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Mayor Anderson suggested that Council members having any personal reservations about the proposed dog control program should talk with the Assistant Manager about them before the scheduled meeting. That would provide the Council with a clear understanding of the program, speed up the process in the meeting with the other e agencies, and avoid becoming bogged down with individual pro1>lems. G. Property Exchange,3rd Avenue Right-of-way (3rd to 4th connector) - Copies of memo from the public works department were distributed to Council members with agenda detailing exchange of properties at the northwest corner of 4th and Pearl to provide right-of-way for the 3rd to 4th connector between Pearl and Lincoln. The exchange would involved properties of the city, Ya-Po-Ah Terrace, and K.Ray Barnes. Council members viewed the properties involved on tour. Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller to authorize the exchange as pretfented. In response to Councilman Bradley, Manager said all property owners invo~ved had agreed to the trade. Councilman Haws asked if the exchange was being made in order to gain the right- of-way. He also asked if the street on that right-of-way would then be improved to accommodate development in the area. Don Gilman, assistant public works di- rector, answered that the property the city would receive in the trade would widen the right-of-way for a continuous 60-foot width between Pearl and Lincoln, except for one small area where additional right-of-way would still have to be acquired. There is no immediate improvement planned at this time beyond the type of street now there. He noted the recent dedication from Southern Pacific accepted by the city for this right-Of-way. Mr. Gilman explained that Mr. Barnes had initiated the trade because of his plans to develop a part of the property that was needed for the street right-of-way. ~ Councilman Haws asked if the alternative to accepting the trade would be condemna- ~ tion of the Barnes property and if staff felt acquisition in this manner was better than condemnation for some other use, perhaps a park area for people living in that neighborhood. Mr. Gilman answere~ that the city property being traded was now being used by Ya-Po-Ah and was originally acquired from Ya-Po-Ah in a trade to allow them better use of their site. He ~aid the proposed exchange was preferable to condemna- tion, that there was considerable undeveloped area to the west, in fact land in excess of what would be used for the right-of-way. Assistant Manager added tbat people in that area had easy access to Skinner Butte park,and the open space area . that this parcel would afford would be nothing but a small, high maintenance facility. Comm Vote was taken on the moti on to approve the exchange as presented. '/6/75 . . d . 1 e Mot~on carr~e unan~mous y. Approve H. Liquor License Ford's Restaurant, 1769 Franklin Boulevard - Renewal (R-Restaurant) Staf.f had no objections to renewal recommendation. Carom Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller to recommend approval of the 8/6/75 application for renewal. Motion carried unanimously. Approve I. Appointment Procedure, Various Boards and Commissions - Councilman Murray dis- . tributed copies of his proposal for broader citizen participation and more publ~c awareness of opportunity for citizen involvement in city government through ap- pointments to various boards and commissions. He felt his proposal would be a start toward limiting the confusion surrounding the appointment process and pro- vide for more adequate response to citizens expressing interest in serving on Corom 4It boards and commissions. 8/6/75 . f d' . t Affirm It was understood the proposal would be an ~tem or ~scuss~on a the August 13 committee-of-the-whole. 8/11/75 - 21 4-Se>