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r480 1/27/64 1 2 3 4 .J ff . - Council Chamber Eugene, Oregon January 27, 1964 The adjourned meeting of the Common Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, ad- journed from the'regular meeting held January 13:,1964, was calledto"order at 7:30 p.m. on January 27, 1964 in the Council Chamber by His Honor Mayor Edwin E. Cone w1th the following councilmen prepent: Mrs. Lauris, Messrs. Chatt, Swanson, Christensen, Deverell, Hawk~ and Purdy. Councilman Crakes was: absent.: The invocation was given by Rev. Luis Bove', pastor of Wesley Methodist Church. The minutes of the regular meeting of January 13, 1964, as mailed to members of the Council, were approved. NEW BUSINESS The City Manager read a change order for: the new City Hall.'wherein it.was recom- mended that a multi-use conference room he' f.inished and 3 matt frames and matts in:' stalled, also an.item to reillllState,two,flag poles, and also to install a refr1gerator and freezer in the Fire Department, totaling $10,355.72 to be added. Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Chatt to approve the change order as:outlined.- Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the motion carried. Mr. Pat Gordinier, representing the senior class of South Eugene High School, had co~tacted Council Pre~ident Lauris with regard to getting permission from the Council to conduct a dime line on the City streets for the benefit 'of the Eugene Speech & Hearing Clinic. He was instructed to bring his request before the meeting of the regular::. Council'-'January 27, 1964; Mr. Gordinier and the senior ciass. president ., appeared before the meeting and requested that they be: allowed to conduct a- dime line- at three locations, if possible, one at Broadway and Olive, one at 10th and.Willamette, and one.at 8th and Willamette on February 3 'and 4; 1964,= and' again.on February 14 and 15, 1964, for the benefit of the Eugene Speech & Hearing Clinic. Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Chatt to allow the senior'class this=privilege and instruct Mr. .Gordinier and the class president to meet with the Police Chief for in- structions 'on the conduct of their project. Motion:carr1ed. The City Manager read a recommendation from the Director of Public Works dated October 24,' 1963 outliriing the reasons for the proposed change to the l8th~19th Avenue one-way couplet. Mayor Cone then called for discussion from the atldience, stating that this was the time and place for the public hearing regarding the l8th- 19th couplet proposal. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hanson of 19th Avenue West; Mr. Dean Pomeroy of Friendly Street; Mr. Harold Gates, East 19th and Agate; Mr. Keith of West 19th Avenue; and Mrs. England of West l8th,Avenue all opposed the installation of the one-way couplet, stating that in their 'opinion 19th Avenue should be left as it is at the present time and that with the installation of the couplet there would certainly be more traffic onWWest 19th Avenue and this would endanger some of the lives of the school children attemnpting to cross the one-way couplet. The Traffic Engineer then stated that statist{cs in Oregon and other part& of the couniry prove that one-way traffic is much safer for pedestrians due to the one~direction flow of traffic and also due to traffic control by signalization. He also pointed out that vehicular traffi~: accidents were reduced by as much as 40% after the installation of this type of couplet. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mr. Swanson moved seconded by Mr. Chatt to refer this item to a work session or Committee of the Whole meeting. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS Committee meeting held January 16, 1964: "Present: Mayor Cone; Councilmen Lauris, Swanson, Christensen, Deverell, and Purdy; City Manager; Assistant City Manage+; Administrative Assist- ant; City Recorder; Director of Public Works; and others. 1. Orr Lane Dedication - Mr. and Mrs. Ted B. Coe proposed the dedication of a 30.6'x50' portion of the south end of Orr Lane at 23rd Avenue for street purposes. Mr. Swanson moved seconded by Mrs. Lauris to accept the dedica- tion. Motion carried. 1/27/64 - 1 e I e I j I . j I I il \ I 1 I 1 I