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457~ e 12/23/63 I Council Chamber . Eugene, Oregon December 23, 1963 00 . ~ The adjourned meeting of the Common Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, adjourned ~ ~ from the regular meeting of December 9, 1963, was called to order in the ~ouncil Chamber ::0 at 7:30 p.m. on December 23, 1963 by His Honor Mayor Edwin E. Cone with the following CO Council members present: Mrs. Lauris, Messrs. Swanson, Christensen, Deverell, Hawk, and Purdy. Messrs. Chatt and Crakes were absent. The minutes of the regular meeting held December 9, 1963, as mailed to members of e the Council, were approved. NEW BUSINESS 1 The City Manager read a proclamation concerning canvass of votes cast in t~e Decem- ber 19, 1963 Bethel-Danebo annexation election within the area to be annexed, which indi- cated votes cast for annexation 1,170, and votes cast against annexation 999, and by which Mayor Cone proclaimed the annexation measure passed within the area proposed for I annexation. Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Swanson to approve the p~oclamation of canvass of vot es. Motion carried. 2 The City Manager then asked the Council members if they wished to actively promote the proposed annexation of the Bethel~Danebo area, or Mould they prefer to be available for informational talks on TV, radio, and before groups of interested citizens. The City Manager then stated he had listed several points which might help any of the Coun- cil members in speaking in favor of the proposed annexation, and t hat if the Counc il members wished, arrangements might be made with the television and radio peoRle for time. The Council members stated they would be very willing to appear on this type of program. . 3 Councilman Deverell commended Chief Ellsworth and the Police Department on the efficient handling of the excessive amount of vehicular traffic in the downtown area during the current Christmas season. 4 The City Manager then read a letter from the City Attorny regarding the outcome of the case Milligan & Brown, Plaintiff, vs City of Eugene in which the plaintiff sought to have set aside the sections of the City Code 8.11 to 8.15 which .provide ~~ per square foot .municipal tax lien imposed on all property annexed to the City after January 1, 1948. The case had gone to trial on February 15, 1963, and the trial judge had handed down a decree on November 6, 1963 in favor of the City. The time having I passed for the plaintiffs to appeal the decision of the circuit court and.no appeal having been made, the decisbn of the court validating the sections of the Code 8.11 to 8.15 providing for a ~~ per square foot trunk sewer line assessment is vaLid and en- forceable. 5 Councilman Swanson said he felt that a decision on the 18th-19th couplet should not be delayed, that if a decision could be reached in a very short time, .then the couplet may possibly be in operation by the time school starts next fall. Mr. Christen- e sen then stated that the matter of the 15th Avenue extension, 18th-19th .couplet, and also the one-way grid ~nvolving 10th anq 11th Avenues and the widening of Alder Street should all be considered at one time, and a decision made. On further discussion by the Council, it was suggested that a summary of all previous reports be brought to the Council which concerned one-way grid systems and street widening projects. It was further suggested that this report be brought before the Council at the meeting of January 27, 1964. . . . 6 Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Swanson to .approve the fili~g of the application for recertification of the Workable Program. Motion carried. 7 Payment estimates, as approved by the Public Works Department, were presented and read as follows: . Inter-City Construction Company 7th - Sanitary sewer - Willakenzie Area, Phase IV $ 13,813.14 I George A. Moore & Associates, Inc. 6th & Final - Sanitary sewer - Willakenzie Imp.Dist.No.WS-63-2 1,306.04 12/23/63 - 1 ~ e I ~