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~94 e 3/27/61 II II REPORTS OF COMMITTEES I A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 16, 1961 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: .npRESENT: MAY-OR CONE; COUNC I LMEN LAUR I S, MOLHOLM, CHATT, SWANSON~ CHR i STENSEN AND DEVERELL ; CITY MANAGER; DEPARTMENT HEADS; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESS; AND INTEREST CITIZENS. I. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT - MARCH 7, 1961: A. PROPOSED ORDINANCE REQUIRING FEN€ING OF JUNK YARDS - A DRAFT OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FENCING OF AUTO WRECKING AND JUNK YARDS WHICH HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE ENFORCEABLE IN ALL AREAS Of ZONING IN THE CiTY Or' EUGENE EXCEPT THE M~3 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. A LETTER FROM THE COMMITTEE .ON NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WAS READ IN WHICH IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A REASONABLE TIME LIMIT BE ALLOWED FOR STORAGE WHERE A FENCE WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED AS LONG AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS NOT AFFECTED, AND THE COMMITTEE GAVE CONSIDERATION TO ALLOWING ITEMS TO BE STORED ON PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD UP TO 90 DAYS .. BEfORE FENCING WOULD BE REQUIRED. IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE DE~I~ITIONS MOST EXISTING JUNK YARDS WOULD HAVE TO BE FENCED. FOLLOWING .THE GENERAL oISCU$SION I~ WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED REQUIRING THE FENCING OF ~UNK YARDS IN ALL BUT M~3 DISTRICTS BUT ALLOWING FOR STORAGE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY' FOR A PERIODOF 90 DAYS WITHOUT SUCH FENCING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM IA OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I 2 B. VACATION OF 10' STRIP ON NORTH SIDE OF 18TH AVENUE BETWEEN LINCOLN STREET AND ALLEY TO THE WEST, REQUEST BY HAZEN L. OLSEN - THE PLAN~ING COMMISSION REPORT INDICATED THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD .GIVEN CONSIDERATION TO THIS MATTER AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VACATION BE DENIED. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS MATTER WHICH HAD BEEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL BEFORE THIS TIME, AND ON A MOTION THAT THE CITY VACATE THE 10' PARCEL WITHOUT RESTRICTION, THE MOTION WAS DEFEATED WITH MRS. LAURIS AND MR. MOLHOLM VOTING AYE, MESSRS. CHATT, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND DEVERELL VOTING NAY. No FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS SUBJECT. ii I' d 'I !i " II OLSEN ADMITTED THE DESIRE FOR THE ADDITIONAL 10' OF PROPERTY :i II COUNCILMAN WILSON INDICATED HE FELT THAT THE CITY SHOULD RE- Ii IF THE STREET IS WIDENED. HE STATED HE IS WILLI~G TO GIVE ,I 'I THE UNDERSTAND I NG. THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD BE DEEDED BACK TO :1 CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION AROSE.WHEREIN MR. ALTHOUGH HE HAS NO IMMEDIATE NEED FOR IT. TAIN THIS PROPERTY WHICH WOULD BE UTILIZED THE 10' OF PROPERTY TO THE OLSENS BUT WITH THE CITY IF THE STREET IS WIDENED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE 10' OF PROPERTY BE VACATED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SWANSON SECONDED BY MR. WILSON THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGAIN FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND A NEW RECOMMENDATION. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. WILSON, SWANSON, CHRISTENSE, DEVERELL AND MAYOR CONE VOTING AYE; MRS. LAURIS AND MESSRS. MOLHOLM, CHATT AND MOYER VOT- ING NAY. 3 C. VACATION OF 2ND ADDITION TO ASHWOOD PARK LOCATED IN SECTtON 21, TI7S, R3W - IT WAS STATED THAT COUGILL & HANSEN, REALTORS, HAD REQUESTED VACATION OF A.SUBDIVISION OF 2ND ADDITION TO ASHWOOD PARK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON THIS AND AN ADJOINING 13 ACRES. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ACCESS PROBLEMS TO THIS AREA AT THE PRESENT TIME, AND IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MEANS OF ACCESS TO THE AREA. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS IN HOPES THAT WESTERN DRIVE COULD BE CONNECTED TO ASCOT DRIVE AND ADDITIONAL ACCESS COULD BE PROVIDED BY ACQUIRING MORE PROPERTY EXTENDING TO BAILEY LANE ON THE NORTH. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOM- MENDED THAT' THE VACATION BE APPROVED, AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENOATION. MOT 10NCAR- RIED UNANIMOUSLY. - I e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED-BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM IC OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 4 " D. ANNEXATION OF 4TH ADD~TION TO EDGEWOOD ESTATES - IT WAS STATED THE PLANNJNG COMMISSION HAD CONSIDERED THE-ANNEXATION OF THE 4TH ADDITION TO EDGEWOOD ESTATES TO THE CITY OF EUGENE AND HAD RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE ANNEXED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM ID OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE. APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 2. AGREEMENT BETWEEN OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AND CITY OF EUGENE REGARDING PAVING OF AUGUSTA STREET - JT WAS REPORTED THAT AN AGREEMENT HAD. BEEN WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF EUGENE REGARDING THE PAVING OF AUGUSTA STREET. THIS PAVING WOULD BE DONE TO CITY SPECIFICATIONS AND THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTR1BUT~ THE SUM OF $15,000 TOWARD THE PAVING. IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A RESOLUTION WOULD BE NECESSARY TO AUTHORIZE THE SIG~ING OF TH~ A~REEMENT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE DRAWN AND APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I ~ IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOlM THAT ITEM 2 Of THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. -