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""'llll 33 e 9/13/60 - - --- - -, !.! " . THE PROBLEM OF UTILITIES UNDER THE STREET COULD BE SOLVED. I THE COMMITTEE RECOMMME~DED THAT NO ACTION BE TAKEN, PENDING A MEETING WITH THE PLAN~ING COMMIS- SION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED B~ MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM I OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I 2. CONSIDERATION OF THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL PROPERTY FOR PARK BURPOSES, TO ADD TO PROPERTY SET ASIDE BY LANE COUNTY FOR A PARK IN THE VICINITY OF RUSTIC LANE - SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS VIEWED THE PROPERTY WHICH LANE COUNTY HAS OFFERED TO DEED TO THE CITY FOR PARK PURPOSES. THE Sl,IPER- INTENDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL RIGHT-SF-WAY TO THE PROPERTY FOR PROPER ACCESS AND FOR PARKING PURPOSES. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS ITEM BE HELD OVER FOR ONE WEEK, PENDING NEGOTIATJONS FOR RJGHT-OF-WAY TO THE PROPOSED PARK. MOTJON CARRIED UNANJMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM 2~OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT ~ APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. e 2 3. REQUEST FOR GRAVEL PATH ON POTTER STREET BETWEEN 36TH AND 35TH AVENUE EAST, BY FRED JONES - SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE AREA WHERE THE GRAVEL PATH IS REQUESTED, AND WERE ADVISED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT GRAVEL WALKS ARE EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN, THAT GRANTING OF THIS REQUEST WOULD LEAD TO MANY SIMILAR REQUESTS FOR GRAVEL' WALKS, THAT THERE IS A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY WHERE THE GRAVEL WALK IS REQUESTED, THAT THIS STREET SHOULD BE OPENED AND PAVE~ DURING .T~E ~EXT CON- STRUCTION SEASON. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, THAT THE REQUEST BE DENIED, AND THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT PROVIDE I C HIPS FROM THEIR TREE CHIPPING OPERATION TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY WALK THROUGH THE AREA IN QUESTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS.,LAURIS THAT iTEM 3 OF. THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ~ 3 4. DISCUSSION CONCERNING RESUGE LANES AND CURB CUTS FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO MCKAY'S PARKING en LOT ON THE SOUTHt~AST CORNER OF HILYARD STREET AND 80TH AVENUE - A MEMORANDUM FROM THE DIRECTOR OF C"J PUBLIC WORKS WAS READ TO THE COMMITTEE, IN WHICH HE STATED THN HIS OFFICE HAD H~LD A MEETING, WITH MR ;1 ~ MILES MCKAY IN REGARD TO ESTABLISHING DESIGN OF THE PORTION OF HILYARD STREET ADJACENT TO HIS MARKET CO BETWEEN 30TH AND 31ST AVENUES. HE STATED THAT MR. McKAY IS DESIROUS OF HAVING A 42 FOOT SECTION OF : ~ PAVEMENT ADJACENT TO HIS PROPERTY. THE MEMORANDUM FURTHER STAl'E D THAT THE PRPOSED ._REARRANGEMENT 'OF CURB CUTS ALLOWING ACCESS TO MR. McKAY'S PROPERTY WOULD BE FURTHER NEGOTIATED, AND THAT MR. MCKAY IS AGREEABLE TO ANYTHING WITHIN REASON IN RELOCATING THE EXISTING CURB CUTS. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT HILYARD ST~ ET BE PAVED FROM 30TH TO 31ST AVENUES TO A WIDTH OF 42'. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAUR I S THAT ITEM 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4 5. PETITIONS FOR CURB SIDEWA[KS ON JEFFERSON STREET BETWEEN 24TH PLACE AND 25TH AVENUE - SEVERAL ,MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE TERRAIN IN THE AREA WHICH IS REQUESTED FOR CURB SIDEWALKS, AND 'AFTER SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MOVING OF UTILITY POLES LOCATED ADJACEN~~TO THE CURB, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE .REQUEST FOR CURB SIDEWALKS BE GRA~TED AND THAT CURB SIDEWALKS BE ALLOWED BETWEEN I 24TH AVENUE AND 27TH AVENUE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAUR I S THAT ITEM 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 6. PETITION FOR CURB SIDEWALKS ON THE NORTH'SI"DE OF EAST 39TH AVENUE BETWEEN DILLARD ROAD' AND WEST AMAZON DRIVE - SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THI S AREA AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST FOR CURB SIDEWALKS BE APPROVED. MOT I (}.J CARR I ED UNAN IMOUSL Y. e IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT "ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 6- 6 7. R~QUEST TO PURCHASE A SMALL PIECE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AMAZON CHANNEL, LOT 2 BLOCK 6, LIZZIE LUCKEY ADDITION TO EUGENE - SEVffiAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, AND AFTER SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING THE POSSIBIO(TY OF A FUTURE STREET ADtlACENT TO THE AMAZON CHANNEL AT THIS POINT, THE COMM I TTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE OFFE'R BE REJECTED, BUT THAT AN ATTEMPT BE MADE TO PROVIDE AN EASEMENT WHICH WOULD GIVE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUS~Y. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. 'MOTI~ CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. . . . - I 7 8. REQUEST BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON TO VACATE THE ALLEY RUNNING NORTH FRnM I"lTU ^"-E+/oUE EAST :! .i.,' TO FRANKLiN BOULEVARD. BE~EN E~RALD AND BEECH STREETS - A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER I 'OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, REQUESTING THAT THIS ALLEY BE VACATED'SO THAT THE UNIVERSITY COULD DEVELOP A PARKING LOT BETWEEN EMER~LD STREET AND BEECH STREET. 'THE LETTER FURTHER STATED THAT TWO PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE ALLEY HAD'GIVEN WRITTEN CONSENT n THE CLOSURE. AFTER 'SOME DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED, MR. McGAFFEY VOTING NO. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM 8 OF THE COMMITTEE, REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED, MR. McGAFFEY VOTING NO. B 9. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF SECURING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE'UNIVERSITY OF OREGON I' " IN SOLVING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS - fHE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF CITY OFFICIALS CONFERRING e WITH UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO SOLVE MUTUAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CITY CONTINUALLY I: : ~