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r262' e 12/14/59 --- --~-- .- . '. - -- - -- ~-------- - . --- ~. - - .- - -- - 11 .. . -- i IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE I I , , PLANNING COMMISSION AND THAT MRS. DOWLING BE INFORMED OF THE ACTION TAKEN. MOTION CARRIED. j 'I II l' COMMUNICATION DATED DECEMBER 1959 FROM CLARENCE G. SUMMERS REGARDI NG STEWART PROPERTY AT I) I 14, !I BROADWAY AND MIll WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I, "As YOU AR~ WELL AWARE, I HAVE THE STEWART PROPERTY AT 390 EAST BROADWAY " " . , . 'I UNDER OPTION FOR PURCHASE. I Ii I !I AT THE PRESENT TIME, I HAVE COMPLETED THE ENGINEERING STUDIES AND HAVE HAD I I. II I PLANS DRAWN FOR A 59 UNIT MOTEL. SETBACK RELEASES HAVE BEEN SIGNED ON THE EAST AND SOUTH BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND ARE READY FOR FILING. il THE NEGOTIATIONS fOR THE PURCHASE Of ~HIS PROPERTY BEGAN LAST JULY, AND AT II 11 THAT TIME I CONTACTED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND ASKED ABOUT CONTEMPLATED CHANGES, I I, If ANY? ON THE HIGHWAY AT THIS POINT AND ALSO STUDIED THE CITY RULES AND REGULA- I e TIONS REGARDING ZONING AND ACCESS AND EGRESS TO AND fROM THIS PROPERTY. I I THE PROPERTY MET MY REQUIREMENTS fOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND USE IN EVERY DE- il I TAIL~ LAND COST PER UNIT, PROXIM.ITY TO THE CORE AREA, AND VIEW OF THE PROPERTY I! I THAT WILL BE CREATED FROM THE NEW FERRY STREET BRIDGE APPROACH. II 'I I ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, THE INFORMATION Of MY PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BECAME I' KNOWN AND AT THAT TIME THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND YOU, THE COMMON COUNCIL Of II EUGENE, INDICATED THAT THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE TAKEN fOR AN EXPRESSWAY SOME TIME ii I N THE FUTURE. II MR. UREY, THE REAL ESTATE BROKER WHO REPRESENTS MR. AND MRS. IRA STEWART IN II I THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY TO ME, MR. STEWART AND I. HAVE ATTENDED COMMITTEE MEET- [ INGS OF THE COUNCIL, A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING\AND ALSO ONE COU~CIL MEETING I TRYING TO GET A DEfINITE COMMITMENT AS TO THE INTENT Of THE CITY, AND TO DATE WE I ARE ONLY INFORMED THAT THE ACQUISITION Of THE PROP-ERTY IS UNDER fURTHER STUDY. I .I I THIS DELAY HAS COST ME PERSONALLY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE AND HAS CERTAINLY BEEN '\ i VERY ANNOYING TO MR.AND MRS. STEWART. li I Ii I , I 11 ! ON NOVEMBER 25TH, I ASKED fOR A LETTER STATING APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF THE , PLANS fROM YOUR BUILDING INSPECTOR. A LETTER WAS DELIVERED TO ME BUT THE LAST I 1 1 LINE OF THE LETTER INDICATED THAT THE CITY MIGHT ELECT TO ACQUIRE BY RIGHT Of I f I I EMINENT DOMAIN AND ~HIS I BELIEVE PLACES THE PROPERTY INA PRECARIOUS POSITION 1 FOR THIS DEVECOPMENT. 'I II TODAY I APPLIED fOR AND RECEIVED A BUILDING PERMIT fROM YOUR BUILDING IN- SPECTOR AND I WILL ASSUME THAT I CAN GO AHEAD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT Of THE LAND :, I UNLESS YOU ELECT TO BEGIN CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AT ONCE OR NEGOTIATE WITH II I MR. UREY OR ME fOR THE PURCHASE Of THE PROPERTY. f II I I - II ! I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS NOT MY INTENT TO BE ARBITRARY ABOUT THE I, MATTER AND I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE STEWARTS AND , HAVE TRIED TO CO- li I OPERATE WITH YOU IN EVERY RESPECT AND HAVE GIVEN YOU ADEQUATE TIME TO REACH A Ii ! IN THE MATTER." 'I DECISION !, I . ~ I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WILSON SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON fI LE . MOTION CARRIED. .. I il e I UPON DISCUSSION Or. THE SUBJECT COUNCILMEN INDICATED THEY HAD NOT SEEN THE LATEST DRAWINGS, AND !I IT WAS THEN MOVED BY MR. MOYER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT ALL POSSIBLE INfORMATION BE ACCUMULATED !I , AND SECURED AND PLACED BEfORE THE COUNCIL AT ITS NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING, THURSDAY, DECEMBER I 17, 1959, ON THE SUBJECT Of THE EXPRESSWAY ENTRANCE TO HIGHWAY 99, AT BROADWAY AND MILL STREET. MOTION CARRIED. II I I ! / ORDINANCES i II i 2 COUNCIL BILL No. 4769 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS fOR SIDEWALK ON EAST SIDE Of UNIVERSITY STREET It I fROM 29TH TO 30TH AVENUE, INTRODUCED AND READ THE fIRST TIME IN fULL ONNoVEMBER 23, 1959, WAS BROUGHT I: I ON fOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON fiLE. ,I I Ii I I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY ,: COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE " I, BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY. Ii I ,: I Ii I I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE T~IRD TIME BY II COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE II I ,I BILL WAS READ THE THIRD_ TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY. jl II I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT THE BilL BE APPROVED AND GI.VEN fHA. II ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND I' PASSAGE. d I NUMBERED I 1640. ; I I I I e ( I: ~j ~ '