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r;:q? e 10/23/97 - 9 -... ~-- - - ---- - --- ~ ~--~~- '-~ .- - - .- ---~'''--'- - - - - 1 7. Over1ength Vehicle Permit. McCracken Bros. Motor Freight - Before issuing a special permit I to allow over~ength vehicles to trpvel between portland and Eugene, the state of OregQn requires the City's .approva1 on those 'portions of the route lying- ,within the city of. Eugene. The overlength vehicles will consist. of semitruck and tr~lers with an overall length not to exceed 105 feet. City streets involved are 7th .P1ace, Garfield, 6th,- 7 th to Belt Line, Delta, and Interstate 5. Mccracken Bros. made a test run, and the Traffic Engineering Department reports no problems. Mr. Wingard moved seconded by Mr. Anderson to grant use of City streets sp.ecified for the o:verlength vehicles under State special permit. Motion carried. . ' l:i:h~ Pui'9"yMmovgdrsecondedhbyC:Mr<~:~;Anderson to app:rove Item 7 of the Committee report. The City Manager asked the Council to consider giving ttIe staff permission to transmit approval, after investigation and test runs, to other companies expected to be requesting thB same type of permits. He said the State_permit is for one week for a specified number of trips during that period. Council- man Purdy suggested a review in three months. so that if any difficulties arise the Council may havem opportunity to withhold its permission. e . . . Dr. Purdy moved seconded by Mr. Anderson to amend the motion to provide for review in three-months and to give the staff authority to approve permits for other companies after the necessary investigation and test runs. Motion carried. 2 8. Collective Bargaining - Robert Ferrar and Fred Mohr; on: behalf and with the consent of AFSCME Local 1724, read an introduction to a report which they asked to preseht at the I October 23, 1967 Council meeting. The presentation is in reply to a report and recom- mendation given the Council by the City'Manager with regard to the Union's request, with the support of Fire Fighters Local 851, for formal recognition and. the right of col- lective bargaining. Mr. Mohr said a resolution and statement of policy would be pre- sented for the City Council to establish a system of collective bargaining and designa- tion of representation. The City Manager suggested scheduling'a meeting on October 30, 1967 with the Union!s report the only item on the agenda in order to provide ample time for full discussion. There.was some concern expressed relative to time element because of budget preparation in the near future. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen to adjourn the~October 23 meeting to October 30, with collective bargaining the only item on the agenda. John Jensen, president of Fire Fighters Local 851, and Harry E. Williams, vice president of International Association of Fire Fighters, did not favorpostpon~ng discussion and asked a final decision at the October 23 meeting. Councilman Lassen; noting he wouLd not be able to be present at an October 30 'meeting~ withdre~ his second. Councilman Purdy.seconded th eMotion, and said he preferred full disc~ssion of.the report at a.Thursday committee meeting. It w~ss~ggested the item be placed at the end of the October 23 agenda and postponed a I week if,that meeting is too lengthy. Patrick Flynn, vice president of the.LaneCounty Labor.Counci1,' said there:is no objection to postponement for a week if a decision is made on October 30. Mayor Cone said that .because of the importance of the item he felt it should be discussed when all Council members could be present. A vote was taken on t.he motion to postpone to an October 30 ,meeting. Motion carried. It was understood this portion of the Committee report would be placed at the end of the October 23 agenda, to be held over for discussion at an,October 30 adjourned meeting if e the October 23 meeting. is too lengthy. Copies of. the written report from' the Union were to be furnished CouQci1 -members and the Manager's office :prior to the October 23 meeting. fIarry E. Williams spoke again and read excerpts from a speech delivered recently to the. Fire Chiefs Association, and from the ICMA Municipal Fire Administration manual, both relating to municipal employes and union organization. Jerry Dodd, executive director of the State Labor Council, said collective bargaining by Eugene city employes would not be a "first" in public service, that working agreements have been signed and dre being nego~iated with several other public agencies in Oregon. Dr. Purdy moved seconded by Mr. Anderson that Item 8 of the Committee report be received and_;filed. Motion car:ried. (Se~ further discussion at end of meeting.) 3 9. Retaining Wall. Olive and 24th Place - In connection with a petition previously approved by the Council for paving Olive between 24th Avenue and 24th Place, the Pub~ic Works De- I par:tment requested a' decision on method' of ass,essment for cost of a retaining walf neces- sary at tpe northeast corner of 24th Place and Olive. A slope easement has been r~fused by the property owner., Estimated cost for paving is $5000, and for the wall, $8000, result- _ ing in a $20 per front foot cost if 'the entire project is assessed against all abutting . properties. . An alternative is for the property adjacent. to the wall to bear the full cost of the wall. Another suggestion was to change the street alignment. The Public Works Director said this was investigated but would only transfer constructionof the retaining wall to the other side of the street. He said a cul-de-sac could be constructed from the north, not taking Olive entirely through, but this would require replatting which would e have to be approved by the Planning Commission. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mrs.Lauris to assess the total cost of the project to all abutting properties, with alternative con- l struction to be explored. Motion carried. 10/23/67 - 9