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~200 e 10/12/59 - _. ..-- - - - . - - - - ~.- -- - - - - ~-- - -" - -- . - - - . - -- - -. -. -.. - . - - - . -- -- ----~- --'--- ---~-----~------_._- :~ ;ff:-=-=~~. -c----=-::--~ -----.-- -_. ---. ~ -,- ----, - _~n__ ----_____0 ---~c------,--- --0 -]f.- - ~-~.:c~~. ,I A REPORT Of THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD OCTOBER 8, 1959 (THURSDAY) WAS SUBMITTED ANO READ AS I' fOLLOWS: I \lPRESENT: MAYOR CONEj COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MOLHOLM, MCGAffEY, CHATT, MOYER, II WILSON AND SWANSONj CITY MANAGERj C!TY RECORDERj CITY ATTORNEY j 01, RECTOR 'I Of PUBLIC WORKSj SUPERINTENDENT Of PARKS & RECREATIONj ADMINISTRATIVE I ASSISTANT; RALPH RODERICK, CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES & MERRYflELDj MESSRS. ~ RALPH COBB, GLEN PORTER, NEIL BROWN, MERV VATER; MR. BOONE, MOTEL OWNERS 11 ASSOCIATION; OTHER INTERESTED CITIZENS; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARO. 1\ I' I I ,; IT WAS ANNOUNCED THERE WOULD BE A MEETING Of INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ON ~ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1959, AT 4:00 PM IN THE EUGENE HOTEl. I: 2 I 2. THE CrTY ~NAGER ANNOUNCED THAT HE ~s PLANN,NG TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL I CITY MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION CONfERENCE' IN ST., LOUIS, MISSOURI DURING THE WEEK II Of OCTOBER 25, 1959. ,i e 3 3. INFORMATION CONCERNING REQUESTED VACATION Of PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS ON i LOTS 69 T-HROUGH 171, 2ND ADDITION TO SUNNY HOLLOW - MR. NEIL BROWN APPEARED I BEfORE THE COMMITTEE TO FURTHER EXPLAIN AN ITEM ON WHICH THE COMMITTEE HAD I TAKEN ACTION OCTOBER 2, 1959 CONCERNING THE VACATION Of PUBLIC UTILITY EASE- I MENTS ON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY. MR. BROWN STATED THAT If THE VACATION j WERE APPROVED THE NEW PLAT Of THE AREA WOULD PROVIDE fOR PUBLIC UTILITY EASE- - II I MENTS ALONG THE INTERIOR LOT LINES. No fORMAL ACTION ON THIS SUBJECT WAS !l 1 I TAKEN SINCE ACTION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY TAKEN. t . I 4 I 4. REQUEST fROM EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD fOR EASEMENT fOR POWER LINE ALONG i EDGE Of CITY OWNED PARK PROPERTY ON THE NORTH ,SIDE OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER I IN THE CHASE GARDENS AREA - A LETTER WAS READ TO THE COMMITTEE FROM THE EUGENE ! WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD INDltATING THEY ~ROPOSE TO CONSTRUtT A 12 KILOVOLT I ELECTRIC FEEDER LINE FROM EXISTING fACILITIES IN THE CHASE GARDENS AREA SOUTHEAST TO THE W,LLAMETTE RIVER. IT WAS ALSO EXPLAINED THAT AS A PART Of THE ROUTE IT IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN EASEMENTS ALONG THE EDGE OF CITY Of EUGENE PROPERTY WHICH II THEY BELIEVED IS DESIGNATEO fOR PARK PURPOSES. THE PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT EXPLAINED A MAP SHOWING THE PROPOSED ROUTING Of SUCH A LINE IN THE VICINITY Of. \ THE PARK PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTHERLY SIDE Of THE W,LLAMETTE RIVER AND ACROSS 11 ) fROM JUDKINS POINT. THE PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT EXP~AINED THAT HE WAS QUITE INTERESTED THAT THERE BE SOME CONTROL Of TREE CUTTING AND THAT THE WIRES OVER THE PARK AREA BE AT AN ELEVATION OF AT LEAST 40 fEET. FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUESTED EASEMENT BE I APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE WORKING OUT OF DETAILS fOR PROTECTION Of PARK IN- 1 TERESTS WITH THE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I 5 5. REQUEST MADE BY EUGENE WATER & ELECTR I C BOARD FOR RELEASE Of CERTA I N EASEMENT S 1'1 NOT BEING USED ON PROPERTY IN THE W,LLAKENZIE AREA - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT A j LETTER fROM THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD INDICATED THE OREGON STATE H~GH- !l- I WAY COMMISSION .HAS ACQUIRED A NUMBER Of PROPERTIES IN THE WILLAKENZIE AREA fOR 1,1 1 RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PACIfiC FREEWAY AND RELATED ROAOWAYS. A NUMBER Of THESE PAR~ I CELS Of PROPERTY HAVE OLD POWER LINE EASEMENTS ACROSS CERTAIN PORTIONS Of THEM, I AND THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION IS DESIROUS Of CLEARING THE TITLES Of THE PROPERTIES. I THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD HAS NO LINES ON THESE EASEMENTS AND BECAUSE II OF THE CONTEMPLATED CONSTRUCTION OF THE HIGHWAY, THERE IS NO ANTICIPATED FU~RE \ NEED FOR THE EASEMENTS. FOR THIS REASON THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD RE- I QUESTS THAT THE EASEMENTS BE VACATED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS BE AUTHORIZED I TO EXECUTE QUITCLAIM DEEDS TO SUCH PROPERTY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE I e RELEASE Of THE EASEMENTS BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OffiCIALS BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. MOTION CARRIED. 6 6. PERMANENT REPORT Of PLANNING COMMISSION - OCTOBER 6, 1959: A. REQUEST BY NOIE HIRSCHEY AND VIRGIL BANKS TO REZONE AREA ON BOTH SIDES f Of 17TH AVENUE BETWEEN POLK AND TAYLOR STREETS fROM RA TO R-2 Two I FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES VIEWED THE ARtA, AND MAPS ' Of THE PROPOSED PLATTING Of THE AREA WERE SHOWN TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS - . AND AN EXPLANATION Of THE MAP WAS MADE BY THE DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS. DURING THE EXPLANATION IT WAS STATED- THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD REOOM- MENDED THE CHANGE IN ZONE TO R-2 ON THE PROVISION THAT THE OWNER Of THE PROPERTY DEDICATE AN ADDITIONAL 5' Of RIGHT-Of-WAY IN EXCESS OF THE 40' I CURRENTLY PLATTED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE A 34' ROAD, CURBS AND SIDEWALKS. . IT WAS fELT. THAT IN THIS INSTANCE A 45' ROADWAY IS THE MINIMUM WHICH I WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. FOLLOW'NG SOME DlscossrON BY THE COMMITTEE, 'T WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE III RECOMMENDATION Of THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE UPHELD INCLUDING THE RE- QUIREMENT Of A DEDICATION Of A TOTAL OF 45' RIGHT-Of-WAY fOR 17TH AVENUE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I I . \ i .... ~ I