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,.....-- !JJ; -/; 3/22/71 e ir !I 1! I *D. 3/10/71 E. 3/10/71 F. 3/10/71 G. 3/10/71 H. 3/10/71 I. 3/10/71 j' ,I J. 3/17/71 I \' Mr. Mohr felt the Council needed a, more enlightened frame of reference from which to assess the proposal. Mayor Anderson concurred and suggested that Dr. Carmichael review his proposal with the City Manager, after talking with other agencies in. the City. .Mrs. Campbell suggested a problem exists regarding disposal of old telephone books and school textbooks and that he might also consider this in his discussions. I Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mr. Gribskov that the Garbage Board be directed to work with Dr. Carmichael to define the City's role in general terms for further discussion of the recycling proposal. Motion carried. approve Speed Control Review I-l05 - The City Manager indicated concern with freeway sp~eds and accidents as presented by Ed Cone. He suggested th$"Council request the State Speed Control Board to review this problem and obtain its recommendations. Mayor Anderson will request the county and city of Springfield to join with the City of Eugene in a joint request. Mr. Gribskovindicated that it was his opinion that violation of the basic rule is the source of the problem, not the present speed limit. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to request the State .Speed speed limit on I-l05 from the Washington-Jefferson Street Bridge the highway east of Springfield. Motion carried. Control Board to review the to where the ,freeway, joins approve - Segregation of Assessment - Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the assessment for sewers be segregated on the Swartz property at 2710 Willakenzie. Motion carried. approve Zone Change Denial - C-2 to R-2 Willakenzie at Coburg - City Manager stated it was the recom- mendation of the Planning Commission to deny the zone change due to a number of complications. I Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the zone change be denied. Motion carried. approve Change in Street Name - City Manager stated that the Planning Commission recommended renaming the street leading into the Lakewood Mobile Home Courtto Lakewood Court. Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that this street be renamed Lakewood Court. carried. Motion approve " j ~ Temporary Judge and Attorney Pro Tem Appointments - City Manager stated the Municipal ~our~. and Ci ty Attorney have indicated a need to dispose of a backlog of jury trial cases. (-{or:> > this reason, temporary appointments of pro tem judges as well as city attorneys is beIng 'r&,.'€'/~l quested to assPst in this program. He emphasized that this will be a temporary program and that an ordinance is needed. " ; ~ The City Attorney stated that he envis~oned appointing about four judges and four attorneys who would prosecute trials at night for several weeks until the docket is cleared. City Manager indicated that the older these cases become, less is the liklihood that a fair and proper trial is conducted. This is the reason, he feels, that so many more jury trials are being requested; hence, the backlog of cases. He stated that the funds for this operation would most likely come from the City's emergency fund. Mayor Anderson requested an ordinance providing for such appointments for the next public hearing on March 22nd. approve I Setting March 22nd as Manager requested the been redrafted by the Hearing Date for Referral Selling and Trespassing Ordinances - Council to set hearing dates for the Trespass Ordinance, which City staff, as well as for the Referral Selling Ordinance. City has Mr. Mohr emphasized his concern for passing the trespass ordinance before a comprehensive state law can be formulated. City Attorney indicated the strong need for the ordinance in the City of Eugene and requested the Council to act promptly on the matter. e Mayor Anderson stated that the Council should not postpone its responsibility to the citizens of Eugene any longer and that, since the City staff had indicated the urgent need, the ordinance should be acted upon. Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mr. Williams that March 22nd be set as the hearing date for the Trespass and Referral Selling Ordinances. Motion carried. approve, " Report of Bicycle Comini ttee Proposing Route from 35th and Alder to Uni versi ty Street entrance --I. to Campus - A map outlinin~ a proposed bicycle route was distributed to Council members with a commi ttee progress report. A route from 35th and Alder to the University Street entrance , to the campus will be signed to designate it as a bicycle route. From prior studies it appeare~ this would be a good section fora trial route and that it may answer questions regarding needs for signing, striping, curbs etc. I Councilmen expressed concern that no provision had been made to segregate bicycles, or to limit automobile traffic on this route. They were also concerned that this would not increase rider safety. y Councilman Gribskov supported the propcsa~~ and felt it would educate bicyclists to follow certain routes, and therefore discourage automobile traffic on that route. *Items printed in italics are from committee reports. 3/22/71 - 5 -e ~