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e .~ 29:H' 4/24/67 I e I I e I e pay $100 of that cost. It was recommended to accept Mrs. Leeman's offer and proceed with construction of the relief line, and to initiate vacation of the old easement. Dr. Purdy moved seconded by Mr. Anderson to approve the recommendation. Motion carried. 1 6. Dedication, Riverview Street - A quitclaim deed was presented from Lane County dedicating for road purposes an easement lying south of the southerly extension of Riverview Street. The Public Works Department recommended acceptance of the deed. Dr. Purdy moved seconded by Mr. Anderson to accept the deed. Motion carried. 2 7. Community Shelter Program, Civil Defense - The Council was invited to attend a meeting April 26, 1967 in Harris Hall concerning development of a Community Shelter Plan. The Plan is being prepared by the Central Lane Planning Council. The letter of invitation was received and filed. 3 8. Tree Planting, Kiwanis - A letter. was read .from the Early Bird Kiwanis, reporting on the tree planting program in the Friendly Street area ~n which they participated with the Parks Department, and .saying .they will. now. consid.e,r assuming continued re- sponsibility for the tree planting program in that area. The Council asked that a letter of appreciation be sent .the Kiwanis people. 4 9. Tree Deed, North Las Vegas - A deed was presented convey.ing to the city of Eugene the land in North Las Vegas upon which an Oriental Sycamore is planted. The tree was sent to North Las Vegas by Eugene in connection with a landsccp ing project carried on during the last conference of the National. League of Cities~ The deed was received and filed. 5 10. Registered Sanitarians, Rackleff and. Masengil - A let.ter was read fro m the. Sta: e Sanitary Authority informing the Council that Ellis Rackleff and Ben Masengil of the City's health department have completed examinations and have been certi- fied by the State .as Registered Sanitarians. The letter was received and filed. 6 11. Sidewalk Variance, Fircrest ,Drive- A petition was .pres,ented from Larry J., Anderson, on behalf of himself and other owners of property on Fircrest Drive, applying for temporary non-compliance of sidewalk construction. The temporary permit was re- quested until further development of the .area and .to al~ow the petitioner to in- stall drainage facilities for his property. . The Public Works Department reported there is nothing to hinder installation of drainage facilities at the time of sidewalk construction. Dr. Purdy moved seconded by Mr. Anderson to reaffirm previous deni~d of waiver of sidewalk construc- tion requirement and to deny rehearing. Motion carried. 7 12. Paving Rocky Lane - The Council previously authorized purchase of right-of-way property for improvement of Rocky Lane from Ronald Allen for $350. A letter from Mr. Allen was noted in which he explained the basis for his request of $1700 for the property. He requested delay of the project Eor one year. It was explained that owners of the property to the north had petitioned the improvement, and had not been notified the matter would be discussed at this meeting. Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by .Mr. Wingard that the item be held .t.o the next. Council meeting and to notify other parties involved. Motion carried. 8 13. National League of Cities Conference - Announcement was made of the annual con- ference of the National League of Cities to be held in Boston,. Massachusetts, July 29 - August 2, 1967. 9 14. Legislation a. S.B.428 This bill is sponsored by the Associated General Contractos and would require public works projects of more than $5000 to be let for bid. The City Manager said Eugene probably would rarely be hindered, however there' may be occasions when it would be to the City's advantage to do such work with City forces. He recommended opposition to the bill on the basis that local govern- ing bodies should have authority to determine the method of doing their own public works, projects. Councilman McNutt explained that in some areas cities and counties are operating as construction ,firms, and said he felt the minimum should be $20,000 instead of $5000. Dr. Purdy moved seconded by Mr. Anderson to oppose the bill. Motion.carried, Mr. McNutt voting no. b. H.B.1444 - This bill would enable creation of agencies to provide services of a metropolitan nature, limited to sewers, water, airport planning, street lighting, etc., and is supported by Portland and three contiguous counties in that area. The League of Oregon Cities opposes the legislation. Mr. Wingard moved to support the bill. There was no second. It was agreed that more information should be brought back to the Council before a stand is taken. II 4/24/6};;., - 13 \\..~