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Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Williams that the Council agree with the findings of fact as set forth in the Pl~nning Commission minutes !e of July 10, 1973, that they be adopted by the Council by reference thereto, and that rezoning the subject property to R-2 be denied. Motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Beal expressed sympathy with the applicant's being in his present position, and asked recognition of the fact that the Council' must be motivated by the Fasano decision. She was impressed with the extremely interesting and intelligent presentation. (Assistant Manager reminded Council members that the City Attorney advised including in motions on zoning issues adoption of findings of fact. Upon motion by Mrs. Beal seconded by Mr. Williams, and carried unanimously, the motions on the last three zoning issues were amended to include findings of fact.) G. Readopting 1973-74 Budget - $29,584,861 Budget was adopted prior to June 30 as then defined by the Budget Committee to give the necessary legislative authorization for expenditure of f~nds during the beginning of the fiscal year. At that time the Budget Committee had not concluded deliberations. Also, because of various problems in connection with construction projects - strikes, etc. - estimates were found to be substantially different -than actual costs. Rather . than review the budget line item by line item and on advice of the State Division of Audits and the City's auditor, an ordinance was prepared amending the original budget to reflect the final actions taken by the Budget Committee. There has been no change in the tax levy nor in the work program but figures did have to be changed to correctly reflect work finished before June 30. Council Bill No. 377 - Readopting 1973-74 Budget ($29,584,861) and certify- ing to Lane County tax levy in the amount of $7,637,867 was read by council bill number and title only, there being no councilman present requesting that it be read in full. Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Williams that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Williams that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16912. H. Bids Councilman McDonald was excused from the meeting. . -r:-sth Avenue Overlay - Public Works (Opened August 24, 1973) Paving Overlay on 5th Avenue from Cost to west of Taylor to High Contract Burlington Cost to Amount Bidder Cost', Northern City Budgeted Wildish Construction Company $ 30,803.50 $10,268.00 $ 20,535.50 $ 40,000.00 I Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc. 32,792.50 Benge Paving, Inc. 35,174.10 Completion Date: October 1, 1973 Public Works Director reviewed bids submitted and recommended award of contract to the low bidder. Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Williams to award contract to the low bidder. Otto Poticha, architect having offices at 259 East 5th Avenue, said he was delighted that full City services were coming into the slum area - the overlay, new sidewalks, street lights, etc. However, he felt money spent on the overlay would be wasted because a co~ordinated plan for the area will be proposed upon amendment to the Code permitting Special Development Districts. The plan will deal with the entire street area including sidewalks, curbs, lights, storm drains. He felt the street was much safer now that the railroad tracks have been removed and didn't see a need for the . overlay at the moment. ~ Assistant Manager noted hearing scheduled for September 10 on the Special Development District amendment.. He said the Council has the obligation to provide a safe-travel surface in view of the heavy use of 5th Avenue. Public Works Director added that the only work on the street has been patching where the tracks were removed which in no way could be considered a complete job. He saw no problem in leaving the two blocks east of Willamette until an overall plan for the area is presented, but felt discussion on a plan would continue for a year even after it was brought forth; 26& 8/27/73 - 9