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e 4/11/60 c,,' 8'..{1 ~ ,,~ ~{ ~~ 'l)l L I I 'I tl II "J il , ~ 8. CONSIDERATION OF TRAFFIC CHANGES AND PARKING CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER - THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED A SERIES OFRECOMMENDED PARKING CHANGES ON WILLAMETTE STREET BETWEEN 11TH AND 13TH AVENUES; ON 13TH AVENUE BETWEEN OLIVE AND WILLAMETTE STREETS; ON 11TH AVENUE BETWEEN HIGH AND POLK STREETS, ON 13TH AVENUE BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON STREETS; ON OLIVE STREET FROM 11TH TO 13TH AVENUE; AND ON OAK STREET BETWEEN 11TH AND 12TH AVENUES. THESE CHANGES BEING SHOWN IN A MEMORANDUM DATED MARCH 30, 1960 ADDRESSED TO THE CITY MANAGER. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED ALL OF THESE ITEMS AND RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF THE REPORT OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I '1 00 C-J ~.1" ~) 2 ,I 9. CO (.:0' :1 " ,i ! ~ e ! I I i ,I :1 3 'I i I " I " e 4 :! " i ! I ) ~, , I 'I 'i 5 I i CONSIDERATION OF HIGH-PEARL ONE-WAY COUPLET - THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER REPORTED THAT UNDER DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL A STUDY HAD BEEN MADE OF MAKING PEARL STREET ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND AND HIGH STREET ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND FROM 6TH AVENUE TO 13TH AVENUE OR 18TH AVENUE. THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER REP~TED THAT AFTER HIS STUDIES IT WAS HIS OPINION THAT SUCH A ONE-WAY COUPLET WOULD INCREASE THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ON HIGH AND PEARL STREETS AND POSSIBLY DECREASE THE VOLUME OF WILLAMETTE AND OAK STREETS. As A PART OF THE REPORT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER REPORTED THAT HEAVY VOLUMES OF:TRAFrIC INCREASE CONFLICTS FOR TURN- ING MOVEMENTS AND VEHICULAR DELAY PRODUCED BY HEAVIER VOLUMES AND TURNING MOVEMENTS ARE THE PRINCIPAL ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE ENDING OF A ONE-WAY SYSTEM AT AN ARTERIAL StREET. IF THE ONE-WAY SYSTEM FOR HIGH AND PEARL IS EXTENDED SOUTH OF 13TH AVENUE IT SHOULD BE ENDED AT 19TH AVENUE RATHER THAN 18TH AVENUE. 19TH AVENUE WOULD THEN BE A COLLECTOR STREET AND AS SUCH WOULD ACCOMMODATE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FOR ITS ENTIRE LENGTH. THE PRESENT CONNECTOR FROM WILLAMETTE TO OAK ON 19TH AVENUE COULD BE MOVED TO 20TH AVENUE; HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THERE IS SOME OPPOSITION TO SUCH MOVEMENT TO 20TH AVENUE FROM PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG OAK STREET BETWEEN ~TH AND 20TH AVENUES. 'I " IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS NEARLY COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF 7TH AND PEARL STREET, THIS INSTALLATION BEING HANDLED ON A ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SOUTHBOUND AS PROPOSED. IF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT APPROVED ALTERATIONS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE TO THE INSTALLATION. [i :1 I IF THE SYSTEM IS TO BE PLACED INTO OPERATION ADDITIONAL ONE-WAY SIGNS, NO-TURN SIGNS, STOP-SIGNS AND OTHER SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT 18TH AND HIGH AND 18TH AND PEARL WOULD BE NECESSARY AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $2600. OF THESE NECESSARY MONIES APPROXI- MATELY $1000 IS LEFT IN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING BUDGET, ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO. COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION WITH FUNDS REMAINING IN THE BUDGE~ ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED FOR THE 11TH-13TH AVENUE TRAffiC SIGNAL INSTALLATION. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS MATTER AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE REOOMMENDATION Of THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER BE APPROVED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEMS 8 AND 9 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE AP- PROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 10. CONS'IDERATION OF ORDINANCE GRANTING FRANCHISE TO WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT AN EXISTING FRANCHISE FOR THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY HAD EXPIRED, THAT THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY HAS ONLY ONE LINE IN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH CONNECTS THEIR OFFICE WITH THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT AND THE REMAINDER OF THEIR LINES ARE LEASED FROMTHE PAalFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY NORTHWEST. THE COMMITTEE [,- RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE BE APPROVED AT THE EXISTING FEE OF $25.00 PER YEAR. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOYER THAT ITEM 10 or THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. II. CONSIDERATION Of F~NCHISE FOR SIGN OVER WILLAMETTE STREET FeR HEILIG THEATER OWNED BY WESTERN AMUSEMENT COMPANY, INC. - A PROPOSED ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE HEILIG THEATER THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN A SIGN ACROSS WILLAMETTE STREET UNTIL MARCH 14, 1965 WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. THE fRANCHISE FEE WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF OTHER COMPARABLE SIGN fRAN- CHISESCBEING $120.00 PER YEAR. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT, THE ACTION BE TAKEN TO INSTITUTE THE GRANTING OF THIS FRANCHISE." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOYER THAT ITEM II OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS Of BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS I I II II I II II I I! II I I II II II II II I ! I I I I 1\ I' ,\ I II I I I, II II I: I I 1\ \ ! ..... A PERMANENt. REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, APRIL 5, 1960, WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EUGENE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, APRIL 5, 1960, THE PLANNING COMMISSION' BEGS lOMAKE THE fOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL: THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR REZONING BE GRANTED: WM. B. HILTON, JR. PROPERTY EAST OF WILLAMETTE STREET FROM A LINE APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF 22ND AVENUE TO A LINE APPROXIMATELY 130 FT NORTH OF CENTER LINE OF 23RD AVENUE REQUESTS CHANGE fROM R-I TO R-3 MULTIPLE fAMILY RESIDENTIAL