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1li)!~ .~ J).( e 10/10/6,6 I COMMITTEE REPORTS Committee meeting held September 29, 1966: "Present: Mayor Cone; Councilmen Hawk, Chatt, Crakes, Purdy, McNutt, Anderson, and Lassen; City Manager and staff; and others. 1 l. Planning Consultant. Central Eugene Pro;ect - The Director of the Eugene Development Agency reported on the procedures used in selecting a planning consultant for the Central Eugere Project and recommended that Rogers, Taliaferro, Kostritsky, and Lamb of Baltimore, Maryland, be retained. Alfter extensive discussion, Mr. Chatt moved seconded by Mr. Crakes to approve employment of this firm as planning consultant for the Project. Motion carried. Mr. Hawk moved seconded by Mr. Crakes to approve Item 1 of the Committee report. Motion carried. e 2 2. Downtown Parking Assessment District - The City Manager report,ed on progress made to date by the Downtown Parking Assessment District committee with regard to parking structure at 10th and Oak and said that a feasibility study and appraisals of land values would be submitted in the near future. Mr. Hawk moved seconded by Mr. Crakes to receive and file Item 2 of the Committee report. Motion carried. I 3 3. Trailer House Variance. 1700 Highway 99N. Herzog - Herzog Mobile Home Sales requested a variance to allow a trailer house at this location for watchman living quarters. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. McNutt to call a public hearing on this request. Motion carried. Mr. Hawk moved seconded by Mr. Crakes to approve Item 3 of the Committee report. Motion carried. 4 4. Crosswalk on Willamette between 11th and 13th - A report was read from the Public Works Department concerning placement of a sign at ,the crdsswalk on Willamette be- tween 11th and 13th. It was reported that past attempts to maintain a sign placed in the street were ineffective, and that the use of a "Stop When Crosswalk Occupied" sign is in conflict with State law. Consensus of the .Council members was that possibility of painted signs on the street surface warning of the crosswalk and/or a small concrete island for pedestrians in the middle of the street should be studied., 5 5. Hendricks Park - A letter was read from Ruby Hendricks Goodrich concerning the intent of her father at the time of his gift of 47 acres to be used by the City as a park. She stated that her father desired the park to be preserved in its natural state as nearly as is consistent with the best recreational use of the park. 6 6. Eugene Mission Groundbreaking. 1542 West 1st - A letter was read from the Eugene Mission thanking Mayor Cone for accepting the invitation to attend groundbreaking ceremonies on October 5, 1966 and issuing an invitation to Council members. I 7 7. EWEB Underground Wiring - A letter was read from Eugene Water & Electric Board, addressed to Pacific Northwest Bell, Teleprompter of Oregon, Western Union, and the City, concerning its program to remove all overhead lines in a designated portion of the downtown area. The Board requested all agencies to make arrangements to relocate all wires or cables now supported by EWEB poles in that area. 8 8. Belt Line and Coburg Road Land Use Study - It was reported that construction by the State Highway Department of an interchange on Interstate 5 to provide access to the e Belt Line Road has given rise to rezoning requests for this recently annexed area at the southeast corner of Coburg Road and Belt Line Road. The Council concurred with the Planning Commission's decision that a comprehensive study of the entire area $hould be made before any decision is made on individual rezoning requests. (See Item 6a, Other Items following) Mr. Hawk moved seconded by Mr. Crakes that Items 4 through 8 of the Committee report be received and filed. Motion carried. 9 9. Inaugural Flight. West Coast Airlines - It was agreed that an official letter of thanks for the inaugural flight of the DC-9 jet on Monday, September 26, 1966, be sent to West Coast Airlines. 10 10. National League of Cities Convention - Tentative arrangements for travel and accommo- dations for the National League of Cities convention to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 3-7, 1966, were outlined. I 11 lI. Commendation. Police Department - It was agreed that the Eugene Police Department should be commended for its outstanding performance in handling the visit of Vice President Humphrey to Eugene on September 28, 1966. " Mr. Hawk moved seconded by Mr. Crakes that Items 9 through 11 be received and filed, and that in the letter to West Coast Airlines thanking them for the flight on September 26, 1966 regrets be included concerning crash of the plane on October 1, 1966. Motion carried. e 10/10/66 - 3 il Ii ,,;.;;I .~, , .31.: