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"'lIIII 1.2Q .' v e 1/9/61 ;'1 tl I " 7. PARKING METER.STUDY - SOME DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THE PARKING METER STUDY THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND WHERE THE COUNCIL STOOD ON THE STUDY AT THE PRESENT TIME. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THIS HAD BEEN HELD UP AT THE REQUEST OF THE RETAIL MERCHANT'S ASSOCIATION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SOME DISCUSSION WAS ALSO HAD ON ADDITIONAL TURN LANES IN THE CORE AREA, WITH SUCH INTERSECTIONS AS 8TH AND OAK, WILLAMETTE AT 8TH, BROADWAY AND OAK, AND OTHER,COMPARABLES BEING SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED. IN THIS LIGHT, SOME DISCUSSION WAS LIKEWISE HAD ON THE NEED fOR PARKING IN THE CENTRAL CORE AREA, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF POLICE CONTROL OF INTERSECTIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC HOURS. No FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS. IT,WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 2 8. RECONSIDERATION OF STATEMENT OF POLICY R5GARDING JOINT ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL SITE PARK AREAS BY THE CITY OF EUGENE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING SCHOOL SITE PARK AREAS HERETO- FORE APPROVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD BELIEVED IT TO BE NECESSARY AND DE- SIRABLE THAT ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BE MADE IN THE RECITALS, WHICH DO NOT IN ANY WAY CHANGE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE STATEMENT OF P06ICY. THE CHANGES WERE READ IN.THEIR ENTIRETY, AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ADOPTION OF THE REVISED PARK-SCHOOL AC- QUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. e I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT ITEM 8 Of THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ORDINANCES 3 COUNCIL BILL No. 5143 - LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS ON ADAMS FROM 19TH TO 22ND ~ND JACKSON FROM 18TH TO 22ND AVENUE WAS INTRODUCED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN"FULL ON DECEM- BER 27, 1960, AND NOW BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION AND GfVEN SECOND READING. ~ OJ C\1 ;.r~ =c CO MR. BARR, A PROPERTY OWNER IN THE AREA, APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO PROTEST THIS ASSESSMENT. MR. BARR INDICATED HE HAD PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN SEPTEMBER 1960 WITH THE BELIEf AND ASSUMPTION' THAT ALL IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN PAID fOR, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY THE TITLE REPORT. MR. BARR ALLEGED THAT AN UNUSUAL TIME HAD OCCURRED BETWEEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND THE ASSESSMENT Of THE PROJECT. . IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE PROJECT HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY STARTED IN MAY 1959 AND HAD BEEN ACCEPTED AND FINAL PAYMENT MADE IN MAY 1960, AND THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS WAS NOW BEING COMPLETED FOR OTHER WORK WHICH HAD BEEN DONE IN THE SUMMER OF 1960. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN METHOD OF PLACING A TENTATIVE LIEN ON PROPERTY BE- FORE THE ACTUAL LIEN HAD BEEN MADE, AND THAT THE ACTUAL LIEN WAS DEPENDENT UPON COMPUTATION BASED ON ACTUAL WORK DONE FOR A PARTICULAR PROJECT. I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY. --IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. BERED 120,16. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUM- e 4 COUNCIL BilL No. 5144 - LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING 26TH AVENUE FROM HILYARD TO POTTER, INTRO- DUCED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL ON DECEMBER 27, 1960, WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORT NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON FILE. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCil BILL NUMBER ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY,MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUM- BERED 120 170'i' I 5 COUNCIL BILL No. 5145 - LEVYING ASSESSMENT FOR PAVING PATTERSON FROM BETWEEN 20TH AND 21ST TO 24TH AVENUE, I NTRODUCED AND READ THE FIRST TIME I N FULL ON DECEMBER 27, 1960, WAS BRO UGHT ON FOR CONS" DERA- TION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTiSTS ON FILE. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRAED UNANIMOUSL~ AND THE BILL WAS READ THE :SECOND T I ME BY COUNC I L BILL NUMBER ONL Y. e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLYr, ..oIIIl