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<br />t CITY OF EUGENE HAS RECEIVED LITTLE HELP fROM THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPART- I
<br />~ MENT, BUT WITH RESPECT TO A PROPOSAL BY THE MAYOR TO PRESENT A BOND PACKAGE
<br />r! TO THE PEOPLE TO PROVIDE FUNDS fOR A NUMBER Of PROJECTS, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I
<br />:.1 THESE SHOULD PROBABLY BE INDIVIDUAL ISSUES. Ii
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<br />r! IN THE DISCUSSION IT WAS STATED IT IS BELIEVED THE CITY HAS A STRONG CASE Ii
<br />00 :! WITH RESPECT TO THE WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON OVERPASS SINCE IT NOW APPEARS THAT II
<br />~$ ,I THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO BRING TRAFfiC TO THE PERI- !
<br />~",. '.i METER OF THE CITY AND TO DUMP IT ONTO THE CITY WITHOUT ANY PARTICIPATION ii
<br />(.~)' \1 IN FINANCING Of THE NECESSARY ARTERIAL TO MOVE SUCH TRAHIC. FOLLOWING THIS ii
<br />=::: ' DISCUSSION IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WILSON SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COUNCIL i'
<br />CC ~i ADOPT A RESOLUTION REQUESTING 100% PARTICIPATION FROM FEDERAL AND/OR STATE fUNDS II
<br />'1 I N THE RA I LROAD OVERPASS PROJECT AT WASH I NGTON AND JEHERSON STREETS SINCE IT!
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<br />d APPEARS THAT THE CITY Of EUGENE HAS RECEIVED LITTLE AID FROM FEDERAL OR STATE I
<br />:1 FUNDS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. MOTl ON CARR I ED UNAN I MOUSL Y . I
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<br />~ I ~! 4. DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE STATE HIGH- I
<br />,; WAY DEPARTMENT fOR NECESSARY ROADS AND STREETS - THE MAYOR STATED IN HIS fORMAL II
<br />:: PRESENTATION TO THE COMMITTEE HE BELIEVED IT WOULD BE WISE FOR THE COUNCIL TO il
<br />!i APPOINT TWO OR MORE OFFICERS TO ACT AS OffiCIALS REPRESENTATIVES Of THE CITY Of i
<br />;1 EUGENE INNEGOTIATING WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR NECESSARY ROADS AND II
<br />I; STREETS. SOME DISCUSSION WAS GIVEN TO THIS MATTER, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT i
<br />ii THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER BE DElEGATED AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES Of THE I[
<br />I:! C,TY or EUGENE TO NEGOT,ATE W,TH THE OREGON STATE H'GHWAY OEPARTMENT ON MATTERS Iii
<br />I! PERTAINING TO ROADS AND STREETS. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I
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<br />~i IT WASFURTHER INDICATED THE MAYOR SHOULD HAVE A fREE HAND IN CHOOSING SUCH I'
<br />~'I: ADDITIONAL PEOPLE AS HE MIGHT DEEM NECESSARY TO DISCUSS ANY PARTICULAR PROBLEM.
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<br />:1 FOLLOWING THIS RECOMMENDATION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE WHOLE OF THE MAYOR'S j
<br />',; REPORT BE RECE I VED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOT I ON CARR I ED UNAN IMOUSL Y. II
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<br />2 5. PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT - MAYOR CONE ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT Of I'
<br />MR. GLEN PORTER TO FILL THE VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE COMMITTEE i
<br />RECOMMENDED THAT THIS APPOINTMENT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I
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<br />3: 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING SPENCER BUTTE EXPRESSWAY - DISCUSSION WAS HAD AMONG COM- I
<br />" MITTEE MEMBERS, THE PLANNING CONSULTANT, MR. UREY OF RODMAN & UREY, AND OTHERS I
<br />H INTERESTED IN THE SPENCER BUTTE EXPRESSWAY AND ITS NEED AND POTENTIAL SERVICE II
<br />i; TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE. I
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<br />I, MR. UREY OBJECTED TO THE EXPRESSWAY IDEA, INDICATED IN HIS BELIEf THERE ARE .
<br />OTHER AND BETTER PLANS AND .THAT HE COULD NOT SEE THE VALUE OF A NORTH/SOUTH I,
<br />EXPRESSWAY THROUGH TH~ CITY. HE fURTHER STATED HE BELIEVES THERE ARE OTHER I'
<br />AREAS IN WHICH FUNDS OF THIS SIZE SHOULD BE SPENT, REfERRING TO THE SEWER ,
<br />PROGRAM, CITY HALL PROGRAM AND OTHER NECESSITIES. MR. UREY ALSO RECITED :J
<br />I CERTAIN CONCEPTS WITH RESPECT TO TRAFfiC fLOW IN VARIOUS AREAS Of THE CITY I,
<br />AND THROUGH THE CITY AND INDICATED AGAIN THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE SPEN- II
<br />I' eER BUTTE EXPRESSWAY I S A PRUDENT OR NECESSARY ITEM.
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<br />, THE PLANNING CONSULTANT I~DICATED IN HIS BELIEF THE EXPRESSWAY, CONCEPT IS ONE I
<br />'i WHICH MUST BE USED AND THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE NEED FOR TRAFFIC WAYS TO MOVE
<br />;, TRAff I C JUST AS THERE I S A NEED fOR SEWERS TO MOVE SEWAGE. HE FURTHER PO I NTED I
<br />i OUT THAT EXISTING TRAFf'lC WAYS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC THEY
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<br />e fl WI LL BE CALLED UPON TO HANDLE AS THE CITY DEVELOPS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT II
<br />'I! THE CITY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO HANDLE THIS TRAfFIC. I
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<br />~ GENERAL nlSCUSSION WAS HAD ON THIS SUBJECT BUT NO FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN. I
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<br />4 ~ 7. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED STATE OFFICE BUILDING WITHINTHE URBAN RENEW~L
<br />~i AREA - THE MAYOR STATED THAT HE HAD TALKED WITH THE DIRECTOR Of FINANCE ADMINI-
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<br />:1 STRATI ON fOR THE STATE Of OREGONAND THAT THE STATE DES I RE S TO CONSTRUCT A BU I LD- I
<br />1 ING IN THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA, THAT THEY ARE UP AGAINST CERTAIN LEASE DEAD-
<br />:1 LINES BUT THAT HE HAD BEEN PROM I SED THE STATE WOULD NOT ACQU I RE OTHER PROPERTY "
<br />.: IN THE CITY WITHOUT FIRST LETTING THEIR NEEDS BE KNOWN TO THE CITYOf EUGENE AND
<br />'I THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY." I'
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<br />:! IT WAS MOVEOBY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON THAT THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE REPORT BE ,j
<br />~; APPROVED, EXCEPT ITEM 6 WHICH WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MOTION CAR- 1'1
<br />~ RIED. (SEE ACTION ON ITEM 7 OF COMMITTEE REPORT Of NOVEMBER 13, 1959.)
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<br />!j A REPORT OF ;HE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 20, 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I
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<br />'j "PRESENT: MAYOR CONEj COUNC I LMEN LAUR IS, MOLHOLM, McGAHEY, CHATT, MOYER, WI LSON 1
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<br />:1 AND SWANSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDERj tiRE CHIEF; FIRE MARSHAL;
<br />~.rl POLICE CHIEF; DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS; TRAfFIC ENGINEER;ADMINfSTRATIVE \
<br />'I ASSISTANT; DICK RHODES, ARCHITECT FOR THE FIRE STATION; RICHARD CLARK,
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<br />" ARCHITECT. FOR THE AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING; MESSRS. URn, STEWART, II
<br />e li SUMMERS, PAUL, BRENNE, VIKj MR. ELGIN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AD- II
<br />:1 MI-NISTRATION, STATE OF OREGON; MRS. MERRYMAN; MRS. NIVEN; DAN WYANT, d
<br />~ EUGENE REGISTER-GUARDj JACK CRAIG, OREGONSPECTATOR. ~
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