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- It has been-suggested contact with-top adndnistrators in the Com- available. mission might' help move the project 'forward on the schedule. State staff has said disciplines on their team will be forthcoming. Manager said that at the last staff meeting it was agreed that it is now appropriate for the City's e comnattee to be appointed. Consideration can now be given to alternative routes which have been discussed. Some background work is to be accomplished prior to actual development of the impact statement itself. Information will be brought to the Council with request for appointment of the local group. Mrs. Beal wondered whether Highway 126 will come under provisions of the Comm recently adopted Charter amendment requiring voter approval of freeways and 11/22/72 was informed that it would. File 2. ': Letter from L. B. Day, Director of DEQ, expressing appreciation for support Corom on environmental impact statements re: Oil drilling. 11/22/72 File 3. Letter from Burlington Northern giving notification that the ICC has approved abandonment of railroad trackage on 5th Avenue east of Almaden Street. Comm ;Ll/22/72 4. Letter from John and Shirley Swezey expressing appreciation for the City's File //outdoor recreation programs. , ./~ - I Z. (Noise Pollution - otto Becker, 36 West 30th Avenue, read from the National :portions of an article with regard to the effect of noise on physical and mental 1 well-being. He asked that fines for noise violations be increased and that. a de- ftermination be made whether mufflers on cars which are stopped for noise violations . ,are ~reall fault!/._ or whether they have delibe-rately been altered to produce noise. ~ -~ .' {Mrs. Beal remarked on efforts to enact legislation at the State level 'to cdpe' wi th noisy mufflers and on the impracticality of decibel ordinances because of enforce- ment problems. - . I Councilman Mohr pointed out that the Council's plan for controlling noise in the . 29th and Willamette neighborhood was rejected by residents of that area. He took exception to the implication that the Council was not responding, because it was proposed to close off one of the streets to reduce the noise, and fines were in- creased for violations. Mr. Becker replied that the residents who rejected the Corom Council's plan were those living farther away from the source of the noise. He 11/22/72 said he was asking that cars with faulty mufflers be designated in violvation of File State law thereby drawing a more severe penalty. Mr. Mohr moved:;seconded by Mrs. Beal to approve, affirm, and file as noted Items A through Z (except Items E and L on which action is noted following those particular items); Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the motion carried. V - Ordinances Council Bill No. 128 - Levying assessments for paving Jacobs Drive from Pattison Street . to Concord Street (71-27) was submitted and read the first time by council bill number and title only, there being no councilman present requesting that it be read in full. Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mrs. Beal that the bill be referred to Hearing Panel for considera- tion on December 12, 1972 and brought back for Council consideration of Hearing Panel recom- mendation on December 18, 1972. Motion carried unanimously. Council Bill No. 129. ~ Levyingasse.Ssments for paving, storm sewer, and side~alk on Cen- tenntal Boulevard from Centennial Loopwes-t to'Saafeet eaSt of Centennial Loop East (72-01) .~ was sufimitted and read t1ie fi-rst tUne Ey- council EillIiurnDer and title only, there being no councilwan present requesting that it De read in full. Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mrs. Beal that the bill be referred to Hearing Panel for considera- tion on December 12, 1972 and brought back for Council consideration of Hearing Panel recom- mendation on December 18, 1972. Motion carried unanimously. Council Bill No. 130 - Levying assessments for paving streets within Chase Park Subdivi- sion (72-15) was submitted and read the first time by. council bill number and title only, there bEdgg~no councilman present requesting that it be read in full. Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mrs. Beal that the bill be referred to Hearing Panel for considera- :e tion on December 12, 1972 and brought back for Council consideration of Hearing Panel recom- mendation on December 18, 1972. Motion carried unanimously. Council Bill No. 131 - Levying assessments for paving and sanitary sewer in alley be- tween 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue from Mill Street to Ferry Street (72-19) was submitted and read the first time by council bill number and title only, there being no councilman present reques,ting that :i..t be read in full. 35\ 11/27/72 - 17