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r428 I tt 8/29/67 ------.- ----,-~---..--~..-.- ..----..~.--~~-.- - ~~ --.- --- -- -'----. "--.- ----_. - '--~ -~ -- . ~ --._- ---,-- - -c-- ..: - -- ~'_.'--~_ ..- ..~--. _ __ _. ____ ___ __ night clubs. He_said that the present ordinance:1eaves the decision to the court as I to the definition'of "indecent." A petition was'presented from: the Social arid Morals Committ~e of the First' Baptist Church favoring the legi~lation. Considerable discus- _ sion followed on whether standards should be set and what standards could be set , , possibility of singling out one group of people for legislation, maintaining present moral standards of the community, etc. Councilman McNutt expressed the opinion'that should the Council legislate to govern the type of attire worn by entertainers in the City, then the County and Springfield also should be encourag~d'to adopt similar legis- lation. William J. Dwyer, 5005 Nectar Way, said he did not favor disguising legislation aimed at "topless" dancers by including it in a disorderly conduct law. Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Lassen to' include a section in the disorderly conduct ordinance to regulate type of attire to be worn by female entertainers~, Motion carried, Mrs. Lauris, Mr.' Anderson, and Mrs. Hay~ard voting no. The City Attorney said he was working on suggestions for"a separate ordinance which would be brought to a committee-of-the-who1e meeting for consideration. Councilman Anderson read Section 6.14 of the Eugene City Code and said he felt this section of the tit present Code would give enforcement authority necessary. Mr. John Kirk stated that' the businessman is usually responsible for his employes' actions and said that, in this i!J-stance, any legislation should inake..the employer responsible for violation, not the performer. . Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Dr. Purdy to'table the item until the City Attorney's recommendation is 1 brought to committee. Motion carried. 1 6. Apartment. 563 Jefferson. Moved to 2nd and High - The Building Department withheld'a permit pending Council approval to move this building to 212 High Street. Council members looked at the apartment at 563 Jefferson Street and at the site to which it is ' proposed to be moved~ William A.' Davenport explained the project and'said he is willing to post a'$5000 bond to a~su~e completion of the apartment's remodeling after it is moved. A~' i~ediate decision was needed since the house is one,on'which the State High- way Department will'be accepting b~ds on August 22, and the"developer does not~ant to enter a bid without knowing if the'City'wi1l permit moving the'structure. Mrs. Lauris moved- seconded ~y Mr~ Wingard to approve moving the building as requested; providing a $5000 per~0rmance bond is p~sted and plans and specifications which were presente~ fcr remodeling are submitted for revie~. Motion carried. The City Manager said that Mr~ Davenport_was the successful bidder on the building- at 563 Jefferson, so would be moving the'bui1ding to 2i2High'Street. Councilman'Wingard as~ed that the record show that the plans and specifications to be submitted for review and bonding are to be those which were presented to the Council. Dr. Purdy moved -seconded by Mr. Anderson to approve Item 6 of the Committee report. Motion carried. 2 7. Council Meeting. August 28. 1967 -' It was announced that because several' councilmen 0 1 will be out of town'on the day of the'regularly scheduled Council meeting on August 28 . themeeting will be postponed to August 29." . . f3tJ Dr. Purdy moved seconded'by Mr. Anderson that Item 7 of the Committee report be received arid filed. Motion carried! Committee meeti~g held August 24, 1967: "Present: Mayor Con,e; Councilmen Purdy, Lauris, ,Anderson, Lassen, McDonald, and Wingard;' e , City Manager and staff; and others. 3 1. Public Works Bids. Opened August 22. 1967 - A tabulation was presented of bids sub- mitted for construction of a sidewalk on 27th and sanitary sewer in Bethe1-Danebo improvement district BD-67-l6. Mr. Lassen.moved seconded by Dr. Purdy to award con- tracts to the low bidder on each project: Motion carried. Dr.' Purdy moved seconded by Mr~'Ande!son that Item 1 of the Committee report be received and filed. Motion carried. ' . ' , ., 4 2. Sewer Assessment Policy:-- The Public Works Director pres,ented a report describing the computer p'rogram which will be: used the 'first time in September- to compute the Bethe1- Danebo assessments. It was also reported that the' City is now installing all 'stub lines to the property lines, which is considered a more equitable policy than the 1- method previously used, and the mthoed now being used for calculation of individual assessments was explained. Also discussed was' the: question of'whether the City should participate in the cost of over-depth sewer lines in the same way it does in over-size construction. It wa's report:ed that difficult terrain and soil conditions in p:art of the Bethel-Danebo area resulted in excessive cost to the property owners. It was recom- mended that sewer systems in which more than 28% is deeper than lO-foot average and in which the assessment r,ate wo'uld: be more than 7(;. should be a.ssessed' a maximum rate of 7<:,: 'per s-quare foot(trunk sewer cost of ~(;. per squar-e foot not included). 'Thi's ~ethod would result in an expenditure by the City of approximately $58,800.00 on two pr'ojects ready e ~ 8/29/67 - 11