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/1 ~ e 8/22/60 ;' il ;1 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ii .' I I ' I T WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LA'UR I S THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMM I TTEE REPORT il -'BE -APP-R'OVED. - MOT I ON~ARR I ED. -. . -. . . - . - - .. . I -S; '_-CONS'-DERATi-ONOF -aR-TAIN 'TRAFF'-C- 'AND P-AR-K-'NG CHANGE-S, BYT-HE- TRAFFIC ENGINEI>R- A MEMO- RANDUM FROM THE,TRAFFIC ENG8NEER WAS READ TO THE COMMITTEE, ~N WHICH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER: A. CURBSIDE POSTAL DROP BOX AT 5TH AND W1LLAMETTE: THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATION MEMORANDUM INDICATED THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE POSTMASTER AND THAT THE POSTMASTER HAD AGREED TO TRY A PLAN WHICH WOULD PLACE A DROp BOX ON THE SOUTH CURB ~ 5TH AVENUE NEAR THE CORNER OF WILLAMETTE, LEAVING CLEAR~NCE FOR THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK. FOUR PARKING METERS WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND THE BUS ZONE USED AS A STORAGE AREA WHILE WAITING TO DRIVE UP TO THE BOX. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED AS OUTLINED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. e ~ B. PARK I NG METER STUDY: THE TRAFFIC: ENGINEER'S MEMORANDUM STATED T~AT HE HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY THE RETAIL MERCHANT'S ASSOCIATION TO NOT TAKE ACTION UNTIL THEY HAD TRIED TO FIND SOME SOLUTION. THE 5~ FOR 15 MINUTE PARKING WOULD AFFECT ABOUT 150 PARKING METERS IN THE PRIME AREA. THE MEMORANDUM STATED THAT IF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATION IS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME, HE WOULD RECOMMEND AGAINST THE 5~ FOR 15 MINUTES PARKING. No ACT tON WAS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE. - - ' I 3 C. THE 19TH AND WI LLAMETTE I NTERSECT ION: , , THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S MEMORANDUM INDICATED THAT THE 19TH AND W,LLAMETTE INTERSECTION SITUATION WOULD BE ELIMINATED WHEN THE HIGH-PEARL COUPLET IS PUT INTO EFFECT. ~E STATED THAT HE IS AWAITING MATERIALS FOR THE HIGH-PEARL AT 19TH SIGNAL INSTALLATI~. No ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE. t D. TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ON_ PARK BLOCKS:. _ ,,' _ _ _ THE TRAFF I C ENG I NEER I ND I CATED HE HAD MADE A STUDY OF THE PROREAL TO MAIf: PARK STREETS TWO- WA Y STREETS. BECAUSE I T WOULD BE NECESSARY TO MAKE ALL PARK I NG PARALLEL, IT \-iOULD B'E NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SIGNALIZATION AT THE POINTS WHERE PARK INTERSECTS WITH OAK ANDSTH AVENUE. AT THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF WEST PARK STREET, THE CITY HAS ONLY A 14'ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE ENTRANCE TO AND EXIT FROM 7TH AVENUE IS VERY CONGESTED IN TIMES OF PEAK TRAFFIC. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATION AGAINST TWO-WAY TRAFFIC IN THE PARK BLOCKS BE APPROVED. ~OTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT ITEMS B, C, AND D OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S REPORT BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT I~M 8 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ( , 9. CONSI DERATION OF REQUEST BY EUGENE VEf-.JN TO PURCHASE PARCEL OF PROPERTY BETWEEN 30TH AND 31ST AVENUES ON FERRY STREET- - ' THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE PROPERTY WHICH HAD' BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE CITY THROUGH FORECLOSURE OF PAVING AND SEWER LIENS, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOW A TOTAL OF $726.28 IN ASSESSMENTS ACCUMYLATED AGAINST_ THIS PROPERTY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT MR. VENN'S OFFER OF $660.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY I BE REJECTED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I T WAS'MOVED B'{ MR-. SHE ARER' AND SECONDED BY MRS. tjl'-URIS' Tf:lA TI TEM 9 OF ,THE COMM I TTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AUGUST IS, 1960. PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, MOLHOLM, CHATT, MOYER, WILSON AND SWANSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY ENGINEER; SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION; MRS. ~ NIVEN OF-THE-PLANNING COMMISSIO~; MR. A~ MRS~ ANDERSON;:MR. EASTON; DAN WYAWT OF THE EUGENE REGISTER- .., GUARD. COUNCILMEN MCGAFFEY AND LAURS WERE ABSENT. o I. RECONSIDERATION OF REQUEST Fffi REZONING THE EAST 1/2 BLOCK OF BLOCK I, MELROSE ADDITION, 'LocATEb ON THE WEST SIDE OF W)LLAMETTE' STREET BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND 24TH PLA~E, ENTERED BY McDANIEL- I KNUTSEN - ANDERSON - REQUEST FOR ZONE CHANGE FROM R-I TO C:'3P. THE PLANN I I'-G' COMM I SS I ON RECONS I DERED THIS MATTER AT A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND REAFFIRMED ITS ORIGINAL REPORT THAT THE AREA BE REZONED TO R-2. THERE WAS GENERAL DISCU?SION ON THIS SUBJECT, PARTICULARLY AS TO THE LIMITATIONS WHICH MIGHT BE PLACED ON COMMERCIAL ZONING, IF THIS AREA WERE TO BE REZONED TO C:-'3P AS~:RE:QUE\STE:o:;!:,~,:;Fo,LIl:OW,rNG;~SOME:COf.fS!IIDERABt.JE;:Co-I,SG'US:STONIJ, IN WH I CH MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WERE HEARD, AS WELL AS MR. AND MRS. ANDERSON, A VOTE WAS TAKEN WHICH RESULTED IN A TIE, WITH MR. MOLHOLM, MR. CHATT AND MR. WILS~N VOTING AYE AND MR. SHEARER, MR. MOYER AND MR. SWANSON VOTING NO, AND WITH THE MAYOR ABSTAINING. FOLLOWING THE VOTE THERE WAS. SOME DISCUSSION AS TO HOW FAR NORTH BUSINESS ZONING MI~T BE ALLOWED, AND THERE WAS GENERAL CONCURRENCE THAT 24TH STREET SHOU~D BE THE DIVIDI~G LlNE, BUT THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED AT THIS TIME. I M~. MOYER STATED THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF GRANTING A VARIANCE WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE PARTIES RE~ QUESTING REZONING TO SUBMIT A PLAN SHOWING THE INTENDED USE OF THE PROPERTY. MR. JOLSON SPOKE IN FAVOROFMAINTAIN;NG-tHE ZONE SiNCE THERE',S A CONsiDERABLE NUMBER OF EXPENSIVE HOMES IN THE AREA WHICH WOULD BE DEPRECIATED IF COMMERCIAL ZON(firnGqwERE ALLOWED. MR. ANDERSON, ONE OF THE PARTIES REQUESTING THE REZONING, STATED THAT HE ~AS QUITE FRUSTRATED AND OVER A PERDD OF 10 YEARS HAD ENDEAVORED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO DO ~ITH HIS PROPERTY, SI,NCE HE CANNOT DISPOSE OF IT FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES AND CANNOT OBTAIN REZONING IN ORDER THAT IT COULD BE USED FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MR. MOYER THAT THE REZONING BE REFUSED AND THAT IT ~ BE SUGGESTED TO THE PERSONS REQUESTING THE REZONING THAT THEY DEVELOP PLANS SHOWING THE INTENDED USE ....