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198, 3/27/61 e II i: I' 12. PAVING EMERALD STREET AND ONYX STREET TO 32ND AVENUE - THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS EX- PLAINED A REQUEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM MR. RAY LINDBERG THAT EMERALD STREET BE PAVED TO A 27 FOOT W'I DTH RATHER THAN THE PROPOSED 34 FOOT WI DTH'. THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST BEING THAT PROBLE~S REGARDING EXCAVATION HAVE ARISEN, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED THAT" A 28 FOOT WIDTH WOULD BE SUFFICIENT SINCE SERVICE W'ILL BE TO ONE SIDE ONLY BECAUSE OF T~E STEEP TERRAIN. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE PROPOSED STREET AT THE NORTH END OF EMERALD STREET WILL BE HELD AS A 34 FOOT PAV'/NG AND WILL SERVE AS A COLLECTOR STREET FOR THE STREETS TO BE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE 28 FOOT PAVING BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE DI RECTOR OF' PUBL I C WORKS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNC I L CONS I DER THE CURB SIDEWALK, LOCAT I ON ONL Y, AT THIS TIME. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE SIDEWALKBBE LOCATED AT THE CURB. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM '12 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED AND THAT LOCAT I ON OF THE SIDEWALK AT THE CURB BE ALLOWED'. MOT ION CARR I ED.' 2 13. COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF LANE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGARDING' SIGNING OF GOSHEN- DIVIDE SECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY - IT WAS STATED THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE PRESENT TO HEAR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' HEARING ROOM ON MARCH' 21, 1961. No FOR'MAL ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THis ANNOUNCEMENT." IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 13 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 23, 1961 WAS SUBMITTEDPAND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNC I LM,EN LAUR IS, MOLHOLM, MOYER" '11 LSON AN.D DEVERELL; DEPARTMENT HEADS; REPRE- SENTATIVES OF THE PRESS; AND INTERESTED C'TI~ENS. 3 I. VACATION OF ALLEY NORTH OF 15TH AVENUE BETWEEN Moss AND COL~MBIA STREETS - A LETTER FROM J. O. LINDSTROM~ BUSINESS MA~AGER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, WAS READ REQUEST- ING THE VACATION OF THE ALLEY NORTH OF 15TH AVENUE BETWEEN Moss AND COLUMBIA'STREETS TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DORMITORY AT THIS LOCATION. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THIS REQUEST HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE EARLIER BUT DELAYED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL UNTIL THE UNIVERSITY HAD ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ALLEY. THE UNIVERSITY HAS NOW ACQUIRED ALL THE PROPERTY ABUTTING THE ALLEY REQUEST TO BE VACATED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED tHAT APPROVAL BE GIVEN FOR THE VACATION OF THE. ALLEY AS REQUESTED. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM MOTION CARRIED. OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. 4 2. PETI~ION FOR PAVING OLIVE STREET FROM 26TH AVENUE TO NOR~H LINE OF LOT 12, BLOCK 16, FRAZIER-HYLAN~ADDI~ION - A PETITION WAS PRESENTEDCONTAI~ING SIGNATURES OF OWNERS OF 50% OF THE TOTAL FRONT FOOTAGE OF THE PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED FOR THIS PAVING. THi COMMITTEE CONSIDERED A MAP SHOWING THE AREA AND RECOMMENDED THE STREET BE PAVED, MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 2 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 3. PAVING AND SANITARY SEWERS IN HIWAN HILLS ADDITION - SIGNATURES APPEARING ON A PETITION REPRESENT ING 93% 'OF THE TOTAL 'FRONT FOOl'AGEOF THE PROPERT I ES TO BE 'ASSESSED WERE PRE.,. SENTED TO 'THE COMMITTEE FOR CONSrDERATION. IT WAS POINTED OUT THATTH'IS IS A NEWLY PLATTED AREA AND $2000 OF CITY FUNDS WOULD BE REQUIRED' FOR STORM ~EWERS SH00LD iHE PAV- ING AND, SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION BE APPROVED. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS POINTED OUT THAT THE STORM SEWER CONSTRUCT ION PROJECT I S ON HIS TENTAT I:VE RECOMMENDED L'I STOF IMPROVEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 1961-62 BUDGET. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS AND PAVING IN THE HIWAN HILLS ADDITION. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURISSECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 3 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 6 4. PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS FROM 17TH AVENUE TO THE AMAZON - THIS PETITION WAS PRESENTED BEAR.ING 100% REPRESENTA!ION O! THE TOTAL FRONT FOOTAGE TO BE ASSESSED. THE COMM I TTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PET I T I ON. 'THE CONTRACT I NG FOR THE PAV I NG OF TH IS ALLEY IS TO BE DONE PRIVATELY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOlM THAT ITEM.4 OF,THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 7 5. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT REGARDING SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT - A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT PREPARED BY THE 'CITY'ATTORNEY WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION TO BE PLACED UPON THE BALLOT AT. THE MAY 1961 ELECTION, SPECIAL CITY. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD CHANGE THE CITY CHARTER TO ALLOW THE ASSESSING THE COST OF BUILDING 'A SIDEWALK ON ONE SIDE OF A STREET AGAINST THE PROPERTIES O~ BOTH SIDES OF A STREET. AFTER CON- SIDERABLE D.ISCUSSION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMITTEE DELAY ACTION ON THE PRO- POSED CHARTER AMENDMENT UNT I L THE MATTER' W'AS DISCUSSED FULL Y W'I TH THE CITY BALLOT MEA- SUhE COMMITTEE. MOT~ON CARRIED-UN~NIMOUSLY. ~ IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLMTHAT ITEM 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE HELD OVER INDEFINITELY. MOTION CARRIED. !I 1 I e I I e I -