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<br />Council Bill No. 9377 - Prohibiting, certain referral.,selling" and providi_ng penalties " was s ubmi tted.
<br />The bill was, read, in:-full-.. -
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<br />Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. McDonald that the ,bill be read the second time by council bill
<br />number only , with unanimous' consent" of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this
<br />time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number
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<br />Mr. Laird Kirkpatrick, representing the. Board of Directors of Lane Consumer League, said his
<br />organization had actually requested that this bill be drafted, and that they had received
<br />cooperation of other groups in the community. He outlined abuses of door to door sales and
<br />problems suffered by homeowners.
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<br />Mr. Dean Kaufman, Legal Aid Office, echoed Mr. Kirkpatrick's statements and said he himself
<br />had answered an ad to get first hand information of abuses practiced.
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<br />Holly Parker, Lane Consumer's League, commented on some sad experiences elderly people had
<br />wi th this type selling and of inj ury to their confidence.
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<br />Ruby Brenne, Eugene Chamber of Commerce, said she has had many complaints, and this type
<br />selling is an increasing problem. The Chamber Board has endorsed the proposed ordinance and
<br />is anxious for its passage.
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<br />Councilwoman Campbell joined Lane Consumer's League in its support for the ordinance, and urged
<br />Councilmen not to hesitate in its passage.
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<br />Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. McDonald that the bill be approved and given final passage.
<br />Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16174.
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<br />The City Manager suggested that the Finance Department notify solicitors of the illegality of
<br />such practices in Eugene.
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<br />Discussion returned to the tie vote on the trespassing ordinance. The City Attorney advised that
<br />the aty Charter provided that a Councilman acting as Mayor was given an additional prerogative
<br />to act as chairman, and that nothing was taken from pim, so that he retained his voting right.
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<br />Councilman McDonald suggested that the ordinance be held over until the full Council and Mayor
<br />were present. Councilwoman Beal asked what procedure would be necessary to bring the billbB,ack.
<br />The City Attorney said Mr. McDonald could appeal the ruling of the chair. It would require
<br />,reconsideration of the vote, with a 2/3 motior: to reconsider. Otherwise, the bill is dead.
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<br />III. P,ubl:i~,: :HeaI'(hg~ J;laJ"b.oB-Dragstrip: Repgrt '- ,On,.Septemper,16c a peti tionlias ,recei ve<;l froJIl Eugene
<br />r€s"l'aerl1:s requesting tl}at the Cour:lCil consider' cl0~ure ,elf the ,Balboa )\ac~,way at~ West Ilth and
<br />D'anebo.' Staff has made an' extensive investigation of the operation'anClpresented' a det'ailed
<br />report to the Council, which may be summarized as finding that the use is non-conforming, but
<br />may continue, since it existed before adoption of the present zoning ordinance, and since it
<br />is located in a heavy industrial zone. The major problem appears to be noise, which violates
<br />the city ordinance only when it continues after 10:00 p.m. It has be~n found that the operator
<br />is cooperative, and that he has proposed to start earlier, so that programs may be finished
<br />earlier. Staff feels the activity is an asset to the community, in that'it provides healthy
<br />and well-controlled activity to a large number of citizens. Staff recommendation is that the
<br />time limit on excessive noise be enforced. This report was discussed at a previous committee
<br />meeting, and owners of the strip were questioned about the operation.
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<br />A letter was received from Mrs. Emile S. Matson, 751 South Danebo, which objected to pollution
<br />from exhausts and burning rubber, and cited traffic and parking as problems resulting from the
<br />races. Mrs. Matson felt the Council had a moral obligation to abate pollution, which affected
<br />persons both inside and outside the city limits.
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<br />Mr. Vern Whitley, 1280 Willow Creek Road, felt the drag strip should be closed. It was very
<br />noisy, and participants raced late.
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<br />Mrs. Mildred Whitworth had filed a complaint which was withdrawn, because she was not sure of
<br />its validity. She was disappointed when the jury trial was held, and she did not feel the jury
<br />had understood the number of complaints being made. She objected to the noise, especially that
<br />of the loud speakers. She felt it was unnecessary to play loud music from 5:30 to 11:00 p.m.
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<br />Mrs. Russell Wheeler said she lived less than 1/2 mile from the drag strip and had heard a
<br />number of remarks from petitioners who could not attend this meeting. She said she had lived
<br />in her home for eighteen years. She said the owners had promised to close' early previously,
<br />but these promises had not been fulfilled.
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<br />Jack Malone said he loved at the top of Greenhill Drive, two miles from the drag strip, and that
<br />it was surprising how far the noise of the loud speakers carried.
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<br />Mrs. Neal Johnson could not understand how these cars could be allowed to drive without mufflers.
<br />__She._felt this was a real noise..pollution_si:tua:tion. Senior citizens had to leave home to escape
<br />the noise and breathe fresh air. She felt the City was no place for a drag strip.
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<br />Neal Johnson said he could not sit out in his back yard because of the noise pollution. He felt
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<br />the strip should be located in Goshen or someplace where there were facilities.
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