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2'93~ tit 5/13/63 I 10. PAVING AND SEWERS GAY ACRES SUBDIVISION, 100%j AND PAVING AND SEWERS WILDISH SUBDIVISION, 100% - MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY DR. PURDY TO APPROVE THE TWO PETITIONS. MOTION CARRIED. 00 ~ ~ ~ ~ CO 2 I I. HILYARD-PATTERSON ASSESSMENT POLICY - THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS EX- PLAINED THE POLICY AS IT NOW EXISTS CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE WIDENING OF HILYARD AND PATTERSON STREETS, POINTING OUT THAT IN SOME CASES CURBS ANO SIDEWALKS ALREADY IN PLACE WERE REMOVED AND REL06ATED. ALSO, SOME TREES WERE REMOVED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE WIDENING PROJECT. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE PROJECT ON HILYARD STREET, DR. PURDY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO ASSESS THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE LOWER AMOUNT OF $5.52 PER FRONT FOOT WHICH WOULD EXCLUDE THE CHARGE FOR TREE REMOVAL. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND CRAKES VOTING NO. e MR. SWANSON MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHATT TO ASSESS THOSE PROPERTIES WITH A NON-CONFORMING USE AND ALSO SACRED HEART HOSPITAL FOR THE FULL 44' WIDTH. MOTION CARRIED, MR. CHRISTENSEN VOTING NO. I MR. SWANSON MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHATT NOT TO ASSESS PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 34' AND 36' IMPROVEMENT ON R-ZONED PROPERTY GENERALLY. MOTION CARRIED. CONCERNING THE PROJECT ON PATTERSON STREET, DR. PURDY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO ASSESS THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR UP TO A 36' WIDTH PLUS ASSESSMENT FOR THE SIDEWALK, WITH NO CHARGE FOR TREE REMOVAL. MOTION CARRIED, M~SSRS. SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND CRAKES VOTING NO. MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEMS 5 THROUGH 10 OF THE COMMITTEE RE- PORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM I I OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE AP- PROVED. MR. CHAS. PORTER WAS RECOGNIZED ON BEHALF OF MR. GEORGE HORTON AND SPOKE AGAINST THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT POLICY. THE QUESTION WAS ASKED FROM THE AUDIENCE AS TO WHAT BENEFITS HAD ACCRUED TO THE PROPERTY, AND THE MAYOR GAVE HIS OPINION OF THE BENEFITS ACCRUING TO THE PROPERTY. THE QUESTION WAS THEN CALLED FOR, AND MOTION DEFEATED ON A 4-4 VOTE WITH MAYOR CONE VOTING NO. I SOME DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AMONG THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS TO THE MEANING OF THE 'YES' AND 'NO' VOTES ON THE MOTION UNDER DISCUSSION. A ROLLCALL VOTE WAS CALLED WITH MESSRS. CHATT, DEVERELL, HAWK AND PURDY VOTING YES; MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN, CRAKES AND MAYOR CONE VOTING NO. THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THEN EXPLAINED THE ASSESSMENT POLICY BASED ON A $6.33 CHARGE PER FRONT FOOT. e MR. SWANSON MOVED SECONDED BY DR. PURDY TO ASSESS THE PROPERTY OWNERS $6.33 PER FRONT FOOT. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION DEFEATED, MR. SWANSON VOTING\YESj MR.CHATT, MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. CHRISTENSEN, DEVERELL, CRAKES, HAWK AND PURDY VOTING NO. DR. PURDY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CRAKES TO TABLE THE ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. 3 12. URBAN RENEWAL - MR. SODERBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY, EXTENDED AN INVITATION TO CITY OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO ATTEND A JOINT WORKSHOP ON URBAN RENEWAL AND HOUSING ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MAY 16 AND 17, 1963, IN PORTLAND. THE TOPIC OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THIS CITY WOULD BE THE DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO UNIVERSITIES AND RENEWAL OF URBAN AREAS. MR. CHRISTENSEN MOVED SECONDEO BY MR. CR~KES THAT MRS. LAURIS AND MR. CHATT BE DESIGNATED TO REPRESENT THE URBAN RENEWAL GENCY AT THIS WORKSHOP. MOTION CARRIED. 4 13. SIGN COMMITTEE - MAYOR CONE ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AS MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE FOR A STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION CONCERN- ING SIGNS IN THE CITY: I JOHN' AMUNDSON, CHAIRMAN DAVE PEDERSON, SECRETARY ROBERT BRAKEL MRS. IVAN NIVEN ROBERT WILMSEN MARION MOYER STANLEY ROBERTS MILES KONTICH 5/13/63 - 7 e .""'.'.'" ~ "."""-. .--, ~