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Home My WebLink About02/08/1954 Meeting e ~ I COUNCI L CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON. FEBRUARY 8, 1954. THE REGULAR MEETING Of THE COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of EUGENE WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 8, 1954 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. . IN THE ABSENC~' Of MAYOR JOHNSO~, THE MEETING WAS CA~LED TO ORDER BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, CALVIN CRUMBAKER WITH THE fOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE, WATSON, CONE AND OWEN. COUNCILMAN,SIEGENTHALER WAS ABSENT. D THE MINUTES Of THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 11TH AND 25TH, 1954 AND Of THE SPEC I AL MEEYI NG HE"LD JANUARY 12, 1954 WERE READ AND APPROVED.. BILLS AGAINST THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS fOR THE MONTH Of JANUARY, 1954 WERE SUBMITTED AS fOLLOWS: e PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AETNA LifE INSURANCE COMPANY AETNA LONG PACifiC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION EUGENE HOSPITAL & CLINIC HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. FIRST NATIONAL BANK-EUGENE FIRST NATIONAL BANK-EUGENE HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. OREGON STATE TAX COMMISSION FIRST NATIONAL BANK-EUGENE V. E..JOHNSON, MAYOR EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY LANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY OREGON STATE INDUSTRIAL Acc. COMM. ALLIED ENGINEERING COMPANY AMERICAN STEEL & SUPPLY CO. ARCH'S MOTOR TUNE-UP ASSOCIATED SUPPLIERS B &,W ASSOCIATES BALLOU & WRIGHT BEARING SUPPLY COMPANY BEE-LINE SERVICE HENRY F. BEISTEL HENRY F~ BEISTEL BILL'S GARBAGE SE~VltE BISHOP SIGNS BOOTH-KELLY LUMBER CO. BRODSKY'S WILLYS CO. BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN BROOKS OffiCE MACHINES T. D. BROWN CHAS. BRUN I NG CO. I NC. ART BURNSIDE & CO. BURROUGHS CORPORATION BLUE CROSS ANIMAL HOSPI TAL C & S ELECTRI C GEORGE F. CAKE CO. CARLSON, HATTON & HAYES, INC. CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORP. CENTRAL HEATING CO. CENTRAL HEATING CO. LANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CHASE COMPANY HARRY L. CHASE, COUNTY CLERK CHASE SEE'D CO. CLARKE ELECTRIC CO. CLARY MULTIPLIER CORP. COMMERCIAL AUTO SUPPLY COMMERCIAL OffiCE SUPPLY CONSOLIDATED SUPPLY CO. Z. M. COX CRESSEYS' CURTIS MOTORS DAVIDSONS BAKING COMPANY DE'S RADIO CO. DIAMOND "M" ORCHARD DICK'S MACHINE SHOP DONALD C. DICKEY DICTAPHONE CORPORATION DUNCAN PARKING METER CORP. EDWARD W. ELDER, SHERiff I . I e I e GENERAL FUND $4,017.54 2,524.93 283.82 7.25 806.75 24.50 30.03 56.25 12.50 28.53 559.97 623.74 5,993.80 100.00 3, I I 5 . 20 250.00 506.83 50.87 45.95 299.02 2.37 210.00 18.29 2.30 26.70 I 25 . 00 700.30 8.00 23.00 45.10 29.00 1.20 7.50 16.50 21.28 17.70 13.61 15.50 I 22.72 46 .58 4.31 57.33 280.78 54.62 2,437.45 38.90 100.00 5.55 18.22 18.53 57.32 98.57 246.63 66.85 .70 7.50 10.00 27.20 5.00 I .83 366.66 2.15 364.00 16.31 EQUJPMENT RENTAL CO. EUGENE BLUEPRINT CO. CI TV or EUGENE EUGENE CONCRETE PIPE & .PRODUCTS EUGENE FARMERS CREAMERY EUGENE - LANE COUNTY ASSOCIATION Of INSURANCE AGENTS EUGENE PLANING MILL EUGENE LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS EUGENE MIRROR & GLASS CO. EUGENE OVERALL LAUNDRY EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL CO. EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD EUGENE WELDERS SUPPLY CO. FLETCHER & SMARTT K. K. FOLGEDALEN W. P. ~ULLER & CO. DRS. FURRER, McMILAN & PATTON GENERAL PAINT CORP. GI LBER.T BROTHERS GRAY'S FEED & SEED CO. GUARD .PUBLISHING CO. FRED H. HALEY GEORGE A. HALTON CO. ALLEN E. HAMILTON ELECTRIC HARLEY-DAVIDSON SALES CO. HARR MOTOR SUPPLY C. F. HART L. G. HELTERLINE HENDERSHOTT'S HOWARD HERIDER RAY HICKS, SR. HORN PRINTING COMPANY FRED E. HUSE IN~USTRIAL AIR PRODUCTS CO. INTERNATIONAL ASS'N. Of ELECT. INSP. INT~RNATIONAL Ass'N. Of IDENT. JDH"SON FUEL COMPANY KEN'S SERVICE STATION KENDALL MOTOR COMPANY KOKE-CHAPMAN COMPANY LANE GARBAGE SERVICE LANE GRAVEL COMPANY LANE PARTS COMPANY A. LIETZ COMPANY LOGGERS CHAIN SAW LOMBARD MOTORS, OREG. LTD. LOOMIS ARMORED CAR SERVICE, INC. ED LORENCE CO. MCGRATH & WOOD, CONTRACTORS McKENZIE OIL CO. MAGIC GAS~& ApPLIANCE CO. GEORGE H. MILLER SHEET METAL WORKS MONTGOMERY WARD MOORE'S MOTION PICTURE SERVICE MOORE STEEL SERVICE CO., INC. NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO. NELSON-EQUIPMENT CO. NEWMAN!S FISH COMPANY "99" STORE NORTHWEST CITIES GAS CO. OLDfiELD ELECTRIC JAY F. OLDHAM $ 3.88 50.63 87.30 413.97 9.59 2,091.38 10.60 37.34 34.19 12.45 62.02 6,391.83 933.39 25.94 6.05 13.40 48. I 9 200.50 4.03 20.90 2.95 204.48 26. I 6 61 "13 I 27.55 3.95 16.81 10.00 94.52 19.50 10.93 60.00 161.60 22.88 10. 15 10.00 8.00 3.20 36.78 1,315.19 63.27 3.80 1,187.00 86.02 69.00 1.75 7.88 200.00 50.08 495.40 1,660.56 7.50 I 1.25 78.97 14.72 35.61 4.80 222.96 8.00 I .95 10.77 10.00 18.43 t'"f,' ...... r e GENERAL FUND ORCHARD AUTO PART.S Co. $ OREGON EGG PRODUCERS OREGON FRUIT COMPANY OREGON SUPPLY CO. PACifiC AUTO SUPPLY PACifiC FRUIT & PRODUCE CO. PAClf'C TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH PACKER-SCOTT CO. PAPE BROS. PEERLESS PACifiC CO. JOHN W. PENNINGTON PETTY CASH PIERCE FREIGHT LINES, INC. QUICK SERVICE LITHO PRINTING ELLI S RACKLEff RAY & PENNINGTON RETREAD TIRE SHOP RICHfiELD 01 L CORP. RICHfiELD TRUCK TERMINAL ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO. INC. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL SAfEWAY STORES, INC. GEORGE SCHAEffERS TIRE CO. SCHARPf'S-TwIN OAKS BLDRS. SUPPLY S~HOOL DISTRICT NO.4 SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. HINEY SHAffER ELECTRIC SIMMONS CARBON CO. W. D. SMARTT STANDARD MACHI NERY CO. INC. STANDARD OIL COMPANY or CALif. OREGON STATE DEPT. Of FINANCE ADMIN. TiffANy-DAVIS DRUG COMPANY VALLEY IRON & STEEL COMPANY WILMER WALTON JOHN WARREN HARDWARE, INC. WATERWORKS SUPPLIES CO. WEST COAST FAST FREIGHT WE~T DISINfECTING CO. WIGGINS COMPANY, INC. T. C. WILDISH WI.LLAMETTE STATIONERS WI~LAMETTE VALLEY PAPER CO. CLAUDE P. WILLIAMS WILLIAMS BAKERY WILTSHIRE'S HAROLD WOOD TEXACO SERVICE WOODBURY - EUGE~E WYATT'S YOUNG IRON WORKS Of OREGON GEORGE BOQUA IRISH-McBROOM PACKING CO. C.W.' & THEA KOKKELER R. E. LAffERTY & SONS SIDEWALK REVOLVING FUND C. B. WRIGHT WIGGINS COMPANY INC. PE TT Y CAS H NAGLE LUMBER CO. McKENZIE OIL CO. ED LORENCE CO. RAY LINDBERG C. M. KEMP A. J. JOHNSON IV~RSON PAINT CO. FRED E. HUSE EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL Co. EUGENE RADIATOR SERVICE AR~STRONG & HAUGEN FI~ST NATIONAL BANK Of EUGENE AMERICAN STEEL & SUPPLY Co. OR~GON STATE TAX COMMISSION HENRy-F. BEISTEL, TREAS. PACifiC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTE~ PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ~~ 4.08 I 25.70 32.97 51.60 6.05 4.16 .847. 27 8.47 I .50 329.48 250.00 64.08 I .75 53.75 39.82 35.00 21.50 15.48 23.21 155.00 60.25 13.58 7.36 24.41 173. I I 90.71 15.00 68.92 52.40 55.62 95.60 7.50 4.08 65.00 3.00 62.17 9.37 3.32 11.50 93.69 450.78 14.00 14.06 10.00 71.57 37.55 14.65 3.44 21 .06 14.00 75.00 99.41 82.50 175.57 16.72 I .37 I I . I 8 19.66 15.36 4.46 109.01 352. 82 24.64 4.85 7.87 239.75 10.00 67.08 77.08 8.63 12.1 I 40.00 10.50 24.17 26.89 SEWAGE DISPOSAL FUND PETTY CASH WIGGINS COMPANY, INC. GEORGE MYRMO & SONS McKENZIE OIL COMPANY J. E. HASELTINE & CO. LEE HorrMAN AMERICAN STEEL & SUPPLY FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of EUGENE OREGON STATE TAX COMMISSION PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC EMP~OYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM SPECIAL SEWER FUND LANE GRAVEL Co. VALLEY IRON & STEEL CO. EUGENE'SAND & GRAVEL CO. EUGENE' CONCRETE PIPE & PRODUCTS CO. CI TY Of EUGENE STREET, BRIDGE & DRAINAGE C & M FUND PETTY CASH CITY Of EUGENE HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREASURER INTERSECTION FUND CITY Of EUGENE CITY Of EUGENE, SIDEWALK REVOLVING AMAZON CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT FUND CITY Of EUGENE GENERAL BOND INTEREST FUND HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. DOG FUND HARRY L. CHASE, COUNTY CLERK OLD IMPROVEMENT BOND - SINKING FUND CITY Of EUGENE ,.~ $ I .92 1.75 39. 27 209. I I 10.83 7,243.58 15.05 37.40 4.25 8.50 12.37 1 42.00 32.50 4.73 ,4.14 3.05 e 2.50 1,169.48 4.50 1 22,534.84 338.89 I , 806. 29 . ~ 7,453.75 63.60 350.61 I e _I e ~ o e I IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BILLS AS SUBMITTED BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW UP THE NECESSARY WARRANTS. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. 2 THE FOLLOWING MONTHLY PAYMENT ESTIMATES WERE SUBMITTED: 18TH PAYMENT TO LEE HOFFMAN FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT - $5,594.98. CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERRYFIELD FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES - $1,007.56. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE ESTIMATES AS SUBMITTED AND READ BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE WARRANTS FOR SAME. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. 3 COMMUNICATION FROM,SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION - RE: PAYMENT TO MCGRATH AND WOOD FOR REMOVAL OF TREES AT SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e "THE BURE_U OF PARKS AND RECREATION RECOMMENDS THAT APPROVAL BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PAYMENT OF CONTRACT ~ELD BY MCGRATH & WOOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF TREES AT SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK. PAYMENT FOR THIS CONTRACT IS AS FOLLOWS: ORIGINAL CONTRACT ---------------------------_____ EXTRA REMOVAL,OF 5 TREES @ $15.00 EACH ----------- TOTAL $ 420.00 75.00 $ 495.40 I THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT COMPLETED THIS WORK; HOWEVER, THIS WORK SHOULD BE COMPLETED NOT LATER THAN WED~ESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH. THEREFORE, THE BUREAU OF PARKS AND RECREATION REQUESTS APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT WHEN THE CONTRACT IS COMPLETED. THIS WOULD AVOID NEEDLESS WAITING UNTIL THE BILL WAS APPROVED AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE FOLLOWING SUB-CONTRACTORS HAVE LISTED THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ,DUE FOR WORK PERFORMED FOR THE CONTRACTOR: . CLAYTON JONES -------------------_______~-----------$ JOHN HILL -----------------------------_____________ Roy MCCAY ------------------------------____________ TOTAL $ 47.05 158.00 239.30 444.35 THESE BILLS SHOULD BE PAID BEFORE THE CONTRACTOR IS RELEASED FROM HIS OBLIGATION." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE PAYMENT TO MCGRATH AND WOOD BE MADE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF OFFICERS 4 A REPORT FROM MAYOR JOHNSON - RE: ApPOINTEES TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "I HEREWITH SUBMIT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL THE FOLLOWING APPOINTEES TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1954 AND TERMS AS NOTED. PLANNING COMMISSION' LIBRARY .BOARD . ELDON JOHNSON 1-1-54 TO 1-1-58 CLIFFORD STALSBERG 1-1-54 TO 1-1-58 e ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS BOXING COMMISSION PLUMBING BOARD MYRL B. GARNETT DR. EMERSON ABBOTT" ROBERT M. LOVELL IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE APPOiNTMENTS, AS RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR JOHNSON BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - RE: INVESTMENT OF FUNDS; MONTHLY REPORTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND HOLIDAY NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NIGHT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "THE CITY OF EUGENE HAS A TOTAL OF $393,000.00 INVESTED AT PRESENT IN SHORT-TERM U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS; $200,000.60 OF THE ABOVE CERTIFICATES REPR~SENTS THE INVESTMENT OF THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL FUND; $75,000.00 IS AN INVESTMENT OF THE GENERAL BONO SINKING FUND, AND MOST OF THE BALANCE IS INVESTED IN IMPROVEMENT BOND SINKING FUNDS. ,I <, THE FINANCE OFFICE IS REQUESTING, AND I RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT PERMISSION TO THE FINANCE OFFICE TO INVEST AN ADDITIONAL $266,000.00 OF FUND BALANCES IN U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS OR U. S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILLS FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS UP TO ONE YEAR. THE AMOUNTS TO BE INVESTED BY FUNDS ARE AS FOLLOWS: e ~~ r4 e ,', FUND AMOUNT GENERAL BOND PR I NC I PAL $ 35,000.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND A AND B, INTEREST 750~00 IMPROVEMENT BOND C, INTEREST 2,500.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND D, INTEREST 6,500.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND E, PRINCIPAL 9,400.00 IMPROVEMENT BpND E, INTEREST 5,000.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND F, INTEREST 4,100.00 IMPROVEMENT BpND G, INTEREST 6,000.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND H, PRINCIPAL 33,000.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND I , PRINCIPAL 10,000.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND I , INTEREST 750.00 SPECIAL SEWER FUND 150,000.00 AIRPORT HOMES FUND 3,000.00 TOTAL $ 266,000.00 I e I THE COUNCIL AT THEIR MEETING ON JANUARY 25, 1954 REFERRED TO MY OFFICE, THE MATTER OF DETERMINING WHAT TERMS WOULD BE REASONABLE CONCERNING THE PENALTY AND INTEREST CHARGES FOR THE REDEMPTION OF PROPERTY, FORECLOSED AND HELD BY THE CITY RESULTING FROM THE FORE- CLOSURE SALE HELD ON JANUARY 20, 1954. IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY REQUIRE ONLY 6% INTEREST ON.THEIR MONEY AND NO PENALTY BE ADDED. ON EACH OF YOUR DESKS YOU WILL FIND A COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 1953; ALSO A COpy OF THE STREET TREE SURVEY HAS BEEN PLACED ON COUNCILMEN GODLOVE AND CONE'S DESKS, THE OTHER COUNCILMEN RECEIVING THEIR COPIES LAST TUESDAY. THESE REPORTS CAN BE STUDIED AT YOUR LEISURE. t, TODAY I. RECEIVED A REPORT OF THE APPRAISALS YOU ORDERED ON THE PROPERTY UNDER THE FERRY STREET OVERPASS, AND THEY WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AT THEIR NEXT MEETING. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR NEXT MEETING WILL FALL ON FEBRUARY 22ND, A NATIONAL HOLIDAY. IT IS PRESUMED THAT YOU WILL ACT TO HAVE THIS MEETING ON TUESDAY, THE 23RD. IT IS PLANNED THAT ALL TESTS OF EQUIPMENT AND TRIAL RUN WILL BE FINISHED SUCH THAT THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT CAN GO INTO FULL OPERATION ON OR ABOUT MAY I, 1954. I BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1954 AMOUNTED TO $107.075.00 FOR NEW BUILDINGS AND $37,198.00 FOR REPAIR WHICH TOTALS $144,273.00 AS AGAINST A TOTAL OF $185,875.00 FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1953. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED 39 ALARMS OF FIRE AND 16 CALLS FOR NON-FIRE. THE ESTIMATED LOSS AMOUNTED TO $2,919.50 AS AGAINST $8,876.00 FOR THE SAME MONTH A YEAR AGO. THE LION'S CLUB OF EUGENE HAS ORDERED THE RESCUE CAR AND IT IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF BEING MANUFACTURED AT PORTLAND, OREGON. e You WILL NOTE FROM pHE POLICE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, A COpy O~ WHICH IS ON YOUR DESK THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN BURGLARIES, OFFENSES INVOLVING DRUNKEN- NESS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND VAGRANCY OVER THAT REPORTED LAST MONTH; ALSO SOME INCREASE IN TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT. UNDER THE PARAGRAPH ON MUNICIPAL JAIL, THE STATEMENT OF AN AVERAGE 46 PRISONERS PER DAY SHOULD BE CORRECTED TO READ THE AVERAGE POPULATION OF THE JAI L WAS 46 PRISONERS PER DAY." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOV~ THAT AUTHORIZATION BE GIVEN FOR INVESTMENT OF rUNDS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. I T WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODL.OVE THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT OF THE CI TY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTI~N CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES I 6 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - RE: LIQUOR APPLICATION OF FREDA V. BAIRD WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e ~ 5~ e 1; I' , I "PRESENT: MAyo.R Jo.HNSo.N; Co.UNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER AND GCDLCVE AND CITY RECCRDER. THE PUBLI C SArETY CCMMI TTEE MET CN JANUARY 27, 1954 TO. CCNSI DER THE. APPLI CATI CN cr FREDA V. BAIRD Cf THE GABLE CCfrEE SHCP AT 2845 WILLAMETTE STREET rCR A NEW LIQUCR LICENSE INVCLVING A CHANGE Cf LCCATlaN (LCT NEXT TO. PRESENT LCCATICN), A GREATER PRIVILEGE (RMBB TO. RMBA) AND A CHANGE cr NAME (THE GABLE CarfEE'SHCP TO. THE GABLE TAVERN ). I ArTER A CCNSIDERATICN cr ALL cr THE fACTCRS INVCLVED, IT WAS THE RECCMMENDATICN CF THE CCMMITTEE THAT THE APPLICATlo.N BE No.T GIVEN APPRo.VAL CR ENDCRSEMENT cr THE CCUNCIL." IT WAS MCVED BY CQNE, SECCNDED BY OWEN THAT THE REPaRT Qf THE PUBLIC SAfETY CQMMITTEE BE ADQPTED. MOTIQN CARRIED.' 7 A REPCRT Qf THE PUBLIC WCRKS CCMMITTEE - RE: OPENING WEST 23RD fRQM ALLEY BETWEEN JEffERSCN AND MADISQN TO. ALLEY BETWEEN MADISCN AND MaNRCE; REQUEST Cf LANE Co.UNTY ELECTRIC CCCP; Co.MMUNICATICN fRCM CHAS. N. BARNARD; ANNEXATIQN AREA WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fQLLQWS: e "PRESENT: MAYCR JOHNSON; CCUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GQDLQVE AND KQPPE; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECCRDER. THE PUBLIC WCRKS CCMMITTEE MET o.N THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1954 TO. DISCUSS A NUMBER Cf MATTERS SCME o.f WHICH WERE CRDERED REfERRED TO. THE CCMMITTEE BY THt Co.UNCIL. THE ACTICN af THE CCMMITTEE IS AS fQLLCWS: I I. CQMMUNICATICN fRQM J. DANIEL SQRENSCN - RE: OPENING Cf WEST 23RD AVENUE fRQM ALLEY BETWEEN JEfFERSQN AND MADISQN STREET TO. ALLEY BETWEEN MADISCN AND MONRQE STREET~. THE LQCATICN Qr THIS PRCPCSED STREET WAS VISITED BY THE CCMMITTEE AND THE MAP PREPARED BY THE CITY ENGINEER SHCWING PRCXIMITY Cf HCUSES TC.BOTH 60 rCCT AND 50 fCCT RIGHT Cf WAYS WAS STUDIED. IT IS THE RECCMMENDATICN cr THE CCMMITTEE THAT THE CITY ATTEMPT TO. SECURE A 60 fQQT RIGHT Qf:WAY fQR THIS STREET AND GIVE APPRQVAL TO. CQNSTRUCTICN Cf CURB SIDEWALKS ALQNG THIS SECTICN Qf STREET IN CRDER TO. GIVE RESIDENTS MAXIMUM CLEARANCE fRCM STREET TRAffiC. . 2. REQUEST Cf LANE CCUNTY ELECTRIC CCCP fCR AN EASEMENT ACRCSS AMAZCN DIVERSICN CANAL. THIS REQUEST WAS Co.NSIDERED BY THE CCMMITTEE AND IT IS RECQMMENDED THAT THE EASEMENT BE GRANTED WITH THE PRCVISIQN THAT NO. PQLES BE INSTALLED CN THE CANAL RIGHT Qf WAY AND THAT THE LINE BE CCNSTRUCTED AT A HEIGHT SUffiCIENT TO. GIVE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE TO. ANY CRANE EQUIPMENT CR SIMILAR EQUIPMENT WHICH MIGHT BE USED IN WCRK CN THE CANAL. I 3. CQMMUNICATICN fRCM CHAS. N. BARNARD, 2150 FRIENDLY STREET - RE: ,OPENING 22ND AND 23RD AVENUES fRQM FRIENDLY TO. ADAMS STREET. MR. BARNARD'S LETTER WAS REVIEWED BY THE CCMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. FIGURES QN PREVICUS ASSESSMENTS AND ESTIMATED CQSTS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY MANAGER WERE EXAMINED AND IT IS THE RECQMMENDATIQN Cf THE CQMMITTEE THAT THE CASH REQUIREMENTS Qf THE CffER BE TQTALLED AND THAT THE CITY MAKE AN QffER Cf TH'I S AMQUNT TO. MR. BARNARD fQR PURCHASE Qf RI GHT ar WAY fQR 22ND AND 23RD AVENUES AND AN ALLEY NCRTH Qf22ND AVENUE AND THAT HE BE SUBJECT TO. ANY ASSESSMENTS MADE fQR IMPRCVEMENT Qr THESE STREETS. I 4. ANNEXATICN ar AREA. - THE CaMMITTEE GAVE STUDY.TQ A MAP SHaWING THE AREA NQRTH Qf THE WILLAMETTE RIVER'ACQUIRED BY THE CITY fQR PARK AND RECREATIQN PURPQSES. THIS AREA IS DESCRIBED As.rCLLCWS:' ) 'BEGINNING AT THE RE-ENTRANT caRNER QN THE EASTLINE Qf THE R.E. CAMPBELL AND WIFE DaNATIQN LAND CLAIM No.. 59, IN TCWNSHIP 17 SCUTH, RANGE 3 WEST o.r THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, IN LANE CCUNTY, OREGCN, SAID Po.lNT BEING ALSO. THE MCST WESTERLY NCRTHWEST Co.RNER cr LCT I, SECTICN 34 cr SAID,TcWNSHIP AND RANGE, AND RUNNING THENCE WEST 30 fEET, THENCE NCRTH PARALL~L TO. THE EAST LINE Cf THE SAID CAMPBELL CLAIM 20 rEET, THENCE WEST 40 fEET, THENCE SQUTH 10 fEET, THENCE WEST 550..9 rEE;T TO. THE WESTLlNE CF: SAID CLAIM No.. 59" THENCE So.UTH 266.6'4 rEET TO. THE SQUTHEAST Co.RNER aF Co.UNTY SURVEY No.. 468, QF THE RECQRDED SURVEYS o.r LANE CQUNTy,OREGo.N, THENCE WEST 1085.70 rEET, ALQNG THE SQUTH LINE cr SAID CCUNTY SURVEY No.. 468TC THE SQUTHWEST Co.RNER af SAID CaUNTY SURVEY, THENCE SaUTH 921.36 rEET, TO. THE So.UTHWEST Co.RNER o.r THE Jo.HN DAY DQNATlo.N LAND CLAIM No.. 58, THENCE EAST TO. A PCINT ON THE No.RTH LINE Qr THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS aF EUGENE, OREGo.N, THENCE ALQNG SAID CITY liMITS LINE NaRTH 7IQ-EAST TO. tNTERSECT WITH A LINE, SAI~ LINE BEING AN EXTENSIQN cr A LINE PARALLEL TO. AND 320 fEET EASTERLY fRaM ~HE EAST LINE Qr KINCAID PARK ADDITlo.N, THENCE So.UTH 00.40, WEST TO. A paiNT IN THE CENTER cr THE WILLAMETTE RIVER, THENCE UPSTREAM ALCNG THE CENTERLINE o.r SAID WILLAMETTE RIVER TO. INTERSECTICN WITH A LINE, SAID LINE RUNNING NORTH AND SCUTH AND LYING 1291.2 rEET EAST Qf THE So.UTHWEST Co.RNER cr LaT I cr SECTlo.N 34 IN TCWNSHIP 17 So.UTH, RANGE 3 WEST o.r THE WILLAMETT[ MERIDIAN, THENCE NCRTH TO. A PQINT QN THE SCUTH LINE o.F CCUNTY RCAD NUMBER 316, THENCE ALaNG THE SCUTH LINE cr SAID CQUNTY RCAD NCRTH 820. WEST 487.08 fEET, THENCE SCUTH 18.08 rEET, THENCE WEST 808.5 fEET TO. THE WEST BCUNDARY cr SAID LCT I, THENCE NQRTH TO. THE PLACE Qf BEGINNING.' e IT IS THE RECCMMENDATICN cr THE PUBLIC WCRKS CCMMITTEE THAT IMMEDIATE STEPS BE TAKEN TO. ANNEX THE ABo.VE DESCRIBED AREA TO. THE CITY cr EUGENE." e .~~ r6 e IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE'BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 8 A REPOR'TOF TH'E' COMMI TTEE 'AS A WHOLE - RE: ' ZONI NG OF RI VERVI'EW AREA WAS SUBMI TTED AND REA 0 AS F 0 L L OW S : ( I "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, WATSON, AND OWEN; CI TyMANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; SUPERINTENDENT Of PARKS AND RECREATI ON,AND CITY RECORDER. THE COMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1954 AT 7:30 P.M. TO GIVE STUDY AND TO fORMULATE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE ZONING OF THE R1VERVIEW AVENUE AREA. THE PORTION OF THE ARE~ WHICH WAS GIVEN STUDY WAS'THE AREA LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF THE MILL~ACE AND NORTH OF THE NORTH LANE OF HIGHWAY 99 AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE ANNEXATION AREA. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO DETERMINE WHAT ZONING CLASSIFICATION SHOULD BE ADVERTISED FOR THE FEBRUARY 8TH MEETING. THE COMMITTEE GAVE FULL DISCUSSION TO THE' PROBLEM AND AS A RESULT MAKES THE fOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS: e I. THAT THE AREA BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRACKS AND THE MILLRACE EAST OF UNIVERSITY STREET AND THE AREA BETWEEN HIGHWAY 99 AND THE SOUTHERN PACifiC TRACKS EASTERLY FROM AUGUSTA STREET EXTENDED NORTH BE ADVERTISED fOR THE HEARING TO BE ZONED AS M-2, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. 2. THAT THE AREA NORTH OF THE RAILROAD AND THE HIGHWAY TO GLENWOOD BE ZONED AS M-3, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. IT WAS THE EXPRESSION OF THE COMMITTEE.IN MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT INASMUCH AS SAFE-GUARDS AGAINST OBNOXIOUS LAND USES ALREADY EXIST IN CITY AND STATE LAWS, THAT THE PROHIBITION OR CORRECTION OF OBJECTIONABLE USES COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THE ENFORCEMENT OF THESE LAWS. I 3. THAT THE AREA BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN PACifIC TRACKS AND THE MILLRACE EAST OF UNIVERSITY STREET BE ZONED AS M-2, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THE COMMITTEE NOTED IN MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS STRIP OF LAND IS BOUNDED ON ONE SIDE BY. THE RAILROAD AND ON THE OTHER SIDE BY FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND FELT THAT IT WAS NOT REASONABLE THEREFORE, TO CONSIDER IT FOR ANY USE HIGHER THAN THOSE USES PERMITTED IN M-2, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. . 4. THAT THE AREA BETWEEN HIGHWAY 99 AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRACKS EASTERLY FROM AUGUSTA STREET EXTENDED NORTH BE ZONED AS M-2, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THIS AREA, IT WAS NOTED, IS BETWEEN THE NORTH-BOUND LANE Of HIGHWAY 99 AND THE RAILROAD AND IS ADJACENT TO AREA OUTSIDE THE CITY NOW IN USES LISTED IN THE M-2 CATEGORY." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE BE ADOPTED. 'MOTION CARRIED. 9 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - RE: DISPENSER'S LICENSE FOR CARROLL ROBERTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER AND CONE; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY RECORDER. I . THE COMMITTEE MET AT THE CALL OF ITS CHAIRMAN TO DISCUSS THE MATTER or A REQUEST OF CARROLL C. AND MABEL C. ROBERTS DBA ROBERTS DRINK AND LUNCH, 147 E. BROADWAY FOR A CLASS "A" DISPENSERS LICENSE (LIQUOR BY THE DRINK LICENSE). THE ESTABLISHMENT NOW HAS A PB-RMBA LI CENSe:: ('lI CENSE FOR SALE OF DRAFT BEER). IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AN APPLICATION fOR A CLASS A DISPENSERS LICENSE BUT THAT THE OREGON LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION HAD TURNED DOWN THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE fACILITIES FOR SERVING OF fOOD. IT WAS STATED THAT MR. ROBERTS HAD NOW MET OREGON LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION REQUIREMENTS 'AND HAD BEEN INVITED BY THE COMMISSION TO RE-APPLY. THE PRESENT APPLICATION BEARS THE APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE. e IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE APPLICATION BE APPROVED FOR ENDORSEMENT OF THE COUNCIL." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY KOPPE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A REPORT OF THE AIRPORT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: AIRPORT SERVICE FOR EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "PRESENT: AIRPORT COMMITTEE: COUNCILMEN WATSON, SIEGENTHALE~ & CONE; FINANCE COMMITTEE: COUNCILMEN BOOTH, CRUMBAKER AND SIEGENTHALER; COUNCILMAN OWEN; MAYOR JOHNSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY RECORDER. I I.~ THE AIRPORT & FINANCE COMMITTEES MET ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1954 TO DISCUSS THE AIRPARK PROBLEM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE WHOLE PROBLEM OF AIRPORT SERVICE fOR THE CI TY OF EUGENE WAS DISCUSSED. THE NEED FOR TWO AIRPORTS WAS QUESTIONED BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES WHILE OTHERS WERE IN- CLINED TO FEEL THAT A CLOSE-IN LANDING STRIP IS JUSTIFIED ESPECIALLY WHEN LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE OF EUGENE. . e ~ ~'1~ " e I IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT ONE PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ~AS THAT OF WHAT TO DO ABOUT GRANTING LEASES FOR HANGER SPACE AT THE AIRPARK. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT AUTHORIZATION BE GIVEN FOR GRANTING OF LEASES FOR A PERIOD ENDING ON OR BEFORE JANUARY I, 1961. THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS CONCURRED IN BY FOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH TWO, COUNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER AND OWEN DISSENTING. THE DISSENTING MEMBERS DESIRED THAT THE L1MIT OF LEASES .BE JANUARY I, 1959. IT IS ALSO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE RATE FOR LEASES AT THE AIRPARK BE SET AT SIX CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT P€R YEAR. FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS GIVEN TO A PROPOSAL TO RELOCATE THE AIR STRIP TO ANOTHER CLOSE-IN LOCATION. IT IS THE RECOMMENDA- TION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE C.A.A. WITH THE REQUEST THAT THEY MAKE A STUDY OF THE EUGENE SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESENT AND LONG RANGE NEEDS IN AIRPORT SERVICE AND ALSO WITH RESPECT TO F~ASIBILITY OF RELOCATING THE AIRPARK AT ANOTHER CLOSE-IN SITE. e IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEES THAT SOMEONE BE ENGAGED TO MAKE A PRE- LIMINARY INVESTIGATION AS TO ACQUISITION OF A LANDING STRIP SITE IN ITS AREA NORTH OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER AND EAST OF THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE AND TO REPORT ON THE PROBABLE COST OF SUCH LAND AND WHETHER OPTIONS COULD BE SECURED. IT WAS MOVED BY OWEN, SECONDED BY CONE THAT CONSIDERATION or THE REPORT BE POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. I IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY WATSON THAT THE WHOLE REPORT BE REFERRED' BACK TO THE COMMITTEE BUT THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TOWARD SECURING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM C.A.A. ON EUGENE AIRPORT PROBLEM. II A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES RE: SEWER ASSESSMENT FOR SEWER IN ALLEY BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH AND MILL AND FERRY; REQUEST TO ~ALL FOR BIDS FOR STREET SWEEPER WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, 'KOPPE, AND SIEGEN- THALER; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. . THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES MET ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1954 TO CON- SIDER TWO MATTERS. THE ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE IS AS FOLLOWS: I. ASSESSMENT FOR THE SEWER IN THE ALLEY BETWEEN 12TH AND 13T~ AVENUE AND MILL AND FERRY STREET. THE PROCEDURE ON THIS PROJECT WAS REVIEWED FROM ITS INITIATION AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCE PROVISIONS WERE DISCUSSED. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION or THE COMMITTEE THAT THE ASSESSMENT OF THE COST OF THE PROJECT BE RECOMPUTED SO THAT THE FULL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ASSESSED AGAINST ALL BENEFITED PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULAR PROCEDURE SET FORTH IN THE ORDINANCES AND CHARTER OF THE CITY. I 2. REQUEST TO CALL FOR BIDS ON A STREET SWEEPER. THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTED PERMISSION TO CALL FOR BIDS ON A SECOND STREET SWEEPER FOR THE CITY. IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT AUTHORI TY BE GRANTED THE CITY MANAGER TO CALL FOR BIDS ON A STREET SWEEPER." IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. e REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 12 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: REQUESTS OF LESTER CALDER, AND GEORGE MILLETT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD A MEETING AT THE CITY HALL, FEBRUARY 4, 1;954 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR WAIVER OF THE ZONING SETBACK REQUIRE- .MENTS. ( I. MR. LESTER CALDER, REPRESENTING THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PRESENTED A REQUEST TO WAIVE A PORTION OF THE REQUIRED 50 rOOT SETBACK TO ACCOMMOD~TE THEIR NEW CHURCH IN THE HALF BLOCK ON EAST 15TH AVENUE FROM FERRY STREET TO PATTERSON STREET. I THE INTERIOR PROPERTY LINE INVOLVED ABUTTS THE EAST/WEST ALLEY NORTH OF 15TH AVENUE AND THE NEW STRUCTURE AS PLANNED IS 14 FEET SHORT OF MEETING THE 50 FOOT REQUIRED SETBACK FROM INTERIOR PROPERTY LINES. ~HERErORE, THE TRUSTEES ARE REQUESTING A WAIVER OF THIS 14 FEET. ALL OT~ER SETBACKS ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE BOARD GAVE TENTATIVE APPROVAL PROVIDING THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WOULD FURNISH WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS THAT THE WAIVER OF THE 14 FEET WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A DETRIMENT. e ~ rs e 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ~ 2. MR. GEORGE MILLETT, WHO HAS PLANNED A RESIDENCE TO BE LOCATED AT 330 SUNSET DRIVE, HAS REQUESTED A WAIVER OF THE 15 FOOT FRONTAGE SETBACK TO ALLOW HIM TO BUILD WITHIN FIVE FEET OF THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE. I THE PROPERTY 'IN QUESTION IS ON THE EAST SLOPE OF SUNSET TERRACE, AND FROM THE STREET LEVEL TO REAR OF LOT IS ABOUT A 30 DEGREE SLOPE. THIS PROPERTY ABUTTS HENDRICKS PARK ON THE EAST LINE. BECAUSE OF THE STEEPNESS OF THE LOT UPWARD FROM THE STREET, THE LEGAL SETBACK COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED AND GIVE REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE RESIDENCE. SINCE IT WAS A REASONABLE REQUEST, AND TO ADHERE TO THE LEGAL SETBACK WOULD BE A HARDSHI'P ON MR. MILLETT, THE BOARD GRANTED THE REQUEST." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF LOCATION WITH GREATER PRIVILEGE WAS SUBMITTED BY FREDA V. BAIRD, 2845 WILLAMETTE STREET - GABLE COFFEE SHOP FROM RMBB TO RMBA.' e IT WAS MOVED BY CONE, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE APPLICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY ERNEST S. AND HAZEL J. ENGSTROM, DRIVE- IN MARKET, 1222 WILLAMETTE STREET, FOR PB LICENSE, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I IT WAS MOVED BY CONE, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE APPLICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. AN APPLICATION FOR A DISPENSERS LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY CARROLL C. AND MABEL C. ROBERTS, ROBERTS DRINK AND LUNCH, 147 E. BROADWAY, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS MOVED BY CONE, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE APPLICATION, AS APPROVED BY THE ~OLICE DEPARTMENT BE ENDORSED. MOTION CARRIED. PETITION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF luTH AVENUE BETWEEN WALNUT AND FAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD BY PAVING WAS SUBMITTED, WITH' SIGNATURES OF PROPERTY OWNERS REPRESENTING 62.60% OF TOTAL FOOT FRONTAGE. t THE CHAIR ORDERED THE PETITION REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE PROVIDED THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS. No OBJECTIONS WERE INDICATED. COMMUNICATION fROM LANE COUNTY - RE: DEED FOR PARCEL Of LAND NEEDED BY THE COUNTY fOR ROAD PURPOSES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND A DEED AND SKETCH OF PARCEL OF LAND NEEDED BY THE COUNTY FOR ROAD PURPOSES. THIS PROPERTY IS IN SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, W.M. STARTING AT THE INITIAL POINT OF THE "BONO CENTER PLAT" PARALLEL AND 40 FEET SOUTH THE DISTANCE Of THIS ROAD INTO THE MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT FROM THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY. I I WOULD BE WILLING, If NECESSARY, TO EXPLAIN THIS FURTHER, SO If NEEDED PLEASE CALL AND LEAVE ANY MEETING DATE WITH THE COUNTY ENGINEER - PHONE 3-1528." THE CHAIR ORDERED THE COMMUNICATION REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE PROVIDED THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS. No OBJECTIONS WERE INDICATED. e COMMUNICATION FROM DAVE VAN FOSSEN - RE: PURCHASE Of SOUTHEAST CORNER Of 6TH AND POLK STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY A CLIENT TO NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LOT, PRESE~TLY OWNED BY THE CITY~ WE HEREBY SUBMIT OUR PROPOSED PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE SAID LOT, OF $10,000 CASH." (LOT 6, BLOCK 2, CAMPBELL'S FIRST ADDITION (SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 6TH AND POLK) IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY KOPPE THAT THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE DEED.ON THIS PROPERTY FOR IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE OFFER. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON - RE: AIRPORT ACROSS WILLAMETTE RIVER NORTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PHYSICAL PLANT WAREHOUSE WAS SUBMITTED 'AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I e ~ e I "I T HAS COME TO MY ATTENTLON THAT SOME THOUGHT HAS. BEEN GI VEN TO THE ESTABL! SHMENT Of A SMALL AIRPORT ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE RIVER JUST NORTH Of THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON PHYSICAL PLANT WAREHOUSE. I HOPE THIS IS MERE RUMOR AND THAT SUCH A PROPOSAL IS NOT BEING SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED. r I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH If YOU WOULD TRANSMIT THIS LETTER TO THE PROPER PLANNING AUTHORITIES INDICATING THAT THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON WISHES TO PROTEST THE CONSTRUCTION Of AN AIRPORT IN THIS AREA INASMUCH AS IT WILL BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE UNIVERSITY fROM THE STANDPOINT Of THE NOISE WHICH WILL INTERfERE WITH UNIVERSITY CLASSES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS LEC~URES, CONCER~S AND THE LIBRARY. WE REALIZE THAT THE AIRPORT WOULD PROBABLY BE LAID OUT SO THAT THE RUNWAYS WOULD BE EAST AND WEST BUT NEVER- THELESS THERE WOUCD BE CONSIDERABLE CIRCLING FOR LANDING AND AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE AIRPORT, AND IT IS OUR EARNEST REQUEST THAT THIS AIRPOWT BE LOCATED' FARTHER AWAY FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF THE CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH fOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS VERY REAL CONCERN Of THE UNIVERSITY." e IT WAS MOVED~ BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE. THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 20 COMMUNICATION fROM THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON - RE: RIVERVIEW AREA ZONING WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: I "ON BEHALf Of THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON, I AM FILING THIS LETTER WITH YOU REQUESTING THAT THE AREA LOCATED EAST Of THE UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL PLANT WAREHOUSE AND NORTH Of THE MI LLRACE NOT BE ZONED fOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE. THE UNIVERSITY fEELS VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS CHANGE IN THE ZONING TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROPER DEVELOPMENT'Of THE UNIVERSITY AREA. As YOU KNOW, THE ULTIMATE EASTERN BOUNDARY Of THE GENERAL UNIVERSITY AREA WI LL BE Moss STREET, SO WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS PORTION Of THE CITY. IT IS THE FEELING OF THE UNIVERSITY THAT THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AREAS SHOULD'JBE CONCENTRATED I IN AREAS NOW USED FOR THIS PURPOSE SUCH AS THE SENECA DISTRICT IN THE WESTERN PART Of THE CITY, OR SUCH OTHER NON-RESIDENTIAL AND UNIVERSITY AREAS AS SEEM IN LINE WITH GOOD CITY. PLANNI NG. ~ . I SHALL BE VERY HAPPY TO MEET WITH you TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER SHOULD YOU WISH TO 00 SO. THANK. YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 21 COMMUNICATION FROM THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION - RE: TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I N YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 16, 1953, 01 RECTED TO MR. R. H. BALDOCK, STATE HI GHWAY ENGINEER, YOU REQUEST A RE-STUDY OF THE INTERSECTIONS OF OAK STREET WITH THE US 99 COUPLET TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION. I You UNDOUBTEDLY KNOW THAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN MADE. THE FINDINGS WERE REPORTED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AT ITS MEETING LAST WEEK. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ENGINEER'S REPORT ON THE SUBJECT, TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE WARRANTED AT BOTH INTERSECTIONS. HE ESTIMATED THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION INTER- CONNECTING THE EXISTING SIGNAL SYSTEM AT APPROXIMATELY $6,000. HE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT PROVIDED THE CITY Of EUGENE WILL SHARE EQUALLY WITH THE STATE THE EXPENSE INVOLVED AND PROVIDING fURTHER THAT THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN THE SIGNALS AFTER THEY ARE INSTALLED AND WILL fURNISH ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO OPERATE THEM. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE PROJECT ON SUCH BASIS." e IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REfERRED TO T~E FINANC~ COMMITTEE Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. 22 COMMUNICATION FROM THE GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH - VACATION OF AN ALLEY WAS ~UBMITTED AND REA D AS f 0 L L OW.S : "GRACE LUTHERAN CHUR~H OWNS A LARGE BLOCK Of PROPERTY BETWEEN 17TH AND 18TH STREETS, AND ALDER AND HILYARD. A SKETCH MAP IS ATTACHED SHOWING THE CHURCH PROPERTY AND A LOT MARKED '~XX" OWNED BY FRED AND GERTRUDE DEIERLEIN. OUR CHURCH HAS FIRST REFUSA~ ON THIS LOT. I THE ATTACHED MAP SHOWS A DEDICATED ALLEY BUT WHICH WAS NEVER CONSTRUCTED RUNNING EAST AND WEST THROUGH THE CENTER OF OUR PROPERTY. As WE .ARE NOW CONSIDERING BUILDING A NEW CHURCH ON THIS PROPERTY, WE WOULQ LIKE TOP~T1TION THE COUNCIL TO VACATE THIS ALLEY. WI~L YOU P~EASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT .STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO HAVE THIS ALLEY VACATED." THE CHAIR ORDERED THE COMMUNICATION REfERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE PROVIDED THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS. No OBJECTIONS WERE INDICATED. e ...... ~o e 23 24 25 26 27 ~.~ "..~ ". " L COMMUNICATION FROM HAROLD J. WELLS - RE: REQUEST TO PURCHASE CITY OWNED PROPERTY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "THE CITY OF EUGENE IS THE OWNER OF A SMALL TRACT OF LAND ADJOINING THE DITCH DUG FROM THE AMAZON CREEK TO FERN RIDGE LAKE, LYING IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE DITCH AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF A TRACT OF LAND OWNED BY MRS. WELLS AND MYSELF. WE ARE ADVISED THAT THE HOUSE ON OUR PROPERTY EXTENDS OVER UPON THE CITY PROPERTY SLIGHTLY, AND ALSO THAT THE CITY HAS NO FURTHER USE OF THE LAND LYING SOUTH OF THE DITCH AND THE ROAD BUILT UPON THE BANKS OF THE DITCH. WE THEREFORE DESIRE TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY, AND HEREWITH SUBMIT OUR BID OF FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00) FOR SAME. THE SAID PROPERTY IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT 1087.03 FEET SOUTH 89020' EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE RICHARD D. BASKETT DONATION LAND CLAIM No. 49, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 5 WEST, WILLA- METTE MERIDIAN, WHICH CORNER IS MARKED BY A STONE, THENCE RUN SOUTH 89027' EAST 519.97 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 458.60 FEET, THIS BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE LAND TO BE DESCRIBED HEREIN; FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT RUN SOUTH 59.44 FEET, THENCE NORTH 84008' WEST 522.67 FEET, THENCE NORTH 40.5 FEET, AND THENCE SOUTH EAST (EASTERLY) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,' ALL IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON." e THE CHAIR ORDERED THE COMMUNICATION REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE PROVIDED THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS. No OBJECTIONS WERE INDICATED. COMMUNICATION FROM' THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION - RE: AGREEMENT COVERING SURVEY TO DETERMINE FEASIBILITY OF GRADE SEPARATION AT EITHER WASHINGTON OR JEFFERSON STREET WITH fNTERSECTION OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMP~NY RAILROAD WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "ENCLOSED ARE TWO COPIES OF AN AGRtEMENT COVERING THE PROPOSED RECON~AISSANCE SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF GRADE SEPARATION AT EITHER WASHINGTON OR JEFFERSON STREET WITH INTERSECTION OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY RAILROAD WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: You WILL NOTE IN PARAGRAPH 2, PAGE I, UNDER THINGS TO BE DONE BY CITY, THAT CITY SHALL MAKE AN ADVANCE DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,250. PLEASE MAKE THIS AMOUNT PAYABLE TO THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION IN THE FORM OF A WARRANT OR CHECK. ALSO, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE COUNCIL PASS AN ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION GIVING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. A COpy OF THE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE AGREEMENT. . IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU WILL PRESENT THE AGREEMENT TO THE COUNCIL, AND IF APPROVED, HAVE BOTH COPIES SIGNED AND ATTESTED AND RETURN THEM TO THIS OFFICE." THE CHAIR ORDERED THE COMMUNICATION REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE PROVIDED THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS. No OBJECTIONS WERE INDICATED. ORDINANCES COUNCIL BILL No. 1626 - RE: REZONING BYRNES PROPERTY AT 2ND AND HIGH, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON OCTOBER 12, 1953 WAS BROUGHT ON fOR CONSIDERATION. I IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND THE HEARING CON- TINUED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL BILL No. 1683 - RE: GRANTING SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND SWIFT FRANCHISE TO MAINTAIN SPUR TRAC~ ALONG 5TH AVENUE AC~OSS HIGH STREET, INtRODUCED AND GiVEN FIRST READING ON JANUARY 1 I, 1954, WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION, THIS BEING THE DATE SET FOR THE HEARING ON THIS BILL. e IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED-UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE 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. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. SIEGENTHALER ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10404. COUNCI L BILL No. 1699 - RE: RIVERVIEW ZONING, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN ~IRST READING ON JANUARY 25, 1954 WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. I IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIM~ BY TITLE ONLY. e 1.'/.~ tl ...i e I THE CHAIRMAN PRONOUNCED THE OPENING Of THE HEARING ON THE BILL AND INVITED PERSONS TO BE HEARD. AfTER A LENGTHY HEARING DURING WHICH THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON, PROPERTY OWNERS IN AND ABOUT THE AREA, AND OTHERS WERE REPRESENTED, IT WAS MOVED BY OWEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE LAID OVER AND THAT THE HEARING BE CONTINUED UNTIL MARCH 8, 1954. MOTION CARRIED. RESOLUTIONS 28 RESOLUTION - RE: ANNEXATION Of CITY Of EUGENE PROPERTY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "WHEREAS, THE CITY Of EUGENE IS THE SOLE OWNER Of THE REAL PROPERTY HEREINAfTER DESCRIBED, WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS NOW CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS Of THE CITY Of EUGENE, AND e WHEREAS, IT IS CONTEMPLATED THAT SAID REAL PROPERTY BE USED fOR PARK, RECREATIONAL AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AND SHOULD, THEREfORE, BECOME A PART Of THE CITY Of EUGENE, AND WHEREAS, SAID REAL PROPERTY IS ELIGIBLE fO~ ANNEXATION UNDER SECTIONS 222.110 TO 222.190, INCLUSIVE, Of OREGON REVISED STATUTES, AND I WHEREAS, THE CITY CHARTER Of THE CITY Of EUGENE DOES NOT EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT SAID CITY fROM DISPENSING WITH SUBMITTING THE QUESTION Of ANNEXATION TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS Of THE CITY, AND WHEREAS, SAID REAL PROPERTY IS DESCRIBED AS fOLLOWS: I BEGINNING AT THE RE-ENTRANT CORNER ON THE EAST LINE Of THE R. E. CAMPBELL AND WifE DONATION LAND CLAIM No. 59, IN TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST Of THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON, SAID POINT BEING ALSO THE MOST WESTERLY NORTHWEST CORNER Of LOT I, SECTION 34 Of SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE, AND RUNNING THENCE WEST 30 fEET, THENCE NORTH PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE Of THE SAID CAMPBELL CLAIM 20 fEET, THENCE WEST 40 fEET, THENCE SOUTH 10 fEET, THENCE WEST 550.9 fEET TO THE WEST LINE Of SAID CLAIM No. 59, THENCE SOUTH 266.64 rEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER Of COUNTY SURVEY No. 468, or THE RECORDED SURVEYS Of LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THENCE WEST 1085.70 fEET, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE Of SAID COUNTY SURVEY No. 468 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER or SAID COUNTY SURVEY; THENCE SOUTH 921.36 rEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER Of THE JOHN DAY DONATION LAND CLAIM No. 58, THENCE EAST TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF EUGENE, o OREGON, THENCE ALONG SAID CITY LIMITS LINE NORTH 71 EAST TO INTERSECT WITH A LINE, SAID LINE BEING AN EXTENSION OF A LINE PARALLEL TO AND 320 rEET EASTERLY fROM THE EAST LINE Of KINCAID PARK ADDITION, THENCE SOUTH 0040' WEST TO A POINT IN THE CENTER or THE WILLAMETTE RIVER, THENCE UPSTREAM ALONG THE CENTERLINE Of SAID WILLAMETTE RIVER TO INTERSECTION WITH A LINE, SAID LINE RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH AND LYING 1291.2 rEET EAST Of THE SOUTHWEST CORNER Of LOT I OF SECTION 34, IN TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST OF THE WI LLAMETTE MERIDIAN, THENCE NORTH TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE or COUNTY ROAD No. 316, THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE Of SAID COUNTY ROAD NORTH 820 WEST 487.08 rEET, THENCE SOUTH 18.08 fEET; THENCE 'WEST 808.5 fEET TO THE WEST BOUNDARY Of SAID LOT I, THENCE NORTH TO THE PLACE Of BEGINNING, ALL IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON, . e NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, THAT A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HAD AT 7:30 P.M. ON TAE 8TH DAY Of MARCH, 1954, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, BEfORE THE COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of EUGENE, AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE THE REGISTERED VOTERS Of THE CITY Of EUGENE MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON THE QUESTION Of SAID ANNEXATION, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMMeN COUNCIL SHALL DISPENSE WITH SUBMITTING ~HE QUESTION TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS Of THE CITY, BUT SHALL PROCEED BY HAVING AN ANNEXATION ELECTION ONLY WITHIN THE AREA HEREINBEFORE LEGALLY DESCRIBED. BE IT fURTHER RESOLVED THAT NOTICE Of THIS HEARING SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE EACH WEEK fOR TWO SUCCESSIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO THEfDAY Of THE HEARING IN THE EUGENE REGISTER- GUARD, A NEWSPAPER Of GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE CITY Of EUGENE, AND THERE SHALL ALSO BE NOTICES Of THE HEARING POSTED IN fOUR PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE CITY Of EUGENE rOR A LIKE PERIOD Of TIME. .SAID NOTICtS SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY Of EUGENE. RESOLUTION ADOPTED THIS 8TH DAY or FEBRUARY, 1954." I IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. e ..v<"; .,~r<t_~~~!~i::;I .~. ~ .' .M'.(;.~~ t .' , .u ~..' . _ r12 e \ --T'-=-~-'- I j UPON MOTION MADE BY KOPPE, SECONDED BY OWEN, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1954. I RESPECTfUllY SUBMITTED, ,~~ ROBERT A. FINLAYSON, , CITY MANAGER. e I '.' I e I e ~ '"