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~210 e 1_9t2~/59 - - - - -. - - ~ - -- - - - - . , - _. . - .. -~--~~--_._--- - -------~----- --- ------ -- --~-:...--:-~---~--=------=--- ----- ~- .....:..._~-~--------------=---..:..:....----- --~ ~~-:...:: -:-::::--~-----=-~-~~-==~-=--------::------~-----~-~-:_~-- ------ -----=-.~ - - -~- --:.- -------:----~ ---- - ."':"------=-_._~------~--~ ~--_.--~_._---- -----_._--~=-:-- - - ~. - - - -........ - - - - f I 3. RECONSIDERATION OF LEASE WITH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ON SKINNERS BUTTE HOUSING PRO- I I JECT - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT PRIOR TO THIS TIME THE COUNCIL HAD GIVEN APPROVAL OF I - ,I THE LEASING OF THE SKINNERS BUTTE HOUSING PROJECT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON WITH , THE PROVISION THAT THE UNIVERSITY WOULD PROVIDE STUDENT PARKING ON THE NORTHERLY Ii " SIDE OF CH~SHIRE STREET ADJACENT TO THE SKINNERS BUTTE HOUSING PROJECT, AND FURTHER il THAT THE RENTAL BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING $1250.00 TO $2500.00 PER YEAR. Ij I Ii IT NOW APPEARS THAT THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AND THAT THE UNIVERSITY DID NOT UNDER- " Ii, STAND THAT THEY WERE TO MOVE THE FENCENCURRENTLY SURROUNDING THE CHILDRENS' PLAY Ii AREA TO THE NORTH AND BUILD THE PARKING LOT ALONG THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF CHESHIRE I' ~ I STREET. IN THE MEETING MR. LINDSTROM'SPOKE AND INDICATED THIS IS NOT A CRITICAL II !I ITEM, AND FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION OF THE SUBJECT,' IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE II COST OF MOV1NG THE FENCE AND THE PAVING OF THE PARKING LOT TO THE SPECIFICATIONS II SET FORTH BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS & RECREATION BE SHARED ON A 50-50 BASIS BETWEEN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF-OREGON. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ,I " IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAUR1S THAT ITEM 3 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE 'I e APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AY~, MOTION CARRIED. \1 Ii II 2 4. DISCUSSION BY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OF SEWER BIDS - THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC,WORKS II INDICATED THAT AT THE LAST BID OPENING ON ~EWER PROJECTS NO BIDS HAD BEEN RECEIVED. Ii SINCE THE OPENING IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT FOR VARIOUS REASONS CONTRACTORS DID I: NOT TURN IN BIDS ON THE PROJECTS ADVERTISED BUT THAT IT IS BELIEVED FUTURE ADVER- II TISEMENTS WOULD RECEIVE BIDS. No ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS' SUBJECT. Ii I MR. MOLHOLM BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF THE NEED fOR SEWERS INTO THE BRYCLER PARK AREA IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY SECTION OF EUGENE. HE INDICATED HE BELIEVES THE RESIDENTS ,I I, ! OF THIS AREA NEED SOME RELIEf FROM THE SANITARY PROBLEMS, AND FOLLOWING SOME CON- i! Ii SIDERABLE DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT AND AN EXPLANATION THAT SEWERS COULD BE BUILT I TO THIS AREA BUT THEY WOULD HELP OVERLOAD THE LINES BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND THE " II PUMPING STATION ON NORTH POLK STREET, IT WAS MOVED THAT SEWERS BE INSTALLED TO Ii SERVE THE BRYCLER PARK AREA. MOTION WAS DEFEATED WITH COUNCILMEN lAURIS AND MOLHOLM !i VOTING AYE; COUNCILMEN MOYER, CHATT, MCGAFFEY AND SWANSON VOTING NAY-. II I, , IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT Ii I ITEM 4 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE 'I j APPROVED. MOTION' CARRIED, COUNCILMEN MOLHOLM- AND LAURIS VOTING NAY. !I 31 Ii 5. REQUEST fOR RESTORATION OF CURBS AND SIDEWALKS WHERE DRIVEWAY IS NO LONGER NEEDED 11 ON THE EAST SIDE OF CHARNELTON STREET BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES FROM THE ALLEY !I SOUTH - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE U. S. NATIONAL BANK HAS RECENTLY REMODELED FOR Ii TEMPORARY QUARTERS A BUILDING LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 8TH AVENUE AND CHARNEL TON SW-REET, AND THAT THERE ARE EXISTING CURB CUTS WHICH ARE NO LONGER RE- I I QUIRED AND IN FRONT OF WHICH VEHICLES ARE NOW PARKING BUT ON WHICH NO METERS ARE I INSTALLED. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS ITEM AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CURBS AND SIDEWALKS BE RESTORED AND THAT THE NON-METERED AREAS BE METERED. MOTION CARRIED Ii UNANIMOUSLY. I 4 6. CONSIDERATION OF CLOSING TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC THE ALLEY BETWEEN BROADWAY AND 8TH J ~ AVENUE RUNNING EAST FROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO WEST PARK STREET - THE CITY ATTORNEY Ii REPORTED THAT AT THE REQUEST OF THE CIT'Y MANAGER HE HAD EXAMINED THE TITLE TO THE II I PROPERTY CONCERNING THE ABOVE DESCRIBED ALLEY AND IS OF THE OPINION TH~ SAME IS Ii DEDICAT&D AS AN ALLEY FOR PUBLIC USE. THE CITY ATTORNEY QUOTED CERTAiN LEGAL 11 I OPINIONS AND STATED I~ ~IS OPINION THE CITY MUST MAINTAIN THIS ALLEY VOR'THE 'I I PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS DEDICATED, AND AT THE TIME OF THE DEDICATION IT WAS 11 FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, NOW CONSTRUED AS MOTOR VEHICLES, AND IN ADDITION FOR I PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, IN THE ATTORNEY'S OPINION, HE STATED IF THE'ALLEY IS TO BE (I e (i LIMITED TO PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ONLY IT WOULD MAVE TO ~E VACATED AND THE HOLDERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY WOULD HAVE TO REDEDICATE FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF PEDESTRIAN ,1 TRAFFI C . fOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION INCLUDING THE RECOGNITION THAT THE ALLEY IS NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES AND UTILITY EASEMENTS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED II IN THE ALLEY, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ALLE-Y BE" VACATED SUBJECT TO REDEDICA- II TION AS A PEDESTRIAN WAY BY THE OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED II UNANIMOUSLY. I 5 7. PETI T I ON fOR FENC I NG ALONG AMAZON CREEK BETWEEN TAYL-OR AND GRANT STREETS - A PET IT ION SIGNED BY 719 INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING THE INSTALLATION OF FENCING ON BOTH SIDES OF AMAZON CREEK BETWEEN TAya.:OR AND GRANT STREETS WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. THE PETITION STATED THAT THE PETITIONERS CONSIDER THE fENCING t NECESSARY FOR SAFETY -OF CHILDREN ATTENDING THE- IDA PATTERSON SCHOOL AND USING THE CITY PLAYGROUND AREA ADJACENT TO THE IDA PATTERSON SCHOOL. THERE WAS SOME !I CONSIDERABL'E DISCUSSION ON THE DESIRABILITY OF' FENCING THIS AREA SINCE IT WOULD I I BE POSSIBLE FOR CHILDREN TO GO AROUND THE ENDS A~D GET BETWEEN THE FENCE AND -THE II AMAZON AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE CHANNEL ITSELF MIGHT BE CONCRETE 11 LINED, IN WHICH INSTANCE IT WOULD BE FENCED AS A PART OF THE LINING PROJECT. II SOME DISCUSSION WAS HELD BUT THE COMMITTEE INDICATED THEY WISHED TO VISIT THE I j AREA AT THE TIME OF THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING. No FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN. I I 6 8. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE OAKWAY WATER DISTRICT - MR.GLEN I PORTER AND MR. HOWARD BUFORD, PLANNING CONSULTANT, EXPLAINED THE MAP I NDI.CAT I NG THE DESIRED BOUNDARIES FOR AN ANNEXATION ELECTION IN THE OAKWAY WATER DISTRICT. ,I - \ 11 ~\