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West 7th Avenue between Garfield and Grant. Recipients of welfare services are taking up available space in the area and creating congested and dangerous e conditions. Comrn 7/2/75 It was understood staff would investigate the concerns expressed. File CC. Alley Maintenance Polic~ - Councilman Murray reported several cOf.'7plaints ".t.'.ith regard to dust from unimprovc~ alleys. He questioned the reason fo:: .,0: ap;:ly- ing oil which he understood was the practice some time in the ...[last. Don :~'::.1.e~'1, public l.,orks di rector, reviewed current alley maintenance policy Cfuaran:eeir:q grading once a year. However, data gathered in previous instances the q~estion had been raised with the Council indicated some alleys were graded as ro:.:l!l:j as 24 times a year. Staff felt t Iii! t tIIP" of ma.intend:JCC vIas ~llHv'.:t!' l'dn '-cd I a 1 I.,.'" - - _.~.:> needing that type of maintenanc,,' should be paved_ /{e contillllcd t lw t c.he ci t~. hadn't oiled alleys since the early , :")05, t hi! t it '.-/as done now Ill! pri'/ate cnterprisc, and thc city preferred not to IJ'..' the yo-b,.,twc<':"J. In fa:_~t: , he.' ,8:1 j d, tha t type of mainten.Jnce is discour<1~7Cd hecause it is so costll}. /i Iso, po] icy Comm has beE!1l that ultimately all stI:ec:ts wnd allclJ,;;n l he c i t II \..' I 1 .1 bf:": pc.:.'.'c:J. 7/2/75 Assistant Manager added that the chanryes in alley assessments might have SO,~ie File impact. Also, tenants of properties hav.ing out-of-to~vn owners could briny problem alleys to the Council's attention - and the Council could then determine action to be taken. DO. Millrace/Amazon Channe.l Connection - Councilman BradlE!Y reported a request from Camm Attorney Charles Porter asking exploration of the idea of opening the Millrace 7/2/75 into the Amazon Channel to provide one unbroken stream from the Willamette River File to Fern Ridge Reservoir. - EE. Arrival of New City Manager, Charles T. Henry - Councilman Bradley wondered if any plans were afoot to welcome Mr. Henry and provide an opportunity for the Council to meet with him prior to the start of official meetings. Assistant Manager said that if Council wanted that type of session staff needed to know Comrn because Mr. Henry's calendar was be.ing prepared and the meetings scheduled 7/2/75 for his orientation would keep him pretty well tied up for about a month. File Mayor Anderson thought the anti:::ipated Coullcil self-study session would be the bes t time to "bring the manager in. " FF. Distribution 1. Status Report, Tree Ordinance, for discuss.ion at July 9 commi ttee-of-the- whole it the agenda permits, pending report from the committee considering the proposal for a women's commission. 2. NLC Congress at Cities, November 29-December 4, Miami Beach, Florida - League of Oregon Cities lett!:'.!" concerning group tral/el ar.rangements and hotel reservations was noted. Advance registration for those Council members plan- Camrn ning to attend were to be made through the manager's office. 7/2/75 File 3. Transit Development Program - Copies ot summary report from the Lane Transit Distr.ict for the period 1975-1980 were distributed. Information therein will be taken into consideration in conjunction with the forthcoming ESATS update. 4. Housing Rehabilitation Program - Copies of letter notifying owners of su~- standard housing that tunds are available under Section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964 were distributed to Council members with the agenda. Thi.s program provides for housing rehabi Ii tation loans at 3% interest fro;.l :unds e totaling about $300,000. The letter was mailed to owners of substandard housi~g in areas identified by the Community Deve.Iopment Task Force as need- ing community development treatment. 4-10' 7/16/75 - 27