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""IIIIl 185 e 3/13/61 I QUIRES PURCHASE OF FIVE TO SEVEN HOUSES AT THE CORNER OF FERRY STREET AND 28TH AVENUE, AND CUTS 16 ACRES FROM THE PARK INCLUDING THE ROAD, THE AMAZON CHANNEL, AND SERVICE ROAD TO THE PARK. THIS PLAN IS ESTIMATED TO COST $784,388 AND LEAVES A NET OF 51 ACRES REMAINING IN THE PARK. MR. WESLEY BALLAINE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION INDICATED THE PlAN IS A COMPROMISE WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE BEST PLAN IF PARK LAND HAS TO BE USED, AND FURTHER INDICATED THAT THIS HINGES ON THE ABILITY OF THE CITY AND THE CENTURY FUND TO ARRIVE AT AN AGREEABLE SOLUTION REGARDING PARK LAND WHICH IS TO BE USED FOR STREETS. COUNCILMAN CHRISTENSEN STATED HE BELIEVES THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE PLAN AND SUGGESTED'THAT THE RELOCATION OF THE FREEWAY AROUND JUDKINS POINT, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON BRIDGE, AND THE COUNTY PERIPHERAL ROAD SYSTEM MIGHT VERY WELL MEAN THIS ROADWAY IS NOT NECESSARY OR NEEDED. e MRS. NIVEN INID~CATED THAT THIS PLAN IS DESIGNATED TO TIE INTO THE BLOOMBERG ROAD, IT WOULD MOVE TRAFFIC FROM SOUTH 29TH AVENUE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND AT PRESENT 15,000 CARS PER DAY ARE USING WILLAMETTE AND HILYARD FROM AN AREA WHICH IS NOW APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD DEVELOPED. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THIS MATTER, BUT NO FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN. IT WAS 1iI0MED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COUNCIL ENDORSE PLAN "B" AS PRESENTED BY THE PARKS STUDY GROUP. I A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THE PROPOSED ARTERIAL ROUTING TO EXTEND PEARL STREET TO 29TH AVENUE OR TO CONNECT IT WITH THE BLOOMBERG ROAD. MR. CHRISTENSEN INTRODUCED AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION, WHICH WAS NOT SECONDED, WHICH INDICATED THE COUNCIL SHOULD HOLD THE EXPRESSWAY CONCEPT IN ABEY- ANCE UNTIL 1964, SHOULD TAKE ACT10N TO WIDEN 11TH AVENUE, AND SHOULD TAKE ALL POSSIBLE ACTION TO RE- CEIVE STATE AID FOR THE WIDENING OF 11TH AVENUE. ~ c:'r. C\1 ~ 0: CO MRS. NIVEN A[SO SPOKE INDICATING THAT PEARL STREET COULD BE EXTENDED FROM 24TH TO 29TH AVENUE FOR A TOTAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $250,000. AFTER CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT, A VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO ENDORSE PLAN "B". MOTIONCARRIED. 3. REQUEST FOR VACATION OF UTILITY EASEMENTS ON LOTS 55 AND 56, 2ND ADDITION TO SUNNY HOLLOW- A LETTER FROM MR. Roy D. FREEMAN, OWNER OF LOT 55 IN 2ND ADDITION TO SUNNY HOLLOW, WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE IN WHICH HE REQUESTED THAT TWO 6' UTILITY EASEMENTS LOCATED ONE ON EACH SIDE OF LOT 55 BE VACATED TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSE ON THE LOT. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE HOUSE WOULD PROJECT APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT INTO THE EASEMENT AREA. FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST FOR VACATION OF THE WHOLE OF THE UTILITY EASEMENTS BE DENIED, BUT THAT AP- PROVAL BE GIVEN FOR THE VACATION OF ONE FOOT OF EACH OF THE EASSMENTS ON BOTHSIDES OF THE LOT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 3 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED, MRS. LAURIS ABSENT. ;j/ 2 4. CURB SIDEWALK REQUEST ON ALDER STREET, PI~E CREST CdURT AND 43RD AVENUE - A PETITION FOR LOCATION ONLY OF SIDEWALKS ON ALDER STREET, P,NE CRES; COURT AND 43RD AVENUE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF PINE CREST ESTATES ADDITION TO EUGENE WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. A MAP OF THE AREA WAS SHOWN AND A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT CURB SIDDWALKS BE APPROVED ON ALDER STREET AND PINE CREST COURT BUT THAT STANDARD SETBACK BE MAINTAINED ON 43RD AVENUE. THE COMMIT~EE RECOMMENDED S I D'EWALKLOCAT I ON BE APPROVED AS -I ND I GATED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. e , IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOL HOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 4 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APRROVED. MOTION CARRIED, MRS. LAURIS ABSENT. 3 5~ PAVING 160' OF ALLEY BETWEEN LAWRENCE AND LINCOLN STREETS ,FROM 25TH AVENUE - THIS PETITION WAS CONSIDERED AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 5 OF THECOMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED, MRS. LAURIS ABSENT. 4 6. PAVING BUCK STREET FROM 11TH TO 14TH AVENUE - A PETITION FOR THIS PAVING WAS PRE- SENTED SIGNED BY OWNERS OF 58% OF THE PROPERTYTO BE ASSESSED. I TWAS EXPLA I NED THAT IF THIS WERE PAVED, 375' OF THE PROPERTY WOULD NOT BE ASSESSABLE, THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A BRIDGE -COSTING APPROXIMATELY $35,000. THREE PROTESTS TO THE PAV- ING WERE ALSO READ. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MATTER BE HELD OVER FOR VIEWING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 7. PAVING 30TH AVENUE FROM WILLAMETTE TO CHARNELTON STREET - A PETITION FOR THIS PAVING WAS PRESENTED CONTAINING SIGNATURES OF OWNERS OF 38% OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED, AND A LETTER WAS ALSO PRESENTED INDICATING THAT THE CHURCH OF GOD AT 2976 PORTLAND 'e .\ ~