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~ , L.) :contract with Southern.Pacific Transportation Company re:'Grade crossing protection iat Madison Street - Replacement of a previous contract changing the funding formula, :reducing city's share from 50% to 20% with 30% of State funds. I Comm l.__, - .......-. ----- -. ~ - -- -.--- ------, --- .,- --. _._--~___ '.__ .... r~':. .:.-."....... ~_ _._ _ _. _._ -- - ."-. - ......... ..- . -- Approve .~ Regarding this contract, it was noted that Southern Pacific would pay 50%, the city 12/1B/74 20% and the State Highway Department 30%. The arrangement had originally been 50% Southern Pacific and 50% City. ( M. Deed to Hansen 8ros. property exceeding city needs - Jacobs Drive at Fairfield - '}~~ Originally deeded to the city by Hansen Bros. when Jacobs Drive extended. Work com- pleted and assessed, and this deed would return excess property to Hansens. Copies of map were distributed to Council members wi th this agE'nda. , I , I I Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Wood to place Items V, VI, and VII Comm on the December 23 Council agenda for consideration of approval. Approve Motion carried unanimously. l2/IB/74 .- - ..'-- ---_...~- .... . - - --,-. .. .-. . .- -..-.-. -.........- --- ..- ---; ...;'----'. -.. -.- - -- _.-.-_._- _._~-' '[,his deed involves property acquired by dedication. Since improvement of that street a small 'triangular piece is not needed and should be returned to the property owner since it has no public use. , .......-, N. : Temporary Trailer Classrooms, University Street Church of Christ, 2880 University - ~\\ ,Requested mobile home type structures for classrooms. Building department indicated ~ the structures proposed for temporary use while permitted and used in some instances I Iby the school district and university did not meet the uniform building code. ! e I However, they do meet the State mobile home code. The building department recom- , mended against their use for the purposes requested because of the high concentra- i tion of use, but Council does have authori ty to allow the use on a temporary basis.. .Don Kimball, 510 Hayden Bridge Road, Springfield, explaj~ned that the space was needed: for about two years until permanent facilities were constructed, that the structures I ! were used for temporary offices by Weyerhaeuser Company and were not constructed . specifically as mobile homes, and that all code and othE~r requirements were antici- I pated to be met. He described the structures, completely self-contained and designed; to hold 12 to 15 people per room. In response to Councilwoman Beal, Manager said the requE~st had not been referred to the fire department unless it had been done by the building department. He said ; the application had stated all fire safety needs would be met, and that would be required by the ci ty before a building permi t would be ~[ssued. Staff concern, he said, was primarily that the general structural type of the building proposed did not meet the uniform building code, especially for dense assembly use. The State mobile home code is different so the hazard involved would be a matter of judgment. I Councilwoman Beal felt more information was needed with regard to safety of the structures. She thought that if code requirements were relaxed at times for e temporary office uses, perhaps they might be relaxed for educational uses on a temporary basis. Manager commented that the question was not one of complying with _eodes, rather it was the question of compliance with which code. General consensus was that more information should be made available, including fire department's comments. Councilman Murry suggested that viewing the site would give ! a better basis for a decision. i Councilman williams noted that conclusions reached by the Joint Housing Committee I in its report on mobile homes to the Planning Commission. were t!1at they.were as I I safe if not safer than conventional residential construction. Another thing to I be considered, he said, was that there was less chance of injury from fire in the daytime use proposed than there was in permitting mobiLe home use for living quarters ! where people slept in them. ! Mayor Anderson suggested scheduling public hearing to give the opportunity for others in the-neighborhood to be heard. In response to CouncLlman WQod, Mr. Kimball de- scribed design of the structures. He said the structures were to be moved from 1 Weyerhaeuser property by the end of December, and the Council decision would de- I I , termine whether the University Street Church of Christ would avail themselves of , the opportunity to take them. ( Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Keller to schedule public hearing on i Comm . the request"at the December 23 Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Approve (Code requires posting of notices so public hearing would b~ set at the 12/~B/74 December 23 meeting for January 13, 1975.) I Councilman Murray suggested tour of the site or staff preparation of slides of the property to be shown at the Council meeting. Thislteni'~was' discuss'ed atthe'Commi ttee' o'fthe Whole meeting'arid'it"'has';now becn'~-' determined that a public hearing should be called. 12/23/74 - '7 42f.o I