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rt48 I e 8/10/~9 - u . -...- --- --- , II \ I I I. CONSIDERATION OF NEW PARADE ORDINANCE - AFTER BEING HELD UP FOR FURTHER STUDY AT ,I LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, THE PROPOSED PARADE ORDINANCE WAS AGAIN PRESENTED BY II THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE QUESTION AROSE AS TO WHETHER A PERMIT FEE WAS DESIRED, ii AND, IF SO, THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THE I: I ADOPTION or THE PROPOSED PARADE ORDINANCE WITH NO FEE. Ii I: IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BV MR. MCGAFFEY THAT ITEM I OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT Ii BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. Ii 2 2. THE C1TY RECORDER OUTLINED THE WAYS IN WHICH THE CITY OF EUGENE HAS AIDED THE Ii DISASTER STRICKEN CITY OF ROSEBURG. T~E COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO ASSIST FURTHER THE CITY OF ROSEBURG IN ANY WAY Ii POSSIBLE. " IT WAS MOVED BY MR.' SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT ITEM 2 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT I: I J, I' I BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. il I e I IN TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS REQUESTED By:AcTING TRAFFIC. ENGINEER; 11 3 3. CHANGES I A. REMOVAL OF PARKING ON BROADWAY AT fERRY LANE AND AT PATTERSON STREET FOR I: TRAFFIC CLEARANCE - THE REPORT OF THE ACT~NG TRAFFIC ENG~NEER WAS READ IN I: . i WHICH HE RECOMMENDED REMOVAL OF PARKING IN THE AREA OF fERRY LANE AND Ii I' PATTERSON STREET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROADWAY.'- THE ACTING TRAF~IC ENGI- I! NEER POINTED OUT THAT THE PANCAKE HOUSE HAD NO OBJECTION TO THE REMOVAL OF ! ~ PARKING IN THE AREA. VEH~CLES CREATE A TRAFFIC HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO I: I Ii MAKE A REVERSE TURN AT THE LOCATION. THESE CARS ARE UNABLE TO MAKE A COM- ,I I, PLETE TURN IN ONE MANEUVER; THEREFORE, THEY MUST BACK AT LEAST ONCE SO THAT !I THEY CAN CLEAR THE PARKED CARS. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT. :1 PARKING BE REMOVED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROADWAY BETWEEN fERRY LANE AND HIL- I, I YARD STREET. Ii tI B. REMOVAL OF PARKING ON NORTH SIDE OF 7TH AVENUE FROM HIGHSTREET EAST TO Ii THE ALLEY BETWEEN HIGH AND MILL STREETS - THE REPORT OF THE ACTING TRAFFIC Ii I ENGINEER WAS READ TO THE COMMITTEE IN WHICH HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE AREA Ij ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 7TH AVENUE FROM HIGH STREET EAST TO THE- ALLEY BE POSTED AS No PARK I NG.. COMPLAINT~ HAVE BEEN RECEJVED BY HIS OFFICE THAT Ii CARS PARKING DIAGONALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 7TH AVENUE LEAVING THEIR LOCATION NECESSARILY BACK INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CREATING A HAZARD. THE Ii I COMM I TTEE UNAN IMOUSL Y RECOMMENDED THAT No PARK I NG SIGNS BE ERECTED -I N- i THE AREA ON 7TH AVENUE FROM HIGH STREET EAST TO THt ALLEY BETWEEN. HIGH I' AND MILL STREETS. I I C. REMOVAL OF PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 7TH AVENUE FROM ALLEY BETWEEN Ii W,LLAMETTE AND OAK STREETS TO EAST PARK STREET - THE CITY RECORDER POINTED OUT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND HAD NO FUR- l) THER REPORT FROM THEIR OFFICE. COMMI TTEE MEM'BERS PO I NTEDOUT THAT THE CURB PAINTING WHICH HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 7TH AVENUE Ii I S NECESSARY, BUT THAT THE COUNTY OFf! C I ALS LACKED PROPER COORD I NAT I ON i WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS. . OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FELT THE STREET , I I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WIDENED WHEN THE COURTHOUSE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS II i PARKING SPACES AS WELL AS WIDE DECELERATION LANES WOULD BE INEXISTENCE. 'I I II I THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT THIS .ITEM BE HELD IN COMMITTEE UNTIL A FURTHER REPORT COULD BE GAINED FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIOfiRS. .t I II D. REM6vAL OF PARKING IN FRONT OF PIONEER MUSEUM - A REPORT WAS READ FROM II II THE ACTING TRAFFIC ENGINEER IN WHICH HE RECOMMENDED THAT No PARKING BE 11 INSTALLED IN AN AREA 24' LONG ON THE SOUTH SIDE or 13TH AVENUE IN FRONT ,. e " " OF THE LANE COUNTY PIONEER MUSEUM. COMMITTEE MEMBERS FELT THAT THE MUSEUM' Ii DID NOT ATTRACT A GREAT VOLUME OF PARKING. OTHERS POINTED OUT THAT II Ii CI~IZENS WOULD NOT BE DEPRIVED OF PARKING SPACES IF THE REQUEST WERE GRANTED I' n AS SUFFICIENT PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT Ii 1 THE REQUEST BE GRANTED, MR. WILSON VOTING NAY. :\ I 'I INST-AllATION OF No LEFT TURN SIGN ON W,lLAMETTE STREET JUST SOUTH OF I. E. I- II f 20TH AVENUE - A REPORT FROM THE ACTING TRAFFIC ENGINEER WAS READ IN WHICH II " I' HE RECOMMENDED A No LEFT TURN SIGN ON W,LLAMETTE STREET BE INSTALLED JUST II SOUTH Of' THE INTERSECTION Of' 20TH AVENUE. HE POINTED OUT THAT ONE-fOURTH. OF THE TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND ON W,lLAMETTE STREET 1ST UR N I NG L E F'T AT 20T H \1 I AVENUE ~o AVOID GOIHG INTO THE GRID SYSTEM. HE FEELS THE CITY SHOULD AT- Ii I TEMPT TO KEEP THIS TRAFFIC ON THE ARTERIAL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. COMMITTEE il MEMBERS PRESENT VOTED TO RECOMMEND -INSTALLATION GF A ~O LEFT TURN SIGN ON 'I WllLAMETTE STREET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 20TH AVENUE, MR. SWANSON I, I I: VOT! NG NAY. I t! F. INSTALLATION OF No LEFT TURN SIGN ON BROADWAY FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC AT 'I HILYARD STREET - A REPORT FROM THE ACTING TRA~FIC ENGINEER WAS READ IN Ii I WHICH HE RECOMMENDED ERECTION OF A No LEfT TURN SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION Ii OF BROADWAY AND HILYARD STREET FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON BROADWAY AND A il No RIGHT TURN SIGN AT' THE INTERSECTION OF BROADWAY AND HILYARD STREET I, FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON BROADWAY. WHENEVER THIS MANEUVER IS MADE THE :1 I' DRIVER IS TRAVELING THE WRONG WAY ON A ONE-WAY STREET. THE COMMITTEE I) - I, II II ~\\ :' .: