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""lIIIII 183 e 3/13/61 I TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEES' SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS AND PUTS, THE AUTHORITY IN THE HANDS OF AN OUTSIDE STATE AGENCY AND THUS DILUTES THE ABILITY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY TO GOVERN THEMSELVES. THE BILL WOULD BE LESS OBJECTIONABLE WERE BOTH OF THESE SECTIONS MADE PERMISSIVE RATHER THAN COMPULSIVE. ~ Ii I' : THIS BILL IS TO BE DISCUSSED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY, MARCH 16. THE OTHER (2) IS SB 406 AND WOULD LIMIT THE POWER OF THE CITY TO ISSUE BONDS TO THE EXTENT THAT IN THE BOND ELECTION THE ELECTION WOULD BE INVALID UNLESS MORE THAN 25% OF THE LEGAL VOTERS VOTED UPON THE QUESTION~ e SB 406 IS DESIGNED TO MAKE MUNICIPAL ISSUANCE OF BONDS MORE DIFFICULT AND COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BOND ELECTION EVEN THOUGH THE MAJOR~TY OF THOSE VOTING FAVORED THE PROPOSAL. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES IN THE PAST WHEN SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS HAVE BEEN FULLY EXPLAINED AND WELL ADVERTISED AND YET THE VOTERS HAVE NOT SHOWN ENOUGH INTEREST FOR 25% OF THEM TO GO TO THE POLBS. THIS IN EFFECT WOULD HAVE THE RESULT OF MAKING THE FAILURE TO VOTE A 'NO' VOTE. THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MEASURE WILL BE AT '100 PM, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15. I SHOULD THE COUNCIL WISH TO TAKE ACTION ON EITHER OF THESE MATTERS AND BE REPRE- SENTED IN SALEM AT THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THE REPRESENTATION BY ELECTED OffiCIALS WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE EFfECTIVE THAN BY APPOINTED OffiCIALS OR CITY EMPLOYEES." ~ 0=: C\J ~ ~ c:.c THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED HB 1466 AND MAYOR CONE STATED HE OBJECTED TO THE BILL ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO PRESSURES WITK REGARD TO EMPLOYEES' SALARIES AND WITHO~T REGAR~ TO LOCAL CONSIDERATION. COUNCIL PRESIDENT LAURIS INDICATED SHE DOES NOT DESIRE TO TAKE A STAND ON THIS MATTER AND GENERALLY WAS OF THE OPINION THAT GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE SOME RIGHT Of REDRESS WHERE THEY BELIEVED IT TO BE NECESSARY. SOME CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE BILL SHOULD BE MANDATORY OR PERMISSIVE. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM .THAT THE COUNCIL SUPPORT HB 1466 PROVIDING IT IS AMENDED SO AS TO MAKE IT PERMISSIVE RATHER THAN MANDATORY. MOTION DEFEATED WITH MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. MOLHOLM AND CHATT VOTING AYE; MESSRS. SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN, DEVERELL AND MAYOR CONE VOTING NAY. IT WAS NOVEDBY MR. SWANSON SECONDED BY MR. CHRISTENSEN THAT THE MAYOR BE ASKED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN OPPOSITION TO HB1466. MOTION CARRIED WITH MAYOR CONE CASTING THE DECIDING AYE VOTE. IN REGARD 10 S8 406 IT WAS NOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COUNCIL OPPOSE THE PASSAGE OFITHIS BILL. MOTION, CARRIED. I THE CITY MA AGER ALSO INTRODUCED THE SUBJECT Of SB 449 WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT CITIES FROM CHARGING OUT- SIDE WATER SERS A HIGHER RATE THAN CITY .RESIDENTS. IT. WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOL- HOLM THAT T E COUNCIL GO ON RECORD IN OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. MOTION CARRIED. " THE CITY MA AGER ALSO INTRODUCED THE SUBJECT OF SB 488 WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE COUNTIES TO PROVIDE WATER SUPPLIES A~ 'WATER DRAINAGE SERVlcES IN UNINCORPORATED URBAN AREAS. e IT WAS STAT D THAT THE CITY OF SALEM IS DESIROUS OF SEEING THIS BILL PASSED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM IN THE SALEM AREA; IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE CONSIDERATIONS TO THE PAS- SAGE Of THI BILL IN THAT IT WOULD MAKE ANNEXATION LESS ATTRACTIVE, WOULD MAKE fOR A POSSIBILITY Of A LARGE DISTRICT TO SURROUND THE CITY WITH WATER, SEWER AND DRAINAGE SERVICES THUS THROTTLING THE CITY AS A TYPE 0 ' ANOTHER SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT. IT BY MR. CHATT SECONDED ,BY MR. CHRISTENSEN THAT THE COUNCIL OPPOSE SB 488. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL SWA SON INDICATED HE ~AD PROPOSED MA~l~GGA MOTION REGARDING THE LOCATION OF THE EUGENE MISSION AT THIS MEE 'NG BUT AT THE REQUEST OF AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CERTAIN INTERESTS IN THE WEST 2ND AVE- NUE AREA AN AT THE REQUEST Of SOME.OF THE COUNCIL, HE WOULD WITHHOLD MAKING SUCH A MOTION AT THIS TIME. I MR. FRANK A BRIGHT, WHO LIVES ON THE SOUTH SIDE Of WEST 2ND AVENUE APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE~HAlF BLOCKS fROM THE LUTHERAN CHURCH WHICH ,IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED AS THE LOCATION FOR THE EUGENE MISSION, APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED TO BE HEARD, STATING THAT HE HAS fOUR HOUSES IN THE AREA WHICH HE RE TS. AT ~RESENT, HE STATED, HE IS A RAilROAD EMPLOYEE AND IS IN fREQUENT ASSOCIATION WITH TRANSIENTS' OMING THROUGH TOWN AND HE BELIEVES THE LOCATION Of A MISSION AT 1492 WEST 2ND AVENUE WOULD BE VERY BAD INFLUENCE ON CHILDREN IN THE AREA. MR. ALBRIGHT fURTHER STATED HE HAS ATTEMPTED TO IM- PROVE THE H USES WHICH HE OWNS BUT HAS BEEN TOLD BY HIS TENANTS If THE MISSION LOCATES THERE THEY WILL BE FORCED T MOVE; HE ALSO STATED HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT fOR THE CHILDREN, ABOUT THE ANNUAL ECON MIC-LOSS Of $500 TO $1000 fOR RENTS, AND ABOUT A GENERAL DEVALUATION Of HIS PROPERTY. HE PLEADED THA THE COUNCIL RECONSIDER THIS MATTER AND TAKE INTO CONSI,DERATION THE HOME OWNERS SIDE. e MR. HUGHES F THE WHITEAKER PTA STATED THAT HE HAD PRESENTED THE QUESTION OF THE EUGENE MISSION BEFORE A LABOR ORG NIZATION TO WHICH HE BELONGS WHO DO PLASTERING, BRICKLAYING AND OTHER ALLIED CRAFTS, INDI- CATED THE B ICKMASONS HAVE STATED THAT If THE:MISSION CAN FIND A PLOT Of GROUND, THEY.WILL DONATE THEIR LABOR TO 'CO PLETE A BUILDING; HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE OWNER OF W,LLAMETTE GRAYSTONE PRODUCTS HAS .~