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"'lIlIII 133 'e 1/23/61 I COUNCIL CHAMBER EUGENE, OREGON JANUARY 23, 1961 ii II II THE REGULAR MEET I NG OF THE COMMON COUNC I L OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON JANUARY 9, 1961 AND ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 23, 196\ AT 7:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR ~AYQe EOi'!L CONE WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. MOLHOLM, MOYER, WILSON, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND DEVERELL. MR. CHATT WAS ABSENT. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. PHILLIP KINKEL. THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 9, 1961, AS MAILED TO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WERE APPROVED. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT A CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO BACK THE VARIOUS MEASURES TO BE PROPOSEb BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE-SPRING OF 1961. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SWANSON SECONDED BY MR. MOYER THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE OPPOSI- ....f' - TION TO THE EXPRESSWAY ROUTING AND FINANCING BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION OF THE PEOPLE. MOTION CARRIED, MR. WILSON VOTINB NAY. ON VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED, MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ~ OJ C\l ~ CO CO A REPORT OF THE C~MMITTEE MEETING HELD JANUARY 12, 19?' WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR C9NE; COUNCILMEN LAURIS, MOLHOLM, CHATT, MOYER, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND DEVERELL; CITY MANAGER; DEPARTME,NT HEADS; AND INTEREST C I T I ZENS; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. 2 I. OREGON STATE HIGHWAY PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT 1ST kVENUE-COBURG ROAD SECTION OF INTER- STATE ROUTE No. 105 - A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CON- CERNING PROPOSED PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A BRIDGE ACROSS THEW'LLAMETTE RIVER WITH CONNECTIONS TO JEFFERSON AND WASHINGTON STREETS, CONSTRUCTION OF THE W,LLAGILLESPIE INTERCHANGE ON THE NORTH ~IDE OF T~EMILLAMETTERIVER, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY FROM THIS INTERCHANGE EASTERLY TO THE COBURG ROAD INTERCHANGE. A MAP OF THE PROPOSED CON- STRU~TION PROJECT WAS SHOWN AND IT WAS ~URTHER INDICATED THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COM- MISSION WILL HOLD HEARINGS ON THIS STARTING AT 2:00 PM JANUARY 31, 1961 AT HARRIS HALL. I THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED THIS ITEM AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER BE APPOINTED AS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES TO APPEAR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AT THE HEARING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED THIS MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR PERUSAL AND FOR, A REPORT IF ONE IS DEEMED NECESSARY. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAUR1S SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM \ OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 3 2. COMMUNICATION FROM MR. WILLIAM C. JONES, ACTING ,PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF"OREGON, REGARDING ZONING IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA - A COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY RESTATING THE PROPOSED ENROLLMENT FIGURES FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDING 1970,AND SETTING FORTH THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROJECTED CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AREA, WAS READ. THE ACTING PRESIDENT ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, MANY YEARS AGO, AGREED TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT ZONING IN THE PROJECTED CAMPUS AREA BE LEFT AS IT IS AT PRESENT. THE LETTER WAS DE- SIGNED TO REPO~T TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE PROJECTED BOUNDARIES OF THE CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AREA NEED TO BE EXPANDED ON THE SOUTH FROM 17TH TO 18TH AVENUE BETWEEN AGATE AND VILLARD AND ON THE EAST BETWEEN 14TH AND 18TH AVENUES TO VILLARD. THIS ADDITIONAL AREA WOULD BE TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL DORMITORIES. e' I .- A NUMBER OF COMMENTS WERE HEARD ON TH,IS SUGGESTION, WHICH INCLUDED THAT WE HAVE HAD' A NUMBER OF REQUESTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY TO DATE, THAT WE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE MORE, THE FACT THAT THE CITY DESIRES TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ANTICIPATES CERTAIN ACTIONS BY THE UNIVERSITY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WHICH MIGHT NECES- SITATE THE CITY'S GOING }O THE CHANCELLOR AND TH E OREGON STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCA- TION TO GET COMMITTMENTS. WITH REGARD TO THE LETTER, IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE CITY COULD NOT MAKE ANY BINDING AGREEMENTS REGARDING ZONING IN THIS AREA AND THE COM- MITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE LETTER BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND THAT THE ACTING PRESIDENT BE ADVISED THE COUNCIL WILL KEEP THE UNIVERSITY'S INTEREST IN MIND, TOGETHER WITH THE INTEREST OF OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. e ') '-; ....