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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/10/1954 Meeting ....~ 77 e I COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON. MAY 10, 1954. THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON MAY 10, 1954 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAyOR V. E. ~OHN~ON WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON, CONE AND OWEN. COUNCIL~AN GODLOVE WAS ABSENT. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 12TH AND 26TH WERE READ AND APPROVED. COUNCILMAN CRUMBAKER REQUESTED THE FLOOR TO MAKE A STATEMENT PERTAINING TO CERTAIN FACTS ABOUT THE MILLRACE. THE STATEMENT WAS AS FOLLOWS: . e "THE QUESTION OF THE AMOUNT Of CONSIDERATION GIVEN THE MILLRACE BY THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN RAISED. ACCORDING TO RECORDS AND ESTIMATES THE COUNCIL HAS SUPPLIED TAXPAYER'S FUNDS AS FOLLOWS: I INITIAL FUND PROVIDED IN 1947 TO START PROJECT (THIS PRECEDED ANY FUNDS SUPPLIED BY THE MILLRACE Assoc.) PURCHASE OF MARTIN TRACT AT HEAD OF RACE (PARK fUNDS) ESTIMATED COST OF MAINTENANCE & OPERATION FOR:1953 (SEE REPORT). (STREET FUNDS, NOT ,BUDGETED FOR MILLRACE) ~STIMATED COST OF REMOVING TRASH, ETC. PARK FYNDS (NOT BUDGETED TO"MILL RACE) ~STIMATED COSTS OF MAI~TENANCE, ETC. FOR YEAR~ 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954 IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE THE COUNCIL EXPENDED FROM MILLRACE ASSOCIATION FUNDS $ 10,000.00 6,000.00 7,600.00 790.88 33,561 !52 $ 57,941 .90 20,000.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES TAXPAYER'S MONEy 1950-54 ESTIMATED AND OF RECORD WHAT DOES THE TAXPAYER GET FOR HIS MILLRACE MQNEY? '. I. THE MILLRACE IS A PRIVATE STREAM. ONLY ~HERE IT CROSSES A STREET OR HIGHWAY DOES THE PUBLIC HAVE UNDISPUTED RIGHT OF ACCESS, E~CEPT TO THE ~URFACE OF THE WATER ONLy. 2. WATER ~VAIL~BLE FOR THE MILLRACE HAS BEE~ MUDDIED BY DREDGING AND GRAVEL WASHING OPERATIONS UP STREAM FROM THE INTAKE. . , 3. THE DIVERSION DAM IS IN DISREPA~R. TO CITY OWNED LAND NORTH OF THE RIVER. . " DAM INCREASES THE FLOOD HAZARDS. IT CAUSES AN ESTIMATED $1000 PER YEAR DAMAGE . , IT HA~ BEEN ASSERTED THAT THE PRESENCE OF THE 4. THE OUTLET FRO~ BROADWAY TO THE "RIVER IS GROSSLY INADEQUATE. I 5. THE MILLRACE BAN~-FULL MIGHT CAUSE LITIG~TION ON ACCOUNT O~ BASEMENT DAMAGE. 6. ESTIMATES OF COM~LETE RESTO~ATION OF THE.MILLRACE RUN FROM $143,604 FOR A FLOW OF 100 CU. FT. PER SEC. TO $301,0~0 FOR FLOW qF 200 C.F.S. AN ADDED $100,000 AND UP WOULO BE REQUIRE~ FOR LANO, IF THE MILLRACE I~ NOT TO BE"A PRIVATE DITCH, MAINTAINED By TAXPAYERS FOR THE BENEfiT Of ADJOINING PRO~ERTY HOLDERS. e 7. FOR A RECREATION AREA THE MILLR~CE .IS ON,THE WRONG SIDE OF FRANKLIN BOULEVARD~ ALMOST THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF EUGE~E ~OULD HAVE TO CROSS FRANKLIN BOULE~ARD TO GET TO THE AREA. INSURMOUNTABLE TRAffiC PROBLEMS,WOULD RESULT. 8. SOME CRITICS ACCUSE THE EUGENE CITY COUN~IL OF BEING NIGGARDLY ~N SPENDING MONEY FOR MILLRACE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE. OT~ERS MAY DEMAND.THAT THE COUNCIL JUSTIFY THE~EXPENDITU~E OF NEARLY $60,000 Of TAXPAYER~S MONEy TO MAINTAIN A PR~VATE DITCH, .SO LOCATED THAT IT CANNOT BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC PROJECT." IT WAS MOVED By C~UMBAKER, SECONDED By SIEGENTHALER THAT THE STATEM~NT BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. I ANOTHER POI~T OF INFORMATION FOR THE RECORD W~S BROUGHT OUT BY DR. CRUMBAKER. HE STATED THAT ~E HAD .GONE THROUGH THE CITY RECORDS SINCE 1947, THE YEAR O~ THE BEGINNING OF THE PLAN- NING ~OMMISSION ACTIVITIES, AND THAT THE RECORD RE~EALS THAT DURING THE PERIOD 1947 TO THE PRESE~T THE PLANNING COMMISSIO~ HAD MADE 248 REPOR1S TO THE COUNCIL. 21~ OF THESE PLANNING COMMI~SION REPORTS WERE APPROVED BY THE ,COUNCIL AT .THE TIME OF THE REPORT, AND THAT 30 REPORTS WERE NOT ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF THE .REPORT. HOWEVER, SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ~FFECTED SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME OF THE INITIA~ REPORT. e ...... r78' e I DURING THE COMMENT WHICH FOLLOWED, COUNCILMAN BOOTH STATED THAT IT WAS WELL TO HAVE THE STATEMENT SO THAT THE VOTERS COULD HAVE THE FACTS REGARDING THE MILLRACE. HE STATED FURTHER THAT THE MILlRACE WILL ALWAYS BE A PROBLEM If NO POSITIVE ACTION IS TAKEN. IT WAS HIS SUGGESTION THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO CONSIST OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY AT LARGE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, THE CITY COUNCIL AND OTHERS TO STUDY THE MILL~ACE PROBLEM AND REPORT BACK WITH CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS. THE MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN~CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER - RE: DR. €RUMBAKER'S STATEMENT WAS VOTED ON AND OARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY OwEN THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A MILLRACE COMMITTEE AS SUGGESTED TO STUDY AND REPORT ON TH~ MILLRACE PROBLEM. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS SUGGESTED fURTHER BY COUNCILMAN KOPPE THAT THREE OR FOUR CITIZENS OF EACH WARD BE NAMED TO THE COMMITTEE SO THAT THE WHOLE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE CITY'WOULD BE REPRESENTED. 2 BILLS AGAINST THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS fOR THE MONTH Of APRIL, 1954 WERE SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: e GENERAL FUND PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT AETNA LifE INSURANCE CO. AET,NA LONG PACIFIC HOSPITAL ASS'N. EUGENE HOSPITAL & CLINIC HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. FIRST NATION~L BANK OF PORTLAND FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREASURER HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREASURER OREGON STATE TAX COMMISSION FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of PORTLAND V. E. JOHNSON, MAYOR EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY LANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ORE. STATE \NDUST. Acc. COMM. ABAR RADIO TV DOROTHY ALDERMAN AMERICAN STEEL & SUPPLY ApPLIED RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARCH'S MOTOR TUNE-UP ART & ENGINEERING CENTER BEARING SUPPLY CO. BEE LINE SERVICE BEE LINE SERVICE #2 HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. E. L. BENNETT LUMBER CO. BILL'S GARBAGE SERVICE BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE DRS. BOYER & FINDLAY BROOKS OfFICE MACHINES PERCY W. BROWN & CO. CHAS. BRUN I NG CO. I NC. Eo H.. BURRELL C &S ELECTRIC CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORP. CENTRAL HEATING CO. CENTRAL HEATING CO. CENTRAL LANE PLANNING COMM. R. H. CHAPMAN CO. CHASE SEEDS H. G. CHICKERING JR. CH I PMAN CHEM I CAL CO. I NC. CITY TRANSIT LINES CLARE'S 4-WHEEL SERVICE COMMERCIAL,AuTO SUPPLY COMMERCIAL OfFICE SUPPLY CO. CONSOLIDATED SUPPLY CO. CRAMER MACHINERY CO. CRESSEYS' CURTI S MOTORS W. S. DARLEY'& CO. DAVIDSON BAKING CO. DICK'S MACHINE SHOPE DOT DOTSON'S DOUBLE D PRINTING CO. $ 2,538.71 253. 4 I 7.35 835.00 24.50 32.34 93.75 12.50 8.50 630.35 620.36 5,981.35 100.00 3, I I 5. 20 250.00 609.05 6.00 10.00 10.08 18.67 141.78 18.65 1.80 4.06 103.93 279.67 4.84 16.81 3.75 10.00 20.00 375.00 6.79 2.34 32.76 50.42 35.45 515~56 62.55 1.92 3.60 26';,00 154.04 25.00 22.32 15.06 70.43 7.69 354.47 5.05 7.50 54.50 9.00 1.60 13.76 14.80 ~ MRS. OTIS DYER EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO. EUGENE BLUE PRINT CO. EUGENE CONCRETE PIPE & PRODUCTS EUGENE FARMERS CREAMERY EUGENE HARDWARE CO. EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL SERVICE CLUB EUGENE LAUNDRY & LINEN SUPPLY EUGENE MIRROR & GLASS CO. EUGENE OUTDOOR STORE EUGENE OVERALL LAUNDRY EUGENE PLANING MILL EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL CO. EUGENE SPRINKLER SERVICE EUGENE TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT CO. EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD EUGENE WELDERS SUPPLY CO. INC. W. P.. FULLER & CO~ DRS. FURRER, McMILAN & PATTON E. 'C. GARDNER GENERAL PAINT CORP. GIL'S CAR 'UPHOLSTERY GLASS SPRAY SERVICE GRAY'S FEED & SEED CO. GUARD PUBLISHING CO. HAASE SAW SHOP FRED H. HALEY GEORGE A. HALTON CO. ALLEN E. HAMILTON ELECTRIC HARLEy-DAVIDSON SALES CO. HARR MOTOR SUPPLY HEINKE WHOLESALERS L. G. HELTERLINE M. E. HENSLER-MARINE STORE HOWARD HERIDER HOWARD COOPER CORP. HUFFMAN'S GRINDING SERVICE FRED EUGENE HUSE INTER~CITY SAND & GRAVEL CO. IBM IRISH-McBROOM PACKING CO. IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT CO. INC. IRWIN-HoDSON COMPANY IVERSON PA I NTS, I NC. KALEN ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO. KEN'S SERVICE STATION KENDALL MOTOR COMPANY KOKE-CHAPMAN CO. FRED W. KUCK R. E. LAFFERTY & SON LANE COUNTY OREGON LANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY LANE GRAVEL COMPANY G, H. LATHAM A. W. LEO $ 6.00 9.85 19.72 88.21 1.56 21.40 200.00 52.93 5.83 19.70 15.09 34.24 34.64 5.30 169.05 7,091.94 627.70 38.42 79.63 121.50 109.40 6.69 24.55 5.00 2r. 05 113.67 12.25 25.84 123.87 5.61 80.85 100. I 9 8.48 93.51 I. 10' 53.18 12.54 36.14 84.60 71.50 12.00 92.88 10.80 138.20 5.74 73.50 81.15 102.69 122.85 12.50 243.40 1,800.00 450.00 229.00 35.00 5.60 I ;. 1 it I e e 79 " I GENERAL FUND DONALD C. DICKEY LOMBARD MOTORS, OREGON LTD. LOOMIS ARMORED CAR SERVICE, INC. ED LORENCE CO. LYLE'S TAILOR SHOP MCCORMICK & CO. INC. Of OREGON MCCRACKEN BROS. MOTOR FREIGHT McKENZIE OIL CO. McKENZIE PABCO PAINT MART MONTGOMERY WARD CO. MOORE STEEL SERVICE CO. INC. MOTOROLA COMMUNICATIONS & ELECT. GEO. MYRMO & SONS NATIONAL RECREATION ASS'N. NIELDS SEAFOODS R. W. NISSEN NUDELMAN BROTHERS NORRiS-WALKER PAINT MFG. Co. OfFICE EQUIPMENT CORP. OREGON EGG PRODUCERS ORCHARD AUTO PARTS CO. OREGON FRUIT CO. OREGON SUPPLY COMPANY PACIFIC AUTO SUPPLY PACifiC FRUIT & PRODUCE PACIFIC TEL. & TEL. CO. PACKER-SCOTT CO. PAPE BROS. JOH" W. PENNINGTON PENNISTON LEATHER STORE PETTY CASH PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO. PORTABLE IRRIGATION CO. DRS. PRIME.& HAMPTON ELLIS RACKLEFF TED REED NASH RETREAD TIRE SHOP RICHFIELD OIL CORP. RICHFIELD OIL CORP. ROSENCRANS HEATING & SHEET METAL ROYAL TYPEWR I TER Co. I NC. RUBENSTE INS SACRED HEART GENERAL HOSPITAL A. B. SCARLETT SCHARPF'S TWIN OAKS BLDRS. SUPPLY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 SHELTON-TuRNBULL-FuLLER CO. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. SILVA CHEVROLET CO. WILLIS H. SMALL FEED CO. W. D. SMARTT SMEED SOUND SERVICE SPARKY'S GARBAGE STANDARD BRANDS, INCORPORATED STANDARD MACHINERY CO. INC. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION STERLING FURNITURE E. L. SURf US, FIRE CHIEf TIFFANy-DAVIS DR~G CO. TI LLMAN & BOOTH, INC. UNITED RADIO SUPPLY, INC. UNIVERSITY Of OREGON MEDICAL SCHOOL VALLEY STATIONERY CO. VITUS ELECTRIC & SUPPLY CO. JOHN WARREN HARDWARE, INC. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. WIGGINS COMPANY, INC. T. C. WILDISH WILLIAMS BAKERY WILSON'S ROYAL WHITE RABBITRY WILTSHIRE'S WITHAM BATTERY & ELECTRIC SERVICE HAROLD WOOD TEXACO SERVICE WYATT'S WILLAMETTE STATIONERS LESTER BARKER CUMMINS DIESEL SALES Of OREGON KUGN e 1 '. I e I e $ 366.66 10.58 200.00 9.59 9.50 132.58 1.75 1,581.08 6.67 152.03 59.92 159.17 53.14 10.00 8.23 3.75 183.69 1,928.70. 200.00 61.80 22.70 17.22 79.37 2.40 4.10 854.26 28.61 21.62 45 . 35 5.50 93.44 36.95 14.23 4.00 69.12 3.20 7.25 12.00 31.38 58.75 I 27.50 25. I 0 6.00 12.81 16.78 170.00 1.00 , .60 29.02 24.95 66.64 206.00 21 ~ 00 9.30 21.76 - 10.00 98.52 50.00 1.25 4.68 7.17 15.00 4.45 4.08 140.62 3.09 151.64 996.91 5 J. 80 12.00 1.66 4.73 4.70 256.18 .80 60.00 18.68 14.68 SEWAGE DISPOSAL FUND CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES & MERRYfiELD CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES & MER~YfIELD PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT SYSTEM PACIFIC HOSPITAL ASS'N.. ORE..STATE TAX COMMISSION FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND AMERICAN STEEL & SUPPLY HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. BURTON SAW & SUPPLY CO. CLARY MULTIPLIER CORP. COMMERCIAL OFFICE SUPPLY CO. CONSOLIDATED SUPPLY CO. EUGENE HARDWARE. CO. EUGENE PLANING MILL EUGENE SURPLUS SALES STORE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD W. P. FULLER & CO. GENERAL TOOL Co. GHEEN IRRIGATION WORKS GLASS SPRAY SERVICE GRAY'S FEED & SEED HAMILTON ELECTRIC J. E. HASELTINE & CO. HAYDEN'S CAPITAL CITY BINDERY HEINKE WHOLESALERS KEN R. HUMKE CO. R. E. LAFFERTY & SONS McDANIEL LUMBER CO. McKENZIE OIL CO. MINE SAFETY ApPLIANCE CO. MOORE STEEL SERVICE CO., INC. MUNNELL & SHERR I LL, I NC. PENNSYLVANIA SALT MfG. CO. PETTY CASH PIERCE FREIGHT LINES, INC. REMINGTON RAND, INC. SCHARPF'S TWIN OAKS BLDRS. SUPPLY STANDARD OIL CO. OF CALif. VACUUM CLEANER CLINIC WEST COAST FAST FREIGHT, INC. WILLAMETTE VALLEY PAPER CO. WILLAMETTE STATIONERS WOODBURY - EUGENE SIDEWALK REVOLVING FUND PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT SYSTEM PACIFIC HOSPITAL ASS'N. OREGON STATE TAX COMMISSION FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND ACE CONSTRUCTION CO. ARMSTRONG & HOUGEN BI LL CHR I STENSEN DARNELL & WINTERS JOHN DIXSON EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL CO. FRED EUGENE HUSE McKENZIE OIL CO. ED MATHIESEN OHRllNG LUMBER CO. INC. PETTY CASH CARL THEIN WIGGINS OIL CO. WILLIAMS & CHRISTOFFERSON WHEATLEY PAINT & DECORATING DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUND TED PICKENS BILL CHRISTENSEN CHADEK CONCRETE ARMSTRONG & HAUGEN DOG FUND HARRY L. CHASE, COUNTY CLERK I ! I 4,107.59 271 .59 8.75 32.28 4.50 16.~5 150.40 202.16 2.00 3.00 188.55 69.90 18.52 3.75 3.69 22.95 105.48 6.34 2.85 2.16 2.50 8.30 188.88 96.31 20.27 62.01 9' .88 15.~0 115.06 132. 19 15.66 16.53 304.81 280.00 .5.56 64.44 172.50 5.43 66.86 2.00 6.70 7.15 103.50 3. I 8 26.86 25.51 10.00 12.77 75.20 54.23 93.52 31.22 24.70 24.38 667.39 7.33 15.71 17.89 5.28 5.32 13.28 1.56 43.86 18.22 472.29 169.27 132.00 77.63 70.40 ~ ~o I t e 3 4 ~ SPECIAL SEWER FUND STREET, BRIDGE & DRAINAGE C & M FUND HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREASURER EUGENE CONCRETE PIPE & PRODUCTS EUGENE PLANING MILL HAMILTON ELECTRIC LANE GRAVEL COMPANY VALLEY IRON & STEEL CO.. ' T..C. WILDISH $ 4.00 28.18 .75 16.65 6.50 21.00 39.60 HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD LEO LAMMERS - HOUSE.MoVER $ 2.00 38.89 305.00 FEDERAL AIRPORT FUND BICKr.ORD CONSTRUCTION CO. . 6,277.41 AMAZON FUND GENERAL BOND INTEREST FUND JESKE BROS. & COAST CONST. 362.00 HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS. 1,850.00 IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE BILLS AS SUBMITTED AND READ BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER.CITY OFFICERS BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW uP THE NECESSARY WARRANTS. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. THE fOLLOWING MONTHLY PAYMENT ESTIMATES WERE SUBMITTED: JESKE BROTHERS AND COAST CONST. & EXCAVAT)NG.CO. 1ST AND FINAL PAYMENT FOR SANITARY SEWER - WEST SIPE OF HILYARD FROM 25TH TO 26TH - $645.25. 1ST AND FINAL FOR SANITARY SEWER - EAST SIDE OF AG~TE FROM 26TH TO S. CITY LIMITS - $1,215.96. 1ST AND FINAL FOR SANITARY SEWER BET. 29TH PLACE&.30TH AVE. FROM ONYX TO AG~TE - $1,238.00. V..D. PEASE 1ST AND FINAL FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 609 W. 4TH - 8ESIDENCE OF MRS. L~LA BAKER -.$160.20. T..C. WILDISH 1ST AND FINAL FOR SANITARY SEWER ALONG EAST BOUNDA~Y FIRST ADDITION TO WILLIS HEIGHTS FROM ALLEY SOUTH 34TH. AVENUE TO LOT 12, BLOCKS5 - $1,351.80. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER .THAT THE ESTIMATES ~S SUBMITTED AND READ BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE WARRANTS FOR SAME. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. THIS BEING THE DATE SET FOR THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE FOLLOWING BIDS WERE TABULATED, AS OPENED ON MAY 7,.1954 AT 10:00 A.M. NAME OF BIDDER 3t" ASPHALTIC CONC. PAVING 5" ASPHALTIC CONC. PAVING 7" CONCRETE PAVING PAVING 17TH AVE. FROM AGATE TO FAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD STANTON PAYNE T. C. WILDISH FRED STUBBERT $ 23,876.50 (LOW. 24,978.78 $ 31,830.57 ALL BIDS WERE IN P~OPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED.BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND. CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID'OF STANTON PAYNE BE ACCEPTED. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH JRAT THE BID OF STANTON PAYNE, BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE.PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH STANTON PAYNE FOR THE PAVING OF 17TH AVENUE fROM ~GATE TO FAIRMOUNT BO~LEVARD IN THE AMOUNT 0F $23,876.50. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. eAVING DONALD STREET FROM PEARL TO 37TH AVENUE T.,C. WILDISH STANTON PAYNE 6,865.28 (LOW) 7,360.85 .' . . BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS.CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND. CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID OF T. C. WILDISH BE ACCEPTED. I I , I I I I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BID OF T. C..WILDISH, BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE.PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH T. C. WILDISH FOR THE PAVING OF DONALD STREET FROM PEARL STREET TO 37TH AVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,865.28. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. I e I . 1 e I e 81~ e 1 NAME OF BIDDER 3-!" ASPHALTIC CONC. PAVING 5" ASPHALTIC CONC. PAVING 7" CONCRETE PAVING PAVING 18TH AVE. FROM CHARNELTON TO WASHINGTON STREET T. C. WI LD I SH STANTON PAYNE INTER CI TV FRED STUBBERT 21,833.95 (LOW) 23,069.05 23,886.90 25;265.55 26,518.80 ALL BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY.A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND. CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID OF T. C. WILDISH BE ACCEPTED. e IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BID OF T. C. WILDISH, BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH T. C. WILDISH FOR THE PAVING OF 18TH AVENUE FROM CHARNELTON TO WASHINGTON STREET IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,833.95. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. WIDENING BROADWAY FROM ALLEY BET. OLIVE AND CHARNELTON FROM 8TH TO BROADWAY 1 T. C. WI LD I SH FRED STUBBERT 2,960.29 (LOW 3,772.33 BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND. CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID OF T. C. WILDISH BE ACCEPTED. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE SID OF T. C..WILDISH, BEING TH~ BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFIC€RS AUTHORIZED '0 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH T. C. WILDISH FOR THE WIDENING OF BROADWAY FROM THE ALLEY BETWEEN OLIVE AND CHARNEL TON STREET FROM 8TH AVENUE TO BROADWAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,960.29. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTl ON CARRI ED. OAK GROVE SANITARY SEWER , 4J WERNER, I NC. JESKE . UNI TED PACI FI C ' T. C. WILDISH $ 6,794.60 (LOW) 6,879.40 7,202.00 7,275.95 ALL BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND. CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID OF WERNER, INC. BE ACCEPTED. I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BID OF WERNER, INC., BEING. THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH WERNER, INC. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE OAK GROVE SANITARY SEWER IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,794.60. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. 5 COUNCILMAN SIEGENTHALER RAISED THE QUESTION OF THE COUNCIL POLICY WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE CITY PAY FOR THE COST OF ARTERIAL STREET CONSTRUCTION IN EXCESS OF 36 FEET IN WIDTH WHERE SUCH STREETS PASS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF THE CITY. HE TOOK THE POSITION THAT IT WOULD BE MORE EQUITABLE FOR THE CITY TO ALSO PAY THE ADDITIONAL COST OF HEAVY BASE PAVING OVER AND ABOVE THE COST OF THE NORMAL LIGHTER BASE RESIDENTIAL PAVING. e IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY OWEN JHAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE COUNCIL POLICY AND DETERMINE IF IT SHOULD BE CHANGED. MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE ARTERIAL STREET POLICY COMMITTEE WOULD CONSIST OF COUNCILMEN CONE, KOPPE AND BOOTH. COUNCILMAN KOPPE SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS THE CITY SHOULD ALSO PAY SOMETHING ON THE COST OF THE STREET TO COMPENSATE THE PROPERTY OWNER SINCE THE ARTERIAL ON WEST 18TH WILL RUN THE LENGTH OF SOME LOTS. HE REQUESTED THAT THE CITY MANAGER'FURNISH A PLAT OF THE 18TH WEST AND LINCOLN AREA TO SHOW THE LOTS. REPORTS OF OFFICERS 6 A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - RE: MONTHLY REPORTS, ETC. WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS rOLLOWS: 1 "THE VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS CONTINUE TO KEEP SLIGHTLY ABREAST OF THOSE ISSUED A YEAR AGO. THE PERMITS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1954 AMOUNT TO $373,700 FOR NEW BUILDINGS AND $96,423 FOR BUILDING REPAIRS, TOTALING $470,123 WHICH IS $11,048 IN EXCESS OF THE PERMITS ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL A YEAR AGO. e '. ~ r('l() ~/ U~ e DURING APRIL, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERE~ 53 ALARMS, 48 INSIDE OF THE CITY AND FIVE IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS. 'ESTIMATED LOSSES AMOUNTED TO $56,024.15. THE FIREMEN CLEANED AND PAINTED 120 HYDRANTS, AND DURING THE LION'S CLUB HOME SHOW THE DISASTER CAR AND ITS EQUIPMENT WAS PLACED ON DISPLAY AND EXPLAINED TO THE PUBLIC. 1 THE LIBRARIAN REPORTS THAT ON THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH, THE DAY TV CAME TO EUGENE, THE CIRCULATION WAS THE-SMALLEST DAILY RECORDED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, JUST 244 VOLUMES; HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, THE CIRCULATION RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION AMOUNTED TO 487 BOOKS FOR APRIL, Ig54 AS AGAINST 452 IN APRIL OF 1953. THE TOTAL CIRCULATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 12,678 WHICH EXCEEDED APRIL OF 1953 BY 1,127 VOLUMES, EVEN WITH LOCAL TV. You WILL NOTE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR APRIL, A COpy OF WHICH IS ON YOUR DESKS THAT THE.TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IS ABOVE THAT OF ONE YEAR AGO, AND REFLECTS FAVORABLY IN THAT THE ACCIDENTS ARE LOWER FOR THIS SAME PERIOD. As YET, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FATALITIES IN THE CITY SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ALERTED SO FAR AS O~HER ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS ARE CONCERNED, AND YOU WILL FIND THAT .CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES HAVE DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE MONTH. SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE JAIL IN RECENT WEEKS, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE INVITED TO - MAKE A VISIT AT ANY TIME. THIS LAST WEEK, MR. CLAUDE CHAMBERLAIN AND FATHER BASIL WERE APPOINTED AS CHAPLAINS OF THE JAIL." e IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 1 7 A REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD APRIL 29TH, 1954- RE: REQUEST OF C. E. McLEAN; PAVING PORTLAND FROM 24TH TO NORTH LINE OF FRAZIER-HYLAND ADDITION; PAVING ALLEY FROM ALDER TO KINCAID BETWEEN 22ND AND 23RD; PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH FROM CHARNELTON TO LINCOLN; PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND.HIGH FROM 6TH TO ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND-7TH; AND REQUEST FOR SEGREGATION OF ASSESSMENT LIEN WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENTi MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. WAS ALSO PRESENT FOR THE MEETING. CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER; CITY MR. TOM JAQUES OF THE EUGENE REGISTER GUARD . THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES OF THE COVNCIL MET ON THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO CONSIDER VARIOUS MATTERS WHICH HAD BEEN REFERRED. AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 26TH. THE COMMITTEE MADE A FIELD TRIP TO INSPECT SEVERAL SITES AND MET AFTERWARDS TO DISCUSS THESE MATTERS AND TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDA- TIONS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMM~TTEE ARE AS FOLLOWS: I. REQUEST OF C. E. McLEAN, 1224 WILLAMETTE STREET - AN INSPECTION OF THE ESTABLISH- MENT WHICH MR. McLEAN OPERATES, HAMBURGER HEAVEN, 1224 WILLAMETTESTREET, WAS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE. MR. McLEAN EXPLAINED THAT THEY DESIRE ~O ERECT A GLASS PARTITION IN THE FRONT Of. THEIR ESTABLISHMENT AT THIS ADDRESS. THIS PARTITION WOULD BE ABOUT 12 FEET IN LENGTH AND WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED OUT FROM THE BUILDING ABOUT FOUR FEET. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A SUPPORTING PARTITION AND WOULD BE SET BACK ONE FOOT UNDER THE PRESENT ROOF OVERHANG. 1 IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT MR. McLEAN A REVOCABLE PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THIS PARTITION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PARTITION COULD BE REMOVED IF NECESSARY AFTER A REASONABLE NOTICE. 2. PETITION ~OR PAViNG OF 16TH AVENUE WEST FROM FRIENDLY TO V~N BUREN - THE SITE OF THIS PROJECT WAS ALSO VISITED BY THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS NOTED FROM THE PETITION THAT 79% OF THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET WAS REPRESENTED ON THE PETITION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, AND THAT THE LANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD OWNED THE ENTIRE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET. IT WAS NOTED ALSO THAT THE COMMITTEE DID NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION AS TO WHETHER THE LANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD WAS IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT OR AGAINST IT. e IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PETITION BE. REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO CONSULT WITH THE LANE COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS REGARDING THE PROJECT. 3. PETITION FOR THE PAVING OF PORTLAND STREET FROM 24TH AVENUE TO THE NORTH LINE OF FRASIER-HYLAND ADDITION - THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT WAS INSPECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS NOTED THAT TH~ SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION FOR THE PAVING REPRESENTED ONLY 25.65% OF THE TOTAL FOOT FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT. IT WAS CALLED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMITTEE BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT A PROTESTING PETITION WAS ON HAND BEARING THE SIGNATURES OF A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PROPERTY OWNERS. I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT NO ACTION BE TAKEN ON THE PETITION FOR PAVING AT THIS TIME, OR UNTIL MORE PROPERTY OWNERS INDICATE THEIR DESIRE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT. e ~ 83~ e ~ 1 4. PETITION FOR PAVING THE ALLEY rROM ALDER TO KINCAID BETWEEN 22ND AND 23RD AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE INSPECTED THIS PROJECT AND NOTED THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE ALLEY WERE BUILT UP WITH IMPROVEMENTS AND THAT 74.87% OF THE PROPERTY WAS REPRESENTED ON THE PETITION. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COU~CIL AUTHORIZE AND PROCEED WITH THIS PROJECT. 5. PETITION FOR PAVING THE ALLEY BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH AND FROM CHARNELTON'TO LINCOLN STREET - THE COMMITTEE OBSERVED THAT THE EAST ONE-HALF OF THE ALLEY SERVED BUSINESS PROPERTIES BUT THAT THE WEST ONE-HALF OF THE ALLEY WAS IN THE REAR or RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THE PETITION SHOWED AN OWNERSHIP OF 47.49% OF oTHE PROPERTY AS BEING IN FAVOR "OF THE IMPROVEMENT. IT WAS THE FEELING OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS PETITION SHOULD BE HELD AT THE PRESENT TIME UNTIL MORE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS DESIRED THE IMPROVE- MENT. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO THE COUNCIL. e 6. PETITION FdR PAVING THE ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL STREET AND HIGH STREET FROM 6TH AVENUE TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUE - THE SITE OF THIS PROPOSED PAVING WAS ALSO IN- SPECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE PETITION REQUESTING THE IMPROVEMENT CONTAINED SIGNATURES REPRESENTINGo62.5% OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY. AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCE FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ENGINEER THAT THIS PAVING COULD BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CREATING ANY PARTICULAR DRAINAGE PROBLEM IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROJECT AND PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT. 1 7. REQUEST FOR SEGREGATION OF ASSESSMENT LIEN - THE APPLICATION FOR SEGREGATION OF ASSESSMENT LIEN SUBMITTED BY HENRY M. HUNTLEY WAS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE, AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SEGREGATION BE ALLOWED." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 8 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD APRIL 30, 1954 - RE: PLANNING COMMISSION LETTER; WATER WELL FOR EUGENE HOTEL; WATER USER CHARGE ON WELL INSTALLA- TIONS; REQUEST OF MR. EVONIUK FOR WAIVER; ANNEXATION, SCOTT & MERRILL; REQUEST FOR VARIANCE AT NORTH END OF JACKSON STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSQN; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTO~NEY; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. EUGENE REGISTER GUARD WAS ALSO PRESENT FOR THE MEETING. KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, OWEN; MR. TOM JAQUES or THE THE PUBLIC WORKS AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEES MET ON FRIDAY, APRIL 30; 1954. AFTER STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS MATTERS THAT WERE REFERRED, A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS WERE FORMULATED. THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1 I. A CITY PLANNING COMMISSION LETTER - RE: ANNEXATION - THE LETTER or THE"CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDATION UNDER DATE OF APRIL 9, 1954 WAS READ AND DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM CREATED BY THE ANNEXATION OF A PORTION or A WATER DISTRICT. IT FEELS, HOWEVER, THAT IT WOULD BE UNWISE TO ARBITRARILY ADOPT A POLICY ASSUMING THE OBLIGATIONS OF A PORTION OF A WATER DISTRICT ON ANNEXATION TO THE CITY, TO APPLY IN ALL FUTURE" ANNEXATIONS. IT rEELS THAT THE SUBJECT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED FURTHER. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS PROPOSAL BE SENT TO THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD FOR STUDY, AND THAT A JOINT MEETING WITH THE WATER BOARD OR DESIGNATED OFFICIALS BE ARRANGED TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. e 2. REQUEST TO INSTALL A WATER WELL FOR THE EUGENE HOTEL - THE REQUEST O~ C. "E. GORDINIER & SON TO DRILL A WATER WELL FOR THE EUGENE HOTEL WAS CONSIDERED AFTER INSPECTING THE SITE AND DISCUSSING THE PROJECT WITH THE MANAGER OF THE EUGENE HOTEL AND HIS ENGINEER. THE PROBLEM IS TO CONSTRUCT THE WELL SO THAT THE PIPE AND THE PUMP COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE WELL FOR SERVICING OR REPLACEMENT. THIS MAKES IT NECESSARY THAT THE WELL BE CONSTRUCTED JUST OUTSIDE THE WALL OF THE PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE HOTEL SO THAT THE PIPE AND .PUMP COULD BE REMOVED OUTSIDE Of THE WALL. IT WAS fiNALLY DECIDED ArTER DISCUSSION or THE MATTE~ WITH THE ENGINEER OF THE HOTEL THAT THE BEST SITE FOR THE WELL WOULD BE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PRESENT HOTEL STRUCTURE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION or THE COMMITTEE THAT THE EUGENE HOTEL BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO INSTALL A WELL AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THEIR PRESENT BUILDING ON THE ESTREME oWEST EDGE OF THE ALLEY PROVIDED THAT ANY DAMAGE TO THE ALLEY BE REPAIRED AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THERE BE NO OBSTRUCTION TO ALLEY TRArFIC DURING THE INSTALLATION Or THE WELL. 1 < < 3. WATER USER CHARGE ON WATER WELL INSTALLATIONS - IN CONNECTION WITH THE EUGENE HOTEL WATER WELL PROJECT, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE WHOLE PROBLEM or THIS DISCHARGE OF WELL WATER FROM AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS INTO THE CITY SEWERS. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY PROVIDE FOR A CHARGE ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE CHARGE MADE TO USERS Of WATER FROM THE CITY'S SYSTEM. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE REQUESTED TO SURVEY THIS SITUATION AND PROVIDE FOR A CHARGE FOR DISCHARGE or WATER INTO THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM. ~ e 4. REQUEST or MR. EVONIUK FOR A WAIVER - THE COMMITTEE VISITED THE S(TE Or THE BUILD- ING WHICH MR. EVONIUK PROPOSES TO CONVERT INTO RESIDENTIAL USE. IT NOTED THAT THE BUILD- ING IS LOCATED ON A LOT 3D' X 100' AND HAS ACCESS ONLY TO AN ALLEY, AND THAT THE LOT WAS CREATED BY TAKING THE REAR 30 FEET OF TWO 50 FOOT LOTS WHICH FRONT ON McMILLAN STREET. ~ qa U ,r, e AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION WHICH INCLUDED A REVIEW Of THE PETITIONS FOR AND AGAINST THE PROJECT AS WELL AS A CONSULTATION WITH ONE Of THE NEIGHBORS, IT WAS CON- CLUDED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE fOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF' THE CITY TO ALLOW THIS VARIANCE. IT IS THEREFORE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT MR. EVONIUK'S PETITION BE DENIEB fOR THE REASON THAT IT SUBSTANTIALLY FAILS TO MEET THE REQUI~EMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. 1 5. ANNEXATION OF THE WEST 100 FEET OF LOTS I AND 2, BLOCK 13 OF THE STOREY SUBDIVISION OF COLLEGE CREST ADDITION. THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 26TH AVENUE BETWEEN FRIENDLY STREET AND MONROE, WAS INSPECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AREA INCLUDED IN THIS REQUEST IS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BY 120 FEET. I~ IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of T~E COMMITTEE THAT THIS REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION -BE DENIED UNTIL THIS REQUEST COULD INCLUDE A LARGER AREA FOR ANNEXATION. IT IS ALSO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL ESTABLISH AS A POLICY THAT A REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION OF SI'NGLE LOTS OR SMALL AREAS BE UNACCEPTABLE TO THE_CITY UNLESS THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE WOULD BE TO THE ADVANTAGE Of THE CITY Of EUGENE. , . e 6. REQUEST fOR VARIANCE - BUILDING AT NORTH END OF JACKSON STREET - THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE REQUEST Of MR. ARTHUR C. JOHNSON OF JOHNSON, JOHNSON AND HARRANG fOR A TEMPORARY VARIANCE FOR A BUILDING LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF JACKSON STREET. THE BUI LDI NG WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A DAI RY BARN AND I TIS DESI RED THAT I T BE, APPROVED TO BE USED TO HOUSE A METAL PLATING PLANT. THE COUNCIL INSPECTED THIS BUILDING AND THE GENERAL VICINITY. 1 THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE IS THAT THIS REQUEST BE TABLED UNTIL THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS RECEIVED." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT Of THE PUBLIC WORKS AND JUDiCIARY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 9 A REPORT Of THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON ~AY 3, 1954 - RE: PURCHASE Of TRACTOR FOR AIRPORT DEPARTMENT; CAA LETTER REGARDING AIRPARK; REQUEST FOR CARD TABLE LICENSE; CURB SPACE FOR HORSES; TRAFFIC IN AREA Of LINCOLN AND LAWRENCE BETWEEN 7TH AND 11TH AVENUE; LIMITED PARKING REQUEST AT 455 EAST BROADWAY~ PEDESTRIAN P~ASING OF SIGNAL AT BROADWAY & WILLAMETTE STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: '.' IIPRESENT: MAYciR JOHNSON; COUNC'ILMEN SIEGENTHALER, WATSON, CONE; CITY MANAGER; CITY TRAFfIC'ENGINEER; ACTING AIRPORT MANAGER AND CITY RECORDER. THE PUBLIC SAfETY AND AIR- PORT.COMMITTEES MET AT NOON ON MONDAY, MAY 3RD TO CONSIDER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON VARIOUS MATTERS THAT HAD BEEN REfERRED BY THE COUNCIL. THE fOLLOWING SUBJECTS WERE CON- SIDERED: I. PURCHASE Of TRACTOR FOR THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT - THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTED PER- MISSION TO PURCHASE A LIGHT ALL-PURPOSE TRACTOR AND ATTACHMENTS FOR.USE BY THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT. HE EXP~AINED THAT THE GENERAL WORK Of CUTTING GRASS ALONG THE RUNWAYS AND AROUND THE LIGHTS, THE SWEEPING OF THE RUNWAYS AND GENERAL GRADING AND OTHER MISCELLA- NEOUS JOBS REQUIRED THIS TYPE Of EQUIPMENT. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED TO PURCHASE THE TRACTOR FOR THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT AND THAT SEALED BIDS BE CALLED FOR THE fURNISHING OF SUCH A TRACTOR TO THE CITY. 1 2. C.A.A. LETTER REGARDING THE EUGENE AIRPARK - A LETTER FROM MR. DREW OF THE SEATTLE OFFICE OF CAA RELATIVE TO EUGENE'S AIRPORT PROBLEM WAS READ AND DISCUSSED BY THE COM- MITTEE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE THAT THE LETTER BE RECEIVED AND 'PLACED 'ON FILE. e 3. REQUEST OF LEON'S CIGAR STORE fORA CARD TABLt LICENSE - IT ~AS EXPLAINED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT MR. LEON FORMERLY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KINGMAN'S CIGAR STORE AND WANis ~O OPERATE A NEW ESTABLISHMENT CALLED LEO~'S CIGARnSTORE AT 40 WEST SEVENTH AVENUE. HE WAS REQUESTING A CARD TABLE LICENSE FOR THIS NEW ESTABLISHMENT. IT IS THE RECOMMENDA- TION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT THE LICENSE BE GRANTED AS REQUESTED. 4. CURB SPACE RESERVED fOR HORSES AT EAST PARK AND 8TH AVENUE - THE CITY MANAGER INDI- CATED THAT HIS OffiCE HAD CHECKED ON ORDINANCE No. 8798 REGARDING THE RESERVING Of THE TWO PARKING STALLS JUST SOUTH Of 8TH AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE Of EAST PARK fOR THE USE Of HORSES ONLY. HE INDICATED THAT THE ORDINANCE SPECifiES THAT HORSES MAY BE TETHERED AT SUCH PLACE fROM 5:00 A.M. TO I I :00 P.M. OF ANY DAY, AND THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TETHER A HORSE ELSEWHERE ON THE CITY STREETS. THIS ORDINANCE EXPLAINS ,THAT HORSES MAY BE ON THE STREETS ,AS LONG AS THEY ARE IN DIRECT CONTROL OF THEIR OWNERS OR SOME PERSON LAWFULLY IN CHARGE Of THEM. THE DATE Of THE ORDINANCE WAS JULY, 1944. 1 HE INDICATED fURTHER THAT FROM ALL APPEARANCES THE NEED fOR THESE SPACES FOR HORSES HAS CEASED TO EXIST AND THAT CONVERTING THESE TO THE USE OF VEHICLES WOULD FILL A MORE PRACTICAL NEED. IT WAS THEREfORE HI~ RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PERTINENT SECTION OF ORDINANCE No. 8798 RESERVING THE AREA fOR HORSES BE DELETED, AND THAT,TWO-HOUR METERS BE INSTALLED TO PROVIDE FOR VEHICULAR PARKI~G. IT IS THE RECOMME~DATION Of THE PU~LIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT'THE PROPOSAL OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BE APPROVED. 5. TRAFfiC IN THE GENERAL AREA OF LINCOLN AND LAWRENCE BETWEEN 7TH AND 11TH AVENUES - IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND MR. KIES, THE TRAFfiC ENGINEER, THAT THE e ~ -~p~ ba e 1 ACCIDENT RECORDS ON THIS AREA INDICATE A CONSISTENCY OF FREQUENT ACCIDENTS IN THIS AREA AND IT IS THEIR SUGGESTION THAT PERHAPS THIS SITUATION COULD BE CLEARED UP BY MAKING LINCOLN STREET A STOP STREET BETWEEN 7TH AVENUE AND 11TH AVENUE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE INVESTI- GATE THIS SUGGESTION fURTHER FOR A DEFINITE RECOMMENDATION AT THE MEETING ON MAY 24TH. 6. REQUEST Of MR. LYNN HARRIS, ECONOMY HOMES, 455 EAST BROADWAY - A REQUEST OF MR. LYNN HARRIS, WHOSE OFFICE LOCATION WILL BE AT THE ECONOMY HOMES AT 455 EAST BROADWAY, WAS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE. HIS REQUEST WAS fOR LIMITED PARKING IN fRONT OF THIS ADDRESS TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS AND TO ELIMINATE SOLID, ALL-DAY PARKING. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE SITE BE INSPECTED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THAT A RECOMMENDATION BE fORMULATED FOR THE NEXT MEETING. e 7. PEDESTRIAN PHASING OF SIGNAL AT BROADWAY & WILLAMETTE STREET - THE SUBJECT Of THE PEDESTRIAN PHASING Of THE TRAffiC SIGNAL AT BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE WAS BROUGHT UP FOR DISCUSSION BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT A STUDY OF THE INTER- SECTION AT BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE HAD BEEN MADE TO DETERMINE THE fEASIBILITY OF A SEPARATE PEDESTRIAN PERIOD IN THE SIGNAL TIMING AT THIS INTERSECTION WHICH WOULD STOP MOVEMENT OF VEHI.CLES AND PERMIT PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN ALL DIRECTIONS DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS PEDESTRIAN PHASING IS COMMONLY REfERRED TO AS THE "SCRAMBLE SYSTEM." 1 THE SUBJECT Of THE TRAFfiC ENGINEER'S REPORT WAS GI'VEN FURTHER DISCUSSION AND IT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PEDESTRIAN PHASING WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL AT BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE PROVIDED IT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND PROPERLY PUBLICIZED. THE COST WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,000.00. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THIS INSTALLATION AT BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE STREET'TO BE PLACED IN OPERATION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AND THAT IT BE UNDERTAKEN ON A TRIAL BASIS fOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME." IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY CONE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND AIRPORT COMMITTEES BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MAY 5, 1954- RE: CORPORATE RESOLUTION - AGREEMENT WITH FIRST NATIONAL BANK; ENLARGEMENT OF WASHINGTON PARK RECREATION CENTER; REVISION OF MILK ORDINANCE; AND DEED FROM DR. EVA JOHNSON WAS SUB- MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON, AND OWEN; CI'TY MANAGER; C!'TY ATTORNEY'; MEAT & MI LK INSPECTOR'; DI RECTOR: OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE CITY RECORDER. 'THE FINANCE & HEALTH ~ RECREATION COMMITTEES MET ON MAY 5, 1954 TO DISCUSS A NUMBER Of THINGS HELD OVER IN THE COMMITTEE FIGES AND TO DIS- CUSS CURRENT REQUESTS REFERRED BY THE COUNCIL. THE ITEMS CONSIDERED AND THE RECOMMENDA- TIONS OF ~HE COMMITTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1 I. CORPORATE RESOLUTION - RE: SPECI AL DEPOSI TORY AGREEMENT WI TH' THE FI RST NATIONAL BANK - THE FORM OF RESOLUTION REQUESTED BY THE BANK'AND THE FORM SD-160 (AGREEMENT: SPECIAL DEPOSITORY) WERE REVIEWED BY THE COMM4TTEE. IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CI~Y MANAGER. AND FINANCE OFfiCER THAT THE AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION HAD BEEN STUDIED BY THEM AND BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. IT WAS THEIR FEELING THAT PARAGRAPHS I, 4, AND 5 SHOULD BE STRICKEN FROM THE FORM SD-160, AND THAT THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO SIGNING THE AGREEMENT WITH THESE DELETIONS. IT WAS ALSO THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CORPO- RATE RESOLUTION BE APPROVED DESIGNATING THE FINANCE OFFICER AND MISS ERNESTINE SCHAFFNER THE ASSISTANT TREASURER, TO ACT IN BEHALF OF THE CITY WITH RESPEC~ TO PARAGRAPH 7 OF THE AGREEMENT. IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE FORM OF RESOLUTION SHOULD BE ALTERED TO SHOW AUTHO- RIZATION ONLY FOR ENTERING INTO THE AGREEMENT SD-160 AS AMENDED. e THE FINANCE OFFICER EXPLAINED THAT A CHANGE WAS BEING MADE IN THE MECHANICS OF MAKING THE DAILY DEPOSIT SO THAT THE DEPOSITORY BAG WOULD NOT BE OPENED BY THE BANK. THE BAG WILL BE OPENED AT THE BANK BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND THE DEPOSIT WILL BE COUNTED AND A RECEIPT PREPARED IN THE PRESENCE OF THAT REPRESENTA- TIVE. THIS ARRANGEMENT MAKES IT UNNECESSARY TO INCLUDE PARAGRAPHS I, 4 AND 5 IN THE AGREEMENT. IT '15 THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT THE RESOLUTION AS REVISED BE ADOPTED. 1 2. A"PETITION FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE WASHINGTON STREET PARK RECREATION CENTER BUILDING - THE PETITION TO ENLARGE THE BUILDING AT WASHINGTON STREET PARK WAS SIGNED BY 94 CITIZENS OF EUGENE, PRESUMABLY MEMBERS OF THE GOLDEN AGE CLUB, WAS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE. ArTER SOME DISCUSSION, IT WAS THE EXPRESSION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE WASHINGTON PARK RECREATION BUILDING AND THE PARK IS A COMMUNITY FACILITY, AND NOT INTENDED TO BE ADEQUATE FOR CITY-WIDE ACTIVITIES. e IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE THAT THE MATTER OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR INDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES BE REFERRED TO ,HE C"y MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR STUDY AND FOR A RECOMMENDATION. IT IS A SUGGESTION OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT HIS OFFICE MAKE INQUIRY AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SECURING THE USE OF THE RECREATION BUILDING IN THE SKINNER'S BUTTE HOUSING PROJECT. .....1 rS6 3. REVISION OF THE MILK ORDINANCE - THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED REVISION OF THE MILK ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MEAT AND MILK INSPECTOR. IT WAS THEIR EXPLANATION THAT THE REVISION PROPOSED WAS TO BRING THE ORDINANCE IN LINE WITH A RECENT REVISION IN THE STATE LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULA- TIONS WHICH CHANGED THE UNIT OF ALLOCATION TO MILK PRODUCERS FROM "BUTTERFAT" TO "PER HUNDRED WEIGHT OF MILK". THIS CHANGE, IT WAS EXPLAINED, WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF ARRIVING AT OUR LICENSE RATE FROM 1/4 CENT PER POUND OF BUTTERFAT TO 9/10 OF .ONE CENT PER ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OF MILK. THIS REVISION IS COMPUTED TO PROVIDE THE SAME FEE WHICH RESULTS FROM THE APPLIC~TION OF THE RATE OF 1/4 CENT PER POUND OF BUTTERFAT. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE THAT THE REVISED ORDINANCE BE GIVEN FIRST READING ON MAY 10TH, AND THAT THE ORDINANCE BE CONSIDERED FOR PASSAGE AT A HEARING ON MA~ 24TH. IT IS SUGGESTED fURTHER THAT THE INDUSTRY BE NOTIFIED OF THIS PROPOSED CHANGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER MAY 10TH. 4. DEED FROM DR. EVA JOHNSON - THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE WAS INFORMED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CI~Y ATTORNEY THAT TME DEED TENDERED TO THE CITY Of EUGENE BY DR. EVA JOHNSON COVERING A PARCEL OF PROPERTY ON THE RIVER BANK NEAR THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE WAS IN POSSESSION Of THE CITY OF EUGENE, BUT HAD NOT BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE CITY. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT SOME ACTION BE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE DEED. AfTER DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER, A RECOMMENDATION WAS FORMULATED PROVIDING THAT THE CITY ~TJ:OR~EY NOTIFY DR. JOHNSON BY LETTER THAT THE CITY CANNOT ACCEPT THE DEED AS NOW DRAWN, BUT THAT THE CITY WOULD ACCEPT A DEED CONVEYING THE PROPERTY FOR PARK P~RPOSES, AND PERMITTING THE.INSTALLATLON Of A MEMORIAL PLAQUE IN MEMORY OF DR. JOHNSON'S MOTHER." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEES BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. WITH RESPECT TO I~EM 4 OF THE REPORT - RE: DEED FROM DR. EVA JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN SIEGENTHALER STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION THE COUNCIL SHOULD NEGOTIATE fOR THE DEED fOR "PUBLIC PURPOSES" INSTEAD OF "PARK PURPOSES." 10 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MAY 6, 1954 - RE: OFfER OF MRS. ANDY GRIENER FOR PURCHASE OF LkND; REQUEST OF JOHNSON, JOHNSON & HARRANG FOR BUILDING USE VARIANCE; PETITION FOR PAVING 16TH AVENUE WEST FROM FRIENDLY TO VAN BUREN; PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH fROM CHARNELTON TO LINCOLN; AND REZONING Of PROPERTY ALONG 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES IN CAMPBELL'S 1ST ADDITION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNCI L'MEN CRUMBAKER, KOPPE, S-I EGENTHALER; CI TY MANAGER; CI'TY ENGINEER AND C TY RECORDER. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMI~TEE OF THE COUNCIL MET ON THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1954. THE MEETING INCLUDED AN INSPECTION TRIP TO VIEW THE TRACT OF LAND, ABOUT 19 ACRES, OWNED BY THE CITY LOCATED AL~NG THE DIVERSION DITCH OF AMAZON CREEK. THE MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE, AND THE ACTION SUGGESTED IS AS fOLLOWS: I. OFFER OF MRS. ANDY W. GRIENER FOR PURCHASE OF L~ND ALONG THE AMAZON CHANNEL -. THE ~OMMITTEE INSPECTED THIS CITY-OWNED PROPERTY ALONG THE AMAZON CHANNEL ON THE FIR BUTTE ROAD. IT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATE~Y 18.94 ACRES AND WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY IN CON- NECTION WITH THE SECURING OF THE RIGHT Of WAY FOR THE AMAZON DIVERSION DITCH. IT WAS NECESSARY TO BUY THIS PROPERTY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SECURE THE PROPERTY NEEDED FOR THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE DITCH. INFPRMATION CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE WAS THAT THE PROPERTY PURCHASED COST THE CITY ABOUT $350.00 AN ACRE, WHICH COST INCLUDED SEVERANCE DAMAGES. IT WAS EXPRESSED BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHO INSPECTED THE PROPERTY THAT A REASONABLE FIGURE ON THE LAND IN THAT VICINITY SHOULD BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $150~00 PER ACRE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS PARCEL Of CITY-OWNED LAND BE ~DVERTISED FOR SALE AND THAT NO BIDS BE RECEIVED FOR AN AMOUNT LESS THAN $2,700.00. 2. A REQUEST OF JOHNSON, JOHNSON & HARRANG FOR A BUILDING USE VARIANCE - THE ACTION Of THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON THIS REQUEST AT ITS MEETING ON MAY 4TH WAS DISCUSSED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PRO- POSAL THAT A VARIANCE BE GRANTED FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOR THE USE REQUESTED BE APPROVED AND THAT THE USE AF,TER THE ONE YEAR PERIOD BE ON THE BASIS OF A REVOCABLE PERMIT. 3. PETITION FOR THE PAVING OF 16TH AVENUE WEST FROM FRIENDLY TO VAN BUREN - IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT NO ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES COULD BE SECURED ON THIS PETITION BUT THAT 100 PER CENT OF THE PROPERTY HAD SIGNED THE PETITION WEST FROM FRIENDLY STREET TO, AND INCLUDING LOT 6, BLOCK 2, ENGLEWOOD ADDITION. ~ e H 1 e 1 ~ '. 1 - 1 e 8 F'"1-" ,t/ e I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNTY BE NOTifiED THAT 100 PER CENT Of THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHSI DE fROM FRI ENDLY STREET WEST TO AND I NCLU,OI NG LOT 6, BLOCK 2, ENGLEWOOD ADDITION HAVE SIGNED THE PETITION REQUESTING THE IMPROVEMENT BY PAVING, AND REQUESTING THE COUNTY TO GIVE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO THE PROJECT IW BEHALf OF THE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH WHICH IS OWNED BY THEM. 4. PETI TI ON FOR PAVI NG ALLEY BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH AVE'NUE FROM CHARNEL TON TO LI NCOLN _ THIS PETITION WAS ALSO RE-SUBMiTTED TO THE COMMITTEE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OfFICE WITH THE REPORT THAT NO ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES COULD BE SECURED FROM THE OWN~RS Of ABUTTING PROPERTY. IT WAS REPORTED BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT A BLOCK OF THIS PROPERTY WHICH IS NOT REPRESENTED ON THE PETITION IS PRESENTLY UP FOR SALE AND THE PRESENT OWNER DOES NOT FAVOR THE I MPROVEMENT AT TH IS TI ME. I TIS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS PETITION BE TABLED UNTIL THIS PAVING IS REQ,UESTED BY THE OWNERSHI P Of AT. LEAST 51 PER CENT OF THE PROPERTY. e 5. REZONING Of PROPERTY ALONG 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES IN CAMPBELL'S 1ST ADDITION _ A ZONING MAP Of THIS AREA WAS AGAIN STUDIED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THE SUBJECT DISCUSSED. THE AR.EA HAD BEEN STUDIED. PR-EVIOUSLY BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE GROUND ON TWO D.IFFERENT OCCASIONS. AfTER fURTHER DISCUSSIO~ OF PLANS FOR REZONING, IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO CONTINUE THE HEARING AND THAT A JOINT MEETING BE HELD WITH THE PUBL-IC WORKS COMMITTEE Of THE COUNCIL AND A COMMITTEE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION." IT WAS MOVED B~ CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPOR~ OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED~ MOTION CARRIED. I II A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MAY 7, 1954 - RE: REVISION OF RATES fOR OUTSID~ FIRE PROTECTION; AND ~ARKING AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNC.ILMEN SIEGE,NTHALER AND CONE.; CITY MANAGER AND TRAFF"IC E.NGINEER. THE PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE MET ON FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1954 TO dNVESTIGATE AND DISCUSS A NUMBER OF MATTERS PERTAINING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE ITEMS DISCUSSED AND THE RECOM- MENDATIONS Of THE COMMITTEE ARE AS fOLLOWS: e' I. REVISION OF RATES fOR OUTSIDE FIRE PROTECTION - THE MATTER WAS BROUGHT UP AND THE CITY MANAGER FURNISHED A COMPARISON OF PRESENT DAY AND PAST COSTS. AfTER A WHOR0UGH DISCUSSION, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE RATE F"OR OUTSIDE FIRE PROTECTION BE INCREASED FROM SIX TO SEVEN MILLS. 2. PARKING AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS - TH( COMMITTEE VISITED THREE DIFFERENT SITES CON- CERNED WITH TRAFfiC PROBLEMS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. To MAKE LINCOLN A THROUGH STREET F"ROM 7TH AVENUE TO 11TH AVENUE BY THE INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS ON 8TH AVENUE, BROADWAY AND 10TH AVENUE. B. To ESTABLISH A TWO-HOUR PARKING ZONE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY FROM FERRY STREET WEST TO THE BEGINNING Of THE CURVE CONNECTING BROADWAY AND MI LL STREET. I C. To DENY THE REQUEST OF THE MID-STATE DENTAL SUPPLY COMPANY FOR AN ADDITIONAL LOADI NG ZONE ON THE EAST SI DE OF PEARL S.TREET SOUTH OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN BROADWAY AND 10TH AVENUE. e D. To DENY THE REQUEST fOR THE REMOVAL Of PARKING fROM THE ONE PARKING STALL LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF WILLAMETTE STREET NORTH Of 13TH AVENUE LYING BETWEEN THE EXIT AND ENTRANCE DRIVEWAY FOR THE PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE HAMBURGER HEAVEN RESTAURANT." IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY CONE ~HAT THE .REPORT ~f THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. 12 A REPORT Of THE PUBLIC- WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MAY 10, 1954 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: RE: BIDS ON STREET AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS; SIDEWALK ON NORTH SIDE Of 23RD AVENUE BETWEEN HILYARD AND UNIVERSITY, ONYX AND EMERALD STREET; BID OPENING fOR CON- CESSION AT SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK. "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON AND OwEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER; DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE ~ITY RECORDER. A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEES WAS HELD AT NOON ON MONDAY, MAY 10TH fOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING A NUMBER Of ,PUBLIC WORKS BIDS AND ALSO A BID rOR THE OPERATION or A CONCESSION IN SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK FOR THE SUMMER Of 1954. THE ITEMS CONSIDERED AND THE ACTION TAKEN ARE AS FOLLOWS: I I, " Ii ii II I, e il II I! II I; Ii ~ I 8t-., a e I. PUBL1C WORKS BIDS ON STREETS AND SEWERS OPENED MAY 7, 1954. - THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE STUDIED THE BIDS FOR FOUR STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND ONE SANITARY SEWER PROJECT, AND ANALYZED THE TABULATION OF THE BIDS WHICH WERE SUBMITTED. THE STREET BIDS WERE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 17TH AVENUE FROM AGATE STREET TO FAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD; DONALD STREET FROM PEARL STREET TO 37TH AVENUE; 18TH AVENUE FROM CHARNEL TON STREET TO WASHINGTON STREET (A CROSS-TOWN STREET); AND THE WIDENING OF BROAD~AY FROM THE ALLEY BETWEEN. OLIVE STREET AND CHARNEL TON STREET TO CHARNEL TON STREET AND CHARNELTON FROM BROADWAY TO 8TH AVENUE. THE SEWER PROJECT 15 A SEWER ON OAK GROVE DRIVE. I IT 15 THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THAT THE BIDS BE AWARDED ON THESE- JOB.S TO THE LOW BI DOERS AS FOLLOWS: A. 17TH AVENUE FROM AGATE TO FAIRMOUNT BLVD. TO STANTON PAYNE AT $23,876.50 FOR 3-1/2 INCHES OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING. THIS 15 A UNIT COST OF $6.60 PER FRONT FOOT. B. DONALD STREET FROM PEARL TO 37TH AVENUE TO T. C. WIL~ISH AT $6,865.28 FOR 3-1/2 I NCHES OF ASPHALT I C CONCRETE PAV I NG. TH I S I S A UN I T COST OF $.6.00 PER FRONT FOOT. e C. 18TH AVENUE FROM CHARNELTON STREET TO WASHINGTON STREET TO A COST OF $21,833.95 FOR 5 INCHES OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING. COST OF $8.60 FOR A 36 FOOT WIDTH, OR 9.80 FO.R A 42 FOOT WIDTH.. T. C. WILDISH AT THIS IS. A UNIT D. WIDENING OF BROADWAY FROM THE ALLEY BETWEEN OLIVE AND CHARNELTON TO CHARNELTON AND CHARNELTON RROM BROADWAY TO 8TH TO T. C. WIL~ISH AT $2,960.29. THIS ISA UNIT COST OF $7.00 PER FRONT FOOT. 1 E. THE OAK GROVE SEWER TO K. C. WERNER, INC. AT $6,794.60. TKIS IS A COST OF $3.75 A LINEAL FOOT. 2. SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 23RD ~VENUE - BETWEEN HILYARD STREET AND UNIVERSITY STREET, ONYX STREET AND EMERALD STREET - THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER ON THIS SIDEWALK PROJECT AND TOOK NOTE THAT A SUBSTANT-IAL NUMBER OF THE. PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG 23RD AVENUE DESI RE TH I S IMPROVEMENT. I TIS THERE- FORE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE FINAL' READING TO COUNCIL BILL 171 I TO INITIATE THIS PROJECT. " .3. B1D OPENING ON A CONCESSION AT SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK - IT WAS REPORTED BY THE. CITY MANAGER THAT ONE BID WAS RECEIVED FOR OPERATING A CONCESSION AT SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK FOR THE SUMMER OF 1954. THE BID, IN ADDITION TO LISTING THE PRICES WHICH WOULD BE CHARGED FOR VARIOUS CONFECTIONERY ITEMS, INDICATED THAT THE BIDDER WOULD PAY. THE CITY THE LU~P SUM OF $220.00 FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF OPERATING THE CONCESSION BETWEEN THE DATES OF MAY 15 AND NOVEMBER I, 1954. IT 15 THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE THAT THE OPERATION OF A CONCESSION IN SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK FOR THE. PERIOD OF MAY 15TH TO NOVEMBER I, 1954 BE AWARDED TO JOHN P. PORTER, 2225 G STREET, SPRINGFIELD, OREGON, UNDER THE SPECIFICATIONS IN THE CALL FOR BIDS." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 13 THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS FOR PACKAGE STORE, CLASS B BEER LICENSES, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE SUBMITTED: SAFEWAY STORES INC., 1840 E. 13TH AVENUE FI SCHERS GROCERY, 1065 E. 20TH - MERLE G. AND MARGARET G. FI SCHER - IT WAS MOVED BY CONE, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT THE APPLICATIONS, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 14 AN APPLICATION FOR k GARBAGE HAULERS LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY RAY A. DAMROW, OREGON GARBAGE SERVICE, 332 ARCADIA DRIVE. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CONE THAT THE APPL'ICATION BE APPRQVED. MOTION CARRIED. 15 A PETITION TO REZONE THE WEST SIDE OF WILLAMETTE STREET FROM ONE LOT NORTH OF 18TH AVENUE TO THE NORTH LINE OF '19TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED, REZONING FROM R-3 MULTIPLE FAMILY TO C-R'COMMERCIAk-RESID~NTIAL. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CONE THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE NECESSARY RESOLUTION AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION ON JULY 6TH. MOTION CARRIED. 1- 16 COMMUNICATION FROM THE RECREATION COMMISSION - RE: PARK AND PLAYGROUND FACILITIES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e ~ e 89~ I e 1 'e' I e I e 17 - ,,- I: L I, I: I' I: ~ ~~-~~ - ._-~ ~~ -~~ ~----- ~ -, ---~ --T "THE EUGENE RECREATION COMMISSION AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD MARCH 30TH RECEIVED I AND DISCUSSED A SPECIAL REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMITTEE OF THE COMMISSION PERTAIN- ING TO THE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARK AND PLAYGROUND FACILITIES ON A PORTION OF THE AIRPARK AREA ADJACENT TO 18TH AND CHAMBERS STREET. IT WAS NOTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT THAT THERE ARE NO RECREATION AREAS OR FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO THE CHILDREN LIVING IN THE AREA FROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO CHAMBERS AND FROM 13TH AVENUE TO 3RD AVENUE. ALSO, THERE IS AN EVIDENT NEED FOR BASEBALL FIELDS ANa SOFTBALL FIELDS IN THIS AREA. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED AREAS IN EUGENE, AND THE NEED FOR RECREATION FACILITIES IS EVIDENT. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION AND CONSIDE~ATION, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH IT FEELS WOULD' NOT ONLY PROVIDE FOR THE NECESSARY RECREATION FACILITIES NEEDED IN THIS AREA, BUT SUCH A PLAN IF ADOPTED WOULD BE A GREAT SAVING TO THE TAXPAYERS OF EUGENE. I. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE WHATEVER STEPS ARE N~CESSARY TO ACQUiRE THE OLD LINCOLN SCHOOL SITE LOCATED AT 10TH AND MONROE STREET, AND FUNDS FROM THE TEN YEAR PARK DEVELOP- MENT PROGRAM BE USED TO DEVELOP THI S AREA AS A NE I GHBORHOOD PLAYGROUND. J TIS FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROJECT BE GIVEN IMMEDIATE CONSIDER.ATION AND THE ARE.A BE ACQUIRED AND DEVELOPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE~ 2. RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DEDICATE AND DEVELOP A PARK AREA NOT LESS THAN TEN ACRES IN SIZE IN THE AIRPARK AREA NORTH OF 18TH AVENUE AND EAST OF CHAMBERS STREET. 3. THE RECREATION COMMISSION NOT ONLY APPROVES, BUT WISHES TO ~O ON RECORD AS ~PPROVING AND COMMENDING THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 FOR THEIR RECENT ACTION TAKEN TO' JOIN~LY STUDY A PROPOSED PLAN TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE JOINTLY SCHOOL AND PARK ... ". AND RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES IN TH~ AIRPARK AREA NORTH OF 18TH AVENUE AND EAST OF CHAMBERS STREET THE AIRPARK HOUSING PROJECT AT 13TH AND CHAMBERS AND THE OLD LINCOLN SCHOOL SITE. SUCH A PLAN IS NOT ONLY IN DIRECT ACCORD WITH ITEMS I AND 2 OF THIS REPORT, BUT IS ALSO INCLUDED AS PART OF THE TEN YEAR PARK DEVELOPM~~T PROGRAM STUDIES AS CARRIED OUT BY THE EUGENE RECREATION COMMISSION AND THE EUGENE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. THE EUGENE RECREATION COMMISSION OFFERS ITS ASSIST~NCE TO THE CITY OF EUGENE IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE IN THE PLANNING FOR PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES IN THIS SECTION OF EUGENE." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED IN A FILE ON THE SUBJECT. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATION FROM CHARLES DREW - CAA - RE: EUGENE AIRPARK WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "I HAD HOPED TO WRITE TO YOU BEFORE THIS,RESPECTI~G OUR JOINT VISIT TO YOUR EUGENE AIRPARK AT THE TIME OF MY LAST TRIP TO EUGENE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. UPON MY RETURN TO SEATTLE, I HAD THE USUAL AMOUNT OF WORK WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED WHILE I WAS IN OREGON, AND THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY THE UNEXPECTED NECESSITY OF SPENDING ALMOST A WEEK IN Los ANGELES. AGAIN, UPON RETURNING FROM THAT TRIP J HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM OF TRYING TO CITCH UP ON THE WORK IN THE OFFICE. FROM A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE AND VARIOUS REFERENCES TO YOUR EUGENE AIRPARK AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY SHOULD TRY TO CONTINUE ITS EXISTENCE ON THE PRESENT SITE, CONSIDER ITS RELOCATION ON A POSSIBLE SITE ACRO?S THE RIVER, OR DISCONTINUE ITS OPERATION, SELL THE PROPERTY AND TRANSFER THE SMALL PLANE OPERATIONS NOW CONDUCTED OfF THAT STRIP TO YOUR LARGE AIR CARRIE~ MAHLON SWEET FI~LD, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH INfORMATION UPON WHICH TO BASE YOUR DECISION. THE PROJECTED GROWTH OF THE CITY AND THE ADJOINING URBAN AND SUBURBAN A~EAS, TOGETHER WITH PRESENTLY PROJECTED IMPROVEMENT OF THE DIRECT ACCESS FROM MAHLON SWEET FIELD TO THE HEART OF EUGENE AND CONNECTIONS TO SPRINGFIELD, ETC., WILL IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME OVERCOME THE PRESENT ADVANTAGE THAT THE AIRPARK HAS RESPECTING ACTUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER OF THE CITY. ALSO, THERE ARE AS YOU STATE THE. FACTS THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON HAS OFFICIALLY OBJECTED TO THE POSSIBLE RELOCATION OF THE CITY AIRPARK ACROSS THE RIVER FROM THE UNIVERSITY, AND THAT EVEN IN THAT COMPARATIVELY UNDEVELOPED AREA THERE HAVE BEEN OBJECTIONS VOICED FROM THE fEW PEOPEE IN THE VICINITY -- ALTHOUGH NOT VERY NEAR -- WHO HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THEY COULD COME TO SOME HARM THROUGH THE LOCA- TION OF AN AIRPORT NEARBY. IN ADDITION THERE IS NOT VERY MUCH QUESTION BUT WHAT MAHLON SWEET FIELD COULD HANDLE FOR A LONG TIME TO COME ALL OF THE OPERATIONS THAT COULD .CONCEIVABLY BE CONDUCTED FROM .. . THE PRESENT CITY AIRPARK WITHOUT OVERCROWDING; AND, IN FACT, ADDITIONAL UTILIZATION OF MAHLON SWEET BY ANY TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WOULD APPEAR DESIRABLE ~T THIS TIME, AS ITS USE ALMOST SOLELY BY SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER -- ALTHOUGH A REAL SERVICE TO THE CITY BOTH IN PASSENGERS AND IN MAIL -- IS QUITE LIMITED. AS TO THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS. FURTHER, THERE IS' WITHOUT ANY QUESTION LAND WITHIN THE APP~OACH TO THE ILS RUNWAY FROM THE NORTH IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PRESENT NORTH BOUNDARY OF MAHLON SWEET FIELD WHICH SHOULD BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF EUGENE PRIOR TO ANY POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD MAKE ITS ACQUISITION MORE EXPENSIVE AND MIGHT OTHERWISE BECOME A SERIOUS DETRIMENT TO A FULL UTILIZATION OF THE PRESENT LENGTH RUNWAY, AND ALSO IT COULD BE EXPECTED THE PRESENT RUNWAY SHOULD BE EXTENDED IN LENGTH TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHANGING EQUIP- MENT IN THE FUTURE. ~ rrr' dd e CERTAINLY, UTILI ZATION OF MONIES RECEIVED FROM THE CONTEMPLATED SALE OF THE CITY AI RPARK 'PROPERTY CO'ULD, I TIS: BELl EVED, BE WI SELY I NVESTED IN THE AFOREMENTI ONED ACQ01SITION OF LAND A~JACENi TO MAHLON SWEET FIELD AND FURTHER tMPROVEMENTS IN THE ENTRANCE ROAD; AUTOMOBILE PARKING AREAS, ACCESS ROAD TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATORS' AREAS, PRIVATE PLANE PARKING AREAS AND PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY AIRPLANE PARKING APRONS AND TAXIWAY CONNECTIONS THERETO. ALL dF ~HE' ABOVE, IF WISELY AND ECONOMICALLY PLANNED AND UTILIZED BY BUSINESS AND LIGHT PLANE OWNERS, OPERATORS, ETC., SHOULD IN THE COURSE OF TIME SHOW A RETURN TO THE CITY IN THE FORM OF BETTER SERVICE AND GREATER UTI~IZATION OF ITS MAJOR AIRPORT AND QUITE POSSIBLY AT LESS ANNUAL COST TO THE CITY THAN THE PRESENT SPLI T OPERATI ON. IN SUMMATION, THE PROBLEM IS THE CITY'S PROBLEM AND CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED SATISFACT- ORILY TO THE CITY OF EUGENE THROUGH PROPER EVALUATION OF ALL THE FACTORS BEARING ON THE PROBLEM BY THE OFFICIALS CONCERNED, WHICH I AM SURE WOULD BE THE CASE UNDER THE CITY'S EXCELLENT ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF." IT WAS MOVED 'BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 18 COMMUNICATION FROM PERCY W. BROWN & CO. - RE: BoeKS FOR CITY'D~ tUGENE FOR QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 1954 FOUND IN ORDER AND ALL CASH PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR WAS SUBMITTED." 19 IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY WATSON THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATION FROM MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KREINBRING, 212, W. 37TH -,RE: REQUEST FOR THOROUGHFARE ON WEST 38TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SliGENTHALER THAT THE COMMUNICATION B~ REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.MoTIO~ CARRIED. 20 COUNCILMAN CONE INTRODUCED THE SUBJECT OF THE PURPORTED LICENSE APPLICATION FOR A DOG RACING FACILITY IN OR NEAR EUGENE. HE INDICATED THAT A HEARING WAS TO BE HELD ON THE MATTER BEFORE THE RACING COMMISSION IN PORTLAND ON MAY 12TH AND HE FELT THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING AND TAKE A STAND OPPOSING THE GRANTING OF SUCH LICEN'SE. 21 22 IT WAS MOVED BY CONE, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT THE COUNCIL RE-AFFIRM ITS POSITION AS SET FORTH IN THE RESOLUTION OF MAY, 1953, AND REQUES'T THAT THE LlCENS'E BE DENIED AND THAT THE COUNCIL BE REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN WATSON AND COUNCILMAN CONE WERE DESIGNATED TO REPRESENT THE COUNCIL AT THE HEARING. A COMMUNICATION FROM RAY F. SIEGENTHALER - RE: CONVALESCENT AND REST HOMES IN EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BRING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, AND PARTICULARLY BEFORE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITT~E, THE PROBLEM RAISED BY THE DANGEROUS CONDITION OF SOME OF THE CONVALESCENT AND REST HOMES IN EUGENE. SOME OF THESE ARE KNOWN' TO BE FIRE TRAPS, AND THE MATTER HAS BEEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT OTHER TIMES, ON THE REQUEST OF THE FIRE CHIEF. OBVIOUSLY, I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, BECAUSE I HAVE NOT INSPECTED THESE PLACES. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE FIRE CHIEF AND BUILDING INSPECTOR BE REQUESTED TO GATHER ALL THE DATA THEY CAN ON THE EXISTING BUILDINGS USED FOR THESE PURPOSES AND THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT THE CITY SHOULD REQUIRE. THEN THE MATTER CAN BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE PUBLIC S~FETY COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION. MR. MAX DUDLEY OF THE LANE COUNTY ~ELFARE COMMISSION IS QUITE WILLING TO WORK WITH US ON THIS." IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY' OWEN THAT IT BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. PETITION OF PEOPLE NEAR THE RI~E~VIEW AREA ON THE SOUTH FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY WAS SUBMITTED, AND REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE TO BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE GLENWOOD ANNEXATION PETITION. ORDINANCES 2~ COUNCIL BILL No. 171 I - RE: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS ON 23RD AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 26, 1954, AND SECOND AND THIRD READINGS ON APRIL 26, 1954 WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. ~ IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNtlLBILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAG(. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10425. I I j, I I ~ I II 11 !I II I, ,i Ii :i !I Ii I ~ I I I! Ii :, II I' " 1 e 1 . 1 e ;j ,! I e e ~-~ 91 ~-~~ --_._._---~-- -----~------ - - . - - -- - ~---------- 1 e 1 . I e I e - ----- - - -- -- - - - -. - - ." --- -_._~- ---- -- --- ..-- ~ -- ~-- --~-- 24 COUNCIL BILL No. 1714 - RE: LEVYING ASSES~MENTS FOR MISCELLANEOUS SIDEWALK REPAIR, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN ~IRST READING ON APRIL 26, 1954 WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CON.IDERATION. CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON tiLE. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOT-ION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH 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 W~S MOVED BY CRUMB~KER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPRONED AND GIVt~tINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10426. 25 COUNCIL BILL No. 1717 - RE: VACATION OF A PORTION OF OAK GROVE DR-IVE, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN tlRST READING ON APRIL 26, 1954 WAS BROUGHT ON ~OR CONSIDERATION. IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED ey CRUMBAKER THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, AND REtERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMIT[EE, THE HEARING TO BE CONTINUED. MOTION CARRIED. 26 COUNCIL BILL No. 1718 - RE: REGULATION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON Ap~IL 26, 195~ WAS BROUGHT ~N FOR CONSIDERATION. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNAN~MOUS CONSENT O~ ~HE COUNCIL, THAT THE INDUSTRY BE NOTIFIED, AND tlNAL PASSAGE BE GIVEN ON MAY 24, 1954. MOTION CARRIED. 27 COUNCIL BILL No. 1720 - RE: PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREET FROM 6TH TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE tlRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Ot THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECON~ TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOQTH THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE. BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10427. COUNCIL BILL No. 1721 - RE: ADOPTING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH FROM 6TH TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUE WAS SUBMI-TTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN ~ULL. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Ot THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH 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 CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10428. 28 COUNCIL BILL No. 1722 - RE: PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN 22ND AND 23RD AVENUE FROM ALDER TO KINCAID STREET-WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Ot THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BUOTH THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT O~ THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. I T WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNC I L BI.LL BE APPROVED AND GI VEN FINAL- PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10429. ~ r92 e 29 COUNCIL BILL No. 1723 - RE: ADOPTING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN 22ND AND 23RDAvENUE FROM ALDER 'TO KINCAID STREET WAS SUBMITT~D AND READ JHE FIRST TIME IN f"ULL. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH 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 CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH 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 BJLL WAS READ THE THIRD T1ME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10430. COUNCIL BILL No. 1724 - RE: INITIATING VACATION OF CERTAIN ALLEYS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE f"IRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH 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 CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY 'TlTLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNC.lL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS ~EAD THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10431. 30 COUNCIL BILL No. 1725 - RE: AMENDING ORDINANCE 9188 PERT:AINING TO B.UILDING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN. C-I LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE BILL BE GIVEN SECOND READING, BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL, AND REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 31 COUNCIL BILL No. 1726 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR. MISCELLANEOUS SIDEWALK REPAIRS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. 32 33 ~ IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. RESOLUTIONS 31' RESOLUTION - RE: LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MAYOR JOHNSON - COUNCILMAN CRUMBAKER TO ASSUME DUTIES FROM JUNE 10TH TO AUGUST 9TH WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "WHEREAS, HONORABLE V. E. JOHNSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, HAS SERVED CONTINUOUSLY AS COUNCILMAN AND MAYOR FO~ A PERIOD OF NINE YEARS, AND WHEREAS, MAYOR JOHNSON WILL BE ABSENT FROM THE CITY OF EUGENE FROM JUNE 10, 1954 TO AUGUST 9, 1954, AND WHEREAS, SUCH AN ABSE~CE IS .AUTHORIZED BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND WHEREAS, CALVIN CRUMBAKER IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE THAT A LEAVE OF ABSENCE BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY GRANTED TO MArOR V. E. JOHNSON FROM HIS DUTIES AS MAYOR OF THE CITY 9F EUGENE FROM JUNE 10, 1954 TO AUGUST 9, 1954. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT CALVIN CRUMBAKER, THE DULY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF" THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, SHALL ASSUME THE DUTIES OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EUGENE FROM JUNE 10, 1954 TO AUGUST 9, 1954. RESOLUTION ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF MAY, 1954." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. CARRIED. M0'T ION - .. I .~' ~:- 37v RESOLUTION _ RE: PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS, FOLLOWS: -'r' I, i: ji I' I' II I! il I' I, Ii I' II I, II 'I ;, I I 1 e 1 '. 1 e ,/ \ I e e ~. 93--' ----~-~_._-- -- -- ~ 1 e 1 . I e J \ 'f I e "WHEREAS, ORDINANCE No. 10419, PASSED BY THE COMMON,COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE ON APRIL 26, 1954, AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR ON APRIL 27, 1954, PROVIDES THAT PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED AFTER THE DATE OF THE PASSAGE OF SAID ORDINANCE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION, AND WHEREAS, THE COMMON COUNCIL AFTER INVESTIGATION, CONSULTATION AND STUDY, HAS DETERMINED THAT ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AS FOLLOWS: I. PARKING IS PROHIBITED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALMADEN STREET FROM ITS INTER- SECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF WEST 8TH AVENUE, SOUT~, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH LINE OF WEST 11TH AVENUE. 2. PARKING IS PROHIBITED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST 10TH AVENUE FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF. GRANT STREET, WEST TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF HAYES STREET. 3. PARKING IS PROHIBITED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST 4TH AVENUE FROM A POINT 60 FEET WEST OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF LINCOLN STREET, WEST TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE or WASHINGTON. 4. PARKING IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. OF ANY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS UPON THE PARTS OF STREETS AS FOLLOWS: A. WEST SIDE OF PATTERSON STREET FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH LINE OF EAST 13TH AVENUE TO A POINT 100 FEET NORTH. B. SOUTH SIDE OF EAST 13TH AVENUE FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF PATTERSON TO A POINT 220 FEET WEST. C. NORTH SIDE OF EAST 13TH AVENUE FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF PATTERSON TO A POINT 120 FEET WEST. 5. PARKING IS LIMITED TO TWO HOURS FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. OF ANY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS ON THE PARTS OF STREETS AS FOLLOWS: A. SOUTH SIDE OF EAST SIDE OF 13TH AVENUE FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF FERRY STREET TO A POINT 110 FEET EAST. B. NORTH SIDE OF EAST 13TH AVENUE FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF FERRY STREET TO A POINT 170 FEET EAST. THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF MAY, 1954." IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY OwEN THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 34 ~7 RESOLUTION ~ DEPOSITORY AGREEMENT WITH FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "RESOLVED THAT HENRY F. BEISTEL, RECORDER-TREASURER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE BE AND HE HEREBY IS AUTHORIZED ON ITS BEHALF TO ENTER INTO A SPECIAL DEPOSITORY AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND, OREGON U~ON ITS FORM SD-160 (SEE BELOW) A COpy OF WHICH HAS BEEN EXHIBITED TO AND READ BY THE CITY COUNCIL. As AMENDED TO EXCLUDE PARAGRAPHS (I), (4) & (5). RESOLVED FURTHER THAT HENRY F. BEISTEL, RECORDER-TREASURER AND ERNESTINE SCHAFFNER, ASSISTANT TREASURER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE BE AND EACH OF THEM IS DESIGNATED AS "AUTHORIZED AGENT? OF THIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, WITH FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF AS IN PARAGRAPH 7, OF SAID AGREEMENT SD-160 PROVIDED. RESOLVED FURTHER THAT THESE RESOLUTIONS SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE TERMINATION THEREOF SHALL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY SAID BANK AT EUGENE, OREGON. I, HENRY F. BEISTEL, RECORDER TREASURER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OREGON, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESQLUTIONS WERE DULY ADOPTED AT A MEETING OF, THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE SAID MUNICIPAL CORPORATION DULY AND REGULARLY CALLED AND HELD ON THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 1954; THAT THE SAME HAVE BEEN DULY RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE SAID MEETING; AND THAT THE SAME HAVE NOT BEEN REVOKED OR MODIFIED IN ANY RESPECT WHATSOEVER. ~~= I I I I I I I I I I ! ~ r94' e ~ WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL nF THE SAID CORPORATI6N THIS 10TH DAY OF MAY, 1954." IT WAS MOVED BY B00TH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO MAY 24, 1954. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ~~~ . ROBERT A. FINLAYSON, . CITY MANAGER. :1 " II 'I II I. II ;1 il 'I i I " '. 1 e 1 . 1 e I e