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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/29/1959 Meeting ~96. e 6/29/59 ------- ----~---~-~ -----~-~-----~ - ~~- , -- - - ~ - - - - - - - - -- - - - r f ;i Ii I COUNC I L CHAMBER 1\ il II EUGEN.E, OREGON JUNE ,29; 1959 :, " " 'I I i: ,I A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON JUNE 29, 1959 AT II I, 7:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO, ORDER BY HIS HONOR MAYOR E. E. CONE WITH ., I' I THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. SHEARER, MRS. LAURIS, 'MR. MOLHOLM, MR. MCGAFFEY, MR~ CHATT, , " ] :' " MR. MOYER,.MR. WILSON; AND MR. SWANSON. " ! I , REPORTS OF COMMITTEES I, II A REPORT OF THE COMMITT~E MEETING HELD JUNE -25, ;1 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ.AS FOLLOWS: " ;: . "PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN MOLHOLM, MCGAFFEY AND SWANSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY Ii , i RECORDER; DIRECTOR OF'PUBLIC WORKS; CITY ATTORNEY; MESSRS. BEISTEL'AND " , RINARD, EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BoARD; MR. RALPH RODERICK, CORNELL, HOWLAND, ;i II n HAYES & MERRYFI ELD; MR. 'FRED B'RENNE, EUGENE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; DAN WYANT, r e " EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. I' I I' I I I I. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND WATER USER FEES - IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT ii I I Ii , BASED ON THE COMMITTEE'S PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS STUDIES HAD ~EEN MADE WITH REFERENCE , :i , , It I TO THE FEES WHICH WOULD BE PAID FOR WATER USERS CHARGE BY A NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL I AND INDUSTRIAL USERS IN THE CITY. BASED ON THESE STUDIES, A REVISED ORDINAN~E HAD I' ,I I BEEN PREPARED ESTABLISHING A FLAT RATE-WATER USER CHARGE FOR RESIDENTIAL USERS, I' I , " I SUCH RATE,BEING $2.00 FOR THE FIRST 1,000 CUBIC FEET OF WATER USED, AND 20; PER 100 Ii , CUBIC FEET FOR ALL WATER USED OVER 1,000 CUBIC FEET. WITH RESPECT TO,THE COMMERCIAL " I I: I' AND INDUSTRIAL "INSTALLATIONS, A R~fE HA~ BEEN ESTABLISHED AT.2.00 FOR THE FIRST " ,I 'I 1,000 CUBIC FEET OF WATER USED, 10; PER 100 CUBIC FEET FOR WATER USED BETWEEN 1,000 I, II " 'i II AND 5,000 CUBIC FEET; AND 6; PER 100 CUBIC FEET FOR ALL USED OVER 5,000 CUBIC FEET. I, " " II THE MINIMUM FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL WOULD BE $2.00 PER MONTH. IN THE CASE " II II OF RESIDENTIAL USE, THE QUANITITES WOULD BE COMPUTED ON THE AVERAGE MONTHLY DE- ii 'i LIVERY OF WATER DURING THE MONTH~ OF DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH JUST 'I ;1 " " PREVIOUS. I' 'I I il IN THE COURSE OF THE DISCUSSION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE BE 'i ,I , I MADE FOR A GARBAGE DISPOSAL UNIT, WHICH RECOMMENDATION WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. , " I: jl " " I MR. HENRY BEISTEL OF THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD POSED CERTAIN QUESTIONS :1 WITH REGARD TO THE WORK WHICH WOULD BE NECESSARY TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE EUGENE il I, WATER & ELECTRIC BoARD. " I HE INDICATED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF EXTRA WORK WOULD BE iI Ii d NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE ANNUAL AVERAGING OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS; POSED THE QUES- Ii II TION AS TO WHO WOULD READ WATER METERS ON USE OTHER THAN FROM THE EWEB SYSTEM; AND :1 I I, ALSO POSED THE QUEST10N AS TO WHO WOULD READ METERS MEASURING FLOW INTO THE SEWER , " 11 SYSTEM BY COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL FIRMS. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS SOME POSSIBLE ;1 CONFUSION BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS AS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE :1 I EWEB WATER SYSTEM AND THAT ESTABLISHED BY THE ORDINANCE, AND POSED THE QUESTION AS " , " I TO WHO WOULD COLLECT WATER USER FEES DUE UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS, " , " I , AND STATED THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN DATES OF DELINQUENCY AS ESTABLISHED BY THE ,i , " II 'I EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BoARD AND THAT PROPOSED BY THE ORDINANCE. THE EUGENE WATER 11 Ii & ELECTRIC BOARD CONSIDERS AN ACCOUNT DELINQUENT AFTER TEN DAYS. HE INQUIRED AS " I II TO WHO WOULD CERTIFY DELINQUENCIES TO THE TAX ASSESSOR OF LANE COUNTY, WHO WOULD II !j :1 COLLECT CHARGES FROM VACANT LOTS, AND WHAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR BILLING PURPOSES :i WOULD BE. II I, \1 I' ., THE COMMITTEE INDICATED THAT THE CITY PROPER SHOULD MAKE COLLECTIONS OF ALL Ji II " CHARGES ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT AND CHARGES ON VACANT LOTS, AND FURTHER I: - I' " II AGREED THAT IN THE CASE OF NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS, THE CHARGE SHOULD'ONLY BE COL- 'I I, 11 LECTED FROM THE DATE OF ANNEXATION TO THE DATE OF APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT. I: j, i: " ,i THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSED RATES BE EFFECTIVE WITH BILLINGS REN- j! " Ii DERED ON OR AFTER JULY 15, 1959, MR. MOLHOLM AND MR. SWANSON VOTING AYE, MR.McGAFFEY " II II ;1 VOTING NAY. i: I :1 I IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT A NOTICE BE PREPARED TO BE SENT TO ALL WATER USERS " I I I' I EXPLAINING WHY THIS ACTION IS NECESSARY AND WHAT THE NEW RATES WILL BE SO THE Ii II WATER USERS WILL BE INFORMED or THIS ACTION. IT WAS FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT H I' SINCE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT or PRELIMINARY WORK IS NECESSARY SO THE NEW FEES MAY II il BECOME EFFECTIVE ON AND AFTER JULY 15, 1959, REASONABLE ASSISTANCE BE GIVEN TO THE ,I I EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD, I: I INCLUDING THE HIRING OF PERSONNEL AND THAT T~ESE I 1 COSTS AS WELL AS THE COSTS OF MAILING AN INFORMATIVE STATEMENT BE BORNE BY THE (' I; EMERGENCY fUND OF THE CITY OF EUGENE. ,I I d I I I, I IT WAS RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WITH SUGGESTED AMEND- I: I :1 II MENTS BE ENACTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL." " n 'I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MCGAFFEY SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE I 1 ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE~ MOTION CARRIED. \1 I I II I ~ ! \ " 'J e I, I :r :1 'i I I .... ',i 97~ e 6/29/59 -- ~ -~ -- ~-_._--------~-- -- -_._~-----~-~----- -----_.- , - - - " II :1 I I 'I I I, PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS ii " " 1'1 I ,\ COMMUNICATION RECEIVED JUNE 29, 1959 FROM C. C. PAGE, I, I " 1463 PEARL STREET, WAS PRESENTED AND READ ,i : AS FOLLOWS: 11 " I' 'I r "AfTER DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS ARISING FROM VARIOUS MEETINGS, " " TRYING TO FORCE DOWN OUR NECKS A NEW SET OF AGGRAVATIONS EACH TIME YOU MEET, I " , il 00 I THINK IT IS HIGH TIME TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AS FOL~OWS: 't , C\} ! " I " ~ THE QUALITY Of OUR CITY WATER HAS DETERIORATED TO SUCH AN EXTENT IN THE Ii U " PAST fEW YEARS, I FOR ONE, CANNOT SEE HOW YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO ASK ANY AD- ;: CO .1 " I VANCE IN PRICE REGARDLESS OF WHAT USE IT IS PUT TO. IN THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE 11 c:c YEARS WE, ALL THE PEOPLE OF EUGENE, HAVE BEEN PROUD OF THE PURITY AND QUALITY II OF SERVICES RENDERED AND PAID SEWAGE TAX STARTING AT $.25 PER MONTH, THEN i! RAISED TO $1.00 PER MONTH - AND NOW YOU HAVE THE CRUST TO EXPECT US TO DOUBLE :1 " I THE ANTE TO $2.00 PER MONTH. :1 'I e " " :! I, THIS IS A RAISE FROM $3.00 PER YEAR IN THE GAY~THIRTIES TO $12.00 PER Ii , , YEAR IN THE GRAY FORTIES TO $24.00 PER YEAR IN THE FAT FIFTIES. SHADOWS OF I' , .' , II DAVE BECK AND JIMMY HOFFA AND WAYNE MORSE. I TIP MY HAT' (HOMBERG) TO THE , II ROBIN HOODS NOW IN THE SADDLE. JUST WHE~E filO','YOU EXPECT PEOPLE I N MY PRE- DICAMENT TO FIND AL~ THE EXTRA DOLLARS ON SOCIAL SECURITY WAGES? I I" I ': II WANTED TO GO INTO BUSINESS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF EUGENE, I WOULD fIRST HAVE 'I I TO DIG UP $10.00 fOR A TOBACCO TAX WHICH USED TO BE NOTHING, THEN RAISED TO \1 it i $1.00 IN 1935, AND $2.50 TO SELL MILK, ALSO WORTH NOTHING WHEN WE COULD EARN I' , THE MONEY. GARBAGE DISPOSAL STARTED AT $.25 PER MONTH, THEN TO $.60 THEN TO i ~ : $.90 AND $1.20 AND NOW $1.35 AND MORE TO fOLLOW. I: I ! :1 " , ., THINK OVER A fEW OF THESE ITEMS AND Of HOW IT MAKES A MAN FEEL TO GET :1 " GYPPED EVERY DAY UNTIL YOU CHISEL AWAY THE ENTIRE CHECK. IT TAKES ALL THE " II ,I GROCERY MONEY FOR SPRINGFIELD SEWER WATER SENT TO US BY THE PIPE LINES OF , E.W.LB. il '. 'I I HAVE SERVED THREE YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN WARD 4 AND NOW I II fEEL il THE CITY ASKS fOR SOMETHING IT DOES NOT DESERVE." I, II ,I II IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WILSON SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE PLACED Of RECORD. :1 MOTION CARRIED. " ., I! I 'I , Ii I " " 2 COMMUNICATION DATED JUNE 26, 1959 fROM HOWARD & BLANCHE PERKINS, 2000 ORCHARD STREET, WAS PRE- " : " " SENTED AND READ AS FOLOOWS: II .' Ii r! II ~ 1 "WE AREN'T FINDING FAULT, BUT WE WONDER IF AS MUCH THOT IS BEING GIVEN II TO THE HUGE QUANTITYf OF WATER WE WILL BE NEEDING 25 YEARS fROM NOW AS IS I' BEING GIVEN TO ELECTRICAL OUTPUT AND ZONING AND SCHOOLS?? HOWABOUT TAPP I NG I' ,I ,I CLEAR LAKE FOR A ~ WATER SUPPLY IN THE fUTURE??" :1 I " r, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REfERRED TO THE :i I MAYOR FOR ANSWER. MOTION CARRIED. i, " " .1 " 'I " ORDINANCES " " Ii i .1 , i; 3 I COUNCIL BILL No. 4677 - RE: ESTABLISHING CHARGES ON WATER USERS AND REPEALING. PORTIONS Of THE , 'i :i CITY CODE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN fULL. I, ii e fOLLOWING THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE IN FULL, SOME DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE ORDINANCE AS i: !I ORIGINALLY PRESENTED. THE CITY ATTORNEY POINTED OUT IT HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN INTENDED TO START COL- LECTION OF THE PROPOSED CHARGES ON Ju~y 15, 1959, BUT THAT IF THIS WERE DONE, WATER USERS WOULD BE I, PAYING ON THE BASIS OF WATER USED FROM JUNE 15 TO JULY 15, OR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEfORE THE ., ;1 ENACTMENT OF THE ORDINANCE. fOR THIS REASON, HE SUGGESTED THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR BILLING PUR- " POSES BE SET AT AUGUST I, 1959. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MCGAfFEY, SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE :1 :1 'i , EFFECTIVE DATE FOR COLLECTION BE AMENDED AND THAT THIS DATE BE ESTABLISHED FOR ALL BILLINGS ON AND I: " AFTER AUGUST I, 1959. MOTION CARRIED. .1 il 'I I, l' DISCUSSION WAS ALSO HAD ON THE RATE STRUCTURE AS ESTABLISHED IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. , II COUNCILMAN WILSON INDICATED HE THOUGHT THE STRUCTURE AS ESTABLISHED WAS TOO COMPLICATED AND PENALIZED II THE RESIDENTIAL WATER USER. HE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RESIDENTIAL CLASSifiCATION AND TO THE Ii DEFINITION OF A RESIDENCE. THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD HAVE 5TABLISHED A FLAT RATE Of $2.00 fOR THOSE Ii II I WATER USERS IN THE RESIDENTIAL CLASSifiCATION AND WOULD HAVE REMOVED ROOMING HOUSE, MOTEL AND HOTEL Ii " ~i FROM THE DEFINITION AND PLACED THESE THREE LIVING AREAS IN THE COMME~CIAL CLASSifiCATION. THIS iI I il MOTION DIED FOR LACK Of A SECOND. I' ,I DISCUSSION WAS ALSO HAD ON THE DESIRABILITY OF INCLUDING IRRIGATION PURPOSES ALONG WITH INDUS- ii TRIAL OR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES IN SECTION 3, PARAGRAPH 4, SINCE THE WATER BOARD DOES HAVE SOME :1 CUSTOMERS WHO USE WATER ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS PURPOSE~. II il IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. McGAFFEY THAT THE WORD "IRRIGATION" BE ADDED TO \1 INDUSTRIAL AND MANUfACTURING PURPOSES IN SECTION 3. MOTION CARRIED. 11 e , 'I \1 II [' 1~ ~98 e ?/2_9/59 - ,~ -- --- ------- r <; ;1 r ~ q I ~ I ,IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MCGAffEY SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL AS AMENDED BE READ. THE SECOND \1 II TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY :' AND THE BILL AS. AMENDED WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY CO.UNC I L BILL NUMBER ONLY. II , II IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAffEY THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL AS AMENDED BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY 'COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE. BILL AS AMENDED WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY. ;1 IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAffEY THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fINAL 'I I. PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. . ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, EXCEPT MR. WILSON VOTING NAY, THE BILL !I AS AMENDED WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 1154B. 11 I UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. 1 j RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, I I e i .~A~ \1 I I I CITY MANAGER I D , I ;1 II <I " " I' II " I, II I' ! 'I L I I: 11 I I " II I I. 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