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~548 e 4/13/64 I the audience speakang in behalf of the deletion, Mr. Christensen' moved seconded by Mr. Crakes to table the item for two weeks. Motion carried. Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Chatt-that Item 1 of the Committee report be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 1 2. 18th-19th Couplet - The Director of Public Works presented four plans involving the 18th-19th couplet aqd the interchange on 19th at High and Pearl. The plans were designated "A", "C", "C:-Modified", and "D" (on, fpe in the Public Works Department). Mrs. Lauris moved that,the CjModified plan be explored with School District No, 4 with a view to adopting it. The motion was not seconded. After further discussion of some of the problems involved with the ap- proach near the driveway to South Eugene High School, Dr.: Purdy moved seconded by Mr. Swanson to make 18th and 19th.a one-way couplet. Motion' carried, Mrs. Lauris and Messrs. Christensen and Crakes voting no. e Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr, Crakes that Item 2 of the Committee report be tabled. After a brief discussion by the Council, Mrs. Lauris withdrew the motion with consent of the second. I Mrs. Lauris then moved seconded by Mr. Chatt hot to make 18th and 19th a one-way couplet. On fur.ther discussion by the Council' and questions, from members in the audience,in at- tendance at the:meeting, Dr. Purdy moved that the item be tabled. Mr,: Crakes seconded the motion, and the vote was 4 to 4. Mayor Cone explained that he had received numerous calls::regarding the couplet, and everyone who had talked with him seemed to feel that there.is no necessity for this installation of the couplet at this time, making l8~h and 19th one-way streets. He voted yes, and the item was tabled. In discussing the control and signalization for traffic at 19th and High, Mrs, Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Ch?tt to proceed toward the using of Plan "D" with the utiliza- tion of Plan ~'C-Modified" for the interim period. Motion carried, Mr. Swanson voting no. It was understood. that the staff and the Public Works Department would negotiate with School District No. 4'concerning the approach to the warehouse area of South Eugene High School for the change in the location of the curb cut. In further discussion of movement of traffic on. 18th and 19th, Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Crakes to re- move parking from 18th Avenue betweenWillamette and Hilyard Streets. Motion defeated. Mrs. Lauris also recommended that Safeway Stores should be contacted with regard to the possible closing' of the driveway entr~nce to their lot which opens onto 18th Avenue be- tween Oak and Pearl Streets. 'Mr, Chatt moved seconded by Mr. Swanson that the staff make a study. with regard to the removal of parking from 18th Avenue between,Hilyard and Willamette Streets, returning. a recommendation to the Council. Motion carried. I 2 3. Low-rent Housing, Parking Requirement - The City Manager read: excerpts from the minutes of the Eugene Planning Coinmission meeting of April 7, 1964 regarding parking for the low-rent housing project, in which minutes it was moved by Mrs., Niven seconded by Mr. Hamlin to recommend to the Council that favorable consideration be given to a variance which would ,allow a park~ng ratio of one' space for every two units in the Skinners Butte site. Copies of a site comparison summary were distri~ buted by a representative of the archite~tural firm of Lutes & Amundson comparing the Skinners Butte site with the alternate site, and the cost of developing the sites. e Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Hawk to favor approval of the ratio of one-to-two parking spaces for the low-rent housi~g project. On further discussion by the Council and questions to the. architects, Dr. Purdy moved seconded by Mr. Crakes to amend the original motion to allow 86 parking spaces on the proposed parking area ,for the housing development. Motion defeated. A vote was then taken on the original motion, Motion defeated, Mr. Hawk moved seconded by Dr. Purdy that the Council favor granting a variance which would allow a parking area containing 86 spaces. Motion c~rried, Messrs. Swanson and Christensen voting no. I 4/13/64 - 9 e ~ -......