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Home My WebLink About02/25/1957 Meeting ~ [12J 0'~ U ({ 'n;' e I COUNCIL CHAMBERS EUGENE, OREGON FEBRUARY 25, 1957 I I t l THE REGULAR MEE1'INGOr tl'1E COMMON COU,.,CIL,_Or THE C, TY or EUGENE WAS HELD ON F"EBRUARY II, 19~77 AND ADJOURNED TO rt~RUARX 25, 1957 ,AT 7:30 PM IN THE COUNC I L CHAMBERS. THE MEETI NG WAS CAllED TO ORDER BY HIS HO~OR, .J. J. M~~IWTY, WIT~THE .rOLLOWING CQUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. WATSON, MR. SHEARER, MR. HARTMAN, MR. SHISLER, MR. EDMUNDS, MRS. LAURIS, MR. BRIGGS AND MR. LINDEEN. THE MINUTES OF,.THE LASr REGULAR MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY I I, 1957 WERE READ AND AP~ROVED. MENT 1957 THIS BEING THE: h" f"OR THE PUBL I C AT 9:00 AM. DATE SET ~OR THE AWARD OF.A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE or MOBILE RADIO EQUIP- . , WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE f"OLLOWING BIDS WERE TABULATED.AS OPENED ON FEBRUARY 20, e GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY CONTROLS & ,COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY MOTO~OLA.~ci~MUNICATIONS& ELECTRONICS, INC. $ 3,265.00 4,000.00 3,489.00 I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BID BE AWA.RDED T.O GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ON A LOW BID or $3265.00 PLUS $200.00 FOR A CONTINUOUS SERVICE f"IXED BASE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE or THE WHOLE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED. I REPORTS ,OF OFFICERS 2 A REPORT f"ROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: MONTHLY DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS, IMPROVEMENT.S, ET:C., WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS f"OLlOWS: "THE CiTY ON FEBRUARY 21, 1957 GAVE THE DEED CONVEYING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE 2:69 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER or 13TH AVENUE AND CHAMBERS STREET. THE CONSIDERATION WAS $16,000 or WHICH $2000 WILL BE SET ASIDE rOR THE PAVING ASSESS- MENT ,THAT WOULD BE AGAINST THE PROPERTY WHEN 14TH AVENUE IS PAVED, AND THE REMAINING $14,000 WILL .BE pLACED IN THE MAHLON-SWEET AIRPORT FUND. THIS TRANSACTION HAS BEEN, IN THE MAKiNG SINCE THE EARLY PART OF 1955. THE PROPERTY WILL BE USED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS..AN ARMY RESERVE TRAINING CENTER AFTER THE PROPOSED F~CILITIES HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED. tHE PRESENT HEADQUARTERS rOR THIS RESERVE UNIT IS"THE OLD.LINCOLN SCHOOL WHICH IS PARr ,Of THE C(TY PARK DEPARTMENT AND UNDER LEASE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT IS EXPECTE6THAT THE RESERVE UNIT WILL MOVE TO THE NEW f"ACILITIES WHEN COMPLETED AND THE OLD LINCOLN SCHOOL WILL THEN BE TAKEN DOWN ALLOWING THE PARK TO BE "COMPLETED AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. I :ON THE DESKS OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN LAURIS, EDMUNDS, LINDEEN AND BRIGGS HAVE PLACED TWQ REPORTS ON THE MI LLRAC~. THESE REPORTS YOU WI LL NOTE ,HAVE BEEN PRE- PARED BY THE CiTY ENG(NEERING DEPARTMENT SOME TIME IN 1954. PLEASE RETURN THE RE- PORTS~FTER ,du HAVE FINISHED READING OR STUDYING THEM. ALSO, SOME TIME WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS .1 WI LL GI VE. EACH COUNCI LMAN A COpy Of" THE MI LLRACE REpORT PREPARED BY CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES & MERRYFIELD; ALSO A COpy ,OF THE PROP,OSED AGRE,EMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY, THE CITY AND THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD. /', . ; COUNCILMAN ,SHEARER H~S RECOMMENDED MR. DAN C. CHRISTENSEN ,FOR A THREE YEAR TERM ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE (1/1/57 - 12/31/59}." I T WAS MOVED BY MR. ,WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT Of"' THE CI TY ,MANAGER BE APPROVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. e THE CI TY MANAGER REQUESTED PERMI SSI ON TO SELL THE LOTS ADVERT I SED f"OR SALE ON TYLER STRE.ET IN THE PARK-AIRE SUBDIVISION TO EUGENE ON A FIRST COME; FIRST SERVED BASIS AT A PRICt or NOT LESS., THAN $2200 FOR LOTS I TO 10 I NCLUSI VE, BLCicK 'j',AND NOT LESS THAN $2100 FOR LOTS I TO ",0 I NCLUSI VE, BLOCK 2, AND LOTS I TO e INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 3. " , IT WAS MOVED ~y MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO SELL SAID LOTS AT THE APPROVED PRICE. ,MOTION CARRIED. _ REPORTS or COMMITTEES 3 A REPORT 9F THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING HELD ON fEBR~ARY 15, 1957 - RE: REPORT ON EASE-, MENTS rOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR AMAZON CHANNEL rROM THE fAIRGROUNDS TO CHARNELTON STREET; DISCUSSION ON THE WIDTH OF GARFIELD STREET BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES; IMPROVEMENT or 6TH AVENUE WEST, BEING THE HIGHWAY 99 NORTHBOUND; REPORT ON fiRE DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS; AND REQUEST BY SCHOOL DISTRICT #504-C FOR FI RE PROTECTION CONTRACT ON THE NORTH EUGENE HI GH SCHOOL WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "PRESENT: MAYOR ,MCGINTY; 'COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, HARTMAN, EDMUNDS, LAURIS, BRIGGS AND LINDEEN, CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; fiRE CHIEF; ASSISTANT fIRE CHIEF; AND DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. I. REPORT ON EASEMENTS ,fOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR AMAZON CHANNEL fROM THE fAIRGROUNDS TO CH,~RNEL TON STREET"; I TWAS EXPLAI NED THAT THE CITY NOW HAS ALL" THE NECESSARY EASE- e ..... ~8e e "r- , , I MENTS fOR THE CONSTRUCTION Of THE AMAZON CHANNEL BY CONCRETE LINER fROM THE fAIRGROUNDSfTO CHARNELTON STREET AND THAT IT WAS NECESSARY THAT THE CITY GIVE AN EASEMENT:TO THE fEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COVER THE CONSTRUCTION Of THE AMAZON CHANNEL THROUGH THE ABOVE AREA. . \, . IT WAS RE~O~MENDED THAT THE PROPER CITY OfFICIALS BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUME~TS.~RANTING AN EASEMENT 10 THE fEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE CON- STRUCTION or THE AMAZON CHANNEL BY CONCRETE LINER FROM THE fAIRGROUNDS TO CHARNELTON'STREET. ' 2. DIScusilON'ON THE ~IDTH 6f GARfiELD STREET BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE VARIOUS WIDTHS WHICH COULD BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF GARFI.ELD,STREET BETWEEN 6TH AVENUE AND 7TH AVENUE WEST. THESE WIDTHS ~ERE 42 fEET, 44 FEET OR 48 FEET. 'THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT SINCE GARfiELD STREET WAS CONSTRUCTED TO A WiDTH OF 48 FEET BETWEEN 7TH AND 11TH AVENUES, THIS WIDTH OF 48 FEET BE EXTENDED FROM 6TH TO 7TH AVENUE. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF 6TH AVENUE WEST, BEING THE HIGHWAY 99 NORTHBOUND - THE CITY MANAGER!' EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER WITH REFERENCE' TO THE POSSI-BLE I MPROVEMENT Of 6TH AVENUE FROM THE END OF THE EXI STl NG CURBS AND GUTTERS:WHICH WOULD BE :BETWEEN ALMADEN AND.PIERCE STREETS. VARIOUS WIDTHS COULD ,,'", - -.' BE USED IN THIS INSTANCE FOR THE POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTIO~OF THE StREET, BUT THE RECOMMiNdATION cif T~E ~IGHWAY ENGI'NEER WAS TO BE NOT LESS THAN.44 FEET If ~HE CITY WERE PLANNING FOR FUTURE TWO-WAY ARTERIAL TRAFfiC. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT A WIDTH OF 44 FEET WOULD MAKE IT CONSIDERABLY EASIER TO USE THE EXISTING HIGHWAY SURFACING AND REQUIRE THAT A STREET BE BUILT ONLY BETWEEN THE EXISTING 'HIGHWAY SURFACING AND THE PROPOSED CURB LINE. : . " - :- \.' ~ I IT WAS RE~OMMENDED THAT. THE CI TY fOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATI ONS OF THEENGI ~EER AND THAT TH~ iMPROVEM~NT OF' 6TH AVENUE WEST BE TO A WIDTH OF 'NOT LESS THAN 44 'fEET. , .- 4. REPORT ON fiRE DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS - THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A REPORT TO THE COMMITTE;E IN WHICH THE fiRE CHIEf H~D SET FORTH A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PLACE THE CITY IN A LOWER FIRE INSURANCE GRADING GROUP. THE fiRE CHIEF COMMENTED ON THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE PRESENTED to THE COMMITTEE IN'WRITING.. DURING THE COURSE OF THE PRESENTATION MEMBE*S OF THE COM- MITTEE MADE INQUIRY AS TO SOME PARTICULAR QUESTIONS, AND FOLLOWING THE PRESENTA- tiON IT wAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE REPORT BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SA~ETY COMMITTEE FOR STUDY. " 5. REQUEST BY SCHOOL DISTRICT #504-C fORn RE PROTECTION CONTRACT 'ONTHE NORTH EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL - IT ,WAS EXPLAINED THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN RE;CEIVED fROM S~HOOL DIS- TRICT #504-C FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE NORTH EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS LOCATED ADJACE~T TO/OUTSIDk OF THE ~'VER ROAD fl*E PROTECTION DISTRICT. DURING ~HE DIS- CUSSION IT WAS POINTED out THAT THE COUNCIL HAS ENACTED A RESOLUTION 'SETTING 'FORTH A RATE ~F 6 MILL$ ON THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY, OR A MINIMUM Of $150 PER YE~R, AS THE RATE WHICH wOULD BE CHARGED FOR FIRE PROTECTION. fOLLOWING SOME DISCUS~ION iN WHICH IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT THE PEOPLE Of THE CITY HAVE A VERY GREAT INTEREST IN THE 'BUILDINGS OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION Of THE NORTH EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL BASED ON 6 MI LLS OF THE SCHOOL 's V~LUATI ON AS I T, WOULD BE VALUED FOR -TAX PURPOSES." - . / I " IT WAS MOVEO'SY MR~ WATSON SECONDED BY MR. EDMONDS THAT THE REPORT OF 'THE .COMMITTEE Of THE WHOLE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I TWAS McivED' BY -MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE WIDTH OF 6TH AVENUE WEST, BE I,NG HI GHWAY 99 NORTHBOUND, fROMTH~ END OF THE EXI STt NG CURBS AND GUTTERS WHI CH ARE BETwEEN' ALMADEN" AND PIERCE STREETS 'BE SET AT 48 FEET. MOTtON CARRIED. ,.' ~ . . -.i:f ': :;;: 4 A REPORT OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON fEBRUARY 20, 1957 - RE: ~XCHANGE\: Of PROPER~Y WITHCfNTU~Y fUND "FOR PARK PURPOSES; SAtE O~ EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY ~ORPARK PUR~O~ES; ~ PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR PONY RI DE AT SKI NNERS BUTTE -PARK; AND 01 SCUSSI ON OF PROPOSAL fOR URBAN'RE- NEWAL AND HOUSING CODE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR McGINTY; COUNCILMEN HARTMAN, LAURIS, LINDEEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT; CITY RE~ORDER;,PLANNING ,CONSULTANT; MRS.'WHITE; MRS. CLARK; MRS. BALDINGER; MR. BURBEE;MR. WINDSOR; DAN W~ANT,EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD~ I. EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY WiTH CENTU~Y fUND FOR PARK PURPOSES - THE PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY or EUGENE HAD CERTAIN LOTS ADJOINING THE PROPOSED LOCATION or PEARL STREET BETWEEN 22ND _AVENUE EAST AND 25TH AVENUE E~ST WHICH, WHEN PEARL STRE~T'IS CONSTRUCTED"wiLL NOT,BE CONTIGUOUS TO THE AMAZON PARK PROPERTY BUT WOULD BE ON THE wEST SIDE or PEARL STREET AND FOR THIS REASON WOULD HAVE SMALL VALUE rOR PARK PURPOSES. . -.,1 I . . /j IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE COUNC,L, AN ESTIMATE OF THE POTE~TiAL1~ALUE 6F THESE LOTS HAD BEEN MADE, INCL~DING THE PROPOSED COSTS OF STREET ASSESSMENTS WHICH WOULD BE ASSESSABLE TO THESE LOTS. ON THE BASIS OF THE e, ~ ~O~ ll./lO). e I ESTIMATE THE LOT AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER 'OF 23RD AVE~UE AND PEARL STREET IS VALUE,[), AT: $H357..97; ,THE. L.OT _AT .'r:!'fE. NORTHWES.T CORN_ER OF 24TH AV~NUE AN_D PEARL. S1:REET IS VALUED AT $1558.79; THE LOT. AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF24T~AvENU~ AND PEARL STREET IS VALUED AT $2311.60.; AND THE LOT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 24TH PLACE AND PEARL STREET IS VALUED AT $1130.10., OR A TOTAL OVERALL-VALUE ON THE~E FOUR LOTS OF $6858.46. INASMUCH AS THESE LOTS HAVE RELATIVELY SMALL VALUE FOR PARK PURPOSES AND SINCE THE CITY OF EUGENE IS I_TERESTED IN ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL PARK FACILITIES IN THE SUNNY HOLLOW AREA, THE PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDE~ THAT THE ABOVE LOTS BORDERING PEARL STREET BE'DEEDED BACK TO THE CENTURY FUND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CENTURY FUND WOULD USE THE FUNDS FROM THE SALE or THESE LOTS TO- PURCHASE PROPERTY IN'THE: SUNNY HOLLOW AREA CONTIGUOUS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SITE LOCATED BETWEEN POTTER AND KINCAID STREETS JUST NORT~ OF THE INTERSECTION WIJH DILLARD ROAD. e THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY OWNS LOTS 24 AND 25, BLOCK 5, SUNNY HOLLOW ADDI-, TION, AND DESIRES TO~YRCHASE LOTS 22 AND 23 WHICH ARE ADJACENT TO THE PARK L.AND AS WELL AS THE .&CHOOL PROPERTY. WHI LE NO OFFER" HAS BEEN MADE TO THE OWNER OF LOTS 22 AND 23, IT IS UNDE~STOOD THAT THE ASKING PRICE ON THIS PROPE~TY IS $4500 WHICH, PLUS THE COST OF THE SEWER ASSESSMENT ON THE PROPERTY, WOULD MAKE THE TOTA~ COST OF THE PR9PERTY $5~93.98. IN ORDER THAT THIS PLAN MAY BE CARRIED OUT PROPERLY, 1T WOULD BE NECESSARY THAT A PORTION OF KINCAID STREET CONTIGUOUS TO BOT,H PARK AND SCHOOL PROPERTY BE VACATED AND A 50 rOOT .RI GHT..OF-WAY oaT A I NED BETWEEN KINCAID AND EAST AMAZON DRIVE ALONG THE NORTH, SIDE OF LOT 22 WHICH. WOULD BE DEEDED FOR STREET PURPOSES. I AFTER SOME. ,pI SCUSSI ON WI TH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY AND ,THE ACQUI SI-, TION Of PROPERTIES, IT WAS RECpMMENDED THAT THE fOUR LOTS ON PEARL STREET BE .RE- TURNED:T~iTHE CENTURY FUND W.I TH THE STI PULATI ON THAT THE CENTURY, FUND PURCHASE' PROPE~TY. IN THE SUNNY HOLLOW AREA, OR OTHER LOCATION, THAT WOULD BE EQUAL TO THE SALE PRI CE of THE P~ARL- STREET LOTS. THI S RECOMMENDATI ON I SCONTI NGE~T UP.ON THE CENTURY F-UNDts. ACCEPTING THIS IDEA AND THEIR ABILIT,Y TO SELL THE LOTS, ON PEARL STREE.T. TITLE TO THE LOTS ON PEARL STREET WOULD BE RETA.lNED BY THE CITY, UNTIL. SUCH TIME AS THE CENTURY FUND HAS A PURCHASER. 2. SALt OR EXCHANGE Of_ PROPERTY ,FOR PARK, PURPOSES - THE _PARKS ,AND ,RECREA'Tl o.N SUPER- I NTENOENT E'XPLA I NEDTHA T THE C I TV HAS Lo.TS I I . T,HROUGH 17., BLOC,K 2,. 1:ESHNER'S ADDITION~ WHICH' ARE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE O~ 19TH AVENUE BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH S1)REETS' AND LIKEWISE HAVE PROPERTIES ,ADJACENT TO. HILYARD STREET BETWEEN,,, 33RD AVENUE .AND, 34TH, PLACE WHI CH COULD BE USED,-FOR PARK 'PURPo.SES BUT, WHI CH DO NOT PRESENT THEMSELVES AS GOOD PARK PRO.PERTY'DUE TO' THEI R 'LOCATI ON.,,- THE PR9- ' PERTY LOCATED ON 19TH: AVENUE IS PROPERTY WHICH HAD BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE CITY BY REASON Of fORECLOSURE AND I~~OT DED1CATED FOR PARK PURPOSES~ TH~ PROPERT~ ON 33RD AND HILYARD WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CENTURY FUND AND, IN ORDER TO SELL OR EX- CHANGE,' IT WO.ULD BE NECESSARY TO HAVE THE'CONSEN,T Of THE' CENTURY, FUND.' e THE THOUGHT WAS THAT BOTH PROPERTI ES 'MI GHT' BE SOLD' AND' PARK PROPERTY BOUGHT IN TH~ AREA,NQRTH OF I~TH AVENUE AND EAST Of WILLAMETTE STREET. AFTER SOME CON- SIDERABLE DISCUSSfON ~S TO THE NECESSITY ~OR PARKS IN THE AREA EAST O~ WILLAMETTE ~ND~NORTH OF 19TH AN~ THE' BES~ POTENTIAL LOCATION, fOR SUCH. PARK A~D THE. COST OF PROPERTY I N THE AREA,;. THE COMMllTTEE RECo.MMENDED THAT TH~ LOTS o.NTHE EAST SID.E ,or HILYARD STREET BETWEEN 33RD AVENUE AND 34TH PLACE BE RETURNED TO THE CENTURY fUND WITH THE $TIPULATION THAT THE CENTURY FUND PURCHASE, ~R AID IN ~HE PURCHASE OF, PROPERT,V, I N' ,THE 'AREA, EAST. ,or WI LLAMETTE AND-NORTH OFI9TH'UP TO,THE SAL,E ,PRI CE.or THE IiI'LYARD STREET Lo.,TS'.' THI S RECOMMENDA'TION IS Co.NTI NGENT UPON THE CENTURY fUND's ACCEPTI NG THE IDEA AND THEI'R' ABI LI TY TO, SELL SUCH Lo.TS WI TH THE rURTHER UNDERSTAND- ING THAT THE TITLE TO. SUCH LOTS BE RETAINED BY T~E,CITY ~NTIL SUCH ~IME A~ THE CENTURY FUND HAS A PURCHASER, AND THAT THE SALE BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY ENGINEER WITH .RESPECT TO THE WIDTH Of RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR HILYARD STREET. I 3. PROPOSED CONTRACT:FOR PONY RIDE AT SKINNERS BUTTE PARK,- IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT MR. WELCH, THE OPERATOR OF THE PONY R I DE AT SK,I,NNERS Bu.n:E, PARK, WAS AGAI N RE- QUESTI NG THAT A Co.NTRACT BE ENTERED INTO COVE.R ING THE PER.IOD, OF' APPROXI MATEL Y MAY I TO SEPTEMBER '~3Q~ THE COMMI TTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PRo.PER CI TY AUTHORI- TIES BE ALLOWED TO SIGN SUCH AN AGREEMENT ~T A PRICE Of $20 FOR THE SEASON WITH THE 5T1 PULATI ON THAT, TtofE RI,DES .WOULD BE 51 X TURNS FOR 15;.:. I 4. DISCUSS~OMGF' PROPOSAL fOR URBAN RENEWAL ANDHOUSI~GCODE - COUNCILMAN LAURIS PRO- POSED, THA'T, THE, ,CI TY. SHOULD TAKE- SOME, S1iE'PS- WI TH RESPECT ,TO A ,URBAN 'R.ENEWAL PRo.GRAM. I NLI'NE '~ITH :'THI S PROPOSAL, THE PLANNhNG C.ONSUL,TAN.T ,EXPLAI,NED THAT SUCH A, PROGRAM COULD BE'; ON A, 'LOCAL,BA51 S OR ON A BASI S -REQUI RING FEDERAL ,PARTI CI PA,T.ION. I N -,SUCH A PROG~AMI T ,IS' POSSI BLE' fOR.'THE CI'ty, COUNT,Y, STATE AND, fEDERAL,GOVERNME.NT,TO CO- OPERA1E. .THI'S. IS ESPECIALLY..TRUE IN ,THE DEVELOPMENT, Of A PROPOSED CIVIC CENTER AREA I'N WHICH THE CIT,Y IN THE PAST HAS E,XPRESSED SOME" INTEREST, .I,N WHICH THE COUNTY IS INTERESTED'AND IN WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ,AND THE; 5"fATEo.F'OREGONMAY PLAY A DEFINITE PART. REPRESENTATIVE~ or THE fEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE INDICATED THERE IS A GOOD. POSSI BI L'I TYOf, SUCH A PROPOSED ,CI VI C CENTER AREA RECE I V,I NG ,FEDERAL ASSI STANCE. " , I' ",' ." , , THE PLANNING CONSULTANT SAID THAT IN HIS OPINION THERE WERE A NUMBER Of AREAS IN THE -CITY WH I CH ",NEEDED -A REHAB I L'ITAT'ION ANQ RENEWAL PROGRAM, WITH .SUCH A PRo.GRAM TO REDEVELOP AND REDESI GN AREAS or 0151 NTEGRATI NGVALUES. '. ;: e ..... 3B~ e " I F SUCH A PR'OGRAM WERE TO BE UNDERTAKEN I T WOULD NECESSI TATE THE' CI TY'S ADOPT I NG A HOUSING CODE WHICH WOULD APPLY TO THE USE OF STRtiCTURES AS tHE~ EXIST AND ES- TABLISH DEFINITE STANDARDS FOR SUCH USEAGE. I REPRESENTATI VES OF THE LEAGUE or' WOMEN V'OTERS WERE PRESENT AND I NDI CATEDI TWAS THEIR BELiEF THAT SOME 'ACTI ON SHOULD BE TAKEN TOWARDS A RENEWAl., PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE ESTABLI SHMENT :OF A HOUSI NG CODE. I T WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTtRS COMMUNICATE THIS DESIRE TO THE MAYOR IN WRITING FOR THE POSSIBLE F~RMO(ATtbN OFA MAYORS COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE MATTER. No FURTH~R'ACTION WAS TAKEN WIT~ R~SPECT ~O THE MATTER." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN, SECONDED BY MR. EDMUNDS THAT THE REPORT' OF THE .HEALTH & RECREA- TION COMMI TTEE BE APPROVED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNC I LMEN PRESENT VOTl NG AYE, MOTl ON CARR I ED. 5 A REPORT oFniE, COMMI TTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETI NG HELD ON fEBRUARY 21, 1957 - RE: REVI SED REPORT CONCERNING THE METROPOLITAN SEWER AREA WITH SPECfFIC REFERENCE TO THE RIVER RoAD AND BETHEL AREAS; AND MI LLRACE R~STORATI ON WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e "PRESENT: MAYOR MCGINTY; COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER"', HARTMAN, SHISLER, EDMUNDS,h LAURIS AND L'INDEEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEERfMESSRS.LINDSTROM AND WRIGHT, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON; MESSRS. HOWLAND AND' ROD-ERI CK, COR'NELL, HOWLAND, HAYES,," MERRYF'I ELD; AND DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. I. 01 sCUSSYON 'OF 'REVI SED REPORT CONCERNI NG THE METROPOL /TAN SEWER AREA WITH SPEC I FI C REFERENCE TO THE RIVER ROAD AND BETHEL AREAS - MR. RALPH RODERICK GAVE AN EXPLANA- TION OF THE; REVISED REPORT AND REVISED COST ESTIMATES WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THE CI TY VERE TO CONSTRUCT 'SEWERS TO SERVE OR 'THROUGH THE BETHEL AND. RI VER ROAD. AREAS:' TOTAL CONSTRUCTI ON COSTS FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT: WERE ESTI MA~ED AT, $390,000 AND A DETAILED BRE'AKDOWN OF THE PROJECT WAS PRESENTED TO THE MEMBER'S OF THE COM- MITTEE WHO WERE PRESENT. No ACTION WAS TAKEN WITH REFERENCE TO THE REPOR~. I. 2. DISCUSSION REGARDING MILLRACE RESTORATION - THE CITY MANAGER REVIEWED THE PREVIOUS ACTIDN TAKEN ~Y THE COUNCIL AS CONTAINED IN THE MINtiTES OF THE COUNC'~ MEETING OF' fEBRU'ARY 14, 1956.:' ,IN 'GENERAL IT W'AS INDICATED'THAT ORIGINALLY THE 'COST or RE- STORING THE MI LLRA'CE WOULD APPROXIMATE $40,000,1 N PAYMENT OFWHI CH THE, C, TY WOULD PARTICIPATE TO "THE SUM OF $20,000; ~ND THAT THE BEST METHOD OF RESTORING THE MI Ll.RACE TO A MORE' ADEQUATE FLOW WOULD BE BY THE I NSTALLATI ON OFA PUMPI NG STATION AT THE UPPER END OF'THE MILLRACE. IN LINE W'ITH THE AC-TlON TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL AT THEIR fEBRUARY 14, 1956 MEETING, THE CI TY MANAGER STARTED' NEGOTl ATI ONS W., TH THE' UNI VERSI TYOF OREGON'SO THAT AN ' ACCEPTABL~'AGREEMENT COULD BE WORKED ~UT ON THE STREAM RESTORATION. DURI~G THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATION IT APPEARED THAT THE UNIVERSITY COULD FURNISH POWER FOR THE PUMPSWH1CH NECESSITATED THE UNIVERSITY AND THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD ENTERING' I NTO AN AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THE TRANSFER OF POWER FOR' THE OPERATI ON or THE PUMPS'-, THI S WAS NECESSARY SI NCE THE EUGENE WATER,," ELECTR'I C BOARD ALREADY: HAD A L'~E'T~ THE PROPOSED PUMP SITE AND THE EXPENSE OF A SECOND LINE FROM THE UNI VERS'TY HEAT! NG PLANT TO THE 51 TE WOULD BE 'CONSIDERABLE .', I AFTER C6~SIDERATION THE UNIVERSITY HAS ~ECOMMENDED THAT THE COST ,OF ~HE MI,LLRACE RESTORAT'I'ON BE ON 'A 50-50 BASI S WITH THE MAXI MUM PARTI CI PATI ON BY THE UNI VERSITY TO BE $20,'000 BASED ON CURRENT COST E'STlMATES OF A PRELI-MINARY .NATURE ONLY. IT APPEARS THAT THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT AT THI S TI ME WI LL APPROXI MATE $46,850. THIS IS BROKEN DOWN AS FOLl.DWS: PUMP' NG STATI ON OUTLET CONTROL SILVA CULVERT CHANNEL, LOWER SECTION CHANNEL, UPPER SECTION TOTAL $ 40,000 500 850 500 . '5,000 $ 46,850 -- .~ .' MR. JAMES HOWLAND INDI-CATED THAT THEIR DESIGN FIGURES WITH THE ABOVE CONSTRUCTION WOULD ALLOW 25 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND IN THE LOWER MILLRACE AND 50 CUBIC rEET PER SECOND I N THE 'UPPER MI LLRACE. HE FURTHER I NDI CAlED THERE WERE A VAR' ETY OF 'POSSIBLE DESIGNS FOR SUCH A PUMPING STATION AND THAT BEFORE ANY CONCRETE ACTION COULD BE TAKEN I T WOULD BE NECESSARY TO DETERMI NE WHE'.THER THE I NTAKE AS' NI GHT BE DESIGNED WOULD MEET WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE fISH COMMISSION, WHETHER THE SOUTHERN PACIf"lC COMPANY WOULD ALLOW ACCESS ON THE 'BANK' Of THE RIVER AND THE NECESSITY FOR TEST BORI NGS TO DETERMI NE WHERE THE BASE FOR THE PUMPS COULD BE FOUND. ,THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ~ITH REfERENCE TO VARIOUS FACETS OF THE PROPOSAL BY RE- P'RESENTATivES DF THE CITY, THE UNIVERSlfY AND THE ENGINEERING FIRM. I IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH THE IDEA OF MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE." IT WAS MOVED By:MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. - ~ ~ d) n .~ qJ fJ '_, e I 6 REPORTS Of THE SALEM-EUGENE TRANSPORtATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 21, 1957 - RE: PROPOSED fRANCHISE TO CITY TRANSIT LINES, AND THE COMMITTEE Of THE WHOLE MEETING HELD ON FEBRU- ARY 25, 1957 - RE: PROPOSED fRANCHISE TO CITY TRANSIT LINES AND BIDS ON RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR/THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WERE SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYORS MCGINTY, EUGENE, AND WHITE, SALEM; COUNCILMEN WATSON,.EUGENE, AND ROTH, SALEM; CITY MANAGERS FINLAYSON, EUGENE, MATHEWSON, SALEM, AND TURNER, SPRING- FIELD; CITy.ATTORNEYS PENNINGTON, EUGENE, AND KOWITZ, SALEM; CITY RECORDER POTTER, EUGENE; ELMER BERG, CHAMBER Of COMMERCE, SALEM; AND DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. e THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE AS SUBMITTED TO MAYOR WHITE BY . THE CITY TRA~SIT LINES.-THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, THAT SECTION 2,BE AMENDED BY STRIKING THE WORDS "SIMILAR TO OR". LIKEWISE, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT AN ADDITION TO THIS SECTION BE MADE GIVING THE CITY TRANSIT LINES THE fiRST RIGHT OF REfUSAL TO, PROVIDE 'BUS SERVICE TO NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS; ,AND IN THE EVENT OF SUCH REFUSAL, OTHER'SERVICE COULD BE PROVIDED TO SUCH AREA. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT SECTION 7 BE STRICKEN IN ITS ENTIRETY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT SECTION 9, LINE 6, BE AMENDED BY STRIKING THE WORDS "PERMIT INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION, UPON REQUEST BY THE" AND INSERTING THE WORDS "fURNISH THE CITY WITH'CERTlfIED COpy". . I SECTION II. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE fEES BE CHANGED FROM $25.00 TO $1.00. SECTION 12. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE INSURANCE COVERAGE BE NOT LESS THAN $20,000 FORPR'OPERTY DAMAGE, AND NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND $300,000 PUBLI C L I ABI LI TY INSURANCE fOR PERSONAL INJURIES, AND THAT,A CERTIFICATE BE FURNISHED THE CITY'HOLD- ING THE CITY FREE AND HARMLESS FROM ANY LIABILITY CONNECTED WITH THE CITY TRANSIT LINES OPERATION~ SECTION 13. IT WAS RECOMMENDED, THAT A THREE-QUARTER VOTE OF THE COUNCIL BE REQUIRED BEFORE A FRANCHISE COULD BE CANCELLED. SECTION:13, PARAGRAPH A. ,jTWAS' SUGGESTED THAT EACH.C1TY MIGHT.ESTABLISH THEIR OWN STANDARDS AS TO WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A FAIR. RATE OF RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT. THE SUGGESTED STANDARDS WERE 6% AND 10%. : \, . . ~ ': ~ ,~", \ .' '( THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE WAS ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMITTEE." "PRESENT: MAYOR McGINTY; COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, HARTMAN, EDMUNDS, LAURIS, BRIGGS AND LINDEEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; ASSISTANT CITY " ,', ENGINEER; MR. FRA~K FOSTER, CITY TRANSIT LINES; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGI$TER- GUARD. I I. DiSCUSSION OF PROPOSED FRANCHISE, CITY TRANSIT LINES - THE PROPOSED ORDI~NCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO THE CITY TRANSIT LINES WAS DISCUSSED SECTION BY SECTION BY THE COMMITTEE. THERE WAS ONLY' ONE RECOMMENDED CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE AS DRAWN, THAT BEING IN SECTION I IN WHICH IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STARTING DATE OF THE FRANCHISE BESET AT MARCH 15, 1957 IN LIEU' OF APRIL I, 1957. THERE WAS OTHER DISCUSSION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN SECTIONS BUT NO FURTHER RECOMMENDA- TIONS WITH RESPECT TO CHANGES IN THE ORDINANCE WERE MADE. e THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE PASSED ON FIRST, READ- ING AT'THE COUNCIL MEET~NG ON FEBRUARY 25, 1957. IT WAS LIKEWISE SUGGESTED THAT THE FRANCHISE'BE ADVER~ISED AS SOON As POSSIBLE AND THAT AN ADJOURNED MEETI NG OF THE COUNC I L BE HELD ON MARC,H 14, 1957 FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE. 2. BIDS ON RADIO' EQUI'PMENT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE PUBLI CWORKS DEPARTMENT HAD REQUESTED B'I D'S ON' RADIO EQUI PMENT' FOR USE WI TH- IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SUCH EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE A BASE STATION, AN- TENNA, INSTALLATION, AND FOU~ MOBILE UNITS AND THEIR INSTALLATION. THE BIDS AS' RECEIVED WERE ASF'OLLOWS: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY CONTROLS & COMMUNICATIONS CO. (DuMoNT) , MO.TOROLA COMMUNI CAli ONS & ELECTRONI CS, INC. $ 3265.00 4000.00 3489.00' , I IT WAS'E~PLAINED THAT THESE BIDS DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A CONTINUOUS SERVICE .rIXEDBASE AND THAT GENERAL ELECTRIC HAD INDICATED THEY WOULD FURNISH CONTI N'UOUS' S'ERVI CE: Fi XED BASE rOR AN ADDI il ONAL $200:.00, I T' BEt NG THE OPI NI ON OF' THE PUBLI C WORKSi DEPARTMENT THAT SUCH EQUI PMENTWOULD BET'TER MEET THE.j R RE- QUIREMENTS. THE COMMitTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID BE AWARDED TO THE GENERAL ELECTRlICi'COM- PA~Y WI'r~ T~E ADDITION OF A CONT1NUOUS SERVICE FIXED BASE AT A TOTAL COST OF $3465~00'.'" , . , e :1 IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE REPORTS OF THE SALEM-EUGENE TRANS- ,I PORTATION COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 1-' ~"" ,~~~ ~ rs 8 I{ e PETI TIONS AND COMMUNI CA TI ONS , ' I 7 , ' AN APPLICATION FOR PACKAGE STORE CLASS A LICENSE WAS SUBMI~TED ~Y WM. A. AND THELMA H.KERNU~T, DBA tOODLAND MARKET, 661 EAST 19TH, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. i.; IT WAS MOVED BYMR.~WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE APPLICATION BE WITHHELD AND THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,MEET WITH OFFICIALS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON'FOR DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE REVISION OF. THE DRY ZONE AROUND THE UNIVERSITY. MOTION CARRIED. e AN APPLICATION FOR RETAIL MALT BEVERAGE, CLASS B, LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY GORDON L. AND THELMA D. KLAMP, DBA KLAMP'SCOFFEE SHOP, 757 WEST 6TH, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. W~TSON SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE APPLiCATION BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 9 A PETI TI ON FOR THE I MPROVEMENT OF ADAMS STREET FROM" 10TH AVENUE TOil TH AVENUE WAS SUBMI TTED WITH SIGNATURES OF OWNERS REPRESENTING 71.36:' OF. THE TOTAL FRONT FOOTAGE OF THE PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED. - I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE PETI TI ON BE REFERRED TO THE PUB- LIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 10 COMMUNICATION FROM ALBERT AND BESSIE KAUFMAN, 224.E'2ND AVENUE, RESURFACE WATER UNDERMINING SIDEWALK ON EAST 2ND BETWEEN PEARL~ND'HIGH STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I WISH TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION THE DEPLORABLE CONDITION OF EAST 2ND AVE. BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS. THE HARD'SURFACE PART IS,SO NARROW THAT_IT IS NECESSARY FOR CARS TO PARK TOO FAR INTO THE STREET, IN ORDER, TO AVOID GETTING INTO THE DITCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET. I THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN CARS IN THIS BLOCK, DUE TO TWO APARTMENT HOUSES, AND THIS STREET IS THE LAST INTERSECTION BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH MANY CARS PASS OVER THIS TO GO AROUND SKINNER BUTTE PARK. , I My OWN PERSONAL PROBLEM IS HAVING SURFACE WATER RUNNING DOWN MY SIDEWALK AND UNDERMINING IT TO SUCH'~XTENT THAT A NEW SIDEWALK W1LL SOON BE NECES,ARY. PLEASE. ADVISE ME AS TO'WHAT CAN BE DONE." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. II COMMUNICATION FROM GEO. E. OwEN - RE:,VACATION.OF ALLEY FROM WATER STREET TO LINE. OF ROSE GARDEN PARK WAS SUBMITTED AN~ READ AS FOLLOWS: , "I WAS SURPRISED YESTERDAY TO FIND THAT MY ~OME AT 300-1/2 NORTH JEFFERSON SITS ON A 14' ALLEY THAT HAS NOT BEEN VACATED! QUITE A PARCEL OF LAND IN THAT AREA WAS PLATTED AND L~ID OUT WITH STREETS AND ALLEYS. WITH THE INTENT'ION OF MAKING A SUBD.IVI- SION. I PURCHASED'ALL OF THIS LAND,I~ YEARi:AGO WI~H NO IDEA OF SUBDIVIDING AND FORGOT ABOUT. IT HAVING BEEN PLATTED AND BUILT MY HOME. IN A LOCATION,WHERE THE 14' STRIP STARTS RIGHT AT MY GARAGE DOOR AND Gots ALMOST EXACTLY THROUGH,THE MIDDLE OF MY HOUSE AND. APPROXIMATELY 30' BEYOND TO THE LINE OF THE ROSE GARDEN PARK ~HICH WAS GIVEN TO THE CITY, FROM THIS TRACT I PURCHASED. I I NOW WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT OffiCIALLY VACATED AS IT MIGHT BE DISTURBING IF THE PUBLI C STARTEt) DRI VI NG THROUGH THE MI'DDLE Of MY HOME,! . OF. COURSE I OWN THE LAND ON ALL SIDES ANP JF VACATED IT WILL GO 10 THE. ADJOINING ~RO~ERTY AND CLEAR MY TlTLE. , ENCLOSE A DRAWING OF THE LOCATION Of THIS ALLEY IN RELATION TO STREETS AND OTHER PROPERTY I OWN AS WELL, AS THE ROSE GARDEN. PARK. I SHALL APPRECIATE YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER." e 'T WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT' THE C,OMMUN.l.CATION BE REFERRED ]0 THE CITY ENGINEER fOR SURVEY AND PLATT-INGOfl THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED'AND TO REALIGN THE' ROSE'GARDEN IF SUCH REAL.IGNMENT':IS NECESSARY. MOTION' CARRIED. - 12 . COMMUNICATION FROM J. HOBART WILSON, CHAIRMAN, CITlZEN'SMILLRAc:E COMMI'TTEE,--;RE: COMMENDA- TION OF COMMON COUNCIL FOR THEIR COOPERATION ON RESTORATION OF MILLRACE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . ! . ' "AT A MEETI'NG. Of' THE CI TI ZEN.'S MI.LL- RACE COMMI'TTEE pN tEBRUARY 13, ',1957, AT ERB MEMORIAL BUILDING, EUGENE,OREGON, THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM MR. ELL+NGSON, ,S'TUDENT UNION 01 R.EtTOR' AT THE, UNIVERSI,TY Of OREGON, OUTLI NI NG, THE AGREEMENT,WHICH.HAD.BEENMUTUALLY AGREED, UPON BETWEEN, THE CITY OF EUGENE A~D ~HE, UNIVERSITY Of OREGON"FOR AD()IT)ONAL WATER,FLOW THROUGH THE MIL.L RACE, AND THE :, PERMANENT PLANS FOR RESTORATION OF THE MILL RACE 'UNDER MODIFICATION PLAN "C" FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE. I THE,C rn;ZEN,'S COMMI TTEE..,UNANI MOUSL Y VOTED. J'HATTHE MAY-OR AND, THE COMMON, COUNCIL OF TftE CITY OF EUGENE IS TO'~E ~pMMENDED FO. THEIR COOPERATION WITH .THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON IN ARRIVING AT A SATISfACTORY PLAN FOR PERMANENT REHAB)LI~ TATION OF THE MILL RACE. - ~ --.-----'- 4. 'rJ e:1 ~,,., I~.}){'~':: , e I THE COMM1TTEEWISHES TO PLACE THEIR'~OMMENDATtON ON THE RECORD.". IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON riLE. MOTION CARRIED. 13 . COMMUNICATIONI FROM LANE' COUNTyCOMMISSIONERS- RE: VACATION 'or ALLEY. BETWEEN NORTH PARK AND 7TH STREET AND SMALL PORTION or NORTH PARK STREET WAS SUBMIXTED AND READ As.rOLLOWS: . 't ~E ARE ADVISED THAT THROUGH SOME OVERSIGHT, THE AMOUNT or NORTH PARK STREET ALREADY VACATED WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE SITE OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE BUILDING. -EXISTING,SPACE REQUIREMENTS ,INCLUDE THE ALLEY BETWEEN NORTH PARK AND 7TH STREET AND THE SMALL PORTION'OF NORT~ PARK S~REET RUNN1NG AS,ANEXTENSION OF THE ALLEY TO THE NORTH ,CURB LINE OF NORTH PARK STREET. e IT IS PROPOSED THAT LANE COUNTY DEDICATE AN ALLEYWAY OF THE SAME WIDTH AS THE EXISTING ALLEY-HAVING AN EAST LINE RUNNING AS AN EXTENSION Of' THE-EAS1 CURB LINE OF EAST' PARK STREE'T.' ,IN RETURN LANE 'COUNTY WOULD DESIRE THE CITY TO VACATE THE PRESENT ALLEY AND THE SMALL PIECE TO THE SOUTH Of' THE PRESENT ALLEY'AS INDICATED ABOVE. LANE COUNTY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS INCIDENT TO THE POSSIBLE RE-LOCATION OF SEWER LINES OR POWER ~OLES OR ANY LIKE EXPENSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE. oCCUPATION OF THE AREA VACATED. /"1 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER." I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. 'WATSON SECONDEa-BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO/THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 14 COMMUNICATION FROM ,EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD - RE,: CONTINUATION OF 6% PAYMENTS IN qEU OF TAXES WAS SUBMI TTED, AND READ AS FOLl.OWS:., ,', .. "THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND DIRECTED TO THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTR I C 'BOARD; REQUESTI NG CONTI NU'ATION, OF THE PAYMENT OF 6% OF GROSS ELECTRI C 'REVENUE WAS ACTED UPON BY,THE BOARD AT ITS MEETING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18. By A MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED, AND PASSED, THE BOARD GAVE APPROVAL TO THE PAY- MENT OF 6% OF GROSS ELECTRIC REVENUE TO THE Clry TREASURY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY I, 1957 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1958, PROVIDED THAT THE 1957 STATE, LEGISLATURE DOES NOT. ENACT INTO LAW SOME FORM OF TAXATION WHICH 'WOULD ArFECT THE EUGeNE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD OPERATIONS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE APPROVAL OF THE 6% WOULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW IF BY LAW MUNICIPALLY-OWNED UTILITIES WERE PLACED IN.THE POSITION OF TAXPAYERS. . ,I _ I ,'i THE BOARD HAS REDUCED CURRENT ELECTRIC REVENUES SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH THE. TWO RATE CUTS, fEBRUARY, 1956 AND FEBRUARY, 1957, AND WOULD HAVE TO GIVE CAREFUL CON- SIDERATION TO THE. EFfECT OF,ANY TAX MEASURES ON,OUR'F."INANCIAL' POS.ITlON.IT IS, THEREFORE, NOT POSSIBLE' TO MAKE A FIRM'COMMITMENT ONI THE PAYMENT Or. 6% OF, GROSS ELECTRIC REVENUES"AT-'THIS TIME." I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FI LE AND.' THE, CI TY"MANAGERREQUESTED TO' WRJ TE A, LETTER TO THE EUGENE WATER' & ELECTR I C BOARD THANKING THEM FOR THEIR ACTION. ,.MOTION CARRIED'. j' ,- ; ,- '( , ; ., ORDINANCES . \ -: '. e 15V COUNC'IL,BILL',4084 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS rOR PAVING TYLER AND VANBUREN STREETS F'ROM 24TH TO. 26TH AVENUE AND 25TH AND 26TH AVENUES F'ROM'JACKSON TO TYLER STREET, . INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON FEBRUARY II, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON rOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON riLE. ,., ( .-.. , I - . .' !. . '.. 'I,~. ;1 i . IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER 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 11 ME BY,.TI TLE' ONLY..' f : ; .. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER'THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY' TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. .MOTION CARRIED UNANI- MOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ'THE THIRDITIME.BY TITLE,ONLY. IT WAS MOVED By'MR. WATSON'SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER. THAT THE: COUNC'IL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 109B4. 16 / \' _.. I , ,.. I COUNCIL BILL,'40B5 - RE: LEVY:lNG ASSESSMENTs,rOR, PAVING LAWRENCE STREET F'ROM124TI:f, AVENUE :10':. 27TH PLACE, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN rlRST READING ON FEBRUARY II, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON rOR CONSIDERA- TION. THE CITY MANAGER.: REPOR,TED' NO WR I TTEN. PROTESTS ON n LE. " , : IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH "NANIMOUS CONSENT OF .THE COUNCIL. . MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TI~LE: ONLY~' :' ., e I T WAS MOVED-BY MR. WA"T.SON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES BE SUSPE'NDED. ANa, THE BI LL BE READ THE THI RD TI ME BY 11 TLE ONLY, WI TH. UNANI MOUS CO.NSENT OF' THE COUNC I L. MOTl ON CARR I E,D UNANt- MOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. .....1 '386 - IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER: THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN F'I NAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCI LMEN PRESENT VOTl NG AYE, THE BI LL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND. NUMBERED 10985. I j ~ . . . 17 COUNCIL BILL 4086 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS F'OR PAVING MCKINLEY STREET F'ROM 7TH TO 11TH AVE- NUE, INTRODUCED AND'GIVEN F'IRST READING ON FEBRUARY II, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON F'OR CONSIDERATION. I: Ii !i I' I 18/ COUNC I L BI LL 4087 - RE: LEVYI NG'ASSESSMENTS F'OR SANI TARY SEWER ON BEECH. STREET F'ROM FRANKL I N Ii BLVD. TO 14TH AVENUE AND ON' I~THAVENUE,F'ROM AGATE STREET TO ALLEY: BETWEEN BEECH AND EMERALD i STREETS, I NTRODUCED AND GI VEN F'I RST READI NG. ON FEBRUARY II, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON F'OR CONSI DERATI ON. 1 THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON F'ILE. ~ IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE KILLED. CARRIED. MOTION I T WAS MOVED B.Y MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER. THAT THE. BI LL BE READ THE SECOND TI ME 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 MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE: READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF' THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANI- MOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. 1 i I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER TH"T THE COUNCI L BI LL BE APPROVED AND GI VEN/, F'INAL PASSAGE~' ROLLCALL.VOTE., ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING:AYEj THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND~ NUMBERED 10986. ,~',)' 19 ~ COUNCIL B1LL 4088 ~ RE: lEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING ADAMS F'ROM 22ND AVENUE. TO 24TH A~ENUE AND ADAMS COURT, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON FEBRUARY II, 1957" WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CbN-' SIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON FILE. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED'BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT 01" THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WpTSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER T~AT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL 8E READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE'ONLYi:WITH.UNANIMOUS CONSENT.OF', THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANI- MOUSLYAND THE BILL'WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY T'ITLE,ONLY. I T WAS MOVED BY. MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCI L BI LL BE APPROVED AND GI VEN!I FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND! NUMBER'ED 10987. 20 J , COUNCIL BILL 4089- RE: LEVYING'ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING INTERSECTIONS AT OAK AND PEARL STREETS;: PEARL AND 41ST; ?EARL AND 42ND; OAK COURT AND OAK STREET, 'INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING'ON FEBRUARY II, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON F'OR CONSIDERATION. THE C,Ty.MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS, ON F'ILE. q, I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE Bt:Lt,'BE:~REA'DPTHE .-SECOND TI ME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF' THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL'WAS' READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY,'WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF' MOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE. THIRD TIME BY: TITLE' ONLY. THE .RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE' THE COUNCIL. .MOTION CARRIED UNANI- , , , i I' I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCI L BILL BE APPROVED AND GI'~ENI: F'INAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND' NUMBERED 10988. e . , "ll 21 j COUNCIL BILL 4091 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS F'OR SIDEWALK IN AREA BOUNDED BY 23RD ~ND HILYARD TO UNIVERSITY STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN F'ULL. 30TH;'JrROM , II IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE, BILL BE'LAID OVER AND PROPER. I NOTICE OF' ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AF'F'ECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. :/, 22 J COUNCI LBI LL 4092 -..RE: LEV.YI NG ASSESSMENTS F'OR SANI TARY SEWER BETWEEN 32ND AND 35TH AVENUES F'ROM KINCAID TO'UNIVERSITY STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND REAO,~HE F'IRST T1ME IN FULL., IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER NOTI CE OF' ASSES'SMENTBE GI YEN AF'F'ECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRI ED., 23 / COUNCIL BILL 4093 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS F'OR PAVING DONALD STREET.F'ROM 39TH TO 40TH AVENUE wAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE F'IRST TIME IN F'ULL. I IT WAS MOVED'BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY'MR. SHE,ARER THAT THE.BILLBE LAIO OVER AND PROPER." NOTICE OF' ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AF'F'ECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION. CARRIED. 24) COUNC I L BI L"t. 4094 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS F'OR PAY I NG ARTHUR STREET .f'ROM 23RD TO 24TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE F'IRST TIME IN F'ULL. . ,,-; -'. .. ~ e ~ ~ 38' e /~- . I :\ 'II T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED, BY, MR. SHEARER THAT 'THE BtLL BE .LAI.D'OVER AND PROPER '1 NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTI ON CARRIED. . i 25 Y COUNCIL BILL 4095 - RE:.,LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING 7TH AVENUE ACCESS ROAD FROM GARFIELD i TO McKI NLEY STREET WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ THE FI RST TI ME IN F'ULL. , e IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVE~ AND PROPER I NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. 26 ~ COUNCIL BILL 4096 - RE: LEVYING,ASSESSMENTS FOR SANITARY SEWER IN AREA BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND i SYLVAN STREETS rROM HIG~AY 99 TO SOUTH CITY 11M'TS WAS SUBM'TTEO ANO REAO THE r'RST T'ME 'N rUll. i IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER 'I NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFF'ECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. 27 :i / COUNCI L BI LL 4097 - RE: LEVYI NG ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVI NG McKI NLEY FROM 7TH TO II TH AVENUE WAS i SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. . I II' IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. 'I 28 :1 ~ COUNCIL BILL 4098 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR WIDENING 18TH AVENUE F'ROM WILLAMETTE STREET .! TO CHARNELTON STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFF'ECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. V 29 COUNCIL BILL 4099 -,RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING JEFFERSON STREET FROM 25TH AVENUE TO 26TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. V 30 I COUNCIL BILL 4100 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING 34TH PLACE FROM DONALD TO HIGH STREET I WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. I I I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER j NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. 3111 COUNCIL BILL 4101 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING AGATE STREET FROM 24TH AVENUE TO 27TH 1 AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED. 32 COUNCIL BILL 4102 - RE: GRANTING EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO OPERATE BUSSES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS IN THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE F'IRST TIME IN FULL. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER 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, AND HELD OVER SO THAT THE FRANCHISE CAN BE GIVEN LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT, WITH FINAL PASSAGE TO BE GIVEN AT A PROPOSED ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 14, 1957 AT 4:00 PM. ~i RESOLUTIONS e 33 RESOLUTION -,RE: EXPRESSING APPRECIATION OF THE COUNCIL AND C,ITIZ~NS OF EUGENE TO MRs. HUGH fORD F'OR HER WORK ON THE LIBRARY BOARD WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS: '~HEREAS, MRS. HUGH fORD HAS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME GIVEN FREELY OF HER TIME AND TALENTS AS A MEMBER OF' THE EUGENE LIBRARY BOARD, AND -' WHEREAS, MRS. HUGH fORD HAS TERMINATED HER MEMBERSHIP ON SAID LIBRARY BOARD, AND WHEREAS, IT IS THE DESIRE OF' THE COMMON COUNCIL TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE CONTRI- BUTION MADE BY MRS. fORD; NOW, THEREfORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of EUGEN[: I THAT THE APPRECIATION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF' EUGENE F'OR THE WORK AND CONTRIBUTION GIVEN BY MRS. HUGH fORD AS A MEMBER OF THE EUGENE LIBRARY BOARD BE AND IT IS HEREBY PUBLICLY EXPRESSED. BE IT fUTHER RESOLVED: THAT A COpy OF' THIS RESOLUTION BE GIVEN TO MRS. HUGH fORD AND A COpy INCOR- PORATED INTO THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF' THE CITY or EUGENE. THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED THIS 25TH DAY OF" fEBRUARY, 1957." e ~ ~88 e ~ IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR.BRfGGS THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. CARRIED. MOTION I UPON MOTION DULy MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, .~~ ROBERT A. rINLAYS~"" . CITY MANAGER ':: '1' !>\, , '. I, D :, , t _ ~ , 'J 1: Ii Ii l- i' , , ' . I: _,J, \: 1 h ~ Ii ,I ,I I' I, I . . I e I ~:.~ . i, ? . ')'," , . I e I -