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173 ~ e 2/27/61 I I "; :1 Ii COUNCIL BILL No. 5220 - DISPENSING WITH ELECTION IN THE MATTER OF ANNEXATION OF SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ADDITION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. 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 RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE tOUNCIL. 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 NUMBERED 12082. - 2 COUNCIL BILL No. 5221 - ANNEXING SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ADDITION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. e 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. I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL 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 NUMBERED 12083. - ~ Ci.l C\l t:.r... CO c;Q 3 COUNCIL BILL No. 5222 - VACATING COLUMBIA STREET fROM NORTH MARGIN 15TH AVENUE TO NO,RTH LINE LOT 7, BLOCK 4, AND NORTH LINE lOT 16, BLOCK 5, FAIRMOUNT ~DDITION, WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. IN THE HEARING WHICH WAS CONDUCTED REGARDING THIS MATTER, A LETTER FROM LIDA GARRETT DATED JANUARY 14, 1961 WAS READ WHICH INDICATED SHE APPROVES Of THE UNIVERSITY O~ OREGON PLAN. MR. WHITE, 2683 CENTRAL BOULEVARD, OBJECTED TO THE CLOSING OF THE STREET, STATED HE USES THE STREET DAILY, SEES NO REASON FOR THE CLOSING, AND fURTHER STATED THAT THE STREETS WERE BUILT AT TAX- PAYERS EXPENSE AND THAT THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TOWARD MAINTENANCE OF THE STREETS OR CITY SERVICES IN THIS AREA. I ACTING PRESIDENT JONES REVIEWED THE HISTORY Of THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON, STATED THAT IN 1876 THE INVITATION Of CITIZENS IN THE,CITY Of EUGENE LOCATED THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON HERE, AND IN THE fALL Of 1961 THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 7650 STUDENTS. IN 1962 IT IS ANTICIPATED APPROXIMATELY 8400 STUDENTS WILL BE ENROLLED, AND IN THE fALL OF 1970 IT. IS EXPECTED THERE W~LL BE, 13,000 STUDENTS. HE fURTHER STATED THERE IS A $50,000,000 EXPANSION PROGRAM PROPOSED IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND THAT IN ORDER THAT THE UNIVERSITY CAN EXPAND IT IS NECESSARY fOR CERTAIN STREETS IN THE AREA TO BE CLOSED. UPON QUESTION DR. JONES STATED THERE IS NO PRESENT PROPOSAL TO CLOSE AGATE STREET. ANSWERS ARE NEEDED ON 13TH AVENUE THROUGH THE CAMPUS, AND THE UNIVERSITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK fOR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IT WAS fURTHER POINTED OUT THAT PEOPLE IN THE AREA WERE TOLD TEN YEARS AGO THAT PRO- PERTY IN THIS AREA WOULD BE NEEDED FOR UNIVERSITY EXPANSION, AND THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN ACQUIR ING THESE PROPERTIES AS THEY COME ON rHE MARKET. e MAYOR CONE INQUIRE~AS TO THE STATUS Of A LETTER Of INTENT fROM THE OREGON STATE BOARD Of HIGHER EDUCATION REGARDING 18TH AVENUE EXTENSION fROM AGATE STREET TO THE EAST END Of THE UNIVERSITY'S PRO- POSED AREA. DR. JONES INDICATED THE UNIVERSITY PROPOSES TO GIVE THIS COMMITMENT WHEN THEY OWN THE PROPERTY, THEY NOW HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE THE fiRST PARCEL, AND ON fURTHER QUESTIONING, DR.JONES STATED HE BEL I EVES A GENERAL COMM I TMENT I ND IGAT I NG STREET EXTENS I ON FOR 18T.H AVENUE WOULD BE MADE AVA I L- " ABLE TO THE CITY WHEN PROPERTY IS IN THE UNIVERSITY'S HANDS COULD BE MADE AT THIS TIME. THE CITY MANAGER POINTED OUT THAT THE STUDENT POPULATION ON THE CAMPUS BRINGS IN APPROXIMATELY $7.50 PER CAPITA fROM STATE SHARED REVENUES. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT 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 MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITHUNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE CO~NCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fiNAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 12084. 4- COUNCIL BILL No. 5223 - INITIATING VACA:rION OF. 6 FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT ON LOTS 77 THRO.UGH 81 OF 2ND ADDITION TO SUNNY HOLLOW AND CALLING A HEARING FOR APRIL 10, 1961 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FI~ST TIME IN FULL. e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS..LAURIS- SECONDED BY MR. CHATT 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. ,.....