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186 '. 5/13/68 I fI' I :' i; 15. Restaurant :Class A License. DannyChinrs Chopsticks. 3377 East Amazon Drive:- Approved by the Police Department. Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Mr.. McDonald to recommend approval. Motion carried. . Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen to approve Item 15 of the Committee report. Motion carried. i4Y 16. Sign Moratorium - Brian Obie presented a letter in which Obie Outdoor Advertising voluntarily agreed hot to seek permits for nor start construction of outdoor advertising displays until July 22, 1968. Mr. Obiers letter stated that outdoor advertising is not included in the sign moratorium recently requested by the Planning Commission during consideration of new sign regulations.H The City Manager stated the Planning ,Commission has recommended approval of the ordinance in order to protect against oversize signs being put up by companies who would anticipate restrictive changes 1n the new sign ordinance. Mr. Hal Cross asked that the sign moratorium not be passed since it was not necessary. He said his sign company has received no unusual orders in the past few weeks for oversize signs and does not anticipate any. . Mr. Ray Wolf, speaking for the Ad-Hoc Sign Committee, said he felt there was a definite need for the ordinance. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. .Lassen to proceed with adoption of the sign moratorium ordinance. Motion carried. Committee meeting held May 9, 1968: . - HPresent: Mayor Cone; Councilmen Anderson, Lauris, Purdy, Lassen, Hayward, McDonald, and Wfngard; City Manager and staff; and others. .3 1. Future Operating Costs - Councilman Purdy suggested examination of the 1968-69 budget items which will entail provision of funds in future budgets for operating costs, such as purchase of airport crash/rescue truck, community center :building, etc. The City Manager said these items could be isolated fo~ consideration, and Mrs. Hayward -asked that the items initiated by the Council be separated from those requested by citizens. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen that Item 1 of the Committee report be received and filed. 'Motion carried.: '\ ,. 1 ,I 2. Washin~ton-Yefferson:Bridge~ Traffic - The Traffic Engineer presented maps and explained design of ramps; temporary and future, carrying traffic from the bridge to 6th and 7th Avenues. He recommended removal of parking from Jefferson .and :Washington Street,s from 1st to 8th Avenue, and extension of the one-way grid system to include Lincoln (northbound) and Lawrence (southbound) with riecessaryintersection controls.. Dr.; Purdy moved seconded by Mr. McDonald to approve the ~ecommendation. Motion:carried. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by.Mr. Lassen to approve Item 2 of the Committee report. Motion carried. if: 3. 30th Avenue Overpass - Joe Richards, attorney speaking for the Harris School PTA, reviewed previous 'Council action with regard .to an overpass on 30th Avenue at ~otter Stieet. : He said the PTA is concerned because of the speed of highway traffic abruptly entering the residential neighborhood on the sustained, extreme steep grade of the arterial bordering Harris'Bcihuo~. ThePTA feels too that opening of Lane Community College will result in increased traffic volumes:on the street. They requested constiuction of the overpass by the fall of 1968 on a 50/50 cost sharing basis between the.City and:School District 4; . .. Mr. Wingard moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward that the staff review cost estimates and design' alternates for an overpass, and contact School District 4 to determine their attitude at this time toward sharing construction costs. Discussion followed between Council members and PIA members' on the probability of the Harris School boundary line's being shifted to 30th Avenue, design of overpass to accommodate bicycles, fencing to force use of an overpass, and inadequacy of present traffic signing. Mayor Cone expressed the opinion that the City should pay ,no more than a third of the cost, with the School District paying the balance, since the School Board was aware that 30th would be used as an arterial before Harris School was constructed. A vote was taken on the motion as stated, and motion carried. II, Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen to approve Item 3 of the Committee report. Motiori carried. . l' 4. Resignation. .Traffic Engineer - The City Manager announced the resignat'ion, effective June 1, 1968, of Gordon Wyatt, traffic engineer, who has accepted a position with the Federal Highway Administration, Office of Traffic operations,. in Washington, D. C. Mayor Cone commended Mr. Wyatt for his hard work and the fact that he brought considerable measure of dignity and respect for his position and wished him the best of success in his new position. Mr. Anderson moved seconded by Mr. Lassen to receive and file Item 4 of the Committee report. Motion carried. ~" '~. ~ 5/13/68-15