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r216 e ,;~, . 2/ I 1/63 _ .,.,._...__..,. 0- 1'------- .~ ...--.- ---~__f~~...,,_. ._--""---=~~-~-=---~ .~.:.:~~~_. -=-~-C;;;--='---~--l-=="=---'o_"""': ORDINANCE SET UP A LIST OF SUGGESTED FEES AND RATES AND ALSO CARRIED A SECTION WHICH I I~ WOULD REQUIRE THE PROVING,OF,N~CESSITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE , -_ SERVICE. MR. LEON~RD ST~TE~:THAT THE AMBULANCE SERVICE~ IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND IS AT PRESENt DRAFTI~G A BI(L TO BE P~ESENTED TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE REVIS1NG THE' REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE O~ERATIONOF AMBULANCES IN THE STATE OF OREGON.WH~N ASKED IF THIS PROPOSED'ORDI~ANCE IS AN URGENT MATTER, 'MR. LEONARD STATED IT IS NOT'PAR~ TICULARLY URGENT THAT IT BE pASSED AT THIS TIME. MRS. LAURIS THEN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON TO HAVE THE MATTER REFERRED TO A FUTURE MEETING, AND PARTICULARLY AFTER THE.STATE LEGISLATURE HAD ACTEOo\JPON THE BILL WHICH WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THEM'. '., MOT ION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN CRAKES THE!,! SUGGESTED THAT THE INSURANCE COVERAGES PROPOSED AND ALSO THE AMOUNT of THE BOND TO. BE SUPPL I ED BY THE OPERATORS OF AN AMBULANCE SERV I CE' SHOULD BE RAISED IN THEIR MiNIMUM A,MOUNTS, ST~TING THAT THE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE ANDTHE RAISING OF THE M.I NIMUM REQU I REME'N"rs ON THESE' TWO I TEMS WOULD' NOT MEAN VERY MUCH 0 I FFTRENCE IN THE A~~UAL PREMIUMS REQUIRED.' e 5. ELECTRICA( CObE -' PROPOSED CHANGES WERE SUBMITTEb TO BE MADE IN THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE C I'TY OF EUG'ENE TO MEET STATE REQUI REMENTS,' ELECTRI CAL I NSPECTOR DON SWARTZ STATE~' IN ANSWER,T6 A' ~OESTION THAT THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD BR1NG THE EUGENE CITY CODE UP TO STANDARDS. MR. SWANSON MOVEO' SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED, RECOMMENDING THAT COPIES BE SENT TO THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASS~CIATION IN EUGENE. MOTION CARRIED. I MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEMS 4 ~ND' 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED~ MOTION CARRIED. 2 6. STREET BARR I CAOE'S ORD INANCE - COP I ES OF A PROPOSED ORDI NANCE WERE 'SUBM I TTED CONCERN ING A CHARGE FORA PERMIT TO CLOSE PART OF SIDEWiLKi AND/OR STREETS A6JACENT TO BUILD1NGS' BEING CONSTRUCTED OR REMODELED AND WHERE IT IS NECES~~RY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE GENERALPUBL IC TO CONSTRUCT 'COVERED WALKWAYS FOR SIDEWALK,IUlRR!I;CADES. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD GIVE THE CITY' BUILDING DEPARTMENT AlrrHORITY 'TO ISSUE A PERMIT fOR THIS PURPOSE FOR A FEE OF Ii PER SQUARE fOOT OF AREA CUT OFF,~THE PERMIT FEE TO BE PAI.D WEEKLY' OUR I NG THE T I ME THE CONTRACTOR HAD ,THE BARR' CA'DES UP. MR. CHA TT MOVED' 'SECONDED BY MR. DEVERELL TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE ~IABIL'ITY COVERAGE BE ~AI~E~TO $100,000 WITH A RIDER IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF EUGENE. MOTION CARRIED. MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE REFERRED TO THE STAFF FOR A RECOMMENDATION. MOTION CARRIED.' ,. 3 7. EXPRESSWAY CHARTER AMENDMENT - A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, CONCERN I NG REPEAL OF THE EXPRESSWAY AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTE'R AND' AUTHOR I TY TO 'CON~ STRUCT LIMITED OR CONTROLLED ACCESS STREETS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PRESENTED. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION BY ~O~NCIL MEMBERS AT THIS T~ME, MR. SWANSON MOVED SECON6ED BY MR~CHA~~ TO ADOPTTHERECOMMENDAT ION 'OF THE CI TY MANAGER 'TO TAKE THE PROPOSAL :TO THE PEOPLE TO REPEAL THE PRESENT CHARTER 'AMENDMENT AND'TO :PASS ANEW AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO ~LAN AN~ CON~TRUCT LIMITED pR CONTROLL~D ACCESS ROUTES, WITH A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HE~D POSSI'BLY ~OME TIME IN MID-ApRIL. MOTION CARRJED. I MRS. ALBERTA HEFFRON SPOKE AND REV':EWED FOR THE: BENEFIT OF THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS T.HE.PROCEE'DINGS LEAD- ING TO THE CHARTER'AMENDMENT HAVING TO 'DO 'WIT~ LIMITED OR ~ONTROLLED ACCESS STREETS;: -SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PEOPLE HAD AL:READY vorcED THEIR DISAPPROVAL OF'T'HE' PROPOSED EXPENDITURE OF MONEY BY, THE COUNCIL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION,OF ANY EXPR.ESSWAYS; MRS. HEFFRON STiHED THAT r'HE C,TY COUNCIL ABOUT JUNE' 1960 I ND I CATED THE Y I NTENDED TO USE APPROX IMATEL Y TWO-TH IRDS Of ','THE 10-YEAR LE'VY' FOR THE CONSTRUCT ION OF EXPRESSWAYS AND L 1M I'TED ACCESS STREETS.' SH'E ALSO SA I D THAT SHE THOUGHT THE SENT IMENT OF THE PUBL' C WAS VERY APTLY EXPRESSED IN A LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL fROM MR. CALVIN CRUMBAKER. e COUNC I LMEN CHATT, SWANSON 'AND DEVERE'LL SPOKE I N REBUTTAL OF SOM.E OF MRS. HE FFRON' S ARGUMtN-JS. I ' MRS. ANNA JEFFRIES, 2342'OLIVE STREET,'STATED THE PEOPLE WtRE VERY MUCH ~ONCERNED ABOUT THE WISE EX- PENDITURE OF MONEY FOR STREET PURPOSESj AND SHE DID NOT FEEL TKIS WAS A WIS~ EXPENDITURE.' MR.W'LLIAMS HAD PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED COPIES OF A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATING HIS FEELINGS ON THE PROPOSED EXPRESSWAY MEASURE AND NOW SPOKE AGAINST THE MEASURE. THE CITY MANAGER EXP~AINED TO THE AUDIENCE AND THE 'COUNCIL TH~T THE REPORT SPOKtN OF'BY MRS. HtfFRON WAS THE THINKING Of THE BEST MINDS IN SEVERAL OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND THIS INfORMATION:HAD BEEN COMPILED BY THE BUREAU OF BUSINESS RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, AND THAT THIS WAS NOT THE THINKING OF THE COU~CIL 'OR'OF THE CITY ENGINEERING OFFICE. ' MAYOR CONE SA"D THAT"WITH THE E~PECTED INCREASE INOPOULATION-OVER THE NEXT 20 OR 25 ~EAR~, PLANNI~ IS A MUST AT THIS TIME AND PREPARATiON MUST BE ~ADE TO SECUR~ A RIGHT-OF~WAY ATA REASbNA~Ct COST BEfORE PROPERTY HAD BEEN IMPROVED BY VALUABLE-BUILDINGS, 'MAKING'THE ACQUISITION'OF RIGHT-OF-WAY MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. THE QUESTION WAS RAISED AS TO WHETHER THE CITY COULD LEGALLY SPEND FUNDS FOR PLANNING LIMITED ACCESS'OR EXPRESSWAY STREETS UNbER 'THE P~ESENT CHARTER AMENDMENT. I MR. SWANSON MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHRISTENSEN TO HOLD THE MATTER OVER fOR AN OPINION TO BE GIVEN BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AS TO WHETHER IT WOULD BE LEGAL TO SPEND FUNDS FOR PLANNING LIMITED ACCESS STREETS. MOTION CARRIED. e ~l