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.J] 0 5~ ~j , 1. e 7/13/59 ._----~------- ----- ---- --------~--------._----_._--------------- ---- -- -- -- .- - ---~ - ~ . " " ~.! I [! I :1 2. DISCUSSION REGARDING SIDEWALKS .ALONG SOUTH WILLAMETTE IN THE DUNN SCHOOL AREA - COUNCILWOMAN lAURIS EXPLAINED SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ASPHALT WALKWAYS LEAD- " , ING TO THE DUNN SCHOOL AREA WERE BEING REMOVED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE PAVING ,I I OF SOUTH W,LLAMETTE FROM 32ND TO 40TH AVENUE WHICH WILL LEAVE NO AREA FOR i CHILDREN TO W~LK OTHER THAN IN THE STREET ITSELF. MRS. lAURIS SUGGESTED THAT :1 IN KEEPING WITH THE COUNCIL'S POLICY SIDEWALKS S~OULD BE ORDERED REPLACING I THOSE SIDEWALKS BEING REMOVED. SOME DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THE PROPER LOCA- '1 TION FOR SUCH SIDEWALKS, AND FOL~OWING SUCH DISCUSSION, r:r,~ " IT WAS RECOMMENDED -"';;'.J ('.J;' THE MATTER BE HELD OVER PENDING A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER. MOTION CAR- Ii ,I fI.."::- RIED UNANIMOUSLY. II c.~~ " II I " ,-.~ IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT .ITEM 2 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE 'i .....-- :c::: APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. Ii 2 3. R~QUEST TO CHANGE WIDTH OF PAVING ON CHARNELTON STREET FROM 25TH TO 27TH AVENUE - :1 " il THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS EXPLAINED THAT CHARNEL TON STREET IS SCHEDULED TO II e BE PAVED TO A WIDTH OF 34 FEET BETWEEN 25TH AND 27TH AVENUES, BUT THAT IT HAS Ii ONLY BEEN PAVED TO A WIDTH OF 30 FEET NORTH OF 25TH AVENUE. HE FURTHER EX- ,I I' II PLAINED THAT PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA WERE CONCERNED ,ABOUT THE WIDTH OF THE It STREET AND THAT THE STREET HAS ONLY LIMITED ACCESS AND LIMITED TRAFFIC SINCE IT 'I Ii i DEAD ENDS AT 27TH AVENUE. 'I il " " THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THIS MATTER AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE WIDTH BE REDUCED 'I " TO 30 FEET FOR CHARNEL TON STREET BETWEEN 25TH AND 27TH AVENUES. I' I MOTION CAR- I RIED UNANIMOUSLY. II I ii ,; IT WAS MOVED' BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT ITEM 3 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED; MOTION CARRIED. I' i " " ,I 'I ,! 4. REQUEST TO EXTEND PAVING TO THE WEST OF 21ST AND 22ND AVENUES APPROXIMATELY 430 Ii 3 I " FEET AND APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET RESPECTIVELY IN HIGHLAND OAKS ADDITION; REQUEST II FOR STORM SEWERS FROM THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF 22ND AVENUE TO BETWEEN 20TH AND 21ST Ii i AVENUES - REQUESTS ENTERED BY MORGAN AND NOSLER - IT WAS EXPLAINED A REQUEST HAD Ii ''1 BEEN RECEIVED TO EXTEND THE PAVING ON 22ND AVENUE AND 21ST AVENUE TO THE WEST ., BOUNDARY OF 4TH ADDITION TO HIGHLAND OAKS. THIS WoULD BE AN ,EXTENSION ON 21ST AVENUE OF APPROXIMATELY 430 FEET AND ON 22NDAvENUE OF APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET. IT WAS FURTHER ,EXPLAINED THAT THE STREETS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE CON~RACTOR WILL ACCEPT THE EXTENSIONS ON A ,WAIVER BASIS. 1I KEW I SE', IT WAS REQUESTED BY THE SUBDIVIDER TO EXTEND THE STORM SEWER FROM THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF 22NDAvENUE TO BETWEEN 20TH AND 21ST AVENUES. WITH RESPECT TO THE STORM i: SEWER IT WAS STATED THERE IS NO MONEY BUDGETED AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RE- , ,: QUESTED PROJECTS WHICH SHOULD HAVE,'PRIORITY~ " 'I " I' IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE STORM SEWER BE DENIED II ,! I :1 , AND THAT THE REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE STREET PAVING ON 21ST AND 22ND AVENUES ~ II Aa INDICATED ABOVE BE APPROVED ANDEHE NECESSARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PRO- Ii JECT BE PASSED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ii I Ii I' , I' IT.WAS MOVED:BY'MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 4'OFTHECOMMITTEE REPORT BE ,I MOTION CARRIED. 'I APPROVED. !I il 4 5. PETITION TO PAV~ GARFIELD STREET FROM 17TH TO 18TH AVENUE - IT WAS EXPLAINED A Ii " PETITION HAD BEEN RECEIVED REQUESTING THE PAVING Of GARfIELD.STREET FROM THE Ii NORTH LINE OF 17TH AVENUE TO THE NORTH LINE OF 18TH AVENUE WHICH PETITION CON- I! " TAINS SIGNATURES OF 45.8% OF THE TOTAL .fRONT fOOTAGE OF PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED. Ii e IT WAS FURTHER,EXPLAINEDTHAT THIS,STREET WAS ORIGINALLY UNDER CONTRACT BEFORE il THE CHANGE IN ALIGNMENT Of THE GARFIELD STREET BRIDGE CROSSING'THE AMAZON CHANNEL I, AND THAT THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING ON THE STREET HAS BEEN DONE. SOME DISCUSSION i: WAS HAD ON THE PROJECT SINCE IT DID NOT CONTAIN A MAJORITY Of THE PROPERTY HOLDERS Ii II TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE PROJECT, AND I,T WAS RECOMMENDED THIS MATTER BE HELD OVER [I FOR A WEEK'S PERIOD.OF TIME TO SEE If ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES FOR THE PRO~T CAN " MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. , BE SECURED. Ii THE fOLLOWING REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WAS ALSO SUBMITTED AND READ AS Ii " FOLLOWS: I: ; :1 ~ l 111. HAVE 'CONTACTEDTHE OTHER TWO ,PART I ES I NVOL VED, AS 0 I RECTED BY THE COMM I TTEE L " ;1 " it Of.THE WHOLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN SIGNING THE PETI- i/ TIONS:FOR THE PAVING OF GARFIELD STREET BETWE,EN 17TH AND 18TH AVENUES. II .' II ': 'THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON I"ND,ICATED TO ME THAT UNDER THE PRESENT PLAN THEY I i' I I WOULD HAVE NO PROVISIONS FOR ACCESS TO THE STREET, AND THAT THEY 7HEREFORE WOULD , , , NOT:HAVE ANY USE FOR THE STREET IF PAVED. THE.PROPERTY OWNER,LOCATED AT. THE I' , . NORTHWEST CORNER OF GARFIELD STREET AND. 18TH AVENUE INDICATED THAT HE WOULD NOT It !I BE IN FAVOR OF PAVING THIS STREET AT THIS'TIME.,HoWEVER, IF WHEN THE UNIVERSITY " il :' HOUSING:WAS COMPLETED, AND IF THIS ROAD WOULD BE UTILIZED AS AN ENTRANCE TO THIS :1 'I PROJECT, AT THAT TIME THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE IN FAVOR OF PAVING THE ROAD. q ,i THEREFORE, THE PETITION AS SUBMITTED WOULD STILL STANO." If ~, , '! -, il ;1 IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAfFEY TO PROCEED WITHTHE PAVING OF GARFIELD \1 e " , 'i STREET FROM 17TH TO 18TH AVENUE AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PROJECT BE I PASSED. MOTION CARRIED. .~ "