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~5( " ~ )~ e --- --- 7/~5/60 ,- - - --, - 0 THE CITY OF EUGNE INTENDS TO BUILD THE NEW CITY HALL AS SOON AS IT IS PRACTICABLE FOLLOWI NG !, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNDER.AND RIS APPOINTMEN~ AS THE ARCKITECT. THE APPOINTMENT AND ACTUAL II I COMMENCEMENT OF BU I LD IN G IS SUBJECT TO PASSAGE OF A BOND ISSUE BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY TO FINANCE Ii I THE PROJE CT. SHOULD THE VOTERS OF THE CITY NOT AUTHORIZE THE BOND I SS UE, OR SHOULD THE DEV~LOP- !I MENT OF THE PROJECT BE DELAYED LONGER THAN THREE YEARS By A.CTS OF GOD, WAR OR ECONOMIC FACTORS ., ~ I RENDERING THE UNDERTAKING UNWISE, THE CITY WILL DISCHARGE-'TS OBLIGATION TO THE WINNING ARCHITECT ,I I, BY AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION NOT TO EXCEED $2,000, THE fiNAL AMOUNT TO BE REACHED BY NEGOTIATIONS " I il IN A MANNER MUTUALLY AGREEABLE AND REASONABLY FAIR. ITHE ARCHI~CTWILL ALSO BE RELIEVED OF ANY I' I Ii , , LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COMPLETE HIS DESIG~AFTER THE THREE YEAR PER 10D HAS PAS SED. AFTE R THE ANNOU NC-E- 1: I MENT OF THE WINNER, AND THE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE.BOND ISSUE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE i; 'I WILL AUTHORIZE THE WINNING ARCHITECT TO PROCEED BEYOND HIS COMPETfTION DRAWINGS AND T~ CITY WILL I' II ENTER A CONTRACT WITH THE WINNING ARCHITECT. I: \ II Ii 'I COMPENSATION TO COMPETITORS Ii ii THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AGRE~S TO PAY TO THE. SUCCESSFUL COMPETITOR, WITHIN 10 11 I Ii I DAYS OF THE JUDGEMENTS, AN AWARDOF $2,500. IN ADDITION THE COUNCIL WILL, AFTER SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE II :1 1- OF THE BOND ISSUE TO FINANCE THE PROJECT, COMPLETE THE AGREEMENT EMPLOYING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPETI- I TOR AS ARCHITECT FOR THE PROPOSED BUILDING. FURTHERMORE I T AGREES 10 PAY AS SOON AS FEASIBLE ;1 e " , I' I THEREAFTER, ONE-TENTH OF HIS TOTAL. ESllM\TED FEEf.' Ii ) IN FULL DISCHARGE OF THE OBLIGATION T0 THEM,.THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AGREESTO " I' II I IN THE FINAL STAGE OF THIS COMPETITION, ., PAY TO EACH OF THE ~NSUCCESSFUL COMPETITORS TAKING PART A ;i I FEE OF $2,000 WITHIN '10 DAYS AFTER THE AWARD.. :: " i IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE PROBLEM OF , I THINK FAIR COMPENSATION TO ., I THE ARCHITECT IN THE EVENT OF NON-PASSAGE OF THE BOND ISSUE, OR OTHER REASON FOR NOT PROCEEDING I' Ii (ASSUMING HE HAD CARRIED TH DESIGN ALMOST TO COMPLETION OF THE PRELIMINARY PHASE), WOULD EXIST I. I I , WHETHER A COMPETITION IS HELD OR NOT. I F AN ARCHITECT WERE APPOINTED DIRECTLY, AND HE CARRIED HIS I i: DESIGN AS FAR AS THE COMPETITION CALLS FOR, THEN, IF THE BUILDING P~ECT COULD Ncr PROCEED, HE I! I' I WOULD EXPECT AN APPRECIABLE PERCENTAGE OF HIS PRELIMINARY FEE, AN AMOUNT WHICH WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY " BE GREATER THAN THE COMPETITION PRIZE. I' , I T SEEMS TO ME THAT WE SHOULD ESTABLISH THE ESSENTIAL FACT THAT WE INTEND 10 HANDLE THE I! I " " I ARCHITECT AND TO THE CITY. WE " COMPETITION IN A MANNER THAT I S FA I RAND MUTUALLY AGREEABLE TO THE I, I WANT THE ARCHITECTS TO HAVE ENOUGH INCENTIVE TO DO THEIR BEST AND COME UP WITH AN OUTSTANDING ,. I ~ , DES I GN FO R THE C'I'TY HAtL.. BUT, WE ALSO WANT THE ARCHITECTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUN[IL MUST I: I I BE ABLE TO DISCHARGE ALL OBLIGATIONS TO THE ARCHITECT IN A REASONABLY FAIR MANNER IN THE EVENT,THAT , THE CITY HALL CANNOT BE BUILT BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE,BOND I, I I SSLE OR SOME OTHER COMPELLING. REASON. I' I I REGRET THAT I CANNOT BE ORESENT AT TODAY'S METING AND BE AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSION OF THIS " Ii I MATTER. I HAD LONG pLANNED TO TAKE A VACATION, BEGINNING JULY 24TH, A~ TO BE AWAY FROM EUGENE ji I UNTIL AUGUST 22ND. HOWEVER, MR. CASTNER AND I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS POINT THOROUGHLY. I AM CONF.I- I: DENT THAT THE COUNCIL WILL COME TO A REASONABLE CONCLUSION. AFTER THE COUNCrL1S POLICY DECISION I, II IS REACHED, MR~ CASTNER WfLL BE ABLE TO INCLUDE IT I N THE COMPETITION PROGRAM. I HA VE ASKED MR. I ~ i CASTNER THEN IMMEIDATELY TO RELAY THE WORDING OF IIINTENTION TO BUILD" TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE , AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, IN ORDER TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE INSTITUTE1S APPROVAL OF OUR !: I I PROGRAM WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS FURTHER ELABORATION OF THE PROBLEM OF DISCHARGE OF OBLIGATIONS. I RESeECTFULLLY YOURS, I /S/WALTER GORDON , I DEAN" I I SOME DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THE PRIZE TO BE PAID TO THE I FOUR FINALISTS" IN WHICH IT WAS " , INDICATED THE WINNER WOULD RECEIVE A PRIZE OF $2,500 AND THE THREE OTHER I II INFALISTS WOULD RECEIVE i: I II $2,000 EACH. IN ADDITION TO THIS, AND ON ~HE BASIS OF DEAN GORDON'S LETTER, IF THE CITY HALL WAS , I: 11 NOT CONSTRUCTED FOR SOME REASON INA THREE-YEAR 'PERfOD, THEN THE WINNER WOULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL , " I' AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000. ji 'I II IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS AND SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION PREPARED II I. i: BY DEAN GORDON BE ADOPTED. MOTION LOST, WITH COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAUR I S, AND SWANSON VOTING AYE :i " r AND COUNCILMEN MCGAFFEY, CHATT, MOYER AND WILSON VOTING NAY. ., II " I AT THIS POINT MAYOR CONE LEFT THE MEETING AND COUNCILMAN SHEARER ASSUMED THE CHAIR. II e I I: ! I! I I I A COMMUNICATION FROM ABAR TV CABLE COMPANY DATED JULY 25, " 1960, REQUESTING A NEW FRANCHISE :, FOR A 20 YEARS PERIOD, WITH A COpy OF A PROPOSED FRANCHISE, WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. ,i il I " IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAUR I S AND SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT A HEAR I NG BE CALLED ON THIS ;, I ;. FRANCHISE FOR JULY '22, 1960. MOTION CARRIED. 'I I I, I I: 2 I A COMMUNICATION FROM LEONARD L. BRANEN REQUE ST I NG VACAT ION OF A 10 ' . ' Ii PUBLIC UTILITY EASE- I MENT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: " ., I IIJULY 25, Ii 1960 .' 1 MR. ROBERT FINLAYSON, C,TY MANAGER I: I I ! 'I AND CITY COUNCIL Ii CITY OF' EUGENE - I 1 EUGENE, OREGON - . ........ :1 I il I " ,( I' I GENTLEMEN: I, I Ii As 10 I (TEN FOOT) I! IS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED MAP, THERE IS AT PRESENT A PUBLIC UTILITY EASE- 'I I. I MENT LOCATED ON MY PROPERTY WHICH IS A PORTION OF LOT 8 BLOCK 4 1ST ADDITION OF CAL YOUNG HOMESTE~D " I ,I I AND A PORJ~ON OF LOT 3 BLOCK 10 - 2ND ADDITION OF CAL YOUNG HOMESTEAD. II IN !I j ITS PRESENT LOCATION, THIS EASEMENT 1$ HINDERING MY HOME BUILDING PLANS IN ADDITION TO ,I Ii I RENDERING A PORTION OF MY PROPERTY USELESS FOR BUILDING PURPOSES. II il II II )1 e.: \ " I :1 I' " ~:Il "