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<br />Mr. Henry Baitis objected to the width of the street in this location, saying the Ci ty
<br />only has a 25 foot street. The City Attorney explained that the City ~as .a fully comp-
<br />leted dedication of 25 feet of roadway adjoining this proper~Yj,and the 25' on the other
<br />side is conditionally dedicated. Mrs. Houts, property owner, has signed th~ dedication,
<br />but her husband has refused to sign. Mr. Baitis said the record will also show that this
<br />property has not been legally subdivided. Mr. Baitis read parts of a letter from the
<br />Building Superintendent, dated November 16, 1967, whicn outlined work necessary tq bring
<br />ihfs house up to standard, and-recommendation of that date was that the building be
<br />abated, in accordancew~th a resolution passed by the Council. He asked how tbe building
<br />could be in better shape now, after sitting idle for so long, and why the City does not
<br />insist that the building be cleaned up.
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<br />The City Attorney explained that payment of taxes and assessments is a requirement of
<br />a minor subdivision. The Planning Commis~i6n approved the subdivision without requiring
<br />that the taxes and assessments be paid, by waiving these provisions. The City Attorqey
<br />said that this is fully explained in his report. In answer to Mr. Baitis" the City
<br />Attorney said it still is not legal to allow a minor subdivision without payment of taxes
<br />and assessments, but that even the City can make mistakes. However, they do not wish
<br />to perpetuate them. .
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<br />The Manager presented a letter from Mary Jo Schmaedick, advocating that the Council
<br />with abatement of this property, and outlining its eff~ct on surrounding neighbors.
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<br />Mr. McDonald said the City does not wish to abate property just for the purpose of des-
<br />troying it, and if this house can be brought up to the requirements, it would be well to
<br />do so.
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<br />After discussion about possible ways to clean up around the building, Mr. Mortier paid
<br />not much can be done to force owners to clean up except by abatement, 'and sin~e abatement
<br />proceedings are in the courts, all they can do is'appeal to theowner'toclean up around
<br />the property, as he previously promised to do. The Manager asked the Superintendent of
<br />Building about what appears to be a change in attitude regard~ng the possibility of
<br />bringing the building up to code.
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<br />Mr. Mortier said Mr. Baitis had referred to' a report made by his department at the time
<br />of the first abatement. Mr. Sahlstrom had hired a designer to draw plans and specifica~~,0
<br />tions of all the thffings that had to be done. The Building Department ispued a building
<br />permit to proceed; Mr. Sahlstrom proceeded to bring the building up to code and complied
<br />with the items at that time. Apparently, it would have been completed, but vandalism
<br />occurred, an insurance claim was made, and the insurance company brought a law suit. The
<br />abatement recommendation of the Building Department at that time was overruled.
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<br />Mr. McDonald asked if the building were brought up to code, if it would be injurious to
<br />neighboring property owners. Mr. Mortier said this is the root of the whole problem. Mr.
<br />Ba~tis and other neighbors feel this house is not suited to the neighborhood into which
<br />it was moved. The fact that it was moved into a new ne~ghborhood is an accident of.
<br />timing. At the time the Building Department checked the proposed, location, there were
<br />new buildings located in the immediate vicinity. In the meantime, Mr. Baitis built a
<br />new home on the neighboring site, and had,other property on which he wished to. build. It
<br />is a matter of judgment whether this house can be brougnt up so that it will not detract
<br />from,tnis neighborhood: Mr. Mortier suggested that the Council view the area before
<br />making its decision. Mr. Baitis said,what he really wants is for the' house to be gone,
<br />because it is not suited to the neighborhood.
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<br />Dr. Purdy reviewed past action of the Council, and that it had not felt the house was
<br />compatible with the neighborhood, and that an injustice had been done by allowing it to be
<br />moved' there. As a result, the Council abated it. Since that time, nothing has been done
<br />on it, and Dr. Purdy does not think Mr. Sahlstrom should ever have been allowed to proceed
<br />with repair.
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<br />Mrs. Hayward explained that there is an injunction to k~ep the City from abating the house.
<br />The City Attorney said the Council could allow the Court to make this decision. The City
<br />Attorney has suggested.to Mr. Baitis that he get into the law case, to present his side
<br />and let the court make' the decision. Mr. Baitis said he had done this previously and it
<br />had been settled out of court. He said no builder will build in the area now, and that it
<br />is not producing the taxes it should. Mr. Sahlstrom has not kept his promises about
<br />cleaning up around the house.
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<br />Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Dr. Purdy that the city of Eugene continue with abatement of the
<br />Sahlstrom property. Motion carried.
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<br />Tax on Transient Occupancy, Proposed Ordinance - The occupancy t~x provides a tax of 3%
<br />to be collected from all transient occupancies of less than thirtyydays. The Director of
<br />Finance has worked with hotel and motel owners, and while there is not 'complete agreement,
<br />there is only one major point of disagreement. Owners would like specific uses written
<br />into the Ordinance, but the City.felt the charter amendment, which generally e~rmarks
<br />uses of this money, was sufficient to 'protect uses of these funds, and that to write into
<br />the ordinance the specific purposes for the use would only make for changes on a yearly
<br />basis" which would 2require amendments to the ordinance. It is the responsibility of the
<br />budget committee to decide specific uses. The ordinance will provide a 5% ded~ction
<br />to cover administrative 'costs. The Hotel and Motel owners have copies. of the ordinance
<br />and are scheduled to meet with the Director of" Finance on Ma~ 23, 1969.
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<br />Mrs. Catherine Lauris and Mr. Ed Ragozzino said they were speaking for Mr. Lee Bishop,
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