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<br /> B. A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED CONCERNING HAZARDS FOR I I
<br /> SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ENTERING THE INTERSECTION OF 13TH AVENUE AND LINCOLN I
<br /> STREET. INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT CARS PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 13TH
<br /> AVENUE NEAR THE INTERSECTION, HAWTHORNE TREES GROWING IN THE PARKING
<br /> STRIP TO THE EAST HAVING LOW HANGING BRANCHES BUT NO OBSTRUCTING THE
<br /> VIEW, AND ROSES IN THE PARKING STRIP OF THE PROPERTY HOLDER ON THE NORTH-
<br /> EAST CORNER, OBSTRUCT VISION TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. IT WAS ALSO POINTED I
<br /> OUT THAT SIGHT DISTANCE FOR SOUTHBOUND TRA~fIC IS DRASTICALLY IMPAIRED, i
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<br /> AND THIS INTERSECTION REQUIRES EXTREME CAUTION BEFORE ENTERING OR CROSS- II
<br /> I ING 13TH AVENUE. SOME OF THESE HAZARDS CAN BE CORRECTED BY REMOVING II
<br /> FOUR PARKING SPACES FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 13TH AVENUE AND LINCOLN
<br /> STREET, BUT THE HAZARDOUS CONDITION WILL BE ELIMINATED WITH THE EXECUTION !I
<br /> OF 11TH AND 13TH AVENUES AS A ONE-WAY COUPLET. I
<br /> c. A REQUEST MADE By.HoWARD LORENCE OF INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY, I
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<br /> 1465 WEST 7TH AVENUE, FOR PERMISSION TO WIDEN AN EXISTING 26' DRIVEWAY
<br /> TO FACILITATE ENTRANCE TO AND EGRESS fROM THIS LOCATION BY LARGE TRUCKS e
<br /> WAS CONSIDERED. IN THIS INSTANCE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A 'NO PARKING' ,1
<br /> AREA BE INSTALLED FOR ONE PARKING STALL WEST OF THE DRIVEWAY. II
<br /> D. A REQUEST FROM THE CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH fOR A 'NO PA_RKING' AREA IN, II
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<br /> FRONT Of THE MA I N ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH ON POTTER'-STREET NEAR, .18TH I,
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<br /> AVENUE WAS CONSIDERED, THIS PARKING AREA TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY fOR A I
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<br /> NO PARKING,ZONE fOR CHURCH SERVICES. IN THIS INSTANCE, BASED ON PRE- ! I
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<br /> VIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CHURCH BE PROVIDED I
<br /> WITH SIGNS INDICATING NO PARKING DURING CHURCH SERVICES. !
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<br /> E. A REQUEST MADE BY MR,. C. f. SHEARER, COUNCILMAN FROM WARD #4; ON BEHALf I
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<br /> Of VARIOUS RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF 23RD AVENUE AND OLIVE I
<br /> STREET fOR A STOP SIGN STOPPING,WESTBOUNO TRAFfiC ON 23RD AVENUE AT OLIVE 11
<br /> STREET. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS INDICATED THAT 23RD AVENUE FtASCAI'I'O%
<br /> T>0R[2% GRADE BETWEEN OLIVE AND WILLAMETTE STREETS, AND TO STOP WESTBOUND:
<br /> TRAFfiC ON 23RD AVENUE AT OLIVE STREET WOULD MEAN STOPPING ON A,STEEP I
<br /> GRADE WHICH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. LIKEWISE THE STOPPING'Of NORTH AND SOUTH J
<br /> BOUND TRAffiC WOULD TEND TO MAKE 23RD AVENUE A THROUGH STREET WHICH COLD :
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<br /> RESULT IN HIGHER SPEEDS BY TRAffiC GOING EAST ON 23RD AVENUE WHICH COULD
<br /> ALSO PROVE TO BE DISA,STROVS.,f.OR THESE REASONS THE TRAffiC ENGINEER DID
<br /> I NOT RECOMMEND ANY CHANGE fROM EXISTING CONDIT~ONS. HE DID POINJ OUT THAT I
<br /> I SBUSTITUTION CANNOT BE MADE fOR INDIVIDUAL DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY OR EXER- Ii
<br /> elSE Of CAUTION.
<br /> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE TRAffiC ENGINEER BE APPROVED, II
<br /> I EXCEPT THAT WITH REFERENCE TO 13TH AVENUE-AND LINCOLN STREET (~.) IT WAS RECOMMENDED
<br /> I THAT THE OBSTACLES IN THE FORM Of THE HAWTHORNE TREES AND ROSE BUSHES BE TRIMMED, BUT II
<br /> THAT THE' PARKING SPACES.REMAI_N AS THEY ARE AT T,HE PRE,SENT ,T,IME. MOnON CARR I EDUNAN I- II
<br /> MOUSL y."
<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAuRIS THAT ITEMS 3 THROUGH 9 Of THE COMMITTEE RE- I I
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<br /> PORT BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING-AYE, MOTION CARRIED. I
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<br /> REPORTS Of BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS :,
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<br /> , THERE BEING NO BUSINESS-TO CONSIDER, THERE WAS NO MEETING Of THE BOARD Of ApPEALS ON I'
<br /> SEPTEMBER 9, 1959, THE REGULAR MEETING DATE. II
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<br /> A REPORT OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER I I, 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS i e
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<br /> fOLLOWS: I
<br /> "PRESENT: COMMISSION MEMBERS EATON, EDMUNDS, SHISLER, GIUSTINA AND VIK; MR. LEIGH !
<br /> fiSHER, LEIGH fiSHER & ASSOCIATES; COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PETERSEN AND HILL. !l
<br /> THE AIRPORT COMMISSION, AfTER MEETING WITH MR. LEIGH fISHER Of LEIGH f1SHER II
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<br /> & Assoc I ATES, UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE SERVICES Ii
<br /> Of LE-IGH fiSHER & ASSOC,IATES BE IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED ON A 12-MONTH RETAINER II
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<br /> BASIS WITH SUCH RETAINER TO BE AT $1806.00 PER YEAR PAYABLE MONTHLY WITH ANY I.
<br /> ADDITIONS SUBJECT TO COUNC~L APPROVAL. THE COM~ISSION INDICATED IT IS IMPERA- I
<br /> TIVE THAT HIS SERVICES BEGIN IMMEDIATELY SO THE TIME REMAINING BETWEEN NOW,
<br /> AND NOVEMBER 30, 1959, THE DEADLINE DATE fOR fiLING REQUESTS fOR GRANTS ~N AID I
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<br /> TO THE fEDERAL GOVERNMENT, COULD BE UTILIZEO-TO tHE BEST ADVANTAGE.
<br /> THE COMMI~SION FURTHER INDICATED THAT THiS ACTION SHOULO BE TAKEN IRRESPECTIVE I
<br />I Of ANY fUTURE PARTICIPATION WITH LANE COUNTY.
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<br /> COMMISSIONERS PETERSEN AND HILL, WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE, CONCURRED WITH THIS i'
<br /> ACTION." II
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<br /> IT WAS MOVEO BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE AIRPORT COMMISSION REPORT BE AP- I
<br /> PROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I
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