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~:\ "38 All , e 1/2dJ/61 i I t I i II II If I MR. LINDSTROM, BUSINESS MANAGER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EXPLAINED THE PROPOSED EAST CAMPUs,DE- VELOPMENT PROGRAM BY AID OF A,MAP S!"IOWING THE CAMPUS' AS IT NOW EXISTS- AND -AS IT IS 'PRO-P-OSED. MR. LIND- STROM ALSO EXPLAINED THE URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM AS IT APPLIES TO UNIVERSITIES. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE MADE INQUIRY REGARDING VARIOUS SPEC/FICS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S PROPOSED PROGRAM OF CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT. QUESTIONS WERE/ALSO ASKED. AS TO WHY THE UNIVERSITY PROPOSES TO REACTIVATE URBAN RENEWAL WHEN IT HAD BEEN VOTED-OUT BY THE PEOPLE IN MAY 1961, AND ALSO WHETHER THE INCREASED HOUSING IS NECESSARY ORDESIRABCE. -, ON VOTE ON THE MOTION, MOTION CARRIED. I:: 8. RECONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR VARAI NCE BY MR. E. E. FITT>S ON PROPERTY- LOCATED AT 1841 EAST 15TH AVENUE - IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNCIL AT THEIR PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETING HAD GRANTED A VARIANCE_ AND THEN HAD REFERRED THE ITEM TO A JOINT MEETING OF THE COUNC-' LAND PLANN I-NGCO~.iM-IS-SIc:>N. THECH-A-IR-MAN OF THE PLANNING COMM IS'S ION' APFU>.REDAND STATED THAT THE PLANN I NG COMM I SS ION COULD SEE NO I NCONS I STENCY IN THEI RACT-I-ONjIN THt-{R BELIEF THIS IS,A DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN OTHERS WHICH HAD BEEN ACTED UPON AT THE SAME TIME BY THE PLANNING COMMIS~ION. fOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT MR. AND MRS. FITTS BE CONTACTED AND ASKED TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 196.. THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS RECOMMENDATION. e IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOYER SECONDED BY MR. WILSON THAT THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED": 2 9. REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE EMERGENCY FUND TO THE PARK DEPARTMENT - ,IT WAS EXPLA I NED T.HAT DUR I NG THE STORM WH 1 eH OCCURR'E-DSAiURDAY', JANUARY 7; 1961; THE -PAR-K - , DEPARTMENT -H-AD -"N"C-UR-R'E-O EXPENSES -FOR 'THE REM~.vAL OF TRE"ES,. WHICH HAD Bb~WN DOWN,. TOTAL- ING THE SUM OF $224.06'- 'I TWAS FURTHE-R:I ND,feATED THA-i (T -WAS', BE-lI EVED T-HESE'-e-o'sTS. -WERE EMERGENCY IN NATURE AND THAT THE COST OF THIS P~OGRAM SHO~LD BE BORNE BY THE EMERGENCY FUND. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED. THE APPROVAL OF THE-TRANSFER. MOTION CARRIED UNANI- MOUSL Y. I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS AND SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 9 OF THE COMMITTEE REPO~T BE AP- PROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. 3,; 10. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION FOR DATES AND MEASURES FOR A PROPOSED SPRING OF 196/- ELECTION - THE CITY MANAGER INDICATED THAT HE WOULD PROPOSE THAT MAY 9, .0 O~ I I, 196, BE ESTABLISHED AS POSSIBLE DATES FOR A PROPOSEO SPRING OF 1961 ELECTION, AND WOULD FUR- THER RECOMMEND THAT ALL ISSUES WHICH MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO BE BR9UG~T ~EFORE THE PEOPLE BE PLACED ON -THE-BALLOT Ai-iHI S TIME. SOME -DISCUSSION -WAS HAD ON THI SANDI T WASRECOM- . - MENDED THAT THE -DATts- -ENUMERATEDABovt BE- 'ACCEPTED, THAT ALL -(SSUE-S B-E PLACED-ONON-t BALLOT. MOTION CA~RIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 10 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 4 I I. CONSIDERATION OF TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S REPORT CONCERNING TURN LANES AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS - THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER ENTERED A RECOMMENDATION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF PARKING _ I N TOTAL OF 27 METER SPACE;; AND 7 UN-METERED SPACES, AND WH I eH WOULD ALLOW f9R LEFT TURN AND RIGHT TURN LANES ON CERTAIN OF THE KEY STREETS OF THE CITY. T~E RECOMMENDATION ~N- CLUDED A TURN LANE ON OAK STREET AT 7TH AVENUE FOR RIGHT TURN ONLYj ON OAK STREET AT 8TH AVENUE FOR LEFT.TU~N ONLYJON OAK,STREET AT BRO~DW~Y FO~ RI~HT TUR~ ONLYj WILLAMETTE AT 6TH FOR-RIGHT TURN ONLYj -W,LLAMETTE -AT 7TH FOR -LEFT TURN 'ONLYjWILLAME"T:tt ATarH -AVENUE FOR RIGHT TURN ONI;.Yj OLIVE AT 6TH FOR LEFJ" TURN ONLYj 9LIVE-AT 8TH FOR LEFT TURN ONLY; 8TH AT CHARNELTON fOR LEFT TU~~ONLYj 13THAT HIGH STREET, LEFT TURN ONLYj H)GH AT IITH- AVENUE, LEFT TURN ONLY; HILYARD STREET AT BROADWAY, RIGHT TURN ONLY. I THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPORT AND THAT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER BE INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE INSTALLATIONS AS EXPLAINED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. - IT WAS MOVED BY MRS :LAUR I-S SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM -THAT I.:rEM U -OF -THE -COMM I TTEEREPORTBEAPPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 12. CONSIDERATION OF IMPROVEMENT PETITION CUT-OFF VATE - IT WAS STATED THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ).N- ORDER THAT THEY MAY ENGAGE, I N THE PUBL I C WORKS PROJECTS- F,OR THE- SUMMER Of 1961 IN AN. ORDERLY MANNER, HAD REQUESTE,D THA.T IMPROVEM:ENT P_ET)TIONS COMING IN FROM OWNERS OF PROPERTY HAVE A CUT-OfF DATE OF APR IL :,,. 1961._ THE - COMM I TYEE RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF THIS TERMINATION DATE.- MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED B:Y MR:S. .LA:URIS SECO.ND,ED BY MR. MOLHOLMTHAT ITEM 12 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 6 13. CONSIDERATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING REPORT BY THE CITY MANAGER - THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED - - A DETAILED REPORT AND EACH COUNCILMAN WAS SUPPLIED.-WITH A COpy OF SUCH ,REPORT,. CONCERNING OfF-STREET PAR~ING AND THE ACQUISITION OF A LOT COMPRISED OF THE EAST 74 fEET OF THE QUAR- TER B_LOCK FORME.RL Y KNOW,N :AS THE ELKS CLUB PROPERTY ON. WEST 7TH AVENUE. THE REPORT WAS READ IN FULL AND THE MAP SHOWING THE PROPOSED PROPERTY AND THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES OPEN TO THE COUNC I L WAS EXPLA INED. fOLLOW,1 NG THE REPORT: I T WAS RECOMMENDED THE: PLAN BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 13 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, EXCEPT MR. CHRISTENSEN VOTING NAY, MOTION CARRIED. 4t ~