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e ---' ""'IIIIl 225 4/24/61 1 e 1 ~ ~ C\l ~ 0: cc 1 e I e 3. REQUEST FOR DEEDING OF PR~PERTY ~T BLAIR AND VANBuREN - A LETTER WAS READ FROM JOE RICHARDS, ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE OF OCTAVIA HAVERCROFT, REQUESTING THE'CITY TO DEED TO THE ESTATE A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BLAIR BOULEVARD AND VANBuREN STREET, BEING TAX LOT 2600. HE STATED OCTAVIA HAVERCROFT DURING HER LIFETIME HAD PAID TAXES THiNKING THEY APPLIED TO THIS PARTICULAR LOT AND HAD BELIEVED SHE WAS THE OWNER. AN OPINION IN THE MATTER WAS ALSO READ BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THEREQUEST BE DENIED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2 4. SEWER EASEMENT WEST FROM SYLVAN STREET - THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REPORTED THAT EASEMENTS WERE NECESSARY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SA~~TARY SEWER BETWEEN BIRCH LANE AND SYLVAN STREET FROM 16TH TO 18TH AVENUES, BUT A MR. WALTER MICKEL HAD INDICATED HE WOULD PREFER NOT TO GRANT THE EASEMENT ACROSS HIS PROPERTY WEST OF SYLVAN STREET BUT WOULD DO SO IF THE REMAINDER OF HIS LOTS "NOT ALREADY ASSESSED WOULD NOT BE ASSESSED FOR THIS SEWER. THE RECOMMENDATION TO FOLLOW THE ENGINEERS' PLAN TO ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. MICKEL WAS WITHDRAWN, AND THE MATTER WAS~LD OVER FOR FURTHER IN- VESTIGATION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3 5. WILEY OFFER FOR TRADE OF PROPERTY IN SETTLEMENT Of SEWER ASSESSMENT, FLORAL HILL DRIVE - A LETTER FROM MRS. GENE WILEY WAS READ IN WHICH THE OFfER WAS MADE TO DEED TO THE CITY FOR PARK PURPOSES THE EAST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF LOTS 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 AND 53 IN THE OVERLOOK ADDITION IN SETTLEMENT OF THE SEWER ASSESSMENT SUIT NOW PENDING. THE COM- MITTEE RECOMMENDED THE CITY MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC, WORKS WORK OUT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WILEYS WHICH WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO 60TH THE WILEYS AND THE CITY. MOTION CAR- RIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS'MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEMS 3, 4 AND 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 4 6. NOTICE OF HEARING BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONER - A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS READ IN THE MATTER OF PURCHASE OF'THE~ACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMP~NY BY NORTHWEST BELL TELEPHONE, HEARING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1961, 9:30 AM, ROOM 101, PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDI~G, SALEM, OREGON. No ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE NOTICEOF HEARING BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 5 7. ABATEMENT PROCEEDINGS ON PROPERTY AT 1067NWEST 5TH AVENUE - A LETTER FRO~ THE SENIOR BUILDING INSPECTOR AND THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS READ REQUESTING ENFORCEMENT OF SECTIONS 11.36-1 I .39 OF EUGENE CITY CODE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1067 WEST 5TH AVENUE OWNED BY MR. PAT C. COLLINS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT ABATEMENT PROCEEDINGSPROCEDD AS REQUESTED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 6 8. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF CONTRACT TIME, BRAUN BROTHERS - THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REPORTED BRAUN BROTHERS HAD REQUESTED EXTENSION OF CONTRACT TIME FROM APRIL 15 TO MAY 10, 1961 BECAUSE OF SHORTAGE OF STEEL STAIR TREADS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PEARL STREET OVERPASS, THI S SHORTAGEHAVI NG OCCURRED IN SH,IPMENT FROM AN, EASTERN SUP- PLIER. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ALSO RECOMMENDED THE EXTENSION BE GRANTED, AND THE COMMITTEE APPROVED tHAT REC6MMENDATION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 9. IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS: THE FOLOOWING IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS WERE PRESENTED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE: 7 A. PAVING 8TH AVENUE FROM GARFIELD TO VANBUREN - PETITIONS PRESENTED FOR 8TH AVENUE FROM ALMADEN TO FILLMORE, 67% OF ABUTTING PROPERTY REPRESENTED, AND FROM FILLMORE TO CHAMBERS WITH 57% OF ABUTTI NG PROPERTY REPRESENTED . THE PUBL I C WORKS DEPART- MENT RECOMMENDED PAVING FROM GARFIELD TO VANBUREN SINCE THE AREA FROM CHAMBERS TO GRANT IS ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT AND THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING PETITION FOR THE AREA FROM ALMADEN TO TAYLOR, LEAVING ONLY THE SECTIONS BETWEEN GARFIELD AND GRANT AND FROM ~AYLOR TO VANBUREN TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE STREET.- THE COMMITTEE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY PROVIDING MONEY IS AVAILABLE FOR STORM SEWERS. ,/ 8 B. PAVING AND SEWERS WHITBECK BOULEVARD FROM EAST BOUNDARY LEMERY HEIGHTS TO WEST BOUNDARY LEMERY HEIGHTS; POWELL STREET FROM WHITBECK BOULEVARD TO LEMERY WAY - PETITION REPRESENT~D 87% OF ABUTTING PROPERTY FOR THE PAVING, 100% FOR THE SEWERS, 'ORIGINALLY INCLUDED LEMERY WAY FROM EAST BOUNDARY OF LEMERY HEIGHTS TO WEST BOUNDARY LEMERY HEIGHTS, BUT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED EXCLUSION UPON REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ASKING THAT STREET BE WITHHELD UNTIL IT IS DEDICATED TO CONNECT WITH OTHER STREETS. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 9 C. SAN I TARY SEWER ON 35TH AVEN'UE fROM EAST AMAZON DR I VE TO ALDER STREET - PUBL I C WORKS REPORTED AREA PETITIONED BY 100% REPRESENTATION OF ABUTTING PROPERTY HAS BEEN RE- SUBDIVIDED SINCE ORIGINAL SEWER SYSTEM INSTALLED, AND LOTS lAND 2 ARE NOT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE SEWER LINE, THE ENTIRE AREA EXCEPTING ~BOUT 40' OF LOT I H*VING BEEN PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED. ApPROVED BY COMMITTEE PROVIDING WRITTEN AGREEMENT fOR PAYMENT OF WHOLE BILL IS HAD. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 10 D. SANITARY SEWER FOR CRENSHAW PLAT BETWEEN 30TH AVENUE AND CREST DRIVE, AND EAST OF MADISON STREET - PETITION REPRESENT.ING 100% OF ABUTTING PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED UNAN I MOUSL Y. ~