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20'Q~ kJ 0 oJ e 11/23/59 -- .. u . . ]1 - ~ -- c . II "I ~ 'I I, ~ IT WAS FURTHER STATED THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ADD FUNDS'TO THE PARKS & '., ~ i RECREATION BUDGET IN THE SUM OF $2,000 TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF SUCH PROPERTY , .'j WHICH WOULD .BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL .' "- IN A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. :i q -I II 'I THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ACCEPTANCE OF THE 5-YEAR CONTRACT BASIS FOR THE PUR- !I ,. I ;'1 CHASE OF MR. MCKY'S PROPERTY AT $27,000 PER YEAR, TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF II '.1 0C1 I $135,000. MOTION CARRIED. :1 N I ...... ~! IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT ITEM 4 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE II '.J .1 U: i APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. /< I' !"V" " I -~. ., c.c I ,: 5. DISCUSSION OF DOG ORDINANCE - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL- ii MAN MCGAFFEY THE QUESTION OF THE DoG ORDINANCE HAD BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE THE ,i COMMITTEE. COUNCILMAN MCGAFFEY i INDICATED HE HAD HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS II ,i REGARDING DOGS AND THAT HE WONDERED WHY THE ENFORCEMENT HAD NOT BEEN BETTER II II e 'I AND WISHED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY SO THAT HE WOULD KNOW BETTER II '" WHAT THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS ARE. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY i II 'I INDICATED THAT THE ORDINANCE NOW IN FORCE DOES NOT PROVIDE THE METHOD FOR CON- I TROL OF DOGS THAT CANNOT BE CAUGHT. VARIOUS PROBLEMS FACED BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY I' :i WERE DISCUSSED IN GENERAL BY THE COMMITTEE AND IN THIS DISCUSSION IT WAS JillIDlCATED 'I " " THAT THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS NOW IN BETTER SHAPE TO PROVIDE SERVICE SINCE THEY CUR- :1 :I " RENTLY OPERATE TWO TRUCKS AND HAVE RECENTLY ADDED A MAN TO THE STAFF. THE PRINCI- I II PAL COMPLAINT OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY WITH REFERENCE TO THE PRESENT ORDINANCE IS il I THAT THERE IS NO PENALTY FOR TURNING A DOG LOOSE EVEN IF EVIDENCE CAN BE SHOWN d THAT THE DOG IS LOOSE, AND THE ONLY METHOD OF ENFORCEMENT IS THE ACTUAL AND PHYSI- 'I " II I CAL PICKING UP OF THE DOG. I I I FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A NEW OR AMENDED ORDINANCE BE I ,! , DRAWN TO TIGHTEN THE RESTRICTIONS REGARDING DOGS, AND THE COMMITTEE RECOM- II MENDED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY JOINTLY WORK TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF;AN ORDINANCE OR AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING ORDINANCE TO BETTER !I MEET THE PROBLEM OF DOG CONTROL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I' 6. AGENDA FOR COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1959 - SOME DIS- II I' CUSS ION WAS GIVEN TO THE ITEMS WHICH SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE " , I .COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER ~6, 1959. AMONG THE :! 11 ITEMS SET FORTH WERE THE DISCUSSION OF SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY HALL, THE " I' MATTER OF SELECTION OF AN ARCHITECT, THE DISCUSSION OF A BOND PACKAGE FOR Ii II CITY NEEDS, AND THE STATE OF OREGON BUILDING AREA REQUIREMENTS. Ii '. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT ITEMS 5 AND 6 OF THE COMMITTEE RE- i' ,! I' ii PORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. !I (: I :1 'I 7. DISCUSSION ONSPENCER BUTTE EXPRESSWAY INTERCHANGE -MAYOR CONE INDICATED THAT 3 " Ii FOR THE PAST ONE AND A HALF YEARS THE IDEA OF A SPENCER BUTTE EXPRESSWAY HAS II " ,I BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL AND OTHER AGENCIES. :1 THIS EXPRESSWAY I, WOULD EXTEND FROM APPROXIMATELY BROADWAY AND MILL STREET SOUTHERLY ACROSS THE II I 'I I, 'I CITY TO EVENTUALLY TIE INTO BLOOMBERG ROAD AND TO EXTEND A MAJOR ARTERIAL ii il 'I " INTO THE SOUTH WllLAMETTE AREA. i 1 I, 'f THe MAYOR THEN S~ATED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY LEARNED THAT A SUPER MOTEL IS NOW I :I CONTEMPL'ATED AT MILL STREET AND BROADWAY WH I CH WOULD EFFECT I VEL Y BLOCK THE I, :1 :1 NORTH END OF- SUCH A PROPOSED EXPRESSWA Y . HE STATED THAT THIS PROPERTY' HAS 11 BEEN OPTIONED FOR ~HE MOTEL AND THAT SINCE ~EARNING OF THEPOTENTIAL SALE OF II e THE PROPERTY, HE HAD DISCUSSED WITH THE OWNER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CITY'S I I ACQUIRING SUCH PROPERTY. IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT APPARENTLY THE MOTEL IS I IN GOOD FAITH DESIROUS OF 'LOCATING AND HAVE APPLIED FOR A BUlDlNG PERMIT. I I ; THE PLANNING CONSULTANT INDICATED THAT IF THE MOTEL IS BUILT AT THE PROPOSED I, LOCATION IT WOULD EFFECTIVELY BLOCK THE PROPOSED EXPRESSWAY AND WOULD REQUIRE II THAT A NUMBER OF AWKWARD TURNING MOVEMENTS BE MADE BY TRAFFIC AND WOULD II fURTHER MEAN THAT TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO USE THE DOWNTOWN AREA FOR ARTERIAL MOVEMENT. THE PLANNING CONSULTANT FURTHER INDICATED THAT THE II :1 EXPRESSWAY IDEA IS NOW BECOMING THE OPTIMUM DESIGN SINCE CITIES THROUGHOUT I THE NATION ARE GETTING AWAY FROM THE OLD IDEA OF LOCAL STREET USE FOR I ARTERIAL PURPOSES. I II THE MAYOR SUGGESTED THE CITY SHOULD PLAN TO EXTEND THE EXPRESSWAY OVER A I! I PERIOD OF TIME AND THAT HE BELIEVES IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE THE , II ' !I PROPERTY OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS OR MORE. FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION I " IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY I I LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROADWAY AT MILL STREET ON A 3-YEAR OR LONGER I ;'[ BASIS AT A PRICE COMPARABLE TO THE CURRENT OPTION PRICE. MOTION CARRIED. ii UNAN IMOUSL Y." I , Ii IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. WILSON THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT, iI :i TOGETHER WITH ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT Of NOVEMBER 16, 1959 AND ITEM 4 OF THE I " COMMITTEE REPORT OF NOVEMBER 20, 1959, BE REfERRED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR i: e ~, ! FURTHER STUDY. MOTION CARRIED. I, I f,1 I I 'I I j '~ " ,