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~., 13~ 1/9/61 e II 11 COUNCIL BILL No. 5173 - LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR INSTALLATION OF SIDEWA.LKS ON .26TH AVENUE FROM I LAWRENCE TO WASHINGTON STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED.BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE SILL BE HELD OVER AND PROPER NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT GI~EN OWNERS OF AFFECTED PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED. 2 I' COUNCILMAN WILSON REMARKED HE,HAD SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CITY~S SEWER PROGRAM. HE STATED IT HAD BEEN INDICATED TO HIM THAT BUILDING INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS HAD BEEN HELD BACK DUE TO A LACK OF , . SEWERS. HE SUGGESTED THE CITY MIGHT PROPOSE A BOND ISSUE TO ACQUIRE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NECES- SARY SEWER LINES AND PLEDGE A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS qF THE WATER;USER CHA~GE TO PAY SUCH BONDS. HE FURTHER STATED HE DID NOT BELIEVE A CRASH PROGRAM~AT THIS TIME WOULD COST MORE THAN BUILD~NG THESE SEWERS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS~ SINCE IT APPEARS THAT COSTS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE. MAYOR CONE REMARKED IT HAD BEEN HIS THOUGHT THE WATER USER CHARGE WOULD BE US~D TO RENOVATE ~XISTING LINES IN THE CITY AND THAT A BOND ISSUE WOULD BE USED FOR FINANCING THE WILLAKE;NZIE AREA. ,COUNCIL~AN WILSON STA"fED HE WAS NOT REFERRING TO THE WILLAKENZIE AREA BUT WAS REFERRING TO CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE OLDER PART OF THE CITY~ 3, AT THIS POINT THE COUNCIL GAVE SOME ATTENTION TO SOME PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURES ON WHICH AN ELECTION WOULD.BE NECESSARY AT SO~E TIME IN:THE FUTURE. THESE PRO~OSE~ MEASURES iNCLUDED INITIATIVE PETITIONS REGARD I NG STREET ROUT' NG AND F I NANC I NG~ WH I CH MUST GO ON .ANY BALLOT AFTER MARCH 27 ~ I 96Ql!1 I T FURTHER INCLUDES A BOND ISSUE FOR CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION, POSSIBLE SERIAL LEVY FOR PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION~ A POSSIBLE BOND' ISSUE FOR'THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD, ~ POSSIBLE ~ERIAL LEVY FOR SALARIES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES, AND, DEPENDENT ~PON THE OYTCOME OF CERTAIN LITIGATIONS, THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW LEVY FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION. SOME CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION WAS GIVEN AS TO WHETHER THESE ITEMS SHOULD ALL BE CONTAINED ON ONE BALLOT OR WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE TWO GROUPS OF MEASURES AT DIFFERENT ELECTIONS. ONE THOUGHT EXPRESSED WOULD PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION 'ON,PA~KS~ SALARIES~ EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD AND.THE INITIATIVE PETITION FOR STREET FINANCING~ TO BE HELD IN T~E SPRING OF 1961 .WITH THE CITY HALL MEASURE TO.BE HEL~ IN THE FALL. VARIOUS OTHER PROPOSALS WERE ADVANCED AND IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD MAKE A RECOMMENpATION AS TO WHAT M~ASURES MIGHT APPEARON:THE BALLOT, WI!H_A SUGG~STED DATE OR DATES. UPON MOTION DULY MADE~ SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEKT/NG WAS ADJOURNED. . ' ~;;;~EO . . HUGH MCKINLEY CITY MANAGER . . J C-D ~ ~ \ I, .\ ': i; .. I ~ ; I 11 \\ 'I I! " I' :i Ii 'I I, " .' Ii II !i " e I II I, , Ii i I: 'I ,. I e I II ,I! e