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r132 e 9/14/64 _ ___ I dents and the relation of enforcement ,procedures to :the accident rate. The Assistant, City Manager pr'esented .f'igures showing the tre.nd in :acci- dent frequenc'y to .be' generally higher in. 1964 than :in 1963. Figures were shown f.or' mbtor scooter" mo'torcycle, and pedestrian/vehicle, acci- dents. In discu'ssion by the Co'unc'il, {t was rec.onnrlended that a :letter be written to the Traffic Safety Committee sugg:esting more: publiciF'y be given to traffic safety, particularly with regard to interse.ct:ion crossings ana the observ'ance of traffic signals . Mr. Swanson moved seco,nded by Mr.. Hawk that a letter he written to the Traffic Safety Com- mitt'ee indicating this information. 'Mo'tion carried. Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Chatt to approve Item 6 of the Committee report. Motion carried. ~ 1 7, Coburg Road Right-of-Way - The Department of Public Works recomme~ded that'a strip of property belonging to the Guard Publishi~g Compa~y at 1600 Coburg R6~d be purchas~d fo~ $2~40' to allow widenin~ of the stteet. ~ - . , l . Also, that a settlement be made with Frank C. Stuart and Nellie Dilley on tre strip of property at 970 Coburg Road for $425 instead. of the $320' indicated in authorization' for court' proceedings. Mr. Swanson I moved seconded ,by Mr.. Chatt to' approve the reco~endation on poth prop- erties. 'Motion ca~ried. Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Chatt to approve Item 7 of the Committee Report. Rollcall vote., .All councilmen present voting aye, mo~ion carried. 2 8.'Street Banners - A request had been made for permission to hang ba~ners '..overthe stre~t advertising,National ~orest 'P~oducts Wee~"October 18 to 23. The Assistant City Manager- explained that the City Code allows such signs if they advertise events of benefit to the'general public, and that it is becoming increasingly difficult to. determine benefits derived from various organizations asking for suchbanne~s. :He asked the Cou~~il for some.assistance ,on policy'in determining when ~t~eet banners should be allowed,'with consideration given to the possibility of prohi~iting them ~ntirely. ,Mr. Hawk moved. seconded by:Mr. Crakes to:a~k ~he MaY9r's , sign c9mmittee for a recom~endation on this it~m. Motion carri~d. Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Chatt to approve Item 8 of the Committee report. Motion carried, Mr. Christensen voting no. . Mr. Swanson moved seconded by Mr. Hawk to deny the request for banner adve~tis~ng National Forest Products Week. Motion carried. 3 9. Sewer Relocation, 'Eastwood Lane - -Owners .'of property on,Eas~wood Lane I petitioned the Council for relocation of a sewer now under construction on Eastwood Lane'to a point 10 feet o~f ~nd parallelto't~e ~outh margin of the street.' Under the contract, the sewer is located 20 feet:off and parallel to.the south margin of.the ,street. The,Public.Works Depart- ,men!; reported'that it would be an added'~xI?en~e for th~ contractor at 'this time to qelay sewer construction ,in order to make the change in loca- tion, and .rec6n:unended .that the sewer be,~constru~ted in ~he lC?cation as de- signed. Mr'. ~wa~son moved seconde'd by Mr'. Chat~ to uphold the Public .. Works Department recommendation. Motion carried.. ,., 4 10. Park Animals - Councilman Crakes asked ,the Assistant City Manager if a . report could be given concerning the 'care and treatment of animals in the City's parks, referring to a letter to the edi"tor in the Regist"er- Guard which c~ted unsanitary conditions in the main~ena~ce of quarters. for the p"ark anim~ls. . A ,report on this ,item will be mad-e .at a later meeting.'" . , Mrs. Lauris moved seconded 'by Mr. Chatt that Items 9 and 10 of ~he Co~i~tee report be approved. . Mqt ion ca,rried. : - Committee, ~eeting held September 10, 1964: . '. , "Present:. Mayor Cone;: pounc.ilm~n. Lauris, Chatt, Swanson"" Christensen', I Deverell, Crakes, Hawk, and Purdy; City Manager; Assista.;ntCity Manager; Administrative Assistant; Assistant City Attorney; City Recorder; Director of Public Works; and others. 9/14/64 - 9 e ~