITEM I OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AS CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED ON THE VARIOUS BIDS EARLIER IN THE MEETING. 'I 2 2. REQUEST!fO EXTEND SEWER TO WOODS I DE H I US SUB 01 V I S I ON FOR THE CONNECT I ON OF ONE RESIDENCE - MR. CHRISTIANSON STATED THAT HE HAD ORIGINALLY REQUESTED THAT SEWERS BE EXTENDED TO WOODSIDE HILLS AT THE SAME TIME SEWERS ARE IN-' STALLED TO THE NORTH, BUT, THAT HE IS NOW REQUESTING THAT ONE LOT BE CON- NECTED TO,THE SEWER AT THE STELLA MAGLADRY SCHOOL TO ENABLE HIM TO BUILD A HOUSE IN THE WOODSIDE HILLS SUBDIVISION. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER ONE HOUSE COULD BE CONNECTED BY AN AGREEMENT SINCE ASSESSMENTS ON VARIOUS LOTS WOULD BE MADE AND ONLY ONE HOUSE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONNECT TO THE SEWER LINE. THERE WAS ALSO A REQUEST THAT ONE HOUSE CONNECTION BE ALLOWED IN THE AREA OF THE McDONALD SUBDIVISION. I , " I e THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT AN AGREEMENT BE DRAWN ALLOWING ONE SEWER CONNECTION EACH TO THE WOODSIDE HILLS SUBDIVISION AND TO THE McDONALD SUB- DIVISION,' MAKING' EACH LIABLE FOR ASSESSMENTS TO ALL LOTS ASSESSABLE, BUT ALLOWING ONLY ONE SEWER CONNECTION TO EACH AREA. " IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 2 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 3 ,,: 3. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR LOW RENT HOUSING FOR THE AGING IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT - A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR LOW COST HOUSING WAS READ BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE- COM~ITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. " ,I I I i :/ " " 'i -- MR. BONSON, MRS. BLOOMER AND MRS. CHRISTY SPOKE IN FAVOR OF LOW COST HOUSING FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE. THEY STATED THAT MANY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE FROM 70 TO 90 YEARS OF AGE AND ARE ON SOCIAL SECURITY WITH PAYMENTS OF LESS THAN $100.00 PER MONTH, AND THAT IT IS VITAL THEY HAVE HOUSING WHICH WILL COST NOT OVER 20% OF THEIR INCOME. MR. OSWALD, MR. SCHNEIDER AND MR. ROURACK ALL SPOKE AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ESTABLISHING LOW COST HOUSING SINCE MANY APARTMENTS AND HOUSES APPARENTLY BEING OFFERED FOR RENT IN THE CITY OF EUGENE ARE VACANT. THEY FELT THAT UNDER THE PROVISIONS or THE PROPOSEO LOW COST HOUSING IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THIS HOUSING STRICTLY FORTHE AGED PERSONS. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM 3 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. II Ii Ii 'I I. Ii Ii II 'I Ii It '/ II " II. !I II 'I 1/ :\ 'I I, 'I Ii d I, Ii 11 I' II il I II il II I' II Ii Ii I' II Ii II :1 II II II I' II I ~ :1 Ii il 'I I: II Ii il 'I Ii II 11 'I II II I: II I ~ If II I :1 :1 Ii ,I :1 " " 'i II II Ii ~ i " , I' " 'I i I I I (I !. I' \1 '~