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""'3 9 0 e 11/13/6' ~ - - . . ~ I Ii 1\ I i! II I, 2. COUNTy-CITY FISCAL RELATIONSHIPS. PARTICULAR-EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE PRESENT PRACTICE OF LEVYING A. COUNTY PROPERTY TAX WITHIN THE CITY AND USING THE MONEY TO PROVIDE CITY-LIKE SERVICES I ,I TO THE RURAL-URBAN AREAS. DOUBLE TAXATION RESULTS FOR THE CITY DWEL_LER, HE SUBSI D I.lES THE OUT- SIDE AREA, AND DISCOURAGES ANNEXATION. II ! 3. MAPPED STREETS AUTHORITY. THIS WOULD PERMIT CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ADOPT AN OFFICIAL STREET MAP " :' AND PROTECT THE DESIGNATED RIGHTS-OF-WAY FROM BEING IMPROVED BY BUILDINGS WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED AND DEMOL I SHED WHEN tHE STREET WAS _BUILT. THE pROPERTY OWNER WOUL DBE PROTECTED BY " BEING PAID FOR THE PROPERTY WHEN TAKEN AND fOR ANY DAMAGES HE MIGHT SUSTAIN THROUGH BEING DENIED i THE USE OF THE PROPERTY AS HE WANTS. I' IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. - 'I I 6. TRAFFIC CONTROL SOUTHEAST SECTION - A REPORT DATED NOVEMBER 8, 1961 FROM THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER WAS READ RECOMMENDING CERTAIN TRAFFIC'CONTROL CHANGES IN THE AREA BETWEEN e HILYARD AND AGATE STREETS FROM 19TH TO 32ND AVENUE. A MAP OF THE AREA WAS PRESENTED I! SHOWING THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND DESIGNATING CERTA1N STREETS AS 'COLLECTOR' STREETS. :i ON LAURIS-MoLHOlM MOTION THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATIONS I ~ WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE2-WAY STOP AT 29TH AND 'ALDER AND THE ~-WAY STOP AT 29TH AND KINCAID WILL NOT BE REMOVED UNTil 30TH AVENUE IS COMPLETED AS AN ARTERIAL. " I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 6- OF: THE COMMITTEE REPORT.BE APPROVED. J MOTION CARRIED. I I " EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY FOR PARK PURROSES - THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED AN,OFFERHAD BEEN '; 2 7. MADE TO EXCHANGE CITY OWNED PROPERTY WEST OF H,LYARD STREET BETWEEN 33RD AND ~4TH ~VENUES Ii FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRES IN THE OWNERSHIP OF MR. RAUP AT THE NORTHEND OF LWWRENCE :' 'i STREET WHICH COULD BE USED FOR PARK PURPOSES. ON LAURIS-MOYER MOTION THE COMMITTEE 'I I RECOMMENDED AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE EXCHANGE. 'I , I' I, " 'I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. .LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT THE TRAFfiC AND TRANSPORTATION StUDY BEING MADE AT THE PRESENT TIME, FOR THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIEL6 AREA SHOWS THAT'A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION ~OR TRADE ~S IN- CLUDED IN THE STUDY AND.THE STAFF fEELS I T WOULD B'E UNW I SE TO RELEASE OR SELL- THE PROPERTY AT TH I S TIME. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. CHATT SECONDED BY MR. MOYER THAT THE MATTER BE TABLED. MOTION CARRIED. - -,- - - 3' 8. CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION COMMISSION - A LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 8, 1961 FROM FOREST W. AMSDEN, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OFTHE CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION COMMISSION, WAS READ AD- VISING OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 17 TO TAKE OPINIONS ON WHAT SH'OUI.D AND SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN'THE NEW CONSTITUTION THE COMMISSION I S CHARGED. WITH PREPARING. I i' WAS THE GENERAL, OP I N ION TH I S WOUL 0 BE HANDL'ED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE INTERI~ COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CONSIDERATION WilL BE SUGGESTED TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL I 'I REVISION COMMISSION BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LEAGUE OF OREGON ClTrES: I. REPEAL OF THE 6% LIMITATION ON PROPERTY TAX BUDGETS OF LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT. -HAS NOT PRODUCED , THE INTENDED EFfECT OF LIMITING LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES. HAS ENCOURAGED MANY DEVICES FOR L OVERCOMING ITS REQUIREMENTS. HAS HAMSTRUNG SOME COMMUNITIES. HAS ENCOURAGED SPENDING BY SOME I CITIES. HAS CAUSED MANY NEEDLESS -AND COSTL YE;LECT IONS. ~AS ~AMPERED FISCAL PLANNING~ HAS - I, 1 ~ FORCED CI~IES TO DEVELOP OTHER ~EVENUE SOURCES WHICH MAY NOT BE AS EQUITABLE. ;1 2. RETAIN AND STRENGTHEN THE -HOME' RULE PROVISIONS. - " I' I, 3. RETAIN THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM AND RECALL PROVISIONS WITHOUT RESTRICTING ~HEM, BUT CON- SIDER SOME OTHER FORMULA FOR DESIGNATING THE NUMBER OF NEEDED SIGNATURES. :, " 4. CONSIDER THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CITIES AND COUNTIES AS THEY RELATE TO ~AXATION AND- AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES. PERMIT COUNTIES AND CITIES TO COOPERATE OR CONSOLIDATE PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS UNDER EITHER-THE C~TY OR COUNTY. i, - ,I 5. RETAIN CONTROL OF THE METHOD or SELECTION OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES. THERE ISA MOVEMENT- TO SET UP A COMPLETE STATE OPERATED JUDICIAL -SYSTEM. :1 I~ WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDtD BY MR. CHAT~ THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 4 !i THE CI:TY MANAGER AL:SO PRESENTED THE fOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS WHICH WOULD BE TAKEN TO -THE HIGHWAY I NTER 1M I COMMITTEE BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES: " " :! I. THAT THE COMMITTEE STUDY THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITIES, COUNTIES AND STATE REGARDING " REVENUES FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND:CONSTRUCTION. THIS SHOULD I NCLUDE -A STUDY OF I : IT IS ASSUMED THAT PARTICULAR ! ~ NEEDS AND AN ATTEMPT TO CORRELATE THEM TO TH~ AVAILABLE REVENUES. I ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE DIVISION OF STATE SHARED GASOLINE TAX WHICH IS NOW DISTRIBUTED i: ON A BASIS OF 10% TO THE CITIES AND 19% TO COUNTIES. ii :1 - I' I ~'