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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/26/1949 Meeting ~ 489 COUNCIL CHAMBERS EUGENE, ORE GON I SEPTEMBER 26, 1949 ~ THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 00 1949 AT 7:30 P.M. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON. COUNCILMEN '~ PRESENT WE RE : HA WN, DAVIS, CRUMBAKER, WELLS, Bo 0 T H , GODLOVE AND SMITH. COUNCILMEN ALLEN WAS , . A BS E NT. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 12, 1949 WERE READ AND APPROVED.. I I THIS BE I NG THE DATE SET FOR THE OPENING OF THE BIDS ON THE SALE OF #123,903.29, BANCROFT Bo NOS, SERIES "C", THE CITY RECORDER REPORTED THE RECEIPT OF THREE BIOS. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AN 0 CARRIED,. THE RECORDER WAS INSTRUCTED TO OPEN THE BIDS WHICH WERE TABU LA TED AS FOLLOWS: BOND PRICE PER COST OF LE GAL OPINION BIDDER $100 OF FACE VALUE INTEREST RATE TO BE BO RN E BY EUGENE BRANCH - U. S. NATIONAL BAN K 0 F PORTLAND 100.42 1-3/4% BIDDER BLYTHE & COMPAN Y 100.00 BONDS DUE 1950-51 (Y 4-1/2% II II 1952-54 (j 1-1/4% .. .. 1955-57 Ci 1-1/2% BIDDER It II 1958-59 Ci 1-3/4% FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Eu GENE 100.14 2% BIDDER COUNCILMAN HAWN REPORTED THAT AFTER CONSIDERATION OFT HE NET INTEREST RATE. THE SALE PRICE AND CONS I DERI NG THE DIFFERENCE IN COST IF CALLA BLE FEATURE IS EXERCISED PLUS THE CALCULATED 01 Ff"E REN CE IN THE COST OF PRINTING AND SHIPPING THE BO NOS THAT IN HIS OPINION THE BID Of" THE I EUGENE BRANCH Of" THE u. S. NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND WAS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS f"OR THE C I T Y TO ACCEPT. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE BID Of" THE EUGENE BRAN CH Of" THE u. S. NATIONAL BAN K 0 F PORTLAND WITH A NET INTEREST COST Of" $11,885.42 OR 1.676% BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE PROPER CITY OfFICERS BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE THE BONDS PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO THE EUGENE BRANCH Of" THE u. S. NATIONAL BA N K 0 F' PORTLAND IN CONF'ORMITY WITH THE BID. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALLEN ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF OFFICERS 2 THE CITY MANAGE R REPO RTED ON THE REQUEST TO THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT 6TH AND 7T H AN 0 HIGH AND 7TH AN D OLIVE STREETS, STATING THA T OfFICIALS OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HA 0 NOT PRESENTED THIS REQUEST TO THE COMMISSION AT THE MEETING Of" SEPTEMBER 21ST, BUT THAT MEMBERS OF THE HI G HW A Y DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE BOARD INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO IN AN ENDEAVOR TO GET APPROVAL OF THE SE THREE LIGHTS BE FO RE THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. PROGRESS OF THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, BRIDGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND MILLRACE WAS THAT THEY ARE ALL PROGRESS I NG IN GOOD SHAPE AND THAT THE DANGER OF BEING LEFT WITH A NUMBER OF UN FIN 1 S HE 0 PROJECTS WAS A BOU T OV E R , DUE TO THE CURRENT GOOD WEATHER AND THE GOOD PROGRESS MADE BY THE CONTRACTORS UNDER THE ENGINEERING DIRECTION OF MR. CLUBB. 3 POLICE CHIEF JONES GAVE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT Of THE MEETING OF' THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIA- I TION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE HEL 0 IN DALLAS, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER II-15TH, RELATIVE TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, PROPERTY VALUATIONS PERTAINING PARTI CULARLY TO ONE-WAY GRID SYSTEMS. His REPORT COVERED THE HOUSTON, TEXAS GRID PLAN INVOLVING THE GULF FREE-WAY AND THE ACCESSIBILITY OF TRAF"F"IC TO THE BUSINESS AREA AND THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC WITHIN THE BUSINESS AREA. THE MATERIAL WHICH HE: PRESENTED COVERED ONE-WAY GRID SYSTEMS AND OFF-STREET PARKING F'ACILITIES AND WAS RECEIVED AND F'ILED WITH THE ONE-WAY GRID FILE FOR THE C I T Y OF EUGENE. REPO RTS OF COMM I T TEES I 4 A JOINT REPORT Of THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC SAF'ETY COMMITTEE - RE: liCENSING LEGALIZED PUNCHBO ARDS WAS S U BM I T TED AND READ AS F'OLLows: itA COMMITTEES MEETING OF" THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND FINANCE - RE: LICENSING LEGALIZED PUNCHBOARDS WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20. 1949 AT 5:00 P.M. PRESENT WERE COUNCILMEN HA WN , DAVIS, AND CRUMBAKER, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY RECORDER. AFTE R CONS I DERABLE DiSCUSSiON RELATIVE TO PUNCHBOARDS AS RECENTLY. DECLARED LEGAL BY DISTRICT Ju DGE ANDERSON, I TWAS DECIDED BY THE COMMITTEE THA T THE CITY SHOULD EITHER ABOLl SH THEM ENTIRELY OR LICENSE THE M. DR. CRUMBAKER MOV ED TO ABOL I SH THE PUNCHBOARDS ENTIRELY, BUT THERE WAS NO SE CON D TO THE MOTION, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT A MINORITY RE PO RT BE FILED OPPOSING THE LICENSING Of" PUNCHBOARDS. ~ : /.... "~,~- " !i ,..i>. ,d.',---, , ',~,.~. _d._,.....,_, ~90 _. '. -. . - - . . -- ..- . ~ - - "- _.. - --_. .-. - . ___ . .0 _ _ . ___ . . . r - - -- .- - .- -" -- ..- .- . - ~ .;V - " . ;1 L IT MEMBERSH I P OF [I WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE THE JO I NT COMMITTEE THAT THE C I T Y L I CEN S E LEGALIZED PUNCHBOARDS AND THA T THE LICENSE ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY I, I CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING: ~H".' ..:, ~ I. PROVISION THAT LICENSES NOT BE ISSUED TO ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF A ok:.'-' .' ........10, SCHOOL. ; ......, ~ '-' . 2. PROVISION .THA'T A MASTER LICENSE BE ISSUED TO DISTRIBUTORS OF BOARDS AND THAT AN N U A L FEE BE $1500.00. I " r: 3. . PROVISION THAT A STAMP SYSTEM BE USED AND THAT EACH BOND MUST CONTAIN STAMPS 5% OF : I ArAO\1lNT'llUG TO RETAIL VOLUME OF BOND. 4. PROVISION. THAT PENAL T V CLAUSE MAKE OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTORS BOTH LIABLE FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES AN 0 PROVISION THAT MAXIMUM FINE OF $200.00 FOR EACH '; OFFENSE BE A PART OF' THE CLAUSE. r. 5. PROVISION THAT REVOKED MASTER LICENSE WOULD REQU I RE RE-PAYMENT OF ANNUAL FEE FOR A RENEWAL. " A MINOIRITY REPORT SUBMITTED BY DR. CRUMBAKER, MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE WAS READ AS FOLLOWS: " "T HE CHARTER OF THE C I T Y OF EUGENE GIVES THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHOR I T V TO "LICENSE, TAX, REGULATE, RESTRAIN, PROHIBIT, OR SUPPRESS ALL OFFENSIVE TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS. " THE NATURE OF THE PUNCHBOARD IS SUCH THAT IT WILL BE A CONTINUAL NUISANCE TO THE C IT Y, BOTH FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE PUBLIC AS PATRONS OF PLACES WHE RE PUNC HBOARDS ARE OFFERED FOR ; SALE, AND FROM THE STANDPOINT OF' POLICE ADMINISTRATION. PUN CHBO ARDS THEREFORE COME UNDER THE PRO V I S ION S OF 'T HE CHARTER AS "OFFENSIVE" OCCUPATIONS, AND CAN LEGALLY BE PRDHIBITED. COURTS HA VE HELD THAT CERTAIN KINDS OF' BOARDS ARE NOT OF THEMSELVES ILLEGAL UNDER THE ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS. THIS IS PUREL Y A TECHNICAL CONCLUSION, AS F'UNDAMENTALLY THE PUN C H- BOARD IS A GAME OF CHANCE. AN Y BOA RD, EVEN THOUGH IT SATISFIES THE TECHNICAL TESTS OF THE COURT, CAN BE USED ILLEGALLY. IF SO USED, IT IS USED IN ACCORD WITH ITS NATURE. IF THE CITV LICENSES THE BOARDS, IT WILL ASSUME AN IMPOSSIBLE JO B OF' POLICING THE I R OPERATION. IT WILL HA VE TO PROVE IN EVERY !NDIVIDUAL CASE THAT THE LAW WAS VIOLATED. THE PALTRY LICENSE AND o THE R FEES RECEIVED BY THE CITY WOULD NOT BEGI N TO PA Y THE COS T or POLICE I PERSONNEL TO ENFORCE THE ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS. \ IF THE CITY PROHIBITS THE BOA RDS, IT NEED ONLY PRO VE THAT THE BOARDS WERE IN EXiSTENCE . . WI THI N THE C I T Y ILLEGALLY. THIS WOULD BE MUCH SIMPLER THAN TO PROVE T HA T A BOARD, LEGALLY HELD IN THE CITY WAS BEING USED I LLEGALL Y. :' I . I THE RE FO RE RE CO MMEN 0 THAT AN ORDINANCE BE DRAWN WHICH WOULD PROHIB.lT .THE OPERATION OF ALL PUNCHBOARDS WITH I N THE CITV or EUGE~JE. .. " IT WAS MOVED BY SMITH, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE REPORT OF THE JO I NT COMMITTEE BE A 00 P TED. IT WAS MOVED BV CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY WELLS THAT THE MINORITY REPORT BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE WI TH CRUM BAKER AN DWELLS VOTING AYE AND HAWN, DAVIS, BOOTH, GODLOVE AND SMITH VOTING NO. MOTION DEFEATED. A ROLLCALL VOTE ON COUNCILMAN SMITH'S MOTION TO ADOPT, THE RE POR T OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOIYING VOTE: HAWN, DAVIS, 80 Oni, GODLOVE AND SMITH VOTING AYE. CRUMBAKER AND WELLS VOTING NO. ALLEN ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED. 5 A REPORT OF THE Pu BL I C WORKS COMMITTEE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS: "AT A PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING. HELD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1949, IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF' OPINION THAT ACTION ON THE OPENING OF' FERRV STREET BETWEEN 11TH AVENUE AND THE MILLRACE AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED BY MR. KETELL, BE DE L A YE D UN T I L THE NEXT MEETING TO AFFORD ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PRIVATE NEGOTIATIONS BE TWEEN MR. KETELL AND MR. DUNBAR. I I TIS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON FRIENDLV STREET BETWEEN 21ST AND 22ND AVENUE BE PE RM I TTED TO CONSTRUCT A RETAINING WALL APPROX I MAT EL Y THREE TO FOUR F'EET IN HEIGHT, 18 IN C HE S INSIDE THE CURB LINE I N ORDER TO PROTECT AND SAVE THE TREES EXISTING IN THIS BL 0 C K. IT IS NOTEO THAT IN. GRANTING THI S REQUEST, NO OBLIGATION IS BE I NG INCURRED CON CERN I N G F"UTURE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION TO PROPER GRADE I FAN D W HE N SUCH SIDEWALKS ARE INSTALLED. :! THE POSSIBILITY OF OPENING WEST BROADWAY BETWEEN ALMADEN AND CHAMBE RS S T RE E T HAS I PRESENTED ITSELF T HROU GH THE OFFER OF MRS.' ANNA HAUGSJAA, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF' THE BLOCK THROUGH WHICH THE STREET WOULD GO. MRS. HAUGSJAA HAS OFFERED TO SELL THIS TO THE CITY FOR A PR ICE OF $7,700.00 SO THAT SHE MIGHT PU RCHASE AN ADJACENT HOUSE I NT HE SAME VICINITY FOR THE SAME. PR ICE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS : COMMITTEE THAT THE C I T V o F"FE R HER $5,000.00. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT SHE PAID $5,000.00 tOR THIS PROPERT Y A FEW YEARS BACK AN'D THERE IS $5,000.00 IN THE STREET DEPARTMENT BU D GE T FOR STREET OPENINGS. i; ~ ~ 491 ( INASMUCH AS THE CITY OF EUGENE OWNS ALL OF THE PROPERT Y ON THE EAST SIDE Of" CHAMBE RS STREET f"ROM I 3T H TO THE CITY LIMITS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A 10-f"00T STRIP A L O,N G THI S EAST I SIDE BE DESIGNATED f"OR STREET PURPOSES, THEREBY WIDENING CHAMBERS STREET TO A 70-rOOT STREET. THE CONSTRUCTION Of" THE PRESENT CONCRETE B RID GE AT THE AMAZON CROSSING ON C HAM BE RS STREET ~ HAS BEEN SHIFTED 5 FEET TO THE E AS T, CENTERING THE NEW 70-FOOT WIDTH TO PROVIOE FOR FUTURE .,... '..-! DEVELOPMENT OF CHAMBERS STREET AS THE NEED MAY ARISE. " -- ........ IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE RE PO R T OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ' . BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARR I ED. 6 A REPORT Of" THE Pu BL I C SAFETY COMMITTEE - RE: CONDEMNATION OF BU I L 0 I N GS, WAS SUBMITTEO AND 'I READ AS FOLLOWS: ItAT A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 22, 1949, INSPECTION Of" THE BUILDINGS PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED BY THE fiRE CHIEf" AND fiRE MARSHALL AND Bu I L 0 I N G INSPECTOR, WHEREIN THE SE BUILDINGS ARE TO BE REMOVED OR REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS Of" ORDINANCE B292, WAS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE AND THE FOLLO\lIl NG RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MA DE: . IB09 W. 6TH AVENUE - WEST SIDE MOTORCYCLE S HO P. THIS BU I L 0 I N G SHOUL D BE REMOVED AS IT IS UNSAFE AND BE YON 0 S T RU C T U R A L REPAIR. 340 W. 4TH AVENUE - THE OWNER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RENEW FRONT PORCH AND STEPS IN A SAFE CONDITION. REMOVE OLD RO 0 FAN 0 RE -S H INGLE. PROVIDE UNDERPINNING TO RE PLA CE ROTTEN PIERS AND POSTS. ALL LIVING OR SLEEPING ROOMS SHOULD HAVE WINDOWS E QU AL IN AREA TO ONE EIGHTH THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM. 747 OLIVE STREET - BUILDING SHOULD BE REMOVED IN ITS ENTI RETY AS NO PORTION C OU L 0 BE REPAIRED IN PART 1/'0 MEET C IT Y CO DE REQUIREMENTS. 741 OLIVE S T RE E T - GARDNER RADIATOR SHOP - SHOULD BIE REMOVED IN ITS ENTI RETY - PARTIAL REMODELING OR REPAIRS WOULO NOT BE SUfFICIENT TO MEET CITY CODE RE QU I REMENT S. B04 WASHINGTON STREET. THIS STRUCTURE SUf"FERED BETTER THAN 50% DAMAGE FROM f"IRE AND IF REPAIRED WOULD REQU IRE COMPLE TE COMPL I AN CE WIT H THE CODE. THE LOCATION ON THE LOT WOUL.D NOT MEET SET-BACK RE QU I REMENTS THEREf"ORE IT IS RE COMMEN OED THAT THE STRUCTURE BE DEMOL I SHED. I IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE R E QU EST Of" THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON TO ELIMINATE PARKING ON 13TH FROM UNIVERSITY TO EMERALD BE ALLOWED AN 0 ALSO THAT PARKING BE ELIMINATED ON 13TH f"ROM EMERALD TO BEECH ON THE SOUTH SIDE ONLY. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE BELIEVING THAT THE ELIMINATION Of PARKING IN THE SE AREAS WIl.L BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE MOV EMENT Of TRAfFl C IN T HA T ARE A AND A SAFETY PRECAUTION TO PEDESTRI ANS. THE UNIVERSITY IS NOW OPENING uP TWO LA R GE PARKING AREAS WHICH WILL PROV I DE MORE PARKING FACILITIES THAN THEY HAVE HAO- IN: THE PAST. It IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECON OED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE PART OF THE REPORT DEALING WITH PARKING ON 13TH AVENUE IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA BE SEGREGATED FROM THE RE PORT AND RE FE RRE 0 TO THE Pu BL I C SAf"ETY COMMITTEE f"OR fURTHER CONSIDERATION. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY Bo 0 T H, SECONDED BY C RUM BA KER THA T THE APPROPRIATE CITY Of"FICIAL NOTIf"Y THE OWN E R S OF THE SEVERAL PIE CES OF PROPE RTY IN QUESTION OF THE ACTION Of THE COUNCIL AND THAT PRO- CEEDINGS WILL MOVE f"ORWARD TO REQUIRE REMOVAL Of" THE BUILDINGS MENTIONED IN THE REPO RT. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS. SECONDED BY C RU M BA KE R THAT THE BAL AN CE Of" THE REPORT Of" THE Pu BL I C SAf"ETY COMMITTEE BE A DO P TED. MOTION CARRIED. 7 A REPORT OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - RE: REGULATION OF BAN KRUPT SALES, LIQUIDATING AND CLOSE-OUT SALES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: It THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MET ON SEPTEM BE R 23. 1949 WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL BILL NO. 615 BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE I R CONSIDERATION IN THE I REGULATION OF BAN KRUPT SALES. L I QU IDA TIN G AN D CLOSING OUT SALES WI THI N THE CITY Of" EUGENE. It IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THA T THE RE PO RT OF THE JUDICI.I\RY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS Of BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS B A REPORT OF THE Bo A R 0 Of ApPEALS - Ru REQUESTS OF ZONE VARIANCES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ I AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING Of THE BOARD Of" APPEALS WAS HELD SEPTEMBER 23, 1949 TO CONSIDER THE fOLLOW I NG REQUESTS Of ZONE VARIANCES. I . REQUEST Of" MRS. ELSA DEUTSCHMANN Of" 1491 AGATE STREET TO CONVE RT HER GARAGE TO LIVING QUARTERS to R STUDENT HOUSI NG. SAID GARAGE HAS BEEN USED AS A SLEEPING ROOM AN 0 HER DESIRE IS TO INSTALL PLUMBING AND HOT PLATE FACILITIES. THE Bo A R 0 GRANTED THIS REQUEST - STIEN. WILMSEN AND LUVAAS. THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE R-I ZONE. .~ .'.b< ~92 . . .. . h .. _..- .. . - - . . . ~ . . .. . .. l' . -- .! I' I 2. REQUEST FROM R. N. MCCREA, 750 V AN BUREN STREET WHO OWNS PROPERTY AT 1576 JEFFERSON : ST~EET . THliS PARCEL OF LAND IS 100'xI08' IN'S I ZE AND CONTAINS A RESIDENCE ON THE NORTH PORTION. MR. MCCREA DESIRES TO SELL THE SOUTH 58 ' FOR USE AS A RESIDENCE BU I L DIN G . THIS I ,I ~. WOULD BE A PARCEL OF 5800 SQUARE FEET, LEAVI NG A PARCEL OF 5000 S QU A RE FEE T FOR THE EXiSTING ,: 4~"!"" RESIDENCE. THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE R-I ZONE. BOARD GRANTED THIS RE QU EST. STIEN, WILMSEN '--' t'O~ AND LUVAAS. 3. A RE QUE S T FROM MR. RALPH BEARDSWORTH WHO OWNS A VACANT PRO PER T Y AT THE NORTHWEST : CORNER OF 18TH AVENUE AND HIGH STREETS. MR. BEARDSWORTH WISHES TO DEVELOP A FOU'R UN I T I; APARTMENT WITH APPURTENANT OFFICE FOR HIS USE. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE ARCHITECT W OU L D I' , :' NOT HAVE A GREAT 'DEA'L OF CUSTOMER TRAFFIC AND THE WORK BEING OF A PROFESSIONA~ NATURE " WOULD NOT BE OBTRUSIVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEREFORE, THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED. STIEN, I WILMSEN AND tUVAAS. THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE R-3 ZO NE . PLANS ATTACHED. .- .-..... 4. REQUEST OF MR. & MRS. C. A. BLACKBURN OF 1050 WEST BROADWAY WHO OWN A PARCEL Of" LAND IN THE R-2 ZONE CONTAINING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, A 20x50 GARAGE AND A SMALL 16XI8 GARAGE. THE Y DESIRE TO REMODEL, THE L AR GE GARAGE FOR AN ADDITIONAL LIVING UNIT AND THE SMALLER BU I L 0 I N G FOR A SLEEPING ROOM. THE LARGE GARAGE BE I NG DETACHED FROM THE EXISTING HOUSE COULD NOT READILY 'BE MADE ItHO AN ADDITIONAL LIVING UNIT AND COM PLY 'w I T H THE REQU I RE- MENTS OF A DUPLEX. THIS REQUEST WAS DENIED 'BY STIEN, WILSEN AND I!.UVAAS. " IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SMITH THA T THE REPORT OF THE BO AR 0 OF Ap'PE ALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. . , PE TIT I ON S AND COMIvIUNICAlIONS. 9 THE APPLICATION OF MR. AND MRS. KRUGER, 102 V AN BUREN, FOR A BEER LICENSE AT THE KORNER , , GROCERY, SUBMITTED TO T,HE COUNCI,L SEPTEMBER' 12TH AND HELD OVER. WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. I T .W A S EXPLAINE'D THAT THE SCHOOL BOA RD HAD T A KEN ,A C T ION AT TH,E I R SEPTEMBER 12TH MEET I NG OPPOSING SALE 'OF BEER IN GROCERY STORES WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ANY SCHOOL YARD. o T H'E R APPLICATIONS F'O R BEE R L,I CENSES, AS APPROVED BY THE PO'L ICE DEPARTMENT. WE RE : 'i \' ~l L'E S T E R ME Y E R S AND BERNARD JOHNSON, 661 Eo 19TH - CLASS A - PACKAGE ALICE R. BE R R Y, 536 11TH AVE. EAST - CLASS A - PACKAGE VERN AND GERALDINE MINKLER, 1850 W. 6TH - CLASS B. I IT WAS .MOVED BY BOOTH,' SECONDED BY DAVIS T HA T THE FOUR APPLICATIONS BE APPROVE D. ROLLCALL VOTE. HA WN , DAVIS, WELLS, Bo 0 T H, GODLOVE AND SMITH VOTING AYE. CRUMBAKER VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. 10 THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR A ROOMING HOUSE LICENSE, A PP RO" E D BY THE 'POL I CE AND fiRE DEPARTMENTS AND REJECTED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS SU BM I T TED. I: BE RT HA CHENAULT - 623 WILLAMETTE STREET - RE GAL HOTEL. , " IT WAS MOV E 0 BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE LICENSE BE GRANTED ON CON 0 I T ION THAT THE FOUR INSIDE UNVENTILATED ROOMS BE NOT USED UNTIL VENTILATION IS PROVIDED. MOTION CARRIED. : : II THE 'FOLLOW' NG PETITIONS TO REZONE WERE SUBMITTEO. ,: GE OR G E POWERS ,- REZONE 17TH AND FRIENDLY FROM R-A-OUTER RES I DENT I AL TO R-I -S I N GL E fAMILY. w. D. WE BE R, REZONE 24TH AND WILLAMETTE FROM R-I SIN GLE FAMI,LY TO C-2-NE I GHBOR HOOD COMMERCIAL. . IT W'AS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE PETITIONS BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE NECESSARY RESOLVTIONS. MOTION CARRIED. , 12 COMMUNICATION FROM INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION - RE: 35TH ANNUAL CONF"ERENCE OF THE ICMA TO BE HELD AT PALM BE A C H , FLORIDA, DECEMBER 4, TO 8TH, 1949, RE'QUEST IN G ATTENDANCE " I OF CITY MANAGER WAS SUBMITTED AND RE AD. IT WAS MO VE 0 BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO ATTEND leMA MEETING 'IN FLORIDA. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALLEN ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED. 'I 13 COMMUNICATION OREGON STATE SPEED CONTROL BOARD - RE: SPEED ON us 99 " FROM THE ZONES IN EUGENE WAS SU BM IT TE 0 AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ,I "UN DE'R THE DATE OF AUGUST 31 LAST, MR. KE I T H Ii.. JONES, CHIEF OF POLICE. ADDRESSED A I LETTER TO MR. R. H. BALDOCK OF THE STATE HIGHWAV DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING ESTABLISHMENT OF' SPEED ZONES ON CERTAIN SECTIONS OF US 99 THROUGH EUGENE. THIS REQUEST WAS MADE THE SUBJE CT OF A FIELD INVESTIGATION AND REPORT SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE STATE SPEED CONT ROL BOARD AT ITS MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 14 LAST. ON THE BASIS OF INVESTIGATION MADE THE BOARD TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTION WI TH RESPECT TO SPEED ZONES ON US 99 IN EUGENE: ~ ~ 4O~ vu 40 MPH ZONE fROM MILL STREET TO EAST CITY LIMITS I 30 MPH ZONE ON 6TH AVENUE fROM WEST CITY LIMITS TO LINCOLN STREET 30 MPH ZONE ON 7TH AVENUE fROM WEST CITY liMITS TO LINCOLN STREET ~ ~-. I AM SUBMITTING ,-, HEREWITH FOR YOU R FILE A DUL Y EXECUTED CO P Y 0 f THE RESOLUTION :'I,j COVERING THE A eOVE ACTION. THE POSTING OF SIGNS IMPLEMENTING THE FOREGOING ACTION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY Of, AND WILL BE CARED fO R BY T HE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. ON THE ROUTE OF US 99 FROM LINCOLN STREET THROUGH THE BUSINESS ARE A TO MILL STREET I BE LIE V E T HA T 25 MPH IS AN APPROPRIATE SPEED WHICH HAS A LEGAL BACKING BY REASON OF I CULTURE, AND AN Y ACTION BY THE SPEED CONTROL BOARD IS NOT NECESSARY. I BEL I EVE THE ACTION T A KEN, AND ZONES ESTABLISHED, ARE PRETTY MUCH IN CONfORMITY WITH . THE REQUEST AS CONTAINED IN CHIEf JONES' LETTER. " IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY DAVIS T HA T THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE AND THA T THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BE REQUESTED TO DEfER THE CHANGE UNTIL THE TRAffiC L'I GHTS ON FRANKLIN BLVD. ARE IN OPERATION. ROLLCALL VOTE. AL LEN ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED. 14 COMMUf\!ICATION FROM LANE COUNT Y HOUSING ADMINISTRATION - RE: REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY LOAN TO COVER THE COST OF' SURVEYS AND PLANNING IN DETERMINING THE NEED fOR LOW COS T HO U SIN G IN THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY LOAN FO R THE SURVE Y OF THE NEE 0 fOR LOW CDS T HO U SIN G . - THIS MATTER COMING UP fa R HEARING UPON THIS 011. Y Of 1949 AND THE - COUNCIL BE I NG ADVISED IN THE PREMISES OF THE NEED fOR PRELIMINARY LOAN TO COVER THE COS T OF SURVEYS AND PLANNING IN DETERMINING THE NEED fOR LOW COST HOUSING IN THE CITY OF EUGENE. WHEREAS, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY Of LANE COUNTY IS APPLYING TO THE P U BL I C HOUSING ADMINISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRO V I S IONS Of THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT Of 1937, AS AMENDED, fOR II. PRELIMINARY LOAN IN THE AMOUNT Of $100,000 TO CO V E R THE COSTS OF' SURVEYS AND PLANNING IN CONNECTION WI TH THE DEVELOPMEN T Of NOT TO EXCEED APPROXIMATELY 300 DWELLING UNITS Of LOW-RENT PU BL I C HOUSING; AND WHEREAS, THE RE EXISTS IN THE CITY Of EUGENE, A NEE 0 fOR SUCH LOW-RENT PU BL I C HOUSING I AT RENTS WITHIN THE MEANS OF' LOW-INCOME fAM I L lEOs, ESPECIALLY FAMILIES OF LIVING OR DECEASED VETERANS AND SERVICEMEN, WHICH NEED IS NOT MET BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE; AND WHE REAS, SU CH A CONDITION CONSTITUTES A MENACE TO THE HEAL TH, SAfETY, MORALS AND WELfARE Of THE INHABITANTS Of THE CITY; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND RESo-LVEO BY THE CITY COUNCIIL O'F THE C I T Y OF EU GENE: THA T THE C I T Y COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of EUGENE DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE ApPLICATION OF' THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF' t.ANE COUNTY TO THE Pu BL I C HOUSING ADMINISTRATION "fOR A PRELIMINARY LOAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 TO CO V E R THE COSTS Of SURVEYS AND PLANNING IN CO NNECT I ON WIT H T HE DEVELOPMENT Of NOT TO EXCEED APPROX I MA TEL Y 300 DWELLING UNITS Of LOW- RENT PU BL I C HOUSING IN THE CITY Of E U GE N E ; AND DOES HE RE BY DE CLARE ITS INTENT TO ENTER HEREAF'TER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SAID HOUSING AUTHORITY fOR THE LO CAL COOPERATION BY T HE C I T Y IN THE PRO V I S ION Of SAID LOW-RENT PU BL I C HOUSING WHICH MAY BE REQU I RED BY THE PUBL I C HOUSING ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937, AS AMENDED. n IT WAS MO VE 0 BY HAWN, SE CONDED BY SMITH THAT THE MATTER BE REF'ERRED TO A S PE C I A L COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AND REPORT BACI< AT THE NEXT MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. 15 COMMUNICATION fROM RICHARD SMITH AND RUBY GOODRICH - RE: CLOSING ENTRANCE TO ALLEY fROM WILLAMETTE STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "THE UNDERSI GNED, RUBY H. Go 0 0 R I C H AND RICHARD S HO RE SM I T H, ARE THE OWNE RS Of A BUS I NESS BLOCK LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE Of WILLAMETTE STREET AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE Of' THE EAST AND I WEST ALLEY INTERSECTING SAID BLOCK. THE EASTERN PORTION Of THE NORTH WALL OF SAID BU I L 0 I N G IS PLATE-GLASS. THE CORNER IS CARARA GLASS. TRAfFIC AT PRESENT IS ENTITLED TO ENTER SAID ALLEY F'ROM WILLAMETTE STREET. THE TURN IS SO SHORT THAT UNLESS VERY GRE A T CARE IS TAKEN THE GLASS OF' SAID BU IL 0 I N G IS BROKEN. FIVE TIMES OU R I N G THE PAST YEAR SAID GL ASS HAS BEEN BROKEN, THE CARAt'lA THREE TIMES AND THE PLATE-GLASS TW ICE. DUE TO THIS SITUATION AND THE fREQUENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE GLASS HAS BEEN BROKEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS THREATENING TO REF'USE COVERAGE fOR THE PLA TE-GLA SS AND CARARA GLASS. I UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT SEEMS TO US THAT WE ARE ENTITLED TO HA VE THE COUNCIL fORBID ENTRANCE TO THIS ALLEY FROM WILLAMETTE STREET, MAKING THE ENT RANCE TO THE ALLEY fROM OLIVE STREET. WE RESPECTfULLY PRAY THAT THE COUNCIL MAY MAKE THIS CHANGE RESPECTING THE ENTRANCE TO SAID ALLEY. DATED THIS 22ND DAY Of SEPTEMBER, 1949. n IT WAS MOV E D BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE REQUEST BE RECEIVED AND PL ACE 0 ON fiLE WITH THE RECOMMENDATl ON THAT METAL BE USED. MOTION CARRIED. Ii ". , _ --_~__ ___ _.~_"_~"~L<.~_,=,__, - ,_,~ , ,-.x'......,__ ;~, .""-.,-,;.,_.......~. -""" '494 - -- . -- 0_'. . - - - -.- . -:,. - ..- -- -- ,- -, - .__ .0 - -- --. .. - - - -. - -- -- . _0.' _ - - . . - . ~ -" 16 THE ANN U A L MEETING OF THE LEAGUE OF fiRE GO N CITIES TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 28TH-OCTOBER I IN PORTLAN 0 WAS DISCUSSED AND THE CITY MANAGER WAS GIVEN PERMISSION T6 AUT HOR I ZE ATTENDANCE BY THE CITY RECORDER, CITY ENGINEER, PARKS SUPERINTENDENT, RECREAT I ONAL DIRECTOR, BUILDING INSPECTOR, ~',..~.r> STREET SUPERINTENDENT, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT WITH THE I ,.J-', DIVERSIFIED MEETINGS INVOLVED, IT WAS DESIRED TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY OF EUGENE ~" ~ ~ REPRESENTED IN ALL OF THESE MEETINGS AND THAT HE HOPED THAT THE MA YOR AND AS MANY COUNCILMEN AI' .~~ ........ AS POSSIBLE COULD ALSO ATTEND, AS THE RE WERE VE RY GOO 0 SESSIONS OU T L I NED FOR M A YO RS AND CITY '" ~ , ., COUNCILMEN. , , 17 THE MATTER OF FINANCING OF THE SOUTH I'iILLAMETTE (A NEWLY ANNEXED A RE A ) SEWER SYSTEM WAS DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL AT SOME LENGTH. IT WAS MOVED BY HA'WN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE ORIGINAL UNOFFICIAL POLICY OF ASSESSING I THE TOTAL COST OF THE SYSTEM TO THE PRO PER T Y BENEF I TTED BE THE OFFICIAL POLICY WITH RESPECT TO FINANCING. Mo 11 ON CARRIED. :' , , F 18 MAYOR Jo HN SON REQUESTED AuTHORITY UNDER STATE ENABLING LEGISLATION TO INCREASE N U M BE R OF POSITIONS ON THE Bo A R D OF APPEALS FROM THREE TO FIVE. f 1 (T WAS MOVED BY HA'WN, SECONDED BY' BOOTH THAT THE NU~BER OF POSITIONS ON THE Bo ARD OF ApPEALS BE INCREASED TO FIVE MEMBERS. MOTION CARRIED. : ORD INANCES 19 COUNCIL BILL No. 615 - RE: liqUIDATING SALES, CLOSE-OUT AND BAN KRUPT SALES WAS SUBMITTED READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL JUL Y I I , 1949 WAS BROUGHT ON CONSIDERATION. , AND ON FOR I, , !: IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE BILL, AS AMENDED, BE READ THE SECOND TIME ,. BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNA'NIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL !l, WAS READ THE SE COND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. '. IT WAS MO V E D BV HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THE RU LE S BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL AS AMENDED I 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. 1 , IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AN D GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. A L LE N ABSENT. THE BilL AS AMENDED, WAS DECLARED , I PASSED AND NUMBE RED 9420. :: 20 COUNCIL BILL NO. 656 - RE: liCENSING LEGALIZED PUNCHBOARDS IN THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY HA WN , SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER UNTI L THE NEXT MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. 21 COUNCIL BILL NO. 657 - RE: VACATION OF SHORT STREET FROM MISSION TO SPRING BL V D. WAS SUBM I TTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. J IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TiTlE: ONL Y, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE C OU N C I L . MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS RE AD I! THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. I I'T WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY WELLS T HA T THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BilL BE READ THE TH'\ RD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. 'MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS RE AD THE TH I RD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY SMITH THA T THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. ALLEN ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND ;: NUMBERED 9421. 21A COUNCIL BILL No. 658 - RE: REGULAT ING REFRIGERATION INDI.JSTRY WAS GIVEN FIRST READING AND REFERRED TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. RESOLU TI ONS Ii 22 RESOLUTION - RE: REZONING PROPERTY AT 17TH AND fRIENDLY AND 24TH AND WI LLAMETTE WAS SUB- I M I T TE D AND READ AS FOLLOWS: " BE IT RESOLVED COMMON COUNCIL THE , C I T Y OF E U GE N E , OREGON, BY THE OF THA T THE RE IS HE RE BY TRANSMI TTED TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF SAID CITY, THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REZONING PROPERTY IN SAID C IT Y. TO-wIT:- " GEORGE P OWE RS " LOT I AND LOT 10, BLOCK 2 JOAN ADDITION ,. I LOT I AND LOT 10 BLOCK 3 JOAN ADDITION PROPERTY LOCATED AT 17TH AVENUE AND fRIENDLY STREET - REQUESTS CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION R-A OUTER RESIDENTIAL R-I SIN GLE fAMILY RESIDENTIAL. , FROM TO :; !: I. ': ~ 4O~ 'Vc ~ , w. D. WEBER I lOTS 9 AND 10 IN BLOCK 4, EXCEPT THE EAST 10 FEET, IN AMON AND MENNES ADDITION TO ~ -..., EUGENE, ORE GON, PLATTED RECORDED AT PA GE 29 OF VOLUME 10, LANE COUNTY OREGON ......, AS AND :"'1 PLAT RECORDS, IN LANE COUNTY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24TH AVENUE AND WILLAMETTE STREET - REQUESTS CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION FROM R-I SIN GLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO C-2 NEI GH80RHOOD COMMERCIAL, i AND DIRECTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ADOPT A TENTATIVE REPORT AND TO HOLD A HEARING , THEREON IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN THE CITY HALL OF SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1949 I AT 7:30 O'CLOCK P.M. AFTER GIVING DUE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ONCE IN THE EUGENE REGISTER- Gu A R 0 , AN D IN CASE OF A FAVORABLE REPORT ON SAID REQUESTS, A HE A R I N G HEREBY CALLED TO BE HELD IN THE CITY HALL AT THE NEXT ENSUING REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, COMMENCING AT 7:30 P.M. NOTICE OF WHICH SHALL BE GIVEN THREE TIMES IN THE EUGENE REGI STER-GUARD. II U WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. 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