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e I 00 """"' ~ ~ :c c:c e I I e I e 4 '3 .., 5/28/62 T~ECJTX.MANAGER INDICATED HE HAD A LETTER FROM A MR. PRINCE REQUESTING THE PAVING OF WATKINS LANE FROM 38TH TO 39TH AVENUE, AND 38TH AVENUE FROM WATKINS LANE APPROXIMATELY 307 FEET TO THE EAST BE DE- LETED FROM THE WORK PROGRAM FOR THIS SUMMER, AND MR. PRINCE WAS PRESENT GIVING HIS REASONS FOR THE RE- QUEST. MR. MOYER MOVED SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM TO ACCEPT THE LOW BID ON EACH OF THE PAVING PROJECTS EXCEPT THE PAVING OF WATKINS LANE AND 38TH AVENUE AS LISTED. MOTION CARRIED. MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. MOYER TO AWARD CONTRACTS TO THE LOW BIDDERS ON EACH OF THE SANITARY SEWER PROJECTS. MOTION CARRI~ MR. MOLHOLM MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON TO AWARD CONTRACTS TO THE LOW BIDDERS ON EACH OF THE STORM SEWER PROJECTS. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE ACTION AWARD- ING CONTRACTS TO LOW BIDDERS ON EACH PROJECT EXCEPT THE PAVING OF WATKINS LANE AND 38TH AVENUE AS LISTED. THE CITY MANAGER READ A PROTEST FROM NEIL M. FRASER ON THE PAVING OF 36TH AVENUE, WILLAMETTE TO 37TH; 37TH, WILLAMETTE TO WEST BOUNDARY PARK ACRES ADDITION, AND KEY COURT SOUTH FROM 37TH. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED, ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. PRINCE WAS,PRESENT AND AGAIN STATED HIS OPPOSITION TO THE PAVING OF WATKINS LANE AND 38TH AVENUE. MESSRS. KEN PAUL, VERNON ~OHNSON AND JOE PIERCE ALL SPOKE FAVORING THE PAVING. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS STATED THE PETITION CARRIED SIGNATURES OF OWNERS OF 50.2% OF THE FRONTAGE TO BE ASSESSED AND THAT IF THE MCCONNELL PROPERTY HAD BEEN REPRESENTED'ON THE PETITION, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 67%. HE RECOMMENDED THE CITY MAKE AN OFFER OF $375 FOR THE MCCONNELL PROPERTY NECESSARY FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT THE CITY PROCEED WITH THE PAVING OF WATKINS LANE AND 38TH AVENUE AS liSTED. MOTION CARRIED, MR. DEVERELL VOTING NO. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOYER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT TO ACCEPT THE LOW BID AS TABULATED FOR THE PAVING OF WATKINS LANE AND 38TH AVENUE AS LISTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT TO APPROVE OFFERING $375 FOR NECESSARY RIGHT-OF-WAY ON MCCONNELL PROPERTY. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED, ALL COUNciLMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, EXCEPT MR. DEVERELL VOTING NO. 2 4. ORDINANCE REGULATING STREET AND ALLEY IMPROVEMENT BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS - THE DIRECTOR OF PUB~IC WORKS EXPLAINED THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD SET UP CERTAIN RULES GO~RNING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS SETTING APRIL I OF EACH YEAR AS THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING PETITIONS FOR WORK TO BE DONE IN THE SUMMER OF THAT YEAR, THAT LOCAL IM- PROVEMENTS TO BE PERFORMED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS WOULD REQUIRE PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE ENSURING PAYMENT OF 5% ENGINEERING FEE FOR INSPECTION OF THE PROJECT BY THE CITY. ALSO THAT WHEN PRIVATE ENGINEERS DO WORK FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, THE PETITIONER MAKE AVAIL- ABLE TO THE CITY THE ORIGINAL PLANS OF THE PROJECT, NO PRINT OR TRANSPARENT COPY BEING ACCEPTABLE, AND DESIGNATING THE NUMBER OF DAYS PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF A SIDE- WALK A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. ALSO REQUIRING A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO DO ANY DITCHING OR GRADING OF AN ALLEY, GRADING AN UNIMPROVED STREET, OR APPLYING DUST SETTLING OIL. MR. MOL~OLM MOVED SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 3 5. LIGHTING JUDKINS POINT INTERCHANGE - THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO IN- STALL MERCURY VAPOR LIGHTS IN THE JUDKINS POINT AREA AND SUGGESTS THAT LIGHTS SHOULD ALSO BE INSTALLED.BY THE CITY OF EUGENE IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE H,GHWAY'S INSTALLA- TION AND THE PRESENT LIGHTS ON THE FRANKLIN BOULEVARD SIDE OF THE INTERCHANGE. AFTER THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED, IT IS PROPOSED THE CITY OF EUGENE WILL PAY FOR THE POWER FOR ALL OF THE LIGHTS INSTALLED WHILE THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL MAINTAIN THOSE LIGHTS INSTALLED BY THEM. MR. CHRISTENSEN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. MOYER TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM TO APPROVE THE REPORT. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCIL- MEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. 4 6. 2-HOUR PARKING 6TH, LAWRENCE TO LINCOLN, AND LAWRENCE, 5TH TO 6TH - MR. RICHARD GERBER REQUESTED A 2-HOUR PARKING LIMIT ON 6TH FROM LAWRENCE TO LINCOLN, AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED APPROVAL IF CORRECTION IS MADE IN THE ERRONEOUS SIGNING FOR 2-HOUR PARKING ON LAWRENCE FROM 4TH TO 5TH INSTEAD OF LAWRENCE FROM 6TH TO 5TH. MRS.LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON TO GRANT THE REQUEST AND TO CORRECT THE 2-HOUR PARKING TO LAWRENCE BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH INSTEAD OF BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH, BUT TO INDICATE TO MR. GERBER THAT THIS MAY BE TEMPORARY AS PARKING MAY BE REMOVED AT SOME FUTURE DATE IF OFF-STREET PARKING IS NEEDED. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. 5 7. DIAGONAL PARKING 436 CHARNEL TON - A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM PORTLAND ELECTRIC AND PLUMBING COMPANY FOR DIAGONAL PARKING TO BE ALLOWED BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND CURBLINE AT 436 CHARNEL TON STREET. MR. MOYER MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHATT TO APPROVE THE REQUEST PROVIDING A STOP CURB OR LINE IS INSTALLED WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO PASS BETWEEN THE CARS AND THE BUILDINGS. MOTION CARRIED, MR.SWANSON AND MR. CHRISTENSEN VOTING NO. ~