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<br /> Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Teague that the vacation petition ,be referred
<br /> to, a joint session of the Planning Cominission and Council. Motion carried
<br /> uni3.nimously.
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<br />C. Levying Assessments .
<br /> Council Bill No. 31 - Levying assessments for Sanitary Sewer ..: East Baiik Trunk on
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<br />. " ',' Goodpasture Island Road; Kingsley Roa<l~ and along south
<br /> boundary of Marist School, was s ubmi tted and read the first time by council bill number
<br /> and title only, there being no councilman present requesting it be read in full, on
<br /> , July '10 , 1972 and held fo.' this -dateror proper, notice o.f assessment to be given owners
<br /> of affected properties, now brought back for consideration with no written protests on file.
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<br /> Mrs. Beal moved secoBded by Mr. Teague that the bill be rea~ the se~ond time by council
<br /> bill number ~nly,-with unanimous consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered
<br /> at this time ~-1Fto't'xon: carried unanimously and the bill was read the' second time by council
<br /> bill number only. ... n ..
<br /> Mrs. 'Beal moved seconded by Mr. Teague that the'bill be approved and given final passage.
<br /> Rollcal'l vote. . All cO'uncilmeh preselitvoting aye ~ the' bill was declared pas'se.d and
<br /> 'numbered 16595.
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<br /> Mcqor Anderson recognized the presence of John J. McGinty, former mayor of
<br /> the city of Eugene, and introduced him.
<br />D. Capital Projects ...;; Novemb~r 1972 Ballot .
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<br /> Capital needs as seen by staff were presented to the, Council on Juiy 21+ with the.idea
<br /> Council would authorize presenting the most pressing of those needs to the voters at
<br /> the same time the auditorium/convention center bond issue ~ill be, voted tlPon. Tpe list
<br /> of projects hi3.d been briefly reviewed by the Counc~l and the Planning' Commission, and a
<br /> subcommittee of the Council appointed to make recommendations as to priorities and the
<br /> manner in which they were to be presented to the voters. Manager reviewed in detail the
<br /> list o~.pr9jectsandpriorities a~ seen by staff, saying the auditorium/convention pro-
<br /> ject s~o~dh~ve been list~d~~egarately sin~e tre.Counc~l.h~s ,a~~eady authop~~ed its
<br /> pl~cement on the November ballo~. The program totals some $36 million which, based on
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<br /> estimates of increased va1Uat"'1on, would make a first year increase in the tax rate of
<br /> $7.51 per thousand TCV.
<br /> Mayor.Anderson asked for testimony with regard to those items the public feels are most
<br /> urgently needed.
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<br /> ,~e'an To}.lepaar, )74P. Onyx Street; spok~about thE;! correcticmaI' f?-ci~iti,es. She asked
<br /> , that new facilities, be planned in conjunction w,ith other agencies - local st.ate and
<br /> federal,- so t~at within a five-yeap period a resigen~ial type facility, providing
<br /> initial rehabilitation, will be a reality.' , . .
<br /> Jack Wilbur, 2525 Kinciuiid Street, objected to inClusion of monies for bicycle trails , ......
<br /> suggesting.use; of sidewalks ,.with installation of ramps to the streets for that purpose.
<br /> Betty ~iven? 3940,,,Hilyard,Street, chi3.irman of, the JointHousing .Committee, stressed the
<br /> need for. :funds to provide low-,cost housing through purchase of properties when available.
<br /> She called attention to the inadequate supply of housing. in th.e City for.. families with I
<br /> annual. incomes of less than ,$7000.
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<br /> ,l)avid Gr~t" 183,4 ~airmount Boulevard, was in ,favor of all :the listed projects, but would
<br /> ~sk :priority.be placed on fi.re protection facilities" street improvements, parks, and the
<br /> library expansion.
<br /> ,Wenzl Evans,.,J,G31 Leigh Street, aske,d.that the pallot include, an item for funds. for re-
<br /> newalin the area west of Skinners Butte, saying it is a good residential area but that
<br /> housing is now inadequate,. ,Hefe,~ls the school in that are? ,~ill be closed .if the
<br /> neighborhood is not maintained as residential area. '
<br />. . Lee Bishop, presid~nt0f the, Lane County Audi torium A1?s09~ation, referred to letters from
<br />. ,~_the:;Associati-qn?'-an0~i~'a?,~__their;request.:S;~:j~~'~t1Jratd1~~i[~~~~~~on center bond
<br /> Issue' be 'pYaced'--on /trr-e-b{i'116t..as<a -mea8't1re'-<separa'e€~Y'0Tri-:(')'the'r--:""Capita-r proj ects ,and that .
<br /> the Couqcil issue a statement pledging operating profit from the auditorium and unallocated
<br /> room. tax fund~ to retirement of the auditori~m bonds.
<br /> Irvin Wainer, 3374 Olive Street, speaking for the Lane Political Action Committee, said
<br /> the: proj ect~. 1i~ted would appear to indicate the City is not representing the poor and
<br /> minoY'ity people. He asked high pY'ioY'i ty be given to library expansion and stY'eet lighting.
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