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'224 4/24/61 e Ii COUNCIL CHAMBER EUGENE, OREGON APRIL 24, 1961 THE REGULAR MEETING Of THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of EUGENE WAS HELD ON APRIL 10, 1961 AND ADJOURNED TO APRIL 24, 1961 AT 7:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR MAYOR E. E. CONE WITH THE fOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. MOLHOLM, CHATT, MOYER, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND DEVERELL. MR. WILSON WAS ABSENT. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. WALTER GRAY Of CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 10, 1961, AS MAILED TO MEMBERS Of THE COUNCIL, WERE ! APPROVED. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS COUNCILMAN MOLHOLM STATED HE HAD RECEIVED REQUESTS FOR A 'WALK-WAIT' SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF 7TH AND POLK. OLDER PEOPLE ARE HAVING DIFfiCULTY WITH CROSS TRAFFIC, AND THE LOCATION Of THE DRIVE- IN NEAR THIS CORNER CREATES AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. THE CITY MANAGER WAS REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE HIGH- WAY DEPARTMENT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND REPORT AT A LATER MEETING. 2, A LETTER WAS READ DATED APRIL 24, 1961 FROM ALBERTA HEFFRON, ATTORNEY, REfERRING TO THE DESCR:IPTION OF THE PROPOSED NEW CITY HALL PROPERTY~ THE CITY MANAGER STATED THE BALLOT TITLE IN THE VOTERS PAMPHLET IS CORRECT AND THAT THE FIRST DESCRIPTION WAS A PRINTING ERROR WHICH APPEARED ON THE BALLOT IN THE ELECTION OF MAY 20, 1960. 3 THE CITY MANAGER STATED THE REGISTER-GUARD HAD OfFERED TO PUBLISH A 1000 WORD STATEMENT fOR THE COUNCIL ON THE LIMITED ACCESS ROAD MEASURE ON THE BALLOT IN THE ELECTION OF MAY I I, 1961, AND THAT A REBUTTAL STATEMENT WOULD ALSO BE PUBLISHED. A PREPARED STATEMENT WAS READ, AND IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE STATEMENT AS READ BE APPROVED fOR PUBLICATION. MOTION CARRIED, MR. CHRISTENSEN VOTING NAY. 4 A STATEMENT Of COMPARISON Of COSTS OF THE PROPOSED NEW CITY HALL, THE NEW COUNTY COURTHOUSE, THE CITY LIBRARY AND THE STATE OffICE BUILDING WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL BY THE CITY MANAGER, SHOWING A VERY FAVORABLE SQUARE fOOT COST fOR THE PROPOSED CITY HALL BUILDING. THE STATEMENT WAS RECEIVED AND PLACED ON fiLE. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD APRIL 13, 1961 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN LAURIS, CHATT, MOYER, WILSON, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND DEVERELL; CITY MANAGER; DEPARTMENT HEADS; INTERESTED CITIZENS. 5' I. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY SOUTH OF LIBRARY - THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTED PERMISSION TO USE $3500 fROM THE EMERGENCY FUND AS A DOWN PAYMENT ON THE PURCHASE OF 60' OF PROPERTY RUNNING fROM OLIVE TO CHARNEL TON JUST SOUTH OF THE LIBRARY PROPERTY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 1 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. 6' 2. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION - APRIL 10, 1961: A. ANNEXATION AREA EASTERLY fROM SEARS ROEBUCK WAREHOUSE AND W,LLAMETTE BEVERAGE COMPANY ON JUDKINS ROAD - A 100% CONSENT PETITION FOR ANNEXATION Of THE ABOVE AREA, ALSO KNOWN AS 3034 JUDKINS ROAD, WAS PRESENTED BY FRANK FINK COMPANY. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD RECOMMENDED THE PETITION BE APPROVED, AND THE COMMITTEE CONCURRED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 7, B. ANNEXATION LOTS 5 AND 6, BLOCK 5, FLORAL HILL ADDITION - A 100% CONSENT PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF THE ABOVE AREA WAS PRESENTED BY DONALD R. HIRST. THE PLANNING COMMIS- SION HAD RECOMMENDED THE PETITION BE APPROVED, AND THE COMMITTEE CONCURRED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 8, D. RENAMING PORTION Of MCKINLEY STREET AS 'NORTH HIGHWAY 99 WEST' - THE PLANNING COMMIS- SION HAD RECOMMENDED THAT MCKINLEY STREET fROM 5TH AVENUE NORTHERLY TO THE COOS BAY BRANCH RAILROAD BE RENAMED 'NORTH HIGHWAY 99 WEST' AS RECOMMENDED BY THE TRAFFIC DE- PARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE PLANNING COMMIS- SION BE UPHELD AND THE STREET RENAMED AS INDICATED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 9 D. VACATION Of ALLEY BETWEEN 36TH AND 37TH AVENUES WEST OF WILLAMETTE - THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL Of A PETITION SIGNED BY OWNERS Of ABUTTING PROPERTY fOR THE VACATION OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN 36TH AND 37TH AVENUES fROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO THE EAST BOUNDARY OF PARK ACRES AND THEN NORTH TO 36TH AVENUE. THE COM- MITTEE APPROVED THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION. MOTION~RRIED UNANIMOUSLY; IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 2 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. , i, !i', ~ \1 1 e I I e 1 e