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""lIIII 261 e 5/22/61 I II II II Ii FOR PERMISSION TO BUILD ON UNDERSIZE lOT SINCE PART OF THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN - ' ACQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES. THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. C. SETBACK VARIANCE AT 231 I COLUMBIA REQUESTED BY MRS. DALE NORRIS - THE SETBACK VARIANCE IF APPROVED WOULD ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A CARPORT IS' FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE, AND THE BoARD OF ApPEALS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THE COMMITTEE DID NOT APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION AND VOTED TO HOLD THE MATTER OVER. MOTION CAR- RIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEMS IA~ IB AND IC OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 2 D. SIGN VARIANCE AT legs FRANKLIN BOULEVARD, J. D. TINNEY, ENGINEER FOR TIDEWATER OIL CO. - THIS REQUEST WAS MADE TO ALLOW AN EXISTING SIGN WITHIN THE REQUIRED SETBACK TO BE REPLACED. THE BOARD OF ApPEALS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF A EETTER BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT- THAT THE SIGN WOULD BE REMOVED AT NO EXPENSE TO THE CITY SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. THE COMMITTEE DrDNOT APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION BUT VOTED TO HOLD THE MATTER OVER. MOTION CARRIED UNAN IMOUSL Y. e 3 2. PARKING METER REPORT - THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A PARKING METER REPORT WITH RECOM- MENDATIONS MADE BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER CONCERNING PARKING CONTROL LIMITS AND TIME FEE SCHEDULES. THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE. I 4 3. SALVATION ARMY - A LETTER WAS READ FROM MR. WOLF VON OTTERSTEDT REPRESENTING A GROUP OF INTERESTED RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE VICNITY OF 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES AND OF JEFFERSON AND MAOISON STREETS IN WHICH THE LOCATION OF A SALVATION ARMY RECEP- TION CENTER ON 7TH AVENUE WAS PROTESTED. No ACTION WAS TAKEN AND THE MATTER WAS HELD OVER FOR FUTURE INVESTIGATION. ~ m C'J ~~ CO CO IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHAT~ THAT ITBMS 10, 2 AND 3 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 4. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME - A LETTER FROM HERMAN KEHRLI, LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES, WAS READ REGARDING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME AND REQUESTING ADVICE CONCERNING THE CITY'S POSITION. ALSO M~. BRENNE or THE EUGENE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ROBERT SMITH OF THE SP~INGFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WERE PRESENT AND COMMENTED ON THE MATTER. THE COMMITTEE RECOM-+ MENDED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE ANSTRUCTED TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE'CITY HALL OFFICE HOURS TO 7:00 AM ,TO 4:00 PM BEGINNING JUNE 5, 1961 AND ENDING SEPT EM- ' BER 3', ,1961. MR. HERB OLSON SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE RETAIL MERCHANTS DIVISION OF THE EUGENE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FAVORINGr~~E CHANGE. MR. DOUG BROWN REPRESENTING UNIVERSITY OF OREGON YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB SPOKE oepOSING THE ISSUE. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 4 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR.'CHATT TO URGE COOPERATION O~ MERCHANTS AND INDUSTRY TO ACCEPT THE NEW TIME AND TURN CLOCKS AHEAD. MOTION CARRIED. 6 5. VARIANCE REQUESTs 2113 KINCAID - THIS REQUEST fOR VARIANCE IN CODE REGULATIONS HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED fOR DENIAL BY THE BOARD Of ApPEALS ON APRIL 14, AND THE RECOMMENDA- TION UPHELD BY THE COUNCIL ON APRIL 24, 1961. MR. DON READ, REPRESENTING CHRISTINE FISHER .IN THE MATTER, WAS PRESENT AND BROUGHT IT TO THE COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION AGAIN. THE COMM1TTEE RECO~MENDED THE, ABATEMENT PROCEDURE BE HELO UP PROVIDED THE BUILDING IS BROUGHT UP TO FULL C~DE REQUIREMENTS. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. M9hHeDM,WmDS~NYIND SWANSON VOT I NG NA Y . e IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT _THAT ITEM 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. SWANSON AND MOYER VOTING NAY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WILSON SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT UNLESS THE WORK ON THE BUILDING IS STARTED WITH- IN 90 DAYS ,THE ABATEMENT WOULD ,BE ENfORCED. MOTION CARRIEO. 7 6. CHINJU SISTER-CITY PROGRAM - A LETTER WAS READ FROM FORREST R. PITTS REQUESTING A FORMAL INVITATION TO MAYOR KIM OF CHINJU, KOREA TO VISIT THE CITY or EUGENE IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING AVAILABLE TRAVEL FUNDS FOB HIS COMING TO THE UNITED STATES AS A SISTER-CITY ENVOY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT SUCH AN INVI- TATION BE TENDERED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY." I . , IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR; CHATT THAT ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. e ~