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<br />H. j Intersection, Larch and West Hillside Drive - CouncJ:lwoman Campbell reported a~
<br />, ;Letter received from Moosers, 740 Foothill Drive, asking for action with regard
<br />i to the intersection at Larch and West Hillside Drive which they considered I
<br />.. : dangerous. She g.sked for a staff report. Public Works Director reported that
<br />.' a copy of the'letter was received in, his department.. He said that a response
<br />' would be sent to the Moosers and that a copy would be forwarded to Council- I Connn
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<br />woman Campbell. 9/[8/74
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<br />I. Henry Korn Gallery, Maude Kerns Art Center - Counci}woman Campbell called atten- I
<br />tion to the private preview of the re~odeled Henry l(orn Gallery at Maude Kerns
<br />Art Center on September 6, 1974 where the city ,of Eugene was referred to as one ' COnun
<br />I of the Grand Benefactors. 9/~8174
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<br />J.i Seattle Workshop, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 - Councilman-- "
<br />:~ur~ay reported as beneficial and informative the workshop held September 9-11, I
<br />: 1974 on the new and important Federal legislation. He noted that an important I
<br />I benefit of the law was to encourage cities to look at housing in a comprehensive I
<br />I way and to develop broad based plans with regard to housing-needs. A dis-1
<br />: cOl:lraging aspect, he said, was that Eugene wouidbe "on the short end" so far i
<br />asallocations were concerned because of the formula which allocated funds on 1
<br />the basis of monies received earlier during a given time period. However, he :
<br />said there was prospect of applying for funds because of the inequity of the
<br />formula. Manager said that staff was in the process of developing application
<br />forms for commpnity development block grants as wel} as discretionary funds. ! Cornm
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<br />_ Letters from the Mayor were sent to HUD and to the Congressional delegation, 9/!l8/74
<br />_ he said, requesting information with regard to applying for funds under the n~w ; File
<br />legislation.. ,I.
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<br />K! Commi ttee Meeting, September 25, 1974 - To be held at International King's TablE9'/18/74
<br />; O~kw~y Mal~,'.,_ beca_~~_e.. o~ _,<:C!nfli_C:~~I? ..,sc:h~_~l!~ing at th~..E~gene__ ~ote:.~. ~ ".' File
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<br />L;Westside Traffic DiverterHear~ng -Manager announced postponement of September 24 ,
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<br />:hearing on evaluation of recently removed traffic diverters from the Westside "
<br />Ineighborhood area. The hearing was scheduled instead to be held concurrently with \
<br />;Westside Neighborhood Quality Project meeting on October 8 to better co-ordinate C~nnn
<br />;work of the traffic engineering staff with that of the neighborhood group. 9/18}74
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<br />M'iProperty Purchase Adjacent to Skinners Butte - Southern Pacific Dedication, \
<br />\~ . 3rd/4th Avenue between Pearl and Lawrence - Manager reportedthae two properties \
<br />~1Ying b~tween the SPowne~ship'a~d Skinner Bu~t~.between, Pearl and Lawrence in the i
<br />!ownersh~p of Evergreen Un~on Ret~rement Assoc~at~on and Eva Johnson appeared not I
<br />Ito be threatened by private development, there being potential for trade on the 1
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<br />i' Evergreen ownership, and possibili ty of the Johnson property's being willed to the I
<br />(PU.bliC or to an association concerned with public b~1efit. However, Huling Buick I "
<br />iand State Finance, owners of two other properties in that area west of Willamette
<br />:~Street, agreed to sell to the city for $1.25 per square foot which would amount to I
<br />4IIl ;about $190,000 to be paid over a ten-year period at 5% interest with no down payment. I
<br />iPurchase under those terms would require budgeting an amount each year, but the I
<br />: terms would allow accelerated payments if the' ci ty found itself in a posi tion to do \
<br />; so. Manager distributed sketches showing the area where structures over 40 feet in I
<br />;height were prohibited and said Council members on tour had viewed the area to see ~
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<br />,the effect development might have upon vistas of the Butte. He continued that there \
<br />:was possibility of property owner's acquisition of the right-of-way through adverse \
<br />~possession which would give public access to the private property and thereby the i
<br />jopportunity to develop or sell to someone else to develop. Manager was firmly con- !
<br />Ivinced that the property should belong to the city, the question being whether
<br />:the price was right. He felt it was a good investment at the price ,quoted and
<br />'thought the city would be in position to budget the necessary funds.
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<br />,Councilman McDonald wondered if the price quoted was a speculative situation or
<br />iwhether it was based on actual zoning applicable to the area. He asked that staff
<br />iinvestigate the purchase price further in relation to the zoning in effect at this
<br />Itime. Manager and Planning Director answered that part of the land was changed to
<br />,multiple-family, part was thought to have light industrial zoning with a change to
<br />iresidential requested, but knowledge of actual zoning regulations in effect was not
<br />available offhand.
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<br />.' !Councilwoman Campbell expressed confusion about the ,role of the Joints Park Comm,ittee
<br />,in park land acquisition. She said this proposal had not been discussed by the
<br />,Committee; she wondered what its responsibilities were with regard to acquisition I
<br />:of park lands. She thought the Council was not reaLly aware of what the parks de- I
<br />lpartment long-range plans were and it would be difficult to decide whether purchase f
<br />'of this property should be given priority over acquisition of other park properties, :
<br />;especially as it concerned the Ridgeline Park in the south hills. She suggested
<br />ipostponement until more information was.. available on that point.
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