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rJ.12' - 8/14/67. 0.-- ____ . _~. ---.- - - ---. - -- -- ~.- ------.- ,,- -~. ---"--,,,.---,-- --- - --, ---- ~- .-_. -_.~, ---- --~ - "--- - '-- - ~- - - - - - --. - -- - --- -.- -- ---- . - ~ .. -........_-- - Committee meeting: held .August 10, ..1967: '. .. - .. . .. .... 'q . .. . .. "., I "Present: Mayor Cone; Councilmen Purdy, Lauris, McNutt, Anderson, Hayward, McDonald, and Wingard; City Manager and staff; Circuit Court Judges,Roland-Rodman, Douglas . ' Spencer, and Edwin Allen; District Court Judges Frank Alderson and William Bartle; Springfield Municipal Judge Alberta Heffron; Eugene Assistant Municipal Judge Gordon Cottrell; Lane County Commissioners Frank Elliott, Jess Hiil, and Kenneth. Nielsen; Sheriff ijarry Marlowe; Springf.ield Mayor John McCulley, 'Councilmen Earl Gibbs and Leonard Wojcik; City Manager. Claude Malone, ,."and PoliGe Chief..William Trout; and others. '" .. . - . .. 1 1. City-County Jail - SamuelT. Brear, chairman of the MetropolitanCiviG Club resea:l:ch committe~, presented the committee's report with regard to the status of the existing jail at .5th and Olive in light of redevelopment plans for the downtown area; The:com-. mittee1recommended. (1) construction .of ..a new,:l?aci-lity;(2) :location-of the- new. facility in a'sub~rb~n area; (.3) encouragement of. Springfield .and other .cities -in..this area to join with Eugene and LaneCounty:to form a..metropolitan correctional'institution; e (4) creation of a.citizens committee representing Lane County, Eugene; and Springfield to recommend a program of jail administration; (5) inclusion in the program of rehabilita- tion of prisoners and implementation of work release; (6) co-operation of the three juris- dictions in.a professional study of jail requirements by outside: consultants and state and federal agencies; (7) centralization of administration. and responsibility-fur the jail, preferably Lane County. The general consensus was ~hat the type 'of physical: facili~y needed: and its location would depend upon the type of institution needed .by I the .community; that metropolitan co-operation is the best way of-implementing the type of study necessary to determine the faGility needed and.its adminlli tration; that any study should be guided by professional people inlaw enforcement, including police ad- ministrators and judges, and in. medicine and psychiatric. services, '::;as well as ..the.. general' public. Mr. McNu~t moved seconded by Mrs. Lauris that a steering committee comprised of repre- sentatives of Lane County, Springfield, and Eugene be created to set up the procedure for implementing a study to determine the type of correctional institution needed in the metropolitan area.. Motion carried. . 2 2. Dog Control - Mrs.' Wilson of Shining Star Animal Welfare League, a non-profit corcpora- . tion based in Springfield~ outlined the-League's program for dog and cat. control She .said she felt the League's spaying program would provide better animal control than the present program of doing away with stray animals picked up and not claimed. Mr~ McDonald moved seconded. by Dr. Purdy to' work with.Lane County and Springfield'in creation of a committee to .investigate the League's .proposal for. animal control and report back to a joint meeting of the three.'jurisdictions. Motion -carried. . .. : 3 3; Variance Extension. Kendall Ford. 13th and:Olive ~ Trailer .Variance, Airways-Rent-a- Car, .llth and High;" Kendall Ford requested a 9-month extension of tre variance to permit continued use of a trailer at 13th and Olive.fo~ an office. Airways Rent-a-Car requested permission. to place a trailer- at llth..and High for' office:'use for',not less' I than 60 days nor more than 120 days. There was no objec~ion to'.eithel:< req.1-est. Dr.Purdy moved seconded by Mr. McDonald to approve the extension and the variance. Motion carried. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mrs. Lauris to approve Items 1, 2, and 3 of the Committee' r~pbtt. Motion carried. . . ." 4 4. Whitbeck Boulevard Right-of-Way 'Purchase -..The Public Works Department recoinmended.. purchas~ of additional. right-of-way at 2900 Whitbeck Boulevard from Dennii.L~ and. I e DorIa D. Henry for $135.00. The purchase will allow better alignment~forstorm sewer construction. Construction on an alternate route would add to the cost for extra man- holes and additi0nal pipe. Mr. McNutt moved seconded by Mr. McDonald to purchase the I property as recommended. Motion carried. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mrs. Lauris to approve Item 4 0 f the Committee report. Rollcall vote-. Motion carried, all .councilmen present voting aye. I 5 5. Sam's Place, 225 West '7th. RMBA and PB Licenses - George John McKenzie requested ap- proval of Retail Malt Beverage Class A and Package Store Class B. licenses for this establishment. Mr. McKenzie formerly operated the Cosmo Tavern at 685 Willamette Street in a building being' purchased by the City for off-street parking assessment district. Mr.:McNutt moved seconded by Mr. McDonald to recommend appr~"'al of the-licenses. Motion carried. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mrs. Lauris to approve Item 5 of the Committee report. Motion carried. I . 6 6. Airport Improvement Bids. Opened August 3, 1967 - The City Manager explained the special Council meeting scheduled for August 8, 1967 was canceled when it was learned the bids submitted for runway..extension and lighting at Mahlon Sweet Field must be. approved by the FAA to be eligible for Federal funds. The.bids.will be b~ought to the Council:for.contract award 'when the FAA has approved them." Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mrs. Lauris to receive and file Item 6 of the Committee report. Motion carried. - ~.! 8/14/67 - 14 I I