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""IIIIl 13fl e 1/23/61 " !' :' I ;! 3. PROPOSED OPENING OF 22ND AVENUE FROM CHAMBERS TO GRANT - A REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WAS PRESENTED WHICH INDICATED THERE ARE THREE POSSIBLE ROUTES FOR THE OPENING OF 22ND AVENUE. PRELIMINARY APPRAISAL WORK INDICATES THAT ONE OF THESE ROUTES WOULD RESULT IN A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $60,000 FOR PROPERTY ACQUISITION, A SECOND ROUTE WOULD RESULT IN A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $15,500, AND A THIRD, $7,500. A'MAP OF THE LATTER TWO ROUTES WAS SHOWN TO THE COMMITTEE, AND THE COMMITTEE RECOM- MENDED THE PROPERTY TO COST. APPROXIMATELY $7,500 BEACQUIRED FOR THE OPENING OF ~2NOBAvENUE FROM CHAMBERS TO GRANT AS SHOWN IN RED ON THE OPENING PROP0SAL MAP. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. II Ii IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 3 OF THE COMMITTEE REffiRT BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNtlLMEN PRESENT 'VOTING AYE, ~XCEPT MR. CHRIST~NSEN ABStAINING, MOTION CARRIED. 2 4. REQUEST FOR CONTRACT EXTENSiON ENTERED BY DENNIS AND PRUETT ON BRYCLER PARK SANITARY SEWER PROJECT - A LETTER REQUESTING EXTENSION OF TIME ON CONTRACT' ABOVE MENTIONED WAS PRESENTED, AND THE REQUESTED EXTENSION WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE FIRM OF DENNIS AND PRUETT BE AUTHORIZED A CONTRACT EXTENSION OF 60 DAYS ON THE BRYCLER PARK - WHITBECK - LORANE HIGHWAY SEWER PROJECT CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 4 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I 3 5. BOARD OF ApPEALS REPORT - JANUARY 11, 1961: A. REQUEST BY V,K CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR VARIANCE IN ,3' SETBACK REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITION TO OFFICE AT 160 MADISON STREET - THE VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW THE PROPOSED ADDITION TO EXTEND TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE NORTH- SOUTH ALLEY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY. THE BOARD OF ApPEALS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THIS MATTER REGARDING SETBACK FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE ALLEY AND RECOMMENDED THE MATTER BE HELD OVER AND MR. V,K BE REQUESTED TO APPEAR TO EXPLAIN THE NEED FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE SETBACK R~ UIREMENT. MOTION~R- RIED UNANIMOUSLY. ~ dl) ~ ~ QQ CO MR. V,K APPEARED AND EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR HIS REQUEST TO BE ALLOWED TO BUILD TO THE ALLEY LINE. IT WAS MOVED .BY MRS.LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE VARIANCE BE ALLOWED. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS MOYER AND CHRISTENSEN VOTING NAY. 4 B. REQUEST BY MR. H. F. McDANIEL FOR SETBACK VARIANCE ON FRANKLIN BOULEVARD TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE FOR FLAGSTONE MOTEL AT 1601 FRANKLIN BOULEVARD - THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HAD RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST. COMMITTEE MEMBERS VISITED THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING AND AFTER SOME DISCUSSION RECOMMENDED THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE UPHELD AND THE REQUESTED VARIANCE DENIED. MOTION CARRIED, MR. MOLHOLM ABSTAINING. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON THAT ITEM 5B OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. THERE WAS NO VOTE. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SWANSON SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 5B OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE REFERRED BACK TO THE BOARD OF ApPEALS. MOTioN CARRIED. 5 6. REQUEST FOR ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE BY G. J. JOHNSON TO M. J. BUTTS - MR. G. J. JOHNSON, HOLDER OF A LEASE fOR A HANGAR BUILDING AT MAHLONG SWEET AIRPORT REQUESTED THAT THE LEASE BE ASSIGNED FROM HIM TO MR. M. J. BUTTS. MR. BUTTS CONCURRED IN THE REQUEST. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE LEASE ASSIGNM~m~. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAUR1S SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 6, 7. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT OF JANUARY 16, 1961 AND CONSIDERATION OF UNVERSITY OF OREGON EAST CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PLAN - A REPORl: AND RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE EAST CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE EUGENE PLANNING COMMISSION, WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED A PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EASt CAMPUS DEVELO~MENT PLAN WITH A RECOMMENDA- TION THAT THE CITY'S URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY PROCEED WITH THE INTIATION OF THE URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM FOR THE EAST CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AREA. SOME DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THIS SUBJECT AND ~EPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNIVERSIT~ OF OREGON APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED THAT IF THE FEDERAL PROVISIONS OF THE HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY LAWS, WERE TO BE BROUGHT INTO FORCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TH I S PROGRAM, 'IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY TO UNDERT~AKE SUCH A PROGRAM. I THE COMMITTEE R~COMMENDED,THE ENACTMENT OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION-CONCERNING THE EAST CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 'MOTIO~ CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAUR1S SECOND~D BY MR. MO(HOLM THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. e MR. RUDY NESS, 1542 COLUMBIA STREET, APPEARED BE'FORE THE COUNCIL REPRESENTING A NUMBER OF. PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA. MR. NESS STATED HE ONLY RECENTLY HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE EAST CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. ~