11/09/1959 Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

" ~ 225, e 11/9/59 - - - - - . --~~ ~- ------ - -.- --- IT .. .... II rl I \1 n TOTAL ATTENDANCE fOR THE ! (, BUILDING AT THE PARK WAREHOUSE fOR STORAGE PURPOSES. 'I " MONTH WAS 16,166 WHICH IS AN INCREASE Of 5,014 OVER SEPTEMBER. II 'I 'I ;i ON EACH Of YOUR DESKS YOU WILL FIND A COpy Of THE REVISED CIVIL DEfENSE " " PLAN fOR THE CITY Of EUGENE WHICH 15_ GIVEN TO YOU fOR YOUR LEISURE READING. ~ I p :.! :1 ; II 00 i I WISH TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NATIONAL DEfENSE RESOURCES CON- II C'\], FERENCE WHICH STARTED TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 1959." :1 :' I ~ I I C,.)' IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RE- i '-"'" -, CEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 1 CCL I' I' i' REPORTS OF COMMITTEES II e A REPORT Of THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD OCTOBER 30, 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: II :i II I "PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MOLHOLM, MCGAfFEY, CHATT, MOYER /, I' :1 AND SWANSON; CITY RECORDER; ASSISTANT CITY RECORDER; CHIEf Of POLICE; ,! Ii DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; TRAffiC ENGINEER; RECREATION DIRECTOR; LT.SMARTT; Ii ,,' :' FRED BRENNE, EUGENE CHAMBER Of COMMERCE; WENDY RAY, KUGN; DAN WYANT" EUGENE ,;1 " REGISTER-GUARD; JACK CRAIG, OREGON SPECTATOR. " II I 'I II I. COMMUNICATION fROM VIK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REGARDING GARfiELD STREET BRIDGE - II " A LETTER fROM V'K CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS READ TO THE COMMITTEE IN WHICH THEY I REQUESTED AN EXTENSION Of TIME FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE GARFIELD STREET BRIDGE II il :1 DUE TO SLOW DELIVERY Of PRESTRESSED T-SLAB BEAMS. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT II 'I THEY EXPECT RECEIPT Of THE BEAMS ON NOVEMBER 2, 1959 AND REQUEST AN EXTENSION " II " THE COMMITTEE RECOM- I Of TWO WEEKS TIME BEYOND THE SPECifiED COMPLETION DATE. II I MENDEO THAT THE TWO WEEK EXTENSION Of TIME BE GRANTED AS REQUESTED. I, " j' " " I 2 2. REQUEST BY SOUTHERN PACifiC COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT SPUR TRACK ACROSS MCKINLEY I I STREET NEAR BROADWAY - THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED A REQUEST fROM THE SOUTHERN I I PACifiC COMPANY TO EXTEND THEIR SPUR TRACK NOW SERVING AMERICAN STEEL & SUPPLY , 1\ COMPANY TO THE CORNER OF WEST BROADWAY AND MCKINLEY STREET TO SERVE A NEW WARE- " .1 q HOUSE BEING CONSTRUCTED BY THE GEORGIA PACifiC CORPORATION. THE COMMITTEE I I " RECOMMENDED THAT THIS REQUEST BE, GRANTED AND THAT AN ORDINANCE BE DRAWN WHICH WOULD PROPERLY PROTECT THE CITY'S INTERESTS. II 3 3. REQUEST,BY ST~NDARD OIL COMPANY FOR EXTENSION OF SEWER TO SERVE PROPERTY AT " II 11TH AVENUE AND GARfiELD STREET - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE STANDARD OIL II COMPANY IS BUILDING A NEW SERVICE STATION AT THE CORNER OF 11TH AVENUE AND 'I GARFIELD STREET AND REQUESTS EXTENSION Of A SEWER LINE TO SERVE THIS PROPERTY. I I THE DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS EXPLAINED TO THE COMMITTEE THAT If THIS SEWER I LI NE. I S EXTENDED TO SERV~ THE 11TH AND GARFIELD SITE, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY \ TO ASSESS OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS THROUGH WHOSE PROPERTY THE LINE WOULD RUN. II I I I " THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS ITEM BE HELD OVER AND THAT THE OWNERS OF AfFECTED PROPERTY BE DETERMINED AND CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED " " ASSESSMENT. II 'i I' . 4 rt 4. PETITION FOR PAVING NORTH 200.lrEET or ALLEY BETWEEN ORCHARD AND WALNUT , , STREETS FROM 15TH TO 17TH AVENUE - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT A ,PETITION. FOR PAVING J THE NORTH 200. I fEET Of THE ALLEY BETWEEN ORCHARD AND WALNUT STREETS fROM 15TH [I e AVENUE TO 17TH AVENUE HAD BEEN RECEIVED fROM VERNON D. SCOTT WHO OWNS 50% OF 11 THE PROPERTY WHICH WOULD BE ASSESSED. ArTER SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING THE Ii - fEASIBILITY OF PAVING ONLY A PORTION Of THE ALLEY, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDEO il THAT THIS ITEM BE HELD fOR fURTHER STUDY, THAT OTHER OWNERS Of PROPERTY WHICH II WOULD BE AffECTED BE CONTACTED, AND THAT THE COMMITTEE VIEW THE AREA WHERE II THE PROPOSED PAVING IS REQUESTED. :: 5 5. PETITION fOR PAVING 17TH AVENUE BETWEEN POLK AND TA,YLOR STREETS - IT WAS EX- I' PLAINED THAT A PETITION SIGNED BY OWNERS OF 100% ort THE PROPERTY WHICH WOULD II BE AFfECTED HAD BEEN RECEIVED fOR TkE PAVING Of 17TH AVE~UE BETWEEN POLK AND :i TAYLOR STREETS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT .THE REQUEST fOR PAVING BE GRANTED AND THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PROJECT BE PASSED. I: II , II ,I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SH&ARER .SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFfEY THAT ITEMS I THROUGH 5 OF THE COM- 11 .' MITTEE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. " , " II I " 6. COMMUNICATION fROM 'PAUL E. PRICE, REGARDING GO-CARTS - A LETTER fROM MR. PAUL E. 6. " :1 'i PRICE WAS READ IN WHICH HE OUTLINED THE NEED fOR A LOCATION AND SUPERVISION Of : GO-CART DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS Of EUGENE. THE LETTER ,I INDICATED THAT I, '\ Ii THE LANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD WOULD PROVIDE A SUITABLE AREA FOR GO-CART DRIVING 'I i II j I f THE CI TY OF EUGENE WOULD PROVI DE ADEQUATE INSURANCE TO COVER ANY ACCIDENTS SHOULD THE,YOCCUR. THE ~HIEF or POL'ICE EXPLAINED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT IS CON- II :'! 1\ 'I TINUALLY PLAGUED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE OPERATION OF GO-CARTS ON SCHOOL ': LOTS, CHURCH PARKING AREAS AND ON CITY STREETS. HE STATED THAT THE POLICE i e DEPARTMENT IS IN FULL ACCORD WITH THE PLAN AND WOULD ASSIGN ONE OFfICER TO THE 1 i I \ ~