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3':7'~ e 8/26/63 -_._._<---_.--_.~----_.__._-.-~_.__._---_._._---- '-' ------_._.._-_.__..._---------,--_.__.~.__._.~-----------.~----- - I PURCHASED RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THIS LINE. HE ALSO STATED THAT A LATERAL SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE BUILT TO SERVE THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE COST ASSESSED TO THE PROPERTY. THE CITY M~NAGER SAID IT APPEARED THE DE- 00 VELOPER COULD NOT GET FHA APPROVAL FOR HOMES IN THIS TRACT IF SEPTIC -" TANKS WERE USED SINCE IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE TRUNK SEWER LINE. ~ DR. PURDY MOVED SECONDED BY MR~ CHRISTENSEN THAT THE PLANNING COM- IT ~ MISSION RECOMMENDATION BE OVERRULED AND THAT THE REQUEST FOR ANNEXA- ::c ex: TION BE DENIED. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. CHATT, DE VE RE L L, A 1'0 HAWK VOTING NO. MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. SWANSON AND CHRISTENSEN VOTING NO. e - I 6. VACATION PORTION ELK AVENUE, FURTICK - THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT MR. DON FURTICK HAD DISCOVERED THE EXISTENCE OF A 15-INCH STORM SEWER LINE RUNNING DIAGONALLY THROUGH A LOT ON ELK AVENUE. THIS STORM SEWER WAS INSTALLED IN 1956. SINCE THE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AND TITLE SEARCHES SHOW NO EASEMENT FOR THIS LINE, THE CITY MANAGER RECOM- MENDED THAT AN EASEMENT RUNNING ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THIS LOT BE I ACCEPTED IN EXCHANGE FOR FEES ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY FOR THE VACATION OF ELK AvENUE. MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MR. DEVERELL TO APPROVE THE EXCHANGE. MOTION CARRIED. MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY DR. PURDY TO APPROVE ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, EXCEPT MR. CHR I STENSEN VOT I NG NO, MOTl'ON CARRIED. 2 7. PAVING NORTH HALF 19TH, CLEVELAND TO ORR LANE - MR. DON BARTRAM PRESENTED A REQUEST TO PUT A TEMPORARY SURFACE ON THIS STREET TO BE USED AS ACCESS TO A DWELLING LOCATED AT THE END OF SAID LANE. DR. PURDY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHATT TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. MOTION CARRIED. 3 8. SIDEWALK, SHELDON SCHOOL - MR. JACOBSEN SPOKE TO THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THE NEED FOR SIDEWALKS IN THE SHELDON HIGH SCHOOL AREA BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. HE WONDERED IF TEMPORARY SAWDUST WALKS COULD BE INSTALLED. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT RIGHTS-OF-WAY HAD TO BE ACQUIRED BEFORE EVEN TEMPORARY WALKS COULD BE USED. DR. PURDY STATED THAT THE COUNCIL RECOG- NIZED THE NEED FOR THESE WALKS. MR. DEVERELL MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HAWK THAT A MEETING BE HELD WITH THE COUNTY TO WORK OUT AGREEMENT ON DEVELOP- MENT OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE WILLAKENZIE AREA. 4 9. STORM SEWER, 39TH AVENUE AND 39TH PLACE FROM Fox HOLLOW ROAD TO WEST AMAZON DRIVE - THE CITY MANAGER READ A REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS PRESENTING A PETITION RECEIVED IN THAT OFFICE. THIS PETITION RE- I QUESTED A STORM SEWER BECAUSE OF FLOODING OF YARDS AND HOUSES CAUSED BY THE RUNOFF FROM Fox HOLLOW ROAD. THE REPORT ESTIMATED THE COST OF THE STORM SEWER TO BE $3000. MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON THAT THE STORM SEWER REQUEST BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 10. BID OPENING STREET SWEEPER, AUGUST 14 , 1963 - THE CITY MANAGER READ A REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING BIDS SUBMITTED ON A STREET SWEEPER STATING THAT THERE WAS $357 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO e LOWEST BIDS. BASED ON EXPERIE/ltCE OF ACTUAL USE OF THE TWO SWEEPERS IN QUESTION, TH COST OF UPKEEP, THE REPORT FAVORS THE SECOND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED BY THE FEENAUGHTY MACHINERY COMPANY FOR A WAYNE MODEL 2-770 SWEEPER. No ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THIS TIME." MR. CHATT MOVED SECONDED BY MR. DEVERELL THAT ITEMS 7, 8, 9, AND 10 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. ITEMS ON AUGUST 22, 1963 COMMITTEE AGENDA NOT CONSIDERED AT THAT TIME: 6 I . DRAINAGE EASEMENT, 1090 WEST 26TH AVENUE, SOREN SON - THE CITY MANAGER READ A LETTER FROM J. DANIEL SORENSON, 1090 WEST 26TH AVENUE, REQUESTING VACA- TION OF AN EASEMENT AT THE REAR OF HIS PROPERTY TO ALLOW HIM TO FILL IN AN EXISTING DITCH AND LANDSCAPE THE AREA. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REPORTED THERE WOULD BE A DRAINAGE PROBLEM IF THE DITCH WERE FILLED IN AND SAID THAT MR. SORENSON WOULD BE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER. No ACTION WAS TAKEN. I 7 2. INITiATIVE PETITION BALLOT TITLE. - THE CITY ATTORNEY HAD PREPARED A BALLOT TITLE AND PURPOSE FOR THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE PETiTION FOR A CHAfiT~R AMEND- MENT LIMITING PARK USES AS REQUESTED BY THE "SAVE OUR PARKS COMMITTEE". MAYOR CONE READ A PREPARED STATEMENT CONCERNING THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE PETITION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS, POINTING OUT APPROVAL OF SUCH A MEASURE BY 8/26/63 - 5 e ~