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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/16/1956 Meeting e 19~ I e I I e It " II ,I :1 COUNC'I L "'CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON, MAY 16, 1956.' THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON MAY 14, 1956 AND ADJOURNED TO 6145 P.M., WEDNESDAY, ,MAY 16, -195_6 I N THE COUNCIl' CHAMBERS. -, THE- MEETING .WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR~V, ~.JOHNSON, WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN~R&SENT: MR. BOOTH, MR. WATSON, MR. OWEN, MR. HARTMAN, AND MR. SH-ISLER. MR. KOPPE, MR. GODLOVE, AND MR. SHEARER WERE ABSENT. -: REPORTS OF COMMITTEES A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND fiNANCE COMMITTEES' MEETING HELD MAY 16, 1956 - RE: ApPLICATIONS FOR LIQUOR LICENSES; COMMUNICATION FROM LANE COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR; ~NDl 01 SCUSSI ON REGARDI NG APPRAISAL FEES FOR APPRAI SALS cMAOE ON PROPERTY ADJACENT ,TO MAH~ON SWEE'T AIRPORT, AND VARIOUS SITES FOR A POTENTIAL LIBRARY LOCATION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, AND HARTMAN; CITY M~NAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; AND MR. DAN WYANT OF THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. - - , I. ApPLICATION FOR DISPENSER'S LICENSE, CLASS "B", SIDNEY I. fREDRICKSON, DB~ THE SAHARA CLUB, 157 E~ST BROADWAY - AFTER DISCUSSIONflN WHICH IT WAS INDICATED T~T THE APPLICATION HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP BE GRANTED. ,.. oc. 2. ApPLICATION FOR PACKAGE STORE LICENSE, CLASS "A", PETERC. AND IRENE O. P~ICE, DBA SUNNY HOLL~W GROCERY, 4183 DILLARD ROAD - AFTER DISCUSSION, IN WHICH IT 'WAS IN~ICATED THAT THE APPLICATION HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS NEW LICENSE BE GRANTED. 3. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LANE COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR REGARDING PRACTICE SIGNALS FROM AIR RAID SIRENS - A COMMUNICATION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE LANE COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE ORGANIZATION REQUESTING ~HAT AIR RAID SIRENS MOUNTED ON THE FIRE STATIONS BE USED FOR PRACTICE ALERTS'SO THAT THE CITIZENS or EUGENE AND THE SURROUNDING VICINITY WOULD~E FAMILIAR WITH THE VARIOUS SIGNALS RECOGNIZED ON A NATION WIDE BASIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE COMMI TUE'SATTENTJ ON. -. . -: THE COMMIJTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE USE OF THESE SIRENS FOR PRACTICE ALERTS BE AP~ROVED AND THA~ADEQUATE NOTIFI~ATION BY PRESS AND R~DIO B~ GIVEN PRIOR TO ANY SUCH PRACTI CE., 4~ DISCUSSION REGARDING APPRAISAL FEES FOR APPRAISALS MAOE ON PROPERTY ADJACENT TO MAHLON SWEET AI RPORT, - AND VARIOUS SI TE'S FOR A POTENTI AL LI BRARY LOCATI ON - A DISCUSSION OF THE FE'ES, CH~RGED BY VARIOUS' APPRAISERS FOR APPRAISING PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT AND FOR APPRAISING PROPERTY FOR. VARIOUS LIBRARY SITES WAS DISCU$SED BY THE COMMITTEE. IN THE DISCUSSION IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THESE APPRAISERS WERE CLASSI F I ED" A~ PROFE~SI ONALP~OPLE- AND THAT THE C.I_TY WOULD,.' IN, THE EVENT THAT CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS WERE NECESSARY, BJ:' RATHER-,DE,PENDENT- UPON TH_EIR AP,PRAISALS ANO THE SVBST~NTIA- TION FOR SUCH APPRAISALS. , - ;. if. FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT T.HE BI L,LS FOR ,THE APPR_AI S-ALS ON THE. A I RPORT, _SUBMI TTED B,Y MESSRS. BLI NKHORN ,AND' ROOM~~, ,AND BII..LS FOR, THE APPR,AI SA,L OFc THE THREE LI BRARY SI TES, SUBMJJTED BY MESSRS. .ROBERTSO'N~, BURBEE, ~ND RO.DMAN, BE APPROVED." IT WASnMO,VED, BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED, BY MR. BO,OTH, THAT, THE REPOR:r OF' THE PU8,LI,C SAFET," AND fl NANCE COMMI TTEES BE ADOPT,ED. ' ROLLCALL VO,TE. ALL COUNCI LMEN P~ESENT VOTl NG AYE. 'MESSRS'." KOPPE, GODLOVE, AND S.HEARER ABSENT. MOTl ON: CARRI ED. ' , COMMUNICATIONS 2 THE fOLLOWING PROPOSA,LS REGARDING fIX.ED BASE OPERATION AT MAHL,ON SWEET. AIRPORT WERE,,, SUBMI TTEDL I e 7 PROPOSAL,SUBMITTED BY N9~MAN F. RICHARDS "OUR OVER.LL'PLAN,WILL INCLUDE THE,rOLLOWING: I . SHOP FACILITIES A. A & E LICENSED MECHANICS B. LICENSED RADIO TECHNICIANS C.' AJRCRAFT ~JDRAUlIC SYSTEM,SPECIALISTS " 2. \ ,. RE~TAL HANGAR fACILITIES A. ,JNDIVIDUAL 'IRE RESISTANT, ALL METAL HANGARS WITH LOCKING DOORS B. EACH HANGAR WILL"HAVE ITS OWN-LIGHTS'AND ELECT~ICAl OUTLETS: ~ ~82 e 3. ROUND TH,E CLOe,K,FUELI NG AND TI EDOWN F'Ael LI TI ES I 4. , ' CERTlF'IED FLYING SCHOOL 5. AIRCRAFT DEALERSHIP 6. TIEDOWN FACILITIES FOR VISITING AIRCRAFT AS WELL, AS LOCAL A:I.RCRAFT' A. TIEDOWN' AREAS WILL BE PAVED AND .CONTAIN SUFF.ICIENT MO.ORINGS 7. PAVED PARKING AREA FOR AUTOMOBILES A. ACCESS ROADS TO PARKING AREAS B. SUFFICIENT LIGHTING FOR NIGHT OPERATION AS PRESCRIBED BY CAA 9. MOTE~ TYPE lCCOMMOOATIONS FOR FLYING VISITORS A. FACILITIE,S:FOR VISITING AIRCRAFT ,PARKING ADJACENT-TO MOTEL UNITS 10. U-RENT CAR FACILITIES A. COURTESY 'CAR'S e I I . FLIGHT OPERATIONS CENTER A. DI~ECT LI~E io ~~ WEATHER BUR~AU B. DIRECTL1NE' TO CAA COMMUNICATIONS C. FLIGHT PLANNING ASSISTA~CE I 12. CREDITABLE EATING ESTABLISHMENT A. BAR AND DININ~ ROOM B. SNACK BAR' 13. RECREATION FACILITIES A. SWIMMING POOL FOR SKY MOTEL GUESTS B. TV - IT IS ~UR INTENTION ~O PROVIDE FIRST CLASS FIXED BASE'FACILITIES AT THE EU~ENE MUNICI~AL AIRPORT WHICH WILL ~E A CREDIT AS ~ELL AS A~ ASSET TO THE CITY~ ':' CONSIDERING THE ULTIMATE INVESTMENT, WE FEEL IT NOT UNREASONABLE 'TO STI~ULATE A 20 YEAR EXCLUSIVE LEASE FROM THE CITY OF' EUGENE, FOR PROPERTIES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PLAN AS OUTL,INEDj, THIS LE'ASE'SHOULD EXCLUDE ALL PRIVATE PARTIES FROM BUILDING PRIVATE H~NGARS' IN THE ,VICINITY OF THE FIXED BASE OPERATION, F'eR THE REASON OF ARCHITECTURAL HARMONY. THIS LEASE SHOULD ALSO GRANT US THE COMPLETE RESP.ONSIBILITY OF PRDVIDI:NG AND MAINTAINING THE FIXED BASE FACILITIES AS OUTLINED. , ' WE- FEEL' THAT THE- CI,TY OF, [U~ENE-- WOULD BE'NEFI T MORE BY OF'FE~I NG ,THI S LEASE ON -A F:LAT MONTHLY OR 'YEARLY BASIS WHICH WOUL'D INSURE T-HE CITY A DEF'lNITE YEARLY 'INCOME FR'OM THE FIX~D BASE ~PERATOR'~T TH~ AIRPORT. I TIS AGREED- THAT THE LEASOR WI LL PROVI DE A PERFORMANCE.' BOND' I N- THE AMOUNT' OF, $10,000.00 TO I,NSURE OUR CONTRACT WI TH THE CI TY OF' EUGENE." " ' I PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY QALE GREEN "I N CONSI D'ERI,NG :1"'HE, PROBL.EM OF DEVELOPI NG MAHLON SWEET- FI ELD TO ACCOMMODA-TE NON- COMMERCI AL AI RCRAF'T; WE BELl EVE 'THAT TH'( ESTABL'I SHMENT OF RE'LI ABLE MAl NTENANCE-"AND SERVI CE F'ACILITIES IS A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. OUR ORIGINAL APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM WAS TO FURNISH SUCH FACILITIES. ACCORDING TO RECENT ESTIMAlE, IT WOULD COST US $20,000 TO MOVE AND ERECT SHOP FACILITIES AL"ONE.' THE BUILDING WOULD BE METAI.CtAD ON'CONCRETE F'OUNDATlON, WITH _ APP.ROXI MATELY 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF 'AREA, PAVED- FLOOR, A No.: DOORS LARGE ENOUGH TO'ACCOMMODATE' LIGHT TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT. To ERECT SUCH A BUILDING 'ROM; NEW MATtRIALS WE AREI~F'ORMED WOULD COST ABOUT $5 PER SQUAREF'OOT. e ALTHOUGH THIS ESTIMATE WAS SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED, WE ORIGINALLY F'ELT THAT WE WOULD' BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PLAN~ AND WERE ENCOURAGED WHEN PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES or ONE or THE OIL COMPANIES ASSURED US OF' THEIR COOPERA- TION IN INSTALLING TWO LARGE TANKS AND PUMPS, WITH THE PROBABLE SURFACING OF THE APRON AROUND THE PUMPS liNCLUDED. A SATISFACTORY FRAME OFF1CE B~ILDI~G COULD BE EREC~ED EI~HER FROM MATERIALS MOVED 'ROM THE AIRPARK, OR fROM NEW MATERIAI.S, WHICH WE 'ELT WOULD NOT ADD TOO GREAT A BURDEN OF COST. EQUIPPINC THE SHOP, INSTALLING REST-ROOMS,- FURNISHING THE O"ICE AND WAITING ROOMS, ETC. WOULD GIVE RISE TO NUMEROUS AND NOT INCONSIDERABLE COSTS. NEVERTHELESS, WE F'ELT THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO F'INANCE THIS MUCH IN IMPROVtMtNT AND TAKE THE RISK TO PAY FOR IT 'ROM FUTURE BUSINESS. HOWEVER, WHEN IT BEGAN TO APPEAR THAT -tHE CITY OF EUGENE WOULD PROBABLY EXPECT APPROXIMATELY $30,000 OF' COSTS TO BE AMORTIZED IN LIEU OF' RENT OVER,'A PERIOD OF' TEN YEARS OR SO, BY A BUSINESS WHOSE FUTURE INCOME WAS HARDLY ASSURED; THAT: IN ADDITION TO THE eOSTS MENTIONED ABOVE, IF' WE WERE TO BE ASURED OF SURFACED PARKING AREA~AND SUITABLE AC~ESS TO THE RUNWAYS AS WELL AS TO ~HE COUNiY ROAD~ WE MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THEM AT A COST I e ~ )I. [-.::~ 11 \Y ~, .? e I :1 :1 i VERY POSSIBLY APPROXIMAT!N~$IO,OOO; THAT THERE WAS DEVELOPING A fURTHER POSSIBILITY THAT THE TYPE Of CONSTRUCTION.WE PROPOSED NOT BE SATISFACTORY, WITH THE NEED FOR HIGHER INITIAL COSTS --- ~E BEGAN~TO HAVE DOUBTS: AFTER ALL, THESE WERE ONLY A FEW OF THE FORESEEABLE DIFFICULTIES. . ~ WE COULD NOT'~SCAPE THE FEELING THAT THE CITY WAS ASKING QUITE A LOT AND OFFERINA VERY LITTLE; THAT RATHER THAN BEING ENCOURAGED IN THE UNDERTAKING; WE WERE FEELING DI ~COURAGED; THAT SOMEHOW, SOME PART OF THE I NVESTMENT BE I NG ABANDONED BY PRI VATE F.L;YE.RS AT THE AIRPARK MIGHT HAVE BEEN SALVAGEO rOR THEIR USE AT MAHLON SWEET FIELO; THAT fOR A YEAR AND A HALf SINCE THE DECISION TO ABANDON THE AIRPARK WAS MADE, AND WITH BARELY A MONTH UNTIL ITS ACTUAL CLOSING, THE CITY Of EUGENE HAD MADE NO CONSTRUCTIVE EffORT TO INSTALL ANY NEW FACILITIES WHATEVER FOR THE USE Of NON-COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN TO ASK FOR THE INVESTMENT OF PRIVATE CAPITAL FOR THIS PURPOSE. e CONSEQUENTLY, WE HAVE BECOME CONVINCED THAT WE HAVE HAD THE WRONG APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM, THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE FAR TOO liMITED FOR WHAT THE CI~Y HAS'IN MIND; THAT IN TRUTH WE HAVE NO PLAN THAT WOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR THIS CIVIC DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE CONCERNED, NATURALLY, OVER THE PROB~BLE LIQUIDATION OF OUR BUSINESS AND THE LOSS OF THE HIGHEY SKILLED SERVICE OPERATION WHICH WE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS. I f THERE WERE ,ANY WAY OF CONTI NUl NG I T UNDER TERMS LESS CONF'I SCATORY, AND WI TH AN INVESTMENT THAT IS WITHIN OUR MEANS, WE WOULD BE MOST ANXIOUS TO DO SO." I 4 PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY ~HARLES E. BERG . nTHIS LETTER IS WRITTEN IN THE fORM OF AN URGENT REQUEST THAT THE CITY OF EUGENE RECONSIDER IT'S PRESENT PLAN OF ACTION AS STATED LAST MONDAY NIGHT, MAY 14TH, CONCERNING THE LEASE OR FRANCHUE .r0.F!. A F:I XED BASE OPERATOR. IT IS MY FEELING THAT~THE CITY OF EUGENE SHOULD BUILD AND OWN THE SHOP FACILITIES, READY ROOM, OFFICES AND CLASSROOMS NECESSARY AT MAHLON SWEET F'IELD~ THESE FACILITIES THEN COULD BE LEASED TO INTERESTED PARTIES WHO ARE APPROVED BY THE C.A.A. AS A CERTIFIED FLIGHT SCHOOL AND THE AIRCRAFT REPAIR AND FUELING FACiliTIES COULD BE LEASED BY ONE OF THE SCHOOLS OR A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. THESE SHORTER TERM LEASES NOT TO BE EXCLUSIVE INASMUCH AS FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND CHARTER FLYING TOGETHER WITH AIRCRAFT SALES SHGULp BE COMPETI.TIVE, WHICH AFTER ALLIS THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. IN REFERENCE TO THE CITY OF EUGENE BUILDING THE FACILITIES, I SINCERELY BELIEVE T~~T THE C.I TV: COULD. RE5=OVER I TS COST I N 10 OR 12 Y~ARS WI TH THE RENTAL I N,COME' AND AT THE SAME - TlME,WOULD B.E DOI-NG SOMETHING FOR THE PRIVATE FLIERS WITH A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE GROSS MONEY REC~I'ED FROM THE SALE OF T~E EUGENE AIRPARK~ GENTLEMEN THIS LETTER IS WRITTEN WITH THE FULL UNDERSTANDIRG THAT THE TIME ELEMENT IS GROWING SHORT AND THAT SPEEDY ACTION HAS BEEN URGED UeDN YOU AND THE APPLICANTS BY THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE HEAD. t. I YOUR SUGGESTED PLAN TO GIVE ONE OPERATOR THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO AN .APPROVED AIRPORT SERVING AN AREA OF THIS. SIZE AND POPULATION FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS RENT FREE IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE RUSHED INTO REGARDLESS OF ANY SO CALLED DEADLINE. WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD BUSINESS. PROCEDURE TO AT. LEAST ~HECK WITH LEIGH FISHER AND ASSOCIATES AS TO THEIR OPINION - ON THIS MATT_ER7 e AT THE PRESENT. TIME, THE CORPO~AT~ BUSINESS FLEET-LOGS A MILLION HOURS MORE PER YEAR THAN DO OUR DOMESTIC' AI RLI NES AND NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE. UL T,I MATE OF THIiS. AVI ATI ON BUSINESS WilL LEAD. CONCEPT OF THE AIR AGE IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS IS SOMETHING WHICH MUST BE CONSIDERED VERY CAREFULLY." IT W~S MOVED BY MR.' BOOYH, ~ECONDED BY MR. OwEN, THAT THIS MATTER BE RETURNED. TO. THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND JHE'~IRPORT COMMITTEE; THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY BE DIRECTED TO MEET WITH POTENTJAL lEASEES (FIXED BASE OPERATORS) TO NEGOTIATE A LEASE'FOR SUCH OPERATORS AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH A CONCRETE RECOMMENDA- TION FOR THEIR"A~PROVA~'OR DISAPPROVAL. MOTION CA~RIED. UPON, MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS . ADJOURNED SUBJECT TO CA,LL. ~ESPECTF'ULLY SUBM,TTED, ~~~. ROBERT A. fl NLAYSO ' CI TV MANAGER. 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