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"""IIIIIl J'97 e 3/27/61 I CATED THE PLANNING COMMISSION INTENDS TO DISCUSS THIS AT THEIR MEETING TO BEHELD MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1961, BUT THAT IT.APPEARED THE OBLIGATION FOR STORM SEWERS IS NOW ON THE WRONG PEOPLE, THAT IT SHOULD B~ ON THE PURCHASER. VARIOUS IDEAS WERE PRESENTED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM,:AND IN THE DISCUSSION IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY HAS A SPECIAL LEVY WHICH NETS APPROX IMATELY $166,000 eER YEAR, THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY $425,000 WORTH OF REQUESTS; BY SOME PRO- CESS OR OTHER A PRIORITY MUST BE ESTABLISHED. SUGGESTION WAS ALSO MADE ffiHAT A MAJOR BOND ISSUE BE AUTHORIZED SO THAT FUNDS COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO CONSTRUCT NECES- SARY SEWER LINES, BOTH STORM AND SANITARY, AND IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A STUDY IS CURRENTLY BEING MADE BY THE ENGINEERING FIRM OF CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES & MERRY- FIELD ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SEWERS IN THE CITY OF EUGENE. ]1 II Ii I, FOLLOWING SOME CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ON THIS IT WAS RECOMMENDED THIS MATTER BE HELD OVER FOR FURTHER STUDY. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I MR. J. T. BREEDEN, PRESIDENT OF BREEDEN BROTHERS, WAS PRESENT AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TO OFFER A COMPRO- MISE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STORM SEWERS IN EDGEWOOD ESTATES. HIS REVISED REQUEST INCLUDES THAT THE C,TY SPEND $18,000 FOR INSTALLATION OF A STORM SEWER ON 46TH AVENUE FROM DONALD TO WILLAMETTEj $10,000 FOR STORM SEWER ON DONALD FROM 43RD TO 46TH, AND $1 1,900 ON SANITARY SEWERS IN THE AREA. HE AGREED THAT SHOULD THE BIDS EXCEED THESE AMOUNTS, HE WOULD BE WILLING TO ASSUME THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BID AND THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY SPENT ON STORM SEWERS. HE EXPECTED THE CITY TO ASSUME THE COST OF THE SANITARY SEWER INSTALLATION, LESS THE AMOUNT WHICH COULD BE ASSESSED TO HIS PROPERTY. e THE CITY MANAGER ASKED THE COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO GIVE A REPORT AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING AS HIS STAFF WISHED TO STUDY THE MATTER FURTHER. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WILSON SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED TO €OMMITTEE AGAIN. MOTION CARRIED. ~ ~ C'J r..r.. CO CC COUNCJ~~9wANSON STATED THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE AWARE OF OTHER AREAS WHERE INADEQUATE STORM SEWERS EXIST. HE MENTIONED SUCH AREAS AS 5TH AND GRANT, 8TH AND ALMADEN, 24TH AND TAYLOR, AND BETWEEN WASH- INGTON AND MONROE AND 9TH AND 18TH. 8. PAVING 30TH AVENUE FROM W,LLAMETTE TO CHARNEL TON - A PETITION ON WHICH OWNERS OF APPROXIMATELY 36% OF THE PROPERTY HAD SIGNED FAVORING A STREET INSTALLATION AND OWNERS OF 44% HAD SIGNED AGAINST SUCH STREET INSTALLATION WAS PRESENTED. IT WAS INDICATED THAT IN PRIOR DISCUSSION SINCE THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE TOWN WILL HAVE STREETS INSTALLED, THE 30TH AVENUE PROJECT SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT OF THE ABOVE PERCENTAGE THERE WERE FOUR OWNERS WHO WOULD NOT SIGN FOR OR AGAINST SUCH STREET INSTALLATION. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS MATTER AND RECOMMENDED T~AT 30TH'AvENUE BE PAVED FROM W'llAMETTE TO CHARNELTON. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SEioNDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 8 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. RESIDe~TS OF THE AREA WERE PRESENT SPEAKING ON THE MATTER. No CONSENSUS OF OPINION COULD BE ARRIVED AT AS TO WHETHER THE MAJORITY WAS DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED TO THE PETITIONED PAVING. 2 9. PAVING 17TH AVENUE FROM CHAMBERS TO GARFIELD - A 50% PETITION WAS PRESENTED REQUE~T- ING THAT THIS STREET BE PAVED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PAVING OF 17TH AVENUE FROM " CHAMBERS TO GARFIELri. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS, LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 9 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 3 10. PAVING BUCK STREET FROM 11TH TO 14TH - A PETITION CONTAINING SIGNATURES OF OWNERS OF 50% OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE PROJECT AND TWO PROTESTS WERE ENTERED. COMMITTEE MEMBERS DROVE TO AND VIEWED THE SITE OF THE STREET, AND FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION RECOMMENDED THAT THE PETITION TO PAVE BUCK STREET BE DENIED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 10 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 4 I I. PAVING PORTLAND STREET FROM 29TH AVENUE TO CREST DRIVE - A PETITION CONTAINING SIGNA- TURES OF OWNERS OF 52% OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR THIS PROJECT WAS PRESENTED. COMMITTEE MEMBERS DROVE TO AND OBSERVED THE SITE OF THE STREET AND NOTED THAT THERE IS A RIGHT-OF-WAY PROBLEM. FOLLOWING THIS IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STREET BE PAVED SUBJECT TO RESOLVING OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PROBLEM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. . , I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM I I OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. e MR. MCCOY,_ A RESIDENT OF THE AREA, REQUESTED THAT SEPARATE CONTRACT BE AWARDED FOR THE PAVING OF PORTLAND, STREET FROM 2?TH TO 30TH AVENUE, AND FROM 30TH AVENUE TO CREST DRIVE- (WILLAMETTE). HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE THE NECESSARY RIGHT-OF-WAY IN ORDER THAT A ENIGHBOR'S PROPERTY WOULD NOT BE DAMAGED; HOWEVER, HE WOULD NOT GIVE THIS NECESSARY RIGHT-OF-WAY UNLESS IT WAS AGREED THAT A SIDEWALK WOULD NOT BE INSTALLED. No ACTION WAS TAKEN ON ~HISREQUEST. ON VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE REPORT, MOTION CARRIED. ~