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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/1949 Meeting ""3 7 6 .- ~ 1"'.-1f COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON, APRIL 18,1949 I .", ..;. ,...J~_ A SPECIAL MEETING or THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY or EUGENE WAS HELD ON APRIL 18, 1949 AT 7:30 P.M. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY His HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON. COUNCILMEN PRESENT WERE: HAWN, DAVIS, CRUMBAKER, BOOTH"AND SMITH. COUNCILMAN WELLS TOOK HIS SEAT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:50 P.M. AND COUNCILMAN GODLOVE AT 8:00 P.M. COUNCILMAN ALLEN WAS ABSENT. W "'l ::r: I . THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE PURPOSE or THE MEETING WAS TO CONSIDER THE BIOS SUBMITTED ON THE PURCHASE OF THE 82,000,000.00 GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER & ELECTRIC UTILITIES BONOS or THE CITY OF EUGENE AND AWARD THE ISSUE ON THE BASIS or THE BEST BID. THE MAYOR SUBMITTED AND READ THE rOLLOWING COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD: I "THE UNDERSIGNED; ON BEHALr OF THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD, RECOMMEND YOUR ACCEPTANCE or THE LOW BID WHICH WAS SUBMITTED BY ROBERT HALL FOR BLYTH AND COMPANY AND ASSOCIATES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY OFFER TO PAY A PREMIUM OF 3.352% ON THE PAR VALUE or THE I~SUE. THIS REPRESENTS A PREMIUM PAYMENT OF $67,040.00 ON THE 82,000,000.00 ISSUE, OR THE PAYMENT OF A TOTAL SUM or 82,067,040.00. THE NET INTEREST COST OF THE ISSUE TO THE EUGENE WATER& ELECTRIC BOARD IS TO BE 1.39822% ON THE PAR VALUE OF THE BOND. THIS OFFICE HAS CHECKED THE NET INTEREST AND EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE, AND W~ BEL1EVE THEM TO BE CORRECT- AND THE LOWEST BID." THE BIDS, PREVIOUSLY PUBLICLY OPENED AT 2:00 P.M. ON APRIL 18, 1949, WERE SUBMITTED AND READ BY THE CITY RECORDER. 'THE BIDS WERE TABULATED AS FOLLOWS: BIDDER PURCHASE PRICE PER 8100.00 OF PAR VALUE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EUGENE OREGON, AND OTHERS 99.872 INTEREST NET INTEREST RATE Co S T TO CITY BONDS DUE 1950-53 - 5% " " 1954-56 - 1-1/4% 158,960.00 " " 1957-59 1-1/2% BONDS DUE 1950-51 - 4% " " 1952-55 - 1-1/4% 173,560.00 BONDS DUE 1950-53 - 3% " " 1954-55 - 1-1/2% 187,186.00 " " I 956-59 - 1-3/4% I BLYTH & CO. AND OTHERS 103.352 FORDYCE & CuMPANY AND OTHERS 224.07 PACIFIC NORTHWEST COMPANY AND OTHERS 101.729 BONDS DUE 1950-52 - 4% " " 1953-57 - 1-3/4% 194,420.00 " " 1958-59 2% FOSTER & MARSHALL AND OTHERS 100.022 BONDS DUE 1950-54 - 2-1/4% " " 1955-56 1-1/2% 200,560.00 " " 1957-59 1-3/4% IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE BONDS BE AWARDED TO BLYTH AND COMPANY AND OTHERS AND THAT THE CERTIFIED CHECKS SUBMITTED WITH THE OTHER BIDS BE RETURNED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MOTION CARRIED. 2 THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT DEFINITE PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE ON THE PROJECT TO RESTORE WATER TO THE MILLRACE AND THAT THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, (CUNNINGHAM AND ASSOCIATES,) ARE PREPARING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE JOB INCLUDING PUMPS (1-8,000 G.P.M. AND 1-4,000 G.P.M.), PUMP- HOUSE AND OUTLET STRUCTURE AT BROADWAY. THE ESTIMATE 1S THAT THE PLANS SHOULD BE READY FOR SUBMISSION TO THE COUNCIL FOR CON~IDERATION AND CALL FOR BIDS IN JUNE. IT WAS INDICATED BY THE MANAGER THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION RELATIVE TO GRAVITY FLOW SOURCE ~AS BEING PURGUED~ I 3 IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT A POLICY BE ESTABLISHED ~N THE GRANTING OF NEW LtCENSES AND RENEWALS WITH RESPECT TO CARD ROOM, POOL HALL, LIQUOR AND SIMILAR LICENSES, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE AN INVESTIGATION BY THE PROPER DEPART- MENT AND A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL BY THE CITY MANAGER WITH FINAL APPROVAL BY COUNCIL ACTION. IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE I PROPER ORDINANCES TO EFFECT SUCH A POL'CY. MOTION CARRIED. I IT WAS REPORTED ALSO BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT AN EXPENDITURE OF $1,800.00 BE ALLOWED FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT FUND TO REMODEL MAIN FIRE STATION BY PRESENT CONTRACTORS BUILDING SUB-STATIONS, TO HOUSE THE NEW AERIAL LADDER TRUCK WHICH IS DUE TO ARRIVE SOON. IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE EXPENDITURE BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. r ~ I I I I I ~ 377 4 THE CITY MANAGER REqUESTED AUTHORITY Ot THE CITY COUNCIL rOR THE CITY RECORDER TO OPEN THE BALLOT BOXES tOR USE IN NEXT ELECTION. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE CITY RECORDER BE PERMITTED TO OPEN THE BALLOT BOXES. MOTION CARRIED. Cl..J ""} ",1 5 A COMMUNICATION rROM THE CITY Or MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA - RE: AVAILABILITY Or 555 PARKING METERS Or THE MILLER METER MAKE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS rOLLOWS: "THE STATE Or NORTH DAKOTA HAS ADOPTED AN INITIATED LAW PROHIBITING THE USE Or PARKING METERS. THE CITY Ot MINOT HAS 374 ONE-HOUR PENNY-NICKEL AND 181 TWO-HOUR PENNY-NICKEL MILLER PARKING METERS rOR SALE AS DISTRIBUTED BY THE ~NCAN METER CORPORATION Or CHICAGO. THE ONE-HOUR METERS WERE PUT INTO SERVICE IN MAY Or 1946, AND THE TWO-HOUR METERS WERE INSTALLED IN THE SPRING Or 1947. THEY WERE PLACED IN STORAGE IN fEBRUARY, 1949. THE METERS COST THE CITY, &75.00 EACH, EXCLUSIVE Or THE POSTS. THE METER HEADS ONLY ARE rOR SALE, AS THE POSTS ARE SET IN CONCRETE, AND MOST Or THEM WILL HAVE TO BE CUT Otr AT THE SIDEWALK. Ir YOUR CITY IS INTERESTED IN ADDITIONAL PARKING METERS, THE CITY Or MINOT WOULD CONSIDER. ANY REASONABLE OrrERS YOU MIGHT WISH TO MAKE. A CASH OrrER WOULD BE PRErERRED, BUT A DErERRED PAYMENT PLAN WOuLD ALSO BE GIVEN DUE CONSiDERATION. COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE UNDERSIGNED JAY W. BLISS, CITY MANAGER Or MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA." IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION Or THE CITY MANAGER, SINCE THESE METER HEADS ARE THE SAME MAKE AS THOSE IN USE IN EUGENE, THAT THE CITY MAKE AN OrrER TO PURCHASE THE LOT AT $18,10 EACH AND TO PAY $1000.00 CASH OUT Or THE EMERGENCY rUND AND THE BALANCE Or $9,045.50 OUT Ot THE 1949-50 BUDGET. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE CITY MAKE AN OtrER Or ~I~.IO PER METER tOR THE 555 METERS WITH THE DOWN PAYMENT Or 81000.00 TO COME OUT Ot THE EMERGENCY rUND AND THE BALANCE TO COME OUT Or THE 1949-50 BUDGET PROVIDED SUCH AN ITEM IS INCLUDED IN THE 1949-50.BUDGET, AND THAT rH~1810QO,OQ~B~ REPAID THE EMERGENCY rUND IN 1949-50. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIEO. 6 IT WAS REQUESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT CONCRETE SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES Or THE STREET ON ALDER STREET BETWEEN 28TH AND 29TH AVENUE BE INCLUDED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO PAVE THE STREET ON ALDER STREET BETWEEN 28TH AND 29TH AVENUES ON THE BASis Or SECURING WAIVERS ON REGULAR PROCEDURE tROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS AtFECTED. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THE SIDEWALK PROJECT BE INCLUDED PROVIDED WAIVERS ARE SECURED rROM THE OWNERSHIP Or 100% OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. . 7 THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON THE OUTCOME Or THE MEETING WITH THE HOUSING COMMITTEE Or THE VETERANS Or fOREIGN WARS WILLAMETTE POST No. 293 ON THE SUBJECT Ot THE TERMINATION Or EMERGENCY HOUSING AT SLADDEN PARK. HE INDICATED THAT THE V. f. W. COMMITTEE WAS IN AGREEMENT ALMOST COMPLETELY WITH THE PLAN OUTLINED BY THE COUNCIL. THE EXCEPTION INVOLVING ONLY THE METHOD Or REMOVAL Or VACATED TRAILERS AND THE RIGHT TO RE-RENT SOME Ot THE TRAILERS DURING THiS PERIOD, AND AGREED TO COMPLY WITH rlNAL EVACUATION DATE or JUNE 30, 1950. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED AND READ: COMMUNICATION tROM tEON GLASSCOCK, ACTING MANAGER AND GEORGE HEDDINGER, CHAIRMAN, HOUSING COMMITTEE OF THE VETERANS OF fOREIGN WARS HOUSING PROJECT. "As REQUESTEO AT OUR MEETING OF APRIL 14, 1949, THis IS TO ADVISE THAT IT IS OUR DESIRE TO START LIQUIDATION PROCEEDINGS THIS SUMMER AND TO HAVE THE PROJECT COMPLETELY EVACUATED BY JUNE 30, 1950. ApPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION rOR PERMISSION TO CARRY OuT THIS PLAN. WE ARE ATTACHING A PROGR~ WHICH HAS BEEN WORKED OUT rOR CARRYING OUT THE LIQUIDATION. WE ARE ALSO ATTACHING A COPY Or A LETTER WHICH WAS MAILED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL I, 1949. " tETTER DATED APRIL I, 1949 "IT HAS COUE TO OUR ATTENTION THAT STATEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE COUNCIL THAT THERE WERE EXCESSIVE VACANCIES IN THE HOUSING PROJECT AND THAT SOME OCCUPANTS WERE NON-VETERANS. THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NO FOUNDATION IN tACT AND WE WOULD LIKE' TO SUBMIT THE rOLLOWING INrORMATION AS tACT: fiRST, OUR VACANCY LOSS BECAUSE Or LACK Ot APPLICANTS tROM JANUARY I, 1947 TO MARCH 31, 1949 HAS BEEN tlVE DAYS. THERE HAS BEEN A LOSS Ot NINE DAVS tOR REPAIRS DURING THE SAME PERIOD. SECOND, ALL APPLICANTS MUST PRESENT AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMEO FORCES OF lHE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THIS INtORMATION IS READILY AVAILABLE AT THE PROJECT OttlCE WHICH IS OPEN FROM 8:00 TO 5:00 rROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. yj r""37 8 WE APPRECIATE THE COOPERATION YOU HAVE GIVEN US IN THE PAST AND WE SHALL BE VERY HAPPY TO COOPERATE IN ANY WAY WE CAN IN THE FUTURE." ~".\ , .">.'-T PROPOSED PLAN FOR TERMINATION OF V. F. W. HOUSING PROJECT I >t.JJ ....,. -.~-J ~ "EFFE9TIVE JULY I, 1949, CERTAIN SECTIONS WOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR REMOVAL--THE NUMBER BASED UPON THE AMOUNT OF NORMAL VACANCIES. REMOVAL BY SECTIONS IS NECESSARV DUE TO THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE WATER AND SEWER PIPE CONNECTIONS. IN THE EVENT T~AT THERE ARE ANV TENANTS LIVING IN ANY SECTION TO BE REMOVED THAT DO ,NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PLACE TO LIVE, THEV WOULD BE ALLOWED TO TRANSFER TO ANY UNITS AVAILABLE A'T T 'H A T TIM E . ADEQUATE NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN TO TENANTS LIVING IN SECTIONS TO BE REMOVED SO THAT THEY WILL KNOW "IN ADVANCE, THAT THE UNIT IS 'BEING TAKEN OUT." I I T WAS MOVED BV HAWN, SE'CONDED BV DAV I S THAT THE PROPER'C I T Y OFF I C I ALS BE AUTHOR I ZED TO PREPARE AND SIGN AN AGREEMENT INCORPORATING THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE COUNCIL'S PLAN. MOTION CARRIED. 8 THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE (RESTUARANT TYPE) AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS SUBMITTED. THE APPLICATI6N IS A RENEWAL OF AN EXISTING LICENSE FOR THE REASON THAT NEW PARTNERS ARE TO BE KDDED. CROSSTOWN CLUB, 1797 'W. 7TH -AVENUE -CHAS. H. & RUTH SHOTWELL, REUBEN & THEO SCHUTZ IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BV HAWN, THAT THE APPLICATION, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BE ENDORSED. MOTION CARRIED. ORDINANCES 9 COUNCIL BILL N6. 543 - RE: CONSTRUCTION OF A SANITARY SEWER ON EMERALD STREET FROM 26TH ~O 28TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN rULL. I TWAS MO'VED BY HAWN, SECO'NDED BY WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. DAVIS TH'AT THE BILL BE READ A SECOND TIME, BY 'TITLE' ONLY, MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE I IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. I'V WAS MOVED BV H'AWN, SECONDED BY DAV IS PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. NUUBE REO ~. THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL ALLEN ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND 10 COUNCIL BILL NO. 544 - RE: ADOPTING PLANS AND SPEelFICATIONS FORCONSTRUCTION OF A SANITARV SEWER ON EMERALD STREET FROM 26TH TO 28TH AVENUE W'AS SUBMITTED AND READ THE 'FIRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUN~IL. SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. DAVIS THAT THE BILL BE READ A SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS C~NSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. ALLEN ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED .2lQ.2. II COUNCIL BILL No. 545 - RE: CONSTRUCTION OF A SANITARY SEWER ON ONYX STREET FROM 26TH TO 28TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. I IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAViS THAT THE BILL BE READ A SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNC1L. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIW.OUSLV AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. I IT WAS MOVED BV HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. ALLEN ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED-AND NUMBERED .2l!..Q.. 12 COUNCIL BILL No. 546 - RE: ADOPTING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SANITARY SEWER ON ONYX STREET FROM 26TH TO 28TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE BILL BE READ A SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLV ANti THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. ~ IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Or THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN rlNAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. ALLEN ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 2l!...!.. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. I RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, OREN l. KING, CITY M!'NAGER. I I I ~-~.:.......-.~~:~._~.::.;.~~~.. ~ 379 ~ ~-J :D ~