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e 1 00 ,.- ~ ~ ::c CO e 1 1 e I- e 2 3 4 24'5~ 3/25/63 I. SOLICITATIONS, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - MR. FRED BRENNE WAS INTRODUCED, SPEAKING AS MANAGER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HE STATED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS CON- CERNED WITH THE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS MAKING SOLICITATIONS UNDER THE GUISE OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, OR FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, STATING THAT WITH THE CONTINU- ING GROWTH OF THE CITY OF EUGENE THESE ARE BECOMING MORE PREVALENT, AND HE FELT THE PRIVILEGE TO SOLICIT FUNDS IS BEING CONTINUALLY ABUSED BY SOME ORGANI ZATIONS. A SAMPLE COpy OF AN ORDINANCE USED BY THE CITY OF PORTLAND TO CONTROL THIS TYPE OF SOLICITATION WAS PRESENTED FOR STUDY, AND IT WAS MR. BRENNE'S FURTHER RECOM- MENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER APPOINTING A COMMISSION TO WHOM THESE VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WOULD APPLY FOR PERMISSION TO MAKE SOLICITATIONS MR. SWANSON MOVED SECONDED BY DR. PURDY TO INITIATE A STUDY OF THIS PROBLEM WITH WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE PRESENTED AT A LATER MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON THAT ITEM MOTION CARRIED. OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. 2. BOARD OF ApPEALS REPORT - MARCH 13, 1963 A. SETBACK VARIANCE, 675 WEST BROADWAY, VALLEY LANE HOSPITAL - PRESENTED BY WILLA- METTE BUILDING CORPORATION AND REQUESTED TO ALLOW ADDING TO AND EXPANSION OF THE BUILDING AND CONSIDERABLE REMODELING OF THE FACILITY. THE REQUESTED SETBACK WOULD ALLOW BUILDING TO 20' FROM THE EAST PROPERTY LINE WHEREAS THE REGULATIONS CALL FOR A 50' SETBACK. THE MATTER HAD BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF ApPEALS AND REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. BOTH THE ARCHITECT FOR THE CORPORATION AND THE SECRETARy-TREASURER FOR THE CORPORATION SPOKE IN BEHALF OF THEIR PROPOSED PLAN, SHOWING A SKETCH AND PIC- TURES TO POINT OUT THE PROPOSED ALTERATION AND ADDITION. MR. CHRISTENSEN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CRAKES TO REFER THE MATTER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MOTION DEFEATED. MR. BOB ERASER STATED THAT IN HIS INVESTIGATION OF THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE PRO- POSED PROJECT, THERE WAS NO VIOLENT REACTION; IN FACT, SEVERAL OF THE NEIGHBORS FELT THIS WOULD BE QUITE AN "IMPROVEMENT TO THE PROPERTY. MRS. L~URIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHATT TO GRANT THE VARIANCE. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. SWANSON AND CHRISTENSEN AND CRAKES VOTING NO. MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON TO APPROVE ITEM 2 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. SWANSON AND CHRISTENSEN VOTING NO, MR. CRAKES ABSENT. 3. RHODODENDRON SOCIETY - THE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY REQUESTED PERMISSION TO CREATE AND NAME A WALK IN THE RHODODENDRON GARDEN IN HENDRICKS PARK FOR THE LATE MR. DEL JAMES IN RECOGNITION OF HIS INTEREST IN THE PARK AND ALSO FOR DONATING SEVERAL RARE SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON TO THE CITY PARK. MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY DR. PURDY TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO NAME THE WALK "JAMES WALK". MOTION CARRIED. THE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY FURTHER REQUESTED PERMISSION TO CHARGE ADMISSION FOR THEIR RHODODENDRON SHOW IN ORDER TO SECURE FUNDS TO GET EXTRA PLANTS AND FOR FUR- THER IMPROVEMENT OF THE PARK. IT WAS THE GENERAL FEELING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE. MR. HAWK MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHRISTENSEN TO DENY THIS REQUEST, BUT TO SEND THEM A LETTER OF COMMENDATION FOR THEIR WORK AND EFFORTS IN IMPROVING THE PARK. MOTION CARRIED, MR. SWANSON VOTING NO ON DENYING THE REQUEST TO CHARGE AD MI SS ION. MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WITH RE- SPECT TO NAMING THE WALKWAY "JAMES WALK". MOTION CARRIED. ON THE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY'S REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO CHARGE ADMISSION FOR THE RHODODEN- DRON SHOW, MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO DENY PERMISSION TO CHARGE FOR THE SHOW. MOTION DEFEATED. SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION RESULTED IN A MOTION BY MR. SWANSON SECONDED BY DR. PURDY TO ALLOW THE SOCIETY TO CHARGE FOR THE RHODODENDRON SHOW. MOTION CARRIED, MRS. LAURIS AND MR.HAWK VOTING NO. 4. EUGENE MILK INSPECTION SERVICE - A REPORT FROM KENNETH E. CARL, CHIEF OF THE DAIRY AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION, OREGON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WAS PRE- SENTED. THE REPO~,'STATE~THAT EUGENE MILK INSPECTION SERVICE IS MEETING THE STATE MINIMUM STANDARDS IN EVERY WAY. THE REPORT WAS RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MRS. LAURIS MOVED'SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON TO RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM 4 OF THE COMMITTEE RE- PORT. MOTION CARRIED. 3/25/63 - 2 ~