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<br />I TIME FOR, WHICH SUCH CLOSURE SHOULD BE,MADE.
<br />I TH'OSE 'I ~ FAVOR ,COUNTE.:RED SUCH ARGUMENTS BY I ND I CATI NG THE QUEST I ON HAS BEEN BEFORE THE CITY I
<br />Ii FOR SOME PER 100 OF TIME AND W) ULD BE A WORTHWH I LE EXPER I MENT TO SEE' WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, AND WOULD II
<br />::, GIVE WORTHWHILE INFORMATION AND IS PART OF A CONTINUING STUDY, WITH NO SUGGESTION THAT 13.T:H AVENUE I'!
<br />Ii BE PERMANENTL Y CLOSED. i
<br />II SOME THOUGHT WAS AL,SO GI,VENAS TO THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES WHICH MIGHT BE POSSIBLE, INCLUDING 11
<br />Ii TUNNEL,I NG, THE LOWER I NG OF THE STREET WITH OVERPASSES BU I.L T OVER T:HE STREET, AND OTHER POSS I BLE !I
<br />,i: SOL UT IONS WH I CH MIGHT BE FOUND. I
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<br />Ii As A PART OF THE DISCUSSION, IT WAS,ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IF THE UNIVERSITY PROPOSES TO GO BEFORE :1
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<br />II THE LEG,ISLATURE FOR FI.NANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IT WQULD NEED ALL OF THE FACTS WHi~CH IT COUL,D DETERMINE TO :i
<br />Ii PRESENT TO THE LEG I SLATURE, AND SUCH CLOSURE WOULD PROV I DE ADD I T 10NAL I NFORMAT ION FOR SUCH A .PRESEN- , II
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<br />I! TATION. ;
<br />1'1 THE CITY ATTORNEY PO I:NTED OUT THAT . ~HE OREG_O.N. SUPR~~E COURT, HA~ R~LED THAT C IT IES CANNOT CLOSE ![
<br />: DEDICATED STRE,ETS UNLESS THEY ARE VACATE!). HE STATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE LEGAL OBJECTIONS TO SUCH ii
<br />" A CLOSURE I F SUCH A TEMPORARY CLOSURE WERE MAD E . 'i
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<br />II IT w.AS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CLOSURE OF THE STREE.T AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNI,NG COMMISSION BE :1
<br />!i ENTERED INTO AS AN EXPERIMENT. MOTION CARRI,ED, WITH MESSRS. CONE, ,SHEARER, LAURIS, MOL HOLM AND d
<br />Ii SWANSON VOTING AYE, AND MESSRS. MCGAFFEY, CHAT.T, ,WILSON AND MOYER VOTING :NA;'l. Ii e
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<br />I :i A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD SEpTEMBER 8, 1960 WAS SUBM.lTTED AND READ. il
<br />ii PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MCGAFFEY, CHATT, MOYER" SWANSON; CITY MANAGER; II
<br />ji CITY RECORDER; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; CHIEF OF POLICE; CITY ATTORNEY; PARKS AND RECREATION SUPER-i
<br />I; INTENDENT; TRAFFIC ENGINEER; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; LT. SMARTT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; .MESSRS. Ii
<br />!; VATER; 'HA'RTMAN; -BRENNE;. FtNNELL; .DAN WYANT 'OF.THE "EUGENE -RE,G I sT~R 'GuARD' AND .WE',NO" .RA Y OF KUGJ\J; AND' I:
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<br />2 !i I. CONS I DERAT I ON OF AN APPL I CAT I ON FOR A SEGREGAT I ON OF ASSESSMENT L I EN FOR SEWER ON PROPERTY ii
<br />ii LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE'OF 30TH AVENUE BETWEEN MADISON AND JEFFERSON STREETS - THE COMMITTEE 11
<br />I! CONS I DERED A REQUEST WH I CH HAD BEEN MADE FOR SEGREGAT ION OF A S I GNLE ,SEWER ASSESSMENT ON TH I S PARCEL ::
<br />II: OF PROPERTY INTO THREE UNITS. FOLLOWING AN .EXPLANATIONOF A MAP SHOWING THE AREA IN QUES:rION:, THE :i
<br />': COMM I TTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE SEGREGAT I ON BE ALLOWED . !:
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<br />,i IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAUR I S THAT I TEM ,I OF THE COMM I TTEE REP,ORT ,BE !I
<br />ii APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. . Ii
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<br />3 if 2. REQUEST FOR, CURB SIDEWALK AT 71 I, WEST 22ND AVENUE ENTERED BY MR. AND MRS. BENJAM I N L., 'K I NG - I!
<br />ii A REQU,EST FROM MR. ,AND MRS., KING WAS READ TO THE COMM I TTEE, REQUEST ING THAT, CURB SIDEWALKS BE, I N- :i
<br />i STALLED IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY. IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER, A MAP SHOW- ;1
<br />II I NG SIDEWALKS TO BE I NSTALLED ON 22ND AVENUE WAS SHOWN TO THE COMM I TTEE AND EXPLA I NED BY THE il
<br />'i DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS:. ,PUBLIC ,yJo!3KsDIRECTO_R ,INDICATED: THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT .TO INSTALL :1
<br />I; CURB SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF Tj-lE KING PROPERTY UNT:IL Tl:IE STREE.T WAS CONSTRUCTEP AND THAT THE, ,KING :1
<br />i! PROPERTY WAS CONTA I NED I N A TWO BLOCK AREA THAT HAD NOT HAD THE STREET CONSTRUCTED TO TH 1ST I ME, I,
<br />I: THIS BEING THE AREA BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND MONROE STREET! THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS ITEM. AND :!
<br />I' RECOMMENDED -THAT -THE 'CONTRACT .BE .HELP .UP U"":T (L THEPAV ING -IS ,~~tvi'pLE.~ED 'I N TH I ~ .~~EA 'sET,ItiE:.,EN ~~~~F~~~O~, II:
<br />" AND MONROE STREET AND A CURB SIDEWALK BE I NSTALLED AT THAT T I ME. !
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY,MR. MOYER THAT ITEM 2 9F THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE :i
<br />APPROVED. MOTION CARRIJ;D. il
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<br />.!j. 3. CONSIILRATION OF BIDS ON PUBLIC WORKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - ,IT WAS REPORTED THAT BIDS HAD :1
<br />I' BEEN OPENED ON PAVING PROJECTS, SIILWALK PROJECTS AND SEWER PROJECTS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 19'60. THE COMMIT- ::
<br />I! TEE CONS I DERED~ THE B I,oS, WH I CH HAD BEEN RECE I VED_ ON THREE I NTERS,ECT I ON PAV I NG PROJECTS AND ONE ALLEY il
<br />I; PORJECT AND RECOMMENDED THE B I OS BE AWARDED TO THE LOW B I DOER S. THE COMM PHEE NEXT CONS I DERED THE ::
<br />~! VAR 10US SIDEWALK PROJECTS AND RECOMMENDED THESE B I OS BE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDERS EXCEPT FOR THE !I
<br />!: PROJECT I N THE AREA, BOUNDED BY, WI LLAMETTE STREET AND DONALD STREET ON THE WEST, 31 ST AVENUE ON THE ::
<br />i: NORTH, -H I-LYARD STREE'T. ON THE .EA,S"- .AND, 37TH AVENUE ON THE SO UTH, I,N 'WH I.CH I T 'WAS RECOMMENDED -TH I S I TEM I!
<br />I'. BE BROKEN INTO TWO SEGMENTS AND RE.:-BID. LIKEWISE.. THE COMMITTEE ACCEPTED THE SID,EWALK INSTALLATION )1
<br />[ION 22ND AVENUE BETWEEN JEFFERSON ANp MONROE STREEJ, AND RECOMMENDED, TH I S TO BE ,HELD OV/::R PENDI NG I NSTAL- Ii -
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<br />,I LATION. OF. STREET,PAVING IN THIS A~A. MOTION CARRIED UNANIM,oUSLY. '- I
<br />Ii THE COMM I TTEE NEXT CON S I DERED PART I AND PART II OF A SAN I TARY, SEWER PROJECT: PART I BE I NG THE il
<br />I, AREA BETWEEN FAIRMOUNT BOULEMARD AND SKYLINE DRIVE AND BETWEEN VICTORIA HEIGHTS AND HENDRICKS PARK Ii
<br />il AND ROSE LANE FROM FA I RMOUNT BOULEVARD TO THE E.AST END OF ROSE; LANE; PA,RT :II B~ I NG THE' SAME GENERAL Ii
<br />': AREA FROM THE EAST END OF ROSE LANE TO THE EAST. THE PUBL I C WORKS DI RECTOR PO" NTED OUT THAT B I OS :i
<br />i' RECE I VED ON BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS WERE I N EXCESS OF TWO PREV 10US B I OS RECE I VE~ ON A ZONED FOOT BAS IS. I,I
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<br />!: THE COMM I TTEE CO!,/S I DERED; TH I S AND RECOMMENDED THI.S BE. HELD OVER FOR RE-B I DO I NG I N THE: SPR I N~ OF 1961. I'
<br />Ii MOT r'oNc.ARR I-E.O 'UN.AN r'MOUS.LY. . . . , - - ' , ' _. .' . . !'
<br />ii COUNC I.CMAN .SHE'ARER .PO-I-NTE-O OUT THA-T .UP. .TO .iHI.S -T I-ME -THE- .tviA~-oR -AMo,uNT .oF \";ORK -HAD-SEEN 'DoN.E ',-N ' . . 1\
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<br />i: AREAS WHERE CONSTRUCTION WAS RELATIVELY EASY BUT WITH THE GROWTH OF, THE CITY AND HE EXPANSION, OF " Iii
<br />l: THE CITY INTO THE SURROUNDING HILLSIDE A~EAS, ,CONSTRl,lCTION WOULD B~COME MORE EXPENSIVE IN,THE FU:rURE I:
<br />Ii IN ORDER THAT PROPERTY IN THIS AREA COULD BE, MADE USABLE FOR. RESIDENTIAL GROy/TH. Ii
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<br />:' I T WAS MOVED BY MR. ?HEARER (>.ND SECONDED, BY MR. MOYER THAT ITEM 3 OF THE COMMI TTEE REPORT BE I'
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<br />51: 4. REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCT I ON OFS I DEWALK ON CLA RK STREET FROM LAWRENCE STREET, TO WH I TEAKEB::: ;! '. ..
<br />I! SCHOOL - A lETT~R FROM MR. JOHN W. CARR OF 48, ADAMS STREET WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMM I TTT, IN. WHI CH Ii .
<br />i HE REQUEST~D THAT A SURVEY. B~ MADE REGARD I NG PEDESTR I tN, TRAFF I C PROCEED I NG TO AND COM) NG FRG4 THE if
<br />!: WHfTEAKEep:SCHOOL AND IN THE'GENERAL VICINITY OF ADAMS AND CLARK. STREET. IT WAS STATED THAT APPROX- d
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<br />Ii I MATEL Y TWO-TH I RDS OF THE AREA ALONG CLARK STREET HAD SIDEWALKS I NSTALLED AND THAT ADDED CONFUS 10 N Ii
<br />!i WAS APPARE~T IN TH '? .t.RE:A BECf>.USE FIRST STREET WAS NOW UNDER CONSTRtJCTIO NAND, TRAFFI C WAS BE I NG :\
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<br />ii DETOURED IN TH I S AREA., THE COUNC I L CONS I DERED THE PROPOSAL THAT SIDEWALKS BE I NSTALLED ON ALL I; e
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