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. ~ 107 4/14/69 , Dr. Purdy moved seconded by;Mr. McDonald to forward a letter to Dr. Chilcote informing him of the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority decision and that the Council upholds that decision. There was Council discussion concerning further use of this land, and possible transfer of income to other property to allow research to be continued. A vote was taken on the motion as stated and motion carried. 'A subsequent report has been received from the Lane Air Pollution Authority ch,anging their recommendation. Tests should be made when no nuisance conditions exist and after consultation with the airport control tower, in a time when the weather bureau considers the area has adequate vertical mixing and ventilation. The Authority recommended limited burning be granted on city property to find a justifiable economic alternate means to field burning. Approval would be subject to conditions. Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Mr. McDonald that the city grant approval to Oregon,'State Unive'rsity to ronduct experimentation on city-owned property adjacent to the airport under conditions outlined by Lane ~~, Air Pollution Authority. ,In answer to a question from Mr. McDonald the manager replied, this action would provide for limited burn-, ing on city-owned property east of the airport. This would be nominal, burning as a control comparison. The majority of the experimentation would be for other disease control methods. Mrs. Beal said she understood the reason for requesting this particular piece of property was that it was typical of soil ,and methods used by other growers, and would therefore, be ideal for experimental purposes. I Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward to amend the motion to prohibit open-flame burning for research. .Mrs. Beal said, in her opinion, adjacent seed growers' property could be used for control areas, since '. crops would be grown on the same kind of land. This would decrease the amount of burning required, since neighbor~ng property would undoubtedly be burned for disease control: Dr. Purdy asked the director of the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority if it was his op~n~on Oregon State would be agreeable to such an amendment. The Director said it was generally concluded there would be many alternate methods used on this land, and he thought Oregon State research people would ,be agreeab_le to the_'ri'lo,f0:oP. ',0 .~c /:-~" _ ." , ~~ .', _. ...... 'There' was Council discussibn'pertaining 'to the effect the restriction might have on the experimentation, and methods for financing this research. The City Manager said the city would not be requested to con- tribute funds to the project. ,A vote was taken on the amendment and motion carried. Vote taken on the motion as amended and motion .carried. 1 4. William W. Wilson Request on Behalf of Parmenter Pontiac - The City Manager explained that some problems have arisen with regard to time scheduling and finances, and Mr. Wilson is appearing on behalf of his client with questions on procedure. , Mr. William Wilson explained that his client, Parmenter Pontiac, is quite anxious to consum- mate purchase of property, and is asking a vote of confidence so that he can proceed with~ purchase. The Planning Director said the Planning Commission has recommended rezoning to C-2 but there are questions regarding curb cuts and other traffic problems. For this reason, the Planning Commission gave the petitioners two options - to go through the,final reading of the ordinance and hold zoning on the property until the plans had been reviewed by the Planning Commission, or the City could enter into an agreement with owners of the property that, they would develop under Planned Unit Development regulations. The first route was chosen by the petitioner, and the oEdinance has been read three times and held for final approval until plans for develop- ment are reviewed by the Planning Commission. Q Mr. Stan Parrish said Mr. Parmenter was unwilling to develop under Planned Unit,Development reg-: ulations because of uncertainty of final approval. He felt his time schedule was too tight to risk refusal of plans. The Council discussed the matter and concluded that the property should be developed in one of the two ways suggested by the Planning Commission. Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Teague that Mr. Wilson and Mr. Parrish discuss their approach to problems with the Planning Commission and work out some solution with them, so that the Planning Commission can recommend action to the City Council. Motion carried. Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to approve Item 4 of the Committee report. Motion carried. I 2 5. Skinner's Butte War Memorial - A memorandum to the City Coqncil from MarvinW. Ostberg; l754~ Orchard Street, Dale Smith, PO Box 322, Springfield, and Gerald Jensen, 90 Silver Lane, was read by the City Manager. Mr. Ostberg said it was their intent to erect a war memorial atop Skinner's Butte and they were requesting a building ,permit for that purpose. The Mayor commented that the Council had passed a resolution several weeks ago not to take any action relative to the cross issue, and since this is a related matter, it would seem inappropriate for the Council to take action while the matter is in litig~tion before the courts; 4/14/69 - 2 .....