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COUNCIL CHAMBER
EUGENE, OREGON
MARCH 28, 1960
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON MARCH 14, 1960 AND
ADJOURNED TO MARCH 28, 1960 AT 7:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO,ORDER BY
HIS HONOR MAYOR,E. E. CONE WITH THE fOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. SHEARER, MRS. LAURIS,
MR. MOLHOLM, MR. MCGAHEY, MR. CHATT, MR. MOYER,.MR. WILSON,AND MR. SWANSON.
THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY RABBI MARCUS SIMMONS;,
THE MINUTES Of THE REGULAR MEETING HELD MARCH 14, 1960 AND Of THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD MARCH 18,
1960, AS MAILED TOKMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WERE APPROVED.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
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MAYOR CONE STATED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAD APPROACHED HIM CONCERNING THE LARGE AMOUNT Of LEWD
LITERATURE AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTANDS WiTHIN THE CITY. HE INDICATED HE HAD MADE A R~PID SURVEY OF THIS
SITUATION AND fOUND THAT INDEED THE~E ARE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONABLE MAGAZINES ~VAILABLE ON THE NEWS-
STANDS. THE MAYOR SUGGESTED A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED WITH THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO STUDY THIS
MATTER TOWARD THE END THAT AN ORDINANCE CONTROLLING THE SUBJECT MIGHT BE PASSED.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. WILSON THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE
PROBLEM OF AVAILABILITY Of LEWD LITERATURE ON NEWSSTANDS IN THE CITY Of EUGENE TOWARD THE END Of
CLEANING UP THE LITERATURE AVAILABLE AND THE ENACTME~T Of AN ORD,NANCE CONTROLLING THE SALE OF SUCH
LITERATURE.
IN THE DISCUSSION WHICH WAS HELD ON THIS MATTER IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE MOVIE INDUSTRY ~AS
APPARENTLY GIVEN UP CENSORSHIP UNDER THE GUISE OF COMPETING WITH TELEVISION PROGRAMS. IT WAS ALSO
STATED THAT IN THIS AREA LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED TO BRING SOCIAL PRESSURE TO CLEAN UP THE LITERATURE
AVAILABLE AND THAT THIS CIS A MATTER Of PUBLIC OPINION ANp PERHAPS NO ORDINANCE IS NECESSARY
ON VOTE, THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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THIS BEING THE DATE SET fOR THE AWARD Of CONTRACTS fOR CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS AND ADDI-
TION TO MAINTENANCE SHOP BUILDING, THE fOLLOWING BIDS WERE TABULATED AS OPENED ON MARCH 21, 1960 AT
10:00 AM:
AMOUNT
BUDGETED
CONTRACT
COST
PREVIOUS
Low BIDS
SAN ITARY SEWERS
NAME Of BIDDER AND PROJECT
SANITARY RELIEf SEWER O~ 14TH AVENUE' FROM PEARL STREET
TO ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS
ABRAMS CONSTRUCTION' GOMPANY (Low)
M. J. BUTTS //
ROSSPRUETT '
JESKE BROS.
WILDISH CONSTRUCTION CO.
$' 1,000.00'
$ 1,820.00
2,240.00
2,249.10
2,605.00
2,613.05
$ 2,605.00
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SANITARY SEWER ON 24TH AVENUE AND M'JAMI LANE TO 23RD
AVENUE AND ONYX STREET
ABRAMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Low)
Ross PRUETT
M. S. BUTTS
WILDISH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
JESKE BROS.
7,150.00
6,578.50
9, 145 .44
9,194.36
10,524.61
10,602.25
10,524.61
MAINTENANCE SHOP BUILDING ADDITION
LEE-BUILT HoMES, INC.
ORDELL
WIEDRICK
VIK CONSTRUCTION CO.
(Low)
9,133.00
9)390.00
10,555.00
10,378.00
7,000.00
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ABRAMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BE AWARDED
THE CONTRACT fOR THE CONSTRUCTION Of THE SANITARY RELIEF SEWER ON 14TH AVENUE FROM PEARL STREET TO
ALLEy BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS AT THE BID PRICE Of $1,820.00; ALSO fOR THE CONSTRUCTION Of
SANITARY SEWER ON 24TH AVENUE AND MIAMI LANE TO 23RD AVENUE AND ONYX STREET AT THE BID PRICE Of
$6,578.50, AND THAT THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS BE DRAWN BY THE PROPER CITY OFf I C I ALS.> ROLLCALL VOTE.
ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE CONTRACT fOR THE CONSTRUCTION Of AN
ADDITION TO THE, MAINTENANCE SHOP BUILDING BE AWARDED TO LEE-BUILT HOMES, INC., AT THE BID PRICE OF
$8,388.00 (TABULATED BID Of $9,133.00 LESS DELETIONS LISTED IN COMMITTEE REPORT OF MARCH 24, 1960,
ITEM 4) AND THAT THE PROPER DOCUMENT BE DRAWN BY THE PROPER CITY OfFICIALS. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL
COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MOTION CARRIED.
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO FRED L. PIERCE 11
AT THE BID PRICE Of $101.00 FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 15, 1960 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 1960, AND THAT THE PROPER ij
CITY OfF I C I ALS BE AUTHOR I ZED TO DRAW THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNC I LMEN PRESENT I!
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THIS BEING THE DATE SET FOR THE AWARD or CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATION or A PONY RIDE CONCESSION
IN SKINNERS BUTTE PARK, THE fOLLOWING BIDS WERE TABULATED AS OPENED MARCH 21, 1960:
GEORGE O.
A. PAY TO
B. PAY TO
C. PAY TO
81 DWELL
C I TV $30.00
CITY 25" Of
CITY $15.00
fOR SEASON
GROSS
PER MONTH
6 ROUNDS IS, PER RIDE
6 ROUNDS 25~ PER RIDE
6 ROUNDS 20, PER RIDE
FRED L. PIERCE
$101.00 TO OPERATE CONCESSION fROM APRIL 15, 1960 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 1960 -
6 ROUNDS 15, PER RIDE
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
A REPORT fROM THE CITY MANAGER WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
"THE CITY IS IN RECEIPT Of A LETTER FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY ADVISING THAT
OUR APPLICATION FOR REQUEST fOR AID FOR MAHLON SWEET FIELD UNDER THE fiSCAL YEAR 1961
PROGRAM WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1961 fiSCAL YEAR PROGRAM; HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN INfORMED
THAT SHOULD THE CITY ARRANGE FOR THEIR SHARE Of THE NECESSARY fUNDS, A NEW APPLICATION
COULD BE SUBMITTED IN SEPTEMBER Of THIS YEAR, OR A NEW APPLICATION COULD BE SUBMITTED
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1962. A SMALL COMMITTEE IS STILL MEETING WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ON THE MATTER Of THE COUNTY'S TAKING OVER THE AIRPORT fOR FISCAL YEAR 1962.
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AT THIS TIME THE ONLY PUBLIC WORKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN PROGRESS ARE TWO SIDE-
WALK CONTRACTS - ONE ON 18TH AVENUE BETWEEN LINCOLNMND CHAMBERS STREETS, WHICH IS
MOVING SLOWLY AS THIS WORK IS DEPENDENT UPON THE COMPLETION Of THE RELOCATION or THE
TELEPHONE POLES; THE OTHER, ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON PARK, IS AT PRESENT BEING EXCAVATED.
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THE PARKS DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS WAITING fOR GOOD WEATHER TO
COMPLETE THE PAINTING Of THE SHELTER AT THE AMAZON PARK WADING POOL; PARK DEPARTMENT
CREWS ARE COMPLETING THE fENCING AND WILL LANDS~APE THE AREA AS WEATHER PERMITS. THE
CONTRACTOR HAS REMOVED ABOUT 50% OF THE OLD BARN AT 29TH AND HILYARD; THE COMfORT STA-
TION IN HENDRICKS PARK WAS' OPENEDCTO THE PUBLIC LAST FRIDAY, AND THE OLD COMfORT STA-
TION WILL BE REMOVED IN THE NEAR fUTURE."
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECOND~D BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RE-
CEIVED AND PLACED ON fiLE. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
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A REPORT Of THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 18,1960 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
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"PRESENT:
MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MOLHOLM, MCGAffEY, CHATT, MoVER, WILSON AND
SWANSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS; PLAN-
NING CONSULTANT; CHIEf OF POLICE; FIRE MARSHAL; TRAffiC ENGINEER; ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT; LT. STENVICK AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SALVATION ARMY BOARD; REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF PROPERTY HOLDERS IN THE AREA Of 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES, MADISON AND MONROE
STREETS; OTHER INTERESTED OBSERVERS; DAN WYANT AND DONN BONHAM, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD.
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I. COM~UNICATION fROM MR.A. ROBT. THOMAS, 2338-4 PATTERSON DRIVE, R~GARDING fENCING OF SWIM-
MING POOLS AND PONDS - A COMMUNICATION FROM MR; THOMAS WAS READ INDICATING IN THE WRITER'S
BELIEf THE CITY IS DISCOURAGING PARENTS FROM TAKING CARE Of CHILDREN BY ~EQUIRING THE FENC-
ING or ALL BODIES Of WATER AND RECOMMENDING THE REPEAL Of THE ORDINANCE REQUIRING SUCH'
FENCING. THE COMMITTEE HEARD THE COMMUNICATION AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE RECEIVED AND
PLACED ON fiLE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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2. PETITION BY 100" CONSENT fROM MERLE R. AND LILLIAN ANDERSON fOR ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY LOCATED IN FLORAL HILL ADDITION - THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED THIS PETITION AND RECOM-
MENDED IT BE REfERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION fOR STUDY. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
3. PETITION BY VERNO~ SCOTT FOR PAVING Of ALLEY BETWEEN HILYA~DAND ALDER STREETS FROM 18TH
AVENUE TO EAST/WEST ALLEY BETWEEN 18TH AND 19TH AVENUES - THE ABOVE PETITION WAS PRE-
SENTED AND IT WAS INDICATED IT CARRIED SIGNATURES Of OWNERS Of 50% or THE PROPERTY TO
BE ASSESSED FOR THE PROJECT. FURTHER, VERNON SCOTT, THE PETITIONER, WOULD DO THE JOB
BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, AND IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT HE WOULD STAND THE fULL COST Of PAVING
THE ALLEY. 'THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ALLEY 6E PAVED ON A PRIVATE CONTRACT AND THAT
ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PRO.JECT BE PASSED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. PETITION'fOR PAVING 25TH PLACE fROMWASHI'NGTON TO JEFfERSON STREETS - A PETITION CON-
TAINING SIGNATURES Of OWNERS 'Of S8.3~'Of THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED fOR THE PAVING
OF 25TH PLACE BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND JEfFERSON STREETS WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE AfTER CONSIDERATION RECOMMENDED THE STREET BE PAVED AND THAT THE NECES-
SARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PROJECT BE PASSED. MOTION CARRIED'UNAN[MOUSLY.
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'T WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT ITEMS I, 2, 3 AND 4 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT
BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
5. CONSIDERATION OF BOARD or ApPEALS REPORT - SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 16, 1960:
A. REQUEST BY McDONALD CANDY COMPANY FOR WAiVER OF BUILDING CODE PROVISION REQUIRING AUTO-
MATIC:~ SPRINKLER SYSTEM - THE BoARD OF ApPEALS REPORTED THAT THE McDONALD CANDY COMPANY
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HAD REQUESTED A WAiVER OF THE BUILDING CODE PROVISIONS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE AN AUTOMATIC
SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE PROPOSED NEW WAREHOUSE TO BE BUILT IN THE EUGENE DEVELOPMENT .
CORPORATION AREA. THE BOARD ALSO REPORTED THEY HAD CONSIDERED. THE REQUEST, INDICA,TED ALL (,',C,
OTHER INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN THE AREA HAD COMPLIED WITH THE CODE AND, WHERE NECESSARY,
HAVE INSTALLED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. THE BOARD OF ApPEALS f"uRniER INDICATED THAT
IF A VARIANCE OF THE PROVISION FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM WERE GIVEN TO ONE INDIVIDUAL, IT
SHOULD BE GRANTED TO ALL OTHERS MAKING SUCH A REQUEST; THE COSTIS SMALL IN COMPARISON TO
THE COST OF THE TOTAL BUILDING; IT IS POSSIBL'E Foe McDoNALD CANDY COMP'ANY TO INSTALL A
MASONRY BLOCK WALL WITH FIRE DOORS DIVIDING THE WAREHOUSE AREA WHICH WOULD THEN MEAN
THAT NO AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WOULD BE REQUIRED; AND THE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER~STEM
PROVIDES AN INEXPENSIVE 24-HOUR WATCHMEN SERVICE FOR THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT OF THE
BUILDING.
THE FIRE MARSHAL INDICATED ON QUESTION THAT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A
SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS UNREASONABLE, AND f"OLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT
THE REPORT Of THE BOARD Of" ApPEALS BE UPHELD DENYING THE McDONALD CANDY COMPANY REQUEST.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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B. REQUEST ON BEHALF OF SCHLESINGER BUILDING AT BROADWAY AND OLIVE STREET f"OR WAIVER OF
3 FOOT SETBACK REQUIREMENT FROM PROPERTY LINE ON ALLEY ALLOWING CONSTRUCTION TO THE
PROPERTY LINE - 'T WAS REPORTED THAT THE BOARD Of" ApPEALS HAD CONSIDERED THIS ITEM
AND HAD RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST FOR VARIANCE BE GRANTED. IT WAS FURTHER ,REPORTED
THAT OTHER BUI'LDINGS IN THIS AREA HAD BEEN BUILT TO THE PROPERTY LINE. THE COMMITTEE
AfTER CONSIDERATION RECOMMENDED THAT THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE UPHELD GRANT-
ING THE VARIANCE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
'T WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT ITEMS 5A AND 5B OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE
APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
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6. RECONSIDERATION OF THE RENAMING OF CITY VIEW BOULEVARD IN HIGHLAND OAKS ADDITION - IT WAS
EXPLAINED THAT THE, PLANNING COMMISSION HAD RECOMMENDED THAT THE PORTION Of" CITY VIEW BOULE-
VARD EXTENDING fROM HAWKINS LANE ON THE WEST TO WILSON STREET ON THE EAST BE RENAMED 24TH
AVENUE, AND THAT, THE PORTION OF CITY VIEW BOULEVARD rROM THE SOUTH END Of WILSON STREET
AS PLATTED IN HIGHLAND OAKS SUBDIVISION ON THE SOUTH BE RENAMED WILSON STREET. AN OBJECTION
HAD BEEN MADE BY OWNERS OF PROPERTY IN THIS AREA TO THE RENAMING Of THAT PORTION TO 24TH
AVENUE. MR. BRYCE NOSLER, SUBDIVIDER OF HIGHLAND OAKS SUBDIVISION, APPEARED BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE TO SHOW A ~AP OF THE W~OLE AREA, AND iT WAS FURTHER INDICATED iHAT 24TH AVENUE'
WILL NOT CONNECT WITH THAT STREET CURRENTLY KNOWN AS CITY VIEW BOULEVARD AND THAT THE STREET
NOW KNOWN AS CITY VIEW BOULEVARD, WHILE RUNNING GENERALLY EAST AND WEST, WILL FOLLOW THE
CONTOUR Of THE HILL AND WILL NOT RUN IN EXACTLY A STRICT EAST/WEST DIRECTION. FOR THIS
REASON IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THAT PORTION Of CITY VIEW BOULEVARD WHICH RUNS EAST AND
WEST FROM WILSON STREET TO HAWKINS LANE BE RENAMED HIGHLAND OAKS DRIVE. THE COMMITTEE,
AFTER CONSIDERATION, RECOMMENDED THAT CITY VIEW BOULEVARD BE RENAMED HIGHLAND OAKS DRIVE,
FROM ,WILSON STREET TO HAWKINS LANE. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. MOLHOLMAND SWANSON VOTING NAY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED.
MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. MOLHOLM AND SWANSON VOTING NAY.
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7. COUNCILMAN S~EARER SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD STUDY THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARKING IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREA TOWARD THE END THAT PARKING BE REQUIRED FOR ALL AREAS CLASSIFIED AS C-3
IN WHICH NEW BUILDINGS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A RESTUDY Of THE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TOWARD THE RECLASSIFICATION Of C-3 ZONE TO
C-3P. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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e. DISCUSSION CONCERNING MATTER Of UO~TING SALVATION ARMY MISSION AND CHURCH IN AREA or 7TH
AND 8TH AVENUES AND MONROE STREET - THIS MATTER WAS OPENED FOR DISCUSSION By 'THE MAYOR,
AND MR. VICTOR LINDEEN, AN AREA RESIDENT, SPOKE ON BEHALF Of THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA
URGING THAT THE LOCATION OF MISSIONS BE REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TOWARD THE
END THAT A PROPER LOCATION BE ESTABLISHED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR SUCH MISSIONS.
MR. 'LINDEEN STATED THAT THERE IS'NO GENERAL OPPOSITION TO THE SALVATION ARMY, THERE IS
NO OPPOSITION TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHURCH IN THE AREA, BUT THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED
WITH THE PROPOSED MISSION AND CHURCH OF THE SALVATION ARMY AND WHAT EFFECT 1T WILL HAVE
ON SURROUNDING PROPERTY.
MRS. THOMPSON, ALSO AN AREA RESIDENT, INDICATED SHE DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE CHURCH, DOES
NOT OBJECT TO WELFARE WORK, BUT DOES OBJECT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF TRANSIENTS, PARTICULARLY
SINGLE MEN, ROAMIN~ THE STREETS IN THE AREA IN WHICH SHE LIVES. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT
IN ESSENCE IN HER BELIEF THE MISSION SHOULD BE LOCATED IN AN AREA OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT, AWAY FROM $CHQOLS WHICH MIGHT BE INDUSTRIAL OR IN THE SMALL BUSINESS CATEGORY.
SHE FURTHER INDICATED THAT SHE HAS NO QUESTION THAT THE SALVATION ARMY WILL DO A GOOD
JOB WITH THE PEOPLE WHICH THEY CAN HELP., BUT FOR THOSE THEY CANNOT HELP SHE SUGGESTED
THEY MIGHT PREY ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE fURTHER INDICATED IT IS HER HOPE ,THE SALVATION
ARMY WOULD BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY IN THEIR OWNERSHIP BETWEEN 7TH AND
8TH AVENUES AND MONROE AND JEFFERSON STREETS FOR OTHER PROPERTY WHICH WOULD BE MORE SUIT-
ABLE FOR THE PURPOSE fOR WHICH THEy DESIRE IT.
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MRS. BILLMIRE INDICATED THAT IN HER BELIEF PEOPLE IN THE AREA WOULD BE LIVING IN FEAR AS
SHE INDICATED SHE IS OR WOULD BE WHEN THE SALVATION ARMY BUILDING PROGRAM IS COMPLETED.
SHE STATED IN HER BELIEF HOMES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN AN' INDIVIDUAL'S LIrE AND
THAT THE LOCATION or A SALVATION ARMY MISSION OR HOSPITALITY 'HOUSE WOULD AID INMAKING
THE AREA A SLUM AREA. SHE READ LETTERS FROM THE SAFFRON SUPPLY' COMPANY AND DAMASCUS
SERVICE STATIONS, INC., IN SALEM, LOCATED ADJACENT TO MISSIONS WHICH GENERALLY STATED
REACTI~NS TO INDIVltiUALS DRAWN TO A MISSION WERE NOT PLEASANT.
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MR. BILL McNUTT, CHAIRMAN OF THe SALVATION ARMY BOARD, STATED THE SALVATION ARMY IS
FULLY COGNIZANT OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE LOTS, THEy BELIEVE THE
BUILDING THEy WOULD CONSTRUCT WOULD BE AN ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE HOSPITALITY
HOUSE WOULD BE WELL SUPERVISED, RUN IN AN ORDERLY FASHIO"N, AND WELL MAINTAINED. MR.McNuTT
INQUIRED AS TO WHERE THE SALVATION ARMY COULD GO AND FURTHER STATED THAT LAC~ or FUNDS
MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO LOCATE IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS AREA. HE ALSO STATED
THAT THE LACK OF FUNDS DOES NOT INDICATE THE CHARACTER OF A PERSON, THAT A~ FACTORS IN
THIS MUST BE LOOKED AT IN A REALISTIC WAY. IT WAS FURTHER POINTED OUT BY MR. McNUTT
IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION THAT THE AREA IS ZONED FOR 'COMMERCIAL USE, AND THAT RESIDENTS
GivE UP SOMETHING WHEN THEIR AREA IS ZONED FOR SUCH COMMERCIAL USE.
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LT. STENY'CK OF THE SALVATION ARMY STATED THAT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE PEOPLE DO NOT
WANT THE SALVAT.lON ARMY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND INTRODUCED MRS. GOFF WHO LIVES IMMEDIATELY
ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING SALVATION ARMY HEADQUARTERS. MRS. GOFF STATED SHE HAD LIVED IN
EUGENE FOR FORTY YEARS, FIFTEEN OF WHICH HAD BEEN ADJACENT TO THE SALVATION ARMY, AND
THAT THEIR ACTIVITIES HAD NOT BOTHERED HER IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM DURING THAT PERIOD.
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SHOULD BE LOCATED NEAR A RAILROAD, THAT THE RELOCATION OF THE SALVATION ARMY HEADQUARTERS
ALWAYS CAUSES PROBLEMS AND HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS IN OTHER CITIES, BUT THAT NOT ALL NEW
MISSIONS ARE GOING INTO LOW VALUE AREAS. fURTHER, NO ONE HAD BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH
A CONSTRUCTIVE IDEA AS TO WHERE THE SALVATION ARMY HEADQUAR~RS COULD BE BUILT.
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HAPPEN IF THE ZONING WERE CHANGED. To THIS THE CITY ATTORNEY INDICAT~D IF THE LAW WERE
CHANGED BEFORE THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED, THEY WOULO NOT BE ABLE TO BUILD A BUILDING
THAT DID NOT CONFORM TO ZONING REQUIREMENTS. IF THE LAW WERE CHANGED AFTER THE BUILD-
ING IS CONSTRUCTED, THEN THE BUILDING COULD EXIST AND THE USE CONTINUE AS A NON-CONFORMING
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AND INDIVIDUALS ALLOWING THEM TO STAY LONG ENOUGH TO GET THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND AND
TO REESTABLISH AN ORDERLY LIFE. IT WAS STATED .THEY DO NOT AID MEN WHO MOVE AROUND
THE COUNTRY. THEiR MAIN PURPOSE IS THE REHABILITATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON A NUMBER OF ITEMS COMPARABLE TO THOSE REPORTED ABOVE, AND THE
PLANNING CONSULTANT WAS ASKED AS TO POSSIBLE AREAS IN WHICH MISSION MIGHT BE ALLOWED
IN THE EVENT ZONING IS CHANGED, OR THE METHOD BY WHICH THE ZONING MIGHT BE CHANGED
TO DISALLOW MISSIONS IN THOSE AREAS IN WHICH THEY ARE NOW ALLOWED. THE PLANNING CON-
SULTANT INDICATED THIS COULD BE DONE BY MODIFICATIONS TO THE ORDINANCE, FOLLOWING
WHICH IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE MEETING ADJOURN."
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEMS 7 AND 8 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE
APPRovED. MOTION CARRIED.
A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 24, 1960 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"PRESENT;, COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MCGAffEY, CHATT, MOYER, WILSON AND SWANSON; CITY MANAGER;
CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; CHIEF OF POLICE; CITY ENGINEER; SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS
,& RECREATION; TRAFFIC ENGINEER; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; MRS. DE~N PAPE; fRED BRENNE;
LEROY BURCHAM; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD; AND OTHER INTERESTED CITIzeNS.
I. REQUEST BY MR. CARL M. NIELSEN, 3560 KNOB HILL LANE, FOR CURB SIDEWALK IN FRONT Of HIS
PROPERTY - A REQUEST BY MR. NIELSEN WAS PRESENTED AND A RECOMMENDATION BY THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENTED WHICH RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR CURB SIDEWALK ON KNOB
HILL BETWEEN 35TH AND 37TH AVENUES. COMMITTEE MEMBERS DROVE TO THE SITE AND THE COM-
MITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT CURB SIDEWALKS BE' APPROVED fOR KNOB HILL BETWEEN 35TH AND 37TH
AvENUES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2. REQUEST BY MANOR MOTEL FOR OVERLENGTH CURB CUT ON EAST BROADWAY - IT WAS EXPLAINED
THAT THE COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY VIEWED THE SITE Of AN OVERLENGTH CURB CUT REQUESTED
BY THE MANOR MOTEL ON EAST BROADWAY, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAD CONTACTED
THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WHO, BY LETTER DATED MARCH 17, 1960, STATED THAT
THE 82' OPEN ACCESS AREA REQUESTED BY THE MANOR MOTEL WAS FAR IN EXCESS OF THE 35'
WHICH IS ALLOWED BY THE CITY AND ALSO EXCEEDS THE REGULATIONS OF THE HIGHWAY DEPART-
MENT, AND FURTHER THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL NOT CONDONE A DRIVEWAY OF SUCH
WIDTH.. IT WAS FURTHER STATED IN THE LETTER THAT THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF EAST
BROADWAY WAS PURCHASED BY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, AS ADDITIONAL RIGHT-Of-WAY AND THE
MATTER OF DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION AND ACCESS CONTROL IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. THIS DIFfERS fROM THE CASE WHERE A STATE HIGHWAY IS ROUTED OVER
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ACCESS, CONTROL IS ENTIRELY UP TO THE CITY, AND THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S ONLY CONCERN IS
BETWEEN THE CURBS. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE MANOR MOTEL SHOULD BE ADVISED OF THE' CONTROLS
WHICH ARE EXERCISED BY' THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT
WITHIN THE CITY'~' JURISDICT~ON. No FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN.
3. REQUEST BY QUINTEN L. OLSEN FOR INSTALLATION Of SIDEWALK BY WAIVER AT 990 CHAMBERS STREET
IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT MR. QUINTEN L. OLSEN 'DESIRES TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK AT 990 CHAMBERS
STREET ADJACENT TO HIS PROPERTY AND WISHES TO BANCROFT THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT. THE PRO-
JECT IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY WAIVER WITH KEMP CONCRETE DOING THE WORK. THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE REQUEST
AND RECOMMEN'DED THAT IT BE, GRANTED. . MOTION, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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4. CONSIDERATION OF BIDS ON SANITARY SEWER ON 14TH AvENUE FROM PEARL STREET TO ALLEY BETWEEN
PEARL AND HIGH STREETS; AND SANITARY SEWER ON 24TH AVENUE AND MI~MILANE TO 23RD AVENUE
AND ONYX STREET, 'AND 'MAINTENANCE SHOP ADDITION - COMMITTEE MEMBERS RECEIVED A 'TABULATION
OF BIDSINDICA'TING fiVE BIDS HAD BEEN RECEIVED fOR THE SANITARY RELIEf SEWER ON 14TH
AVENUE' fROM PEARL STREET TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN 'PEARL AND HIGH STREE'TS, AND ABRAMS CONSTRUC-
TION COMPANY HAD SUBMITTED THE LOW BID OF $1820. FrVE BIDS WERE ALSO RECEIVED ON THE
SANITARY, SEWER ON. 24TH AVENUE, AND MIAMI LANE TO 23RD AvENUE AND ONYX STREET WITH Aa'RAMS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SUBMITi"NG'THE LOW BID OF $6,578.50. FOUR BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR
CO~SiRUCTldN Of AN ADDITION ~O THE MAINTENANCE SHOP BUILDING WITH LEE-BUILT HOMES SUB-
MITTING'THE LOW BID OF'$9,133.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT ,ONLY $iOOO HAD BEEN BUDGETED FOR THE 14TH
AVENUE SEWER PROJECT, $7150 FOR THE 24TH AND MIAMI SEWER PROJECT AND $7000 FOR THE
MAINTENANCE SHOP ADDITION.
IN ORDER THAT THE BID ON THE MAINTENANCE SHOP ADDITION GOULD BE BROUGHT MORE IN LINE
WITH THE BUDGET ITEM, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED THAT A. REVISION BE MADE IN
THE ROLL UP 'TYPE DOORS AT A DE'CREASE I N COST OF $380, THAT THE PA I NT I NG BE DELETED AT A
DECREASE IN COST OF $225, AND THAT THE ASPHALT REMOVAL BE DELETED AT A DECREASE IN COST
OF $140, fOR A TOTAL REDUCTION OF $745; IT BEING THE UNDERSTANDING THAT CITY FORCES AND
EQUIPMENTl'WOUlD DO THE:PAINTINB AND REMOVE THE ASPHALT. BASED ON THIS TOTAL REDUCTION
OF $745, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED THAT A CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO LEE-BUILT
HOMES, 'INC!, FOR 'THE CONSTRUCTlO'N OF THE MAINTENANCE SHOP ADDITION AT A TOTAL COST OF
$8,388. THE EXCESS FUND ARE to BE TAKEN F'ROM'THE ANTICIPATED CARRYOVER OF GAS TAX FUNDS
AVAILABLE AS OF' JULY 1,,1960 WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $25,000.
THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THESE ITEMS, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SANITARY RELIEF
SEWER ON 14TH AVENUE' FROM PEARL STREET TO'T,HE ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS BE
AWARDED To'ABRAMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AT THE'BID PRICE OF $1820, THAT THE SANITARY ,
SEWER ON 24TH AVENUE AND MIAMI LANE TO 23RD AVENUE AND ONYX STREET BE AWARDED 10 ABRAMS'
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AT THE BID PRICE OF $6,578.50, AND THAT THE MAINTENANCE SHOP ADD+-
TION BE AWARDED TO LEE-BUILT HOMES BASED'ON THE DELETIONS IN THE BID AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT A TOTAL CON~RACt PRICE OF $8,388. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-
MOUSLY.
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5. CONSIDERATiON Of BIDS ON PONY RIDE AT SKINNERS BUTTE PARK - A REPORT FROM 'THE SUPERIN-
TENDENT OF PARKS & RECREATION STATED TWO BIDS HAD BEEN RECEIVED TO OPERATE APONY RIDE
CONCESSION IN SKINNERS BUTTE PARK. THE FIRST BIDDER, MR. GEORGE BIDWELL, SUBMITTED
THREE ALTERNATES (i) TO PAY THE CITY $30 FOR THE SEASON AND ALUOW'SIX RDUNDS'FOR 15~,
(2) TO PAy THE CITY 25% OF THE GROSS AND ALLOW SIX ROUNDS FOR 25~, AND (3) TO PAY
THE CITY $15.00 PER MONTH AND ALLOW SIX ROUNDS FOR 20~. THE SECOND BIDDER, MR. FRED L.
PIERCE, SUBMITTED A BID TO .PAY THE CITY $101 TO OPERATE THE CONCESSION FROM APRIL 15,
1960 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 1960 AND GIVE SIX ROUNDS fOR 15~~ THE SUPERINTENDENT'OF PARKS
& RECREATION RECOMMENDED THE BID BE AWARDED TO MR. FRED L. PIERCE, AND THE COMMITTEE
ALSO RECOMMENDED AWARDING THE BID To'MR. PiERCE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
IT WAS MOVED By MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. , MCGAFFEY' THAT ITEMS I, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 OF THE COMMITTEE
REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
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6. REQUEST BY PAPE TO BUILD A PORTION OF A ROAD LEADING FROM SUMMIT AVENUE INTO'THEIR PRO-
POSED SUBDIVISION LOCATED EAST OF FAIRMOUNTBoULEVARD AND NORTHOF SUMMIT AVENUE ACROSS,
CITY OWNED PROPERTY - COMMITTEE MEMBERS DROVE TO AND VIEWED'THE SITE OF A PROPOSED ROADWAY
TO EXTEND NORTH orr Of' SUMMIT AVENUE AT THE WESTERLY EDGE or HENDRICKS PARK. THE COM-
MITTEE ALSO OBSERVED A PLAN WHICH PROPOSED'TWO LOCATIONS FOR SUCH RoADWAY, ONE TO ENTER
SUMMIT AvENUE AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THE PROPOSED PLAT, THE SECOND TO EXTEND THE
ROADWAY INTO THE WESTERLY..EDGE Of HENDRICKS PARK FOR ITS CONNECTION WITH SUMMIT AVENUE~.
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOTED~HE TERRAI~~ND AFTER SOME DISCUSSION AND UPON NOTATION THAT
THE TERRAIN IS QUITE STEEP AT THE' POINT WHERE IT LEAVES SUMMIT AVENUE, RECOMMENDED'THAT
THE ROAD BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE ORIGIN~L PLAT AND NOT BE ALLOWED INTO THE WESTERLY EDGE
OF HENDRICKS PARK. MOTION CARRIED, MR. WILSON ABSTAINING.
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OF THEIR PROPERTIES - THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT H~ HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST f'ROMTHE
WILLAKENZIE FIRE DISTRICT TO SHARE THE COST Of AN APPRAISAL OF THEIR PROPERTIES. THE.
APPRAISAL WOULD BE MADE BY THE U. S. ApPRAISAL COMPANY OF PORTLAND, AND THE TOTAL COST
WOULD NOT EXCEED $300.00 WITH THE CITY'S, SHARE, TO BE A MAXIMUM Of' $150.00. THE COM-
MITTEE RECOMMENOEO THAT THE APPRAISAL BE MADE ON A JOINT BASIS WITH THE CITY'S SHARE
NOT TO EXCEED $150.00 AND PAYMENT OF THIS SHARE TO BE MADE FROM THE EMERGENCY FUND.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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REID ADDITION - IT WAS STATED A PETITION HAD BEEN RECEIVED TO VACATE AN EAST/WEST
WALKWAY RUNNING fROM HARRIS TO KINCAID STREET BETWEEN HOUSES Nos. 3350 AND 3360
HARRIS STREET, AND 3395 AND 3385 KINCAID STREET. THE PETITION WAS SIGNED BY 23
PROPERTY OWNERS WHO RESIDE AT 13 SEPARATE ADDRESSES ON HARRIS AND KINCAID STREETS.
A MAP OF THE AREA WAS SHOWN AND IT WAS FURTHER INDICATED THIS IS THE ONLY PEDES-
TRIAN WAY BETWEEN 32ND AVENUE AND 35TH AVENUE. THS COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE MATTER
AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE PETITION fOR THE VACATION OF THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY ABOVE
DESCRIBED BE DENIED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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MR. W. R. ALVARADO APPEARED AND INDICATED THAT If A WALKWAY WERE CONSTRUCTED IN THE AREA SET ASIDE
FOR PEDESTRIAN WAY FROM HARRIS TO KINCAID STREET IT WOULD BE RATHER STEEP, WOULD POSE SOME DANGER TO
CHILDREN IN THE AREA, AND FURTHER STATED THERE HAD BEEN SOME PROBLEMS WITH PEEPING TOMS, BURGLARS
AND DOGS IN THE AREA AND IN HIS OPINION THE WALKWAY WOULD SERVE TO INCREASE THESE PROBLEMS.
FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. WILSON THAT THIS
MATTER BE HELD OVER. MOTION CARRIED.
9. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL Of REfUND' fROMWATER USER fUND TO SNELLSTROM LUMBER COMPANN IN THE
AMOUNT OF $2,146.41 - IT WAS STATED THAT THE WATER USER CHARGE TO THE SNELLSTROM LUMBER
COMPANY ON THREE METERS LOCATED AT 2818 WEST 6TH AVENUE AND 45 SOUTH SENECA HAD BEEN OVER-
CHARGED IN THE SUM OF $2,146.41, AND THAT THE COUNCIL IS ASKED FOR APPROVAL TO REFUND THIS
AMOUNT TO CLEAR UP THE~~CCOUNT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE REFUND BE MADE FROM THE
WATER USER FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,146.41. MOTION CARRIED, MR. WILSON ABSTAINING.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. McGAFFEY THAT ITEM 9 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED.
ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, EXCEPT MR. WILSON ABSTNNING, MOTION CARRIED.
10. REQUEST FOR LIMITED PA~KING ON 13TH AVENUE FROM PEARL TO HIGH STREET, AND FOR SHORT TIME
PARKING IN FRONT OF' 652 8ASlli 13TH AVENUE AND IN FRONT OF' WALTON'S CAFE ON EAST BTH AVENUE -
SOME DISCUSSION WAS GIVEN TO THE LIMITED PARKING AT THE ABOVE LOCAT'-ONS AND TO THE POSSI-
BILITY OF ENFORCING SUCH LIMITED PARKING. SOME DISCUSSION WAS ALSO GIVEN TO THE WIDENING
OF 13TH AVENUE TO 42'. fOLLOWING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT 2-HOUR PARKING BE
INSTALLED ON BOTH SIDES OF' 13TH AVENUE BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREET, THAT A TWO SPACE 30-
MINUTE PARKING AREA BE INSTALLED IN FRONT OF 652 EAST 13TH AVENUE, AND THAT A TWO SPACE
3D-MINUTE PARKING AREA BE INSTALLED IN FRONT Of WALTON'S CAFE ON EAST 8TH AVENUE. MOTION
CARRIED, MR. MCGAFFEY VOTING NAY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. WILSON THAT PARAGRAPH I OF ITEM 10 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT
BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
fOLLOWING THIS IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A STUDY BE MADE AS TO THE POSSIBILITY Of WIDENING
13TH AVENUE AND WHAT COST ESTIMATES COULD BE fOUND fOR SUCH WIDENING, HOW MUCH WOULD BE
ASSESSED, HOW MUCH TO BE PAID BY THE CITY, AND WHETHER IT WOULDCBE MORE ECONOMICAL TO AC-
QUIRE PROPERTY IN EACH BLOCK TO PROVIDE FOR PARKING AND USE THE EXISTING STREET FOR TRAFFIC
WITH NO PARKING. No AREA FOR THE COSTSTUDY WAS ENUMERATED BY THE COMMITTEE BUT IT WAS
UNDERSTOOD SUCH STUDY SHOULD BE MADE ON 13TH AVENUE FROM CHAMBERS TO KINCAID STREET. MOTION
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ADJACENT TO SPENCER BUTTE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROPERTY - THE PARKS & RECREATION SUPER-
INTENDENT EXPLAINED A SKETCH Of PROPERTIES LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE SPENCER BUTTE
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SITE AND INDICATED SUCH PROPERTY ACQUISITION WOULD BE NECESSARY If
THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE TO ENGAGE IN A JOINT USE OPERATION AT THIS LOCA-
TION. IT WAS FURTHER STATED THAT ONE PARCEL CONTAINING BETWEEN TWO AND TWO AND A HALF
ACRES IS AVAILABLE AT A COST OF $1000 AN ACRE, AND ACQUISITION OF OTHER PARCELS I~ THE
AREA IS POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED TO DETERMINE If A SALE CAN BE
ARRANGED. IT WAS fURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARlMENT COULD ACQUIRE
SUCH PROPERTY BY PURCHASE NOW BY DIVERTING fUNDS fROM OTHER PROJECTS OR OPTIONS COULD BE
TAKEN WITH fUNDS TO BE BUDGETED IN THE 1960-61 BUDGET. fOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS,
IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT AN OPTION BE TAKEN ON THE ONE PARCEL OF PROPERTY IN THIS AREA
WHICH IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WITH THE OPTION TO GRANT TIME ENOUGH FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
TO DETERMINE THE PRICE ON THE BALANCE Of THE PROPERTIES IN THE AREA TOTALING APPROXI-
MATELY EIGHT ACRES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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BETWEEN VICTORIA HEIGHTS AND HENDRICKS PARK - THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS INDICATED BY LETTER
THAT THIS PARTICULAR SEWER HAD BEEN UP fOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE, BUT HAD NOT BEEN CONSTRUCTED
BECAUSE IT HAD .NOT BEEN POSSIBLE PRIOR TO THIS TIME TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
BASED ON AN EXISTING PETITION IT NOW APPEARS IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO DESIGN A SEWER LINE TO
SERVE THE AREA EXTENDING UP ROSE LANE, WHICH IS NOT NOW SERVED BY CITY SEWERS, BUT ALONG WHICH
A MAJORITY Of THE HOUSES 'HAVE PR'~ATE LINES RUNNING INTO THE 'fAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD SEWER. THESE
PEOPLE, HOWEVER, HAVE NOT BEEN ASSESSED FOR A 'SEWER LINE AND IF A NEW SEWER IS CONSTRUCTED AN
ASSESSMENT WOULD BE MADE. THE LETTER OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS STATED HE HAD HAD SOME
PROTESTS FROM INDIVIDUALS ALONG ROSE LANE, BUT IN HIS BELIEF A SEWER WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO
BE CONSTRUtTED TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY IN THIS AREA. IT WAS FURTHER INDICATED THAT I~ THE
OPINION OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THE SYSTEM to- WHICH SUCH A SEWER LINE WOULD CONNECT IS
ADEQUATE TO RECEiVE THE PROPOSED ADDITION, AND IN THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
SUCH PETITION SHOULD BE GRANTED SUBJECT TO SECURING THE NECESSARY EASEMENTS AS DETERMINED BY
THE tI NAL DES I GN. I T WAS FURTHER I NO I CATED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HOME S fTES I N THE AREA AND
THAT SEPTIC TANKS ARE NOT BEING ALLOWED IN THE AREA AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE COMMITTEE RECOM-
MENDED THAT A SEWER LINE BE CONSTRUCTED TO THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE SECURING Of 'EASEMENTS BY
THE PUBLIC WORKS,DEPARTMENT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 12 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED.
MOTION CARRIED.
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MAP SHOWING AN AREA Of DUAL TAXATION Of AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND ALSO WITHIN THE
WILLAMALANE PARK DISTRICT AS WELL AS AN AREA IN THE CITY OF EUGENE, THE WILLAMALANE PARK Dls-
TRIC AND THE GLENWOOD WATER DISTRICT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS INDICATE 0 THE
ASSESSED VALUE OF T~IS WHOLE ~REA IS APPROXIMATELY $94,000, AND WITH RELATION TO THE WILLAMA- '
LANE PARK DISTRICT, THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 OF 1% OF THE TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION Of THE
PARK DISTRICT. SINCE THE PARK DISTRICT HAS AN EXISTING OUTSTANDING BONDED DEBT, THERE ARE
THREE WAYS iN WHICH THIS SITUATION CAN BE RESOLVED, (I) THE CITY TO PAY THE BONDED DEBiT ON A
PROPORTIONATE BASIS, (2) LET THE PEOPLE PAY THE TAX TO RETIRE THE BONDED DEBT AND INTEREST
BUT NO TAX FOR OPERATION, AND (3) TO LET THE AREA 'CONTINUE TO PAY fULL TAX TO BOTH THE CITY
AND PARK DISTRIC~. IT WAS INDICATED THAT BASED ON A STUDY, THE TOTAL BONDED DEBT OF THE WILLAMA-
~ANE PARK DISTR~CT IS $338,000 AND THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE FOR THIS AREA WOULD BE $82B. THE
COMMITTEE GAVE SOME CONSIDERATION TO'THIS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY ASSUME THE PROPORTION
OF THE DEBT AND SEVER THE WHOLE OF THE AREA IN THE CITY OF EUGENE FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 13 Of THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED.
MOTION CARRIED.
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14. REQUEST BY McDONALD CANDY COMPANY FOR VACATION OF RAILROAD AND UTILITY EASEMENT ON SOUTH SIDE
. -Of LOT 3, AND 75' Of LOT 2, BLOCK I, EUGENE INDUSTRIAL TRACT - A LETTER FROM THE McDONALD
CANDY COMPANY WAS READ IN WHICH IT WAS REQUESTED THAT A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT FOR RAILROAD
AND UTILITY PURPOSE BE VACATED TO ALLOW fOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WAREHOUSE BUILDING ON THE
ABOvE ,DESCRIBED PROPERTY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE McDONALD CANDY COMPANY WOULD DEDICATE
A NEW RAILROAD AND UTILITY EASEMENT AREA. THE LETTER FURTHER STATED THAT THE EUGENE INDUS-
TRIAL DEVELOPMENT 'CORPORATION AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY HAVE APPROVED THE PLAN'AND RE-
QUESTED THAT THE VACATION AS REQUESTED BE APPROVED. THE COMMITTEE OBSERVED A PLAN OF THE
EUGENE INDUSTRIAL TRACT SHOWING THE EASEMENT AREA AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VACATION BE
GRANTED., MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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MOTION CARRIED.
15. PETITION PROTESTING REASSESSMENT OF SEWERS IN VICINITY Of ORCHARD STREET'AND 17TH AVENUE -
MR. LEROY BURCHAM APPEARED AS A SPOKESMAN fOR PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE VICINITY Of ORCHARp
STREET FROM 17TH AVENUE TO fAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD AND ALONG fAIRMOUNT~BoULEVARD TO SUMMIT AVE-
NUT AND PRESENTED A PETITION CONTA.INING NAMES OF FORTY SIGNERS PROTESTING THE COUNCIL'S DECISION
TO CHANGE THE CITY'S LONG EXISTING OBLIGATION OF PAYING FOR SEWER REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR WITH
FUNDS P~ID IN ON A MONTHLY BASIS BY Tt:JE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR SUCH REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. THE'
PETITION FURTHER INDICATES THE PETITIONERS 00 NOT aELI~VE IT IS PROPER TO REASSESS fOR FACI~I-
TIES WHICH HAVE LONG BEEN PAID FOR AND FURTHER STATED THEY 00 NOT BELIEvE A CHANGE OF POLICY
OF LONG STANDING TO BE PROPER WITHOUT ~ PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. BURCSAMMAMPLlflED THE WRITTEN PETITION WHICH WAS PRESENTED INDICATING TO HIS KNOWLEDGE
THERE HAD ONLY BEEN ONE CALL FOR MAINTENANCE ON THE SEWER LINE IN THIS AREA IN THE PAST
fiVE YEARS, AND fURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE REAL CAUSE OF THE REPLACEMENT Of THE LINE IF THE
NECESSARY EXTENSIONS WHICH ARE BEING CONTEMPLATED AT THIS TIME.
fOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, IT WAS RECOMMENDED IT BE RECEIVED AND THAT fURTHER
ACTION BE DELAYED PENDING THE OBTAINING OF COST ESTIMATES fOR REPAIR WORK AND OTHER ITEMS
THAT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS SEWER LINE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
I.T WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAfFEY THAT ITEM 15 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED.
THE DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS REPORTED THAT ON THE SEWER IN THIS AREA THERE HAD BEEN FIFTEEN CALLS IN
APPROXIMATELY THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THAT IN ONE AREA A 22' SECTION HAD BEEN REPLACED AT A COST Of
$415.00. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT IN HIS OPINION AND UPON INVESTIGATION OF THIS LINE, THE LINE IS
MALFUNCTIONING AND IS IN SERIOUS NEED OF REPLACEMENT.
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COUNCIL'S POLICY IS BEING CHANGED fROM THAT Of REPAIRING EXISTINGSEWER LINES AT C.TY'S EXPENSE TO
REASSESSMENT. HE FURTHER ALLEGED THAT THE LINE SERVING THIS AREA IS ADEQUATE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE
AREA BUT IS INADEQUATE TO BE ADDED TO AND THE PROPOSAL TO CREATE A NEW SUBDIVISION IS THE REASON FOR
THE LINE'S BEING RECONSTRUCTED.
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SEWERS IN THE CITY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE GENERAL TAXPAYER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE CITY FACES A
LONG AND EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE UNDER EXISTING REVENUES WITHOUT A
REASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
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BUT THAT HE fEELS THE REASSESSMENT PROGRAM IS A PREROGATiVE Of THE PEOPLE AND SHOULD BE EMBARKED UPON
ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL Of THE PEOPLE, THAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ASKED If THEY WISH TO BE REASSESSED.
SOME EXPRESSION fROM THE COUNCIL AND fROM THE AUDIENCE WAS HAD AMONG WHICH MR. GALLOWAY INDICATED
THE REASSESSMENT PROGRAM COULD POSE A D"'NGEROUS PRECEDENT If THE CITYIS ALLOWED TO REASSESS WHEN IT
CAN SHOW A BENEfiT TO ABUTTING PROPERTy. IT COULD BY REPEATED EXTENSIONS OF SEWER LINES IN ANY AREA
CAUSE MALfeNCTIONS IN THE LINE BY SURCHARGING AND ON A REASSESSMENT BASIS AN AREA COULD BE MADE TO
SHOW BENEFIT AND REASSESSED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO fAILURE OR ACTUAL REASON fOR SUCHLINE REPLACEMENT
AND REASSESSMENT.
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A COMMITTEE MIGHT BE fORMED TO STUDY WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING IN THIS AREA.
BASEO ON THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON CONTINUED STUDY IN THIS FIELD, THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS CARRIED,
MR. WleSON VOTING NAY.
DISCUSSION REGARDING LITTER ON STREETS - COUNCILMAN MCGAFFEY BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF
LITTER ON 'STREETS, PARTICULARLY AROUND DRIVEIN RESTAURANTS, AND INQUIRED AS TO THE LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS REGARDING LITTER IN THE CITY OF EUGENE. THE CITY ATTORNEY INDICATED IN HIS
OPINION THE CITY HAS ADEQUATE ORDINANCES GOVERNING LITTER BEING PLACED ON STREETS ALTHOUGH
IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT BASICALLY THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND TOWARD THIS END IT
WAS SUGGESTED THAT VARIOUS DRIVE INS BE SENT COPIES OF THE ORDINANCES GOVERNING LITTER, AND
NO FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN.
COMPLAINT REGARDING SEWER ASSESSMENT ON 15TH AVENUE BETWEEN CHARNELTON AND LINCOLN STREETS -
COUNCILMAN SWANSON STATED HE HAD RECEIVED A COMPLAINT fROM A PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS BEING
ASSESSED FOR SEWER LINE ALTHOUGH HE IS CURRENTLY SERvED BY AN EXISTING SEWER LINE. THE
CITY ENGINEER EXPLAINED THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER IS SERVED BY A TRUNK SEWER
LINE, H~S NEVER PAID AN ASSESSMENT FOR A SEWE~, AND THAT- IT WAS NECESSARY TO RUN A LINE
ABUTTING HIS PROPERTY TO SERvE OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE AREA. ON QUESTION THE CITY ATTORNEy
INDICATED THAT THERE IS REALLY'NO ANSWER TO THE' PROBLEM SINCE UNDER THE CITY'S ASSESSMENT
POLICY IT IS CONTEMPLATED THAT ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WOUD BE ASSESSED FOR A SEWER LINE AT
LEAST ONE. No FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN."
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MCGAffEY THAT ITEM 16 AND 17 Of,THECOMMITTEE REPORT BE
APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORTS Of BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
A REPORT Of A SPECIAL MEETING'OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD MARCH 21, 1960 WAS SUBMITTED AND
READ AS FOLLOWS:
"AT A SPECIAL MEETING Of THE EUGENE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AT NOON IN THE EUGENE
HOTEL, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1960, THE PLANNING COMMISSION BEGS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING RECOM-
MENDATION TO THE COUNCIL:
THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMENDED DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE BE REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL fOR THEIR CONSIDERATION:
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE
CONCURRENTLY WITH THE ISSUANCE Of ANY BUILDING PERMIT fOR THE CONSTRUCTION Of ANY DWELLING
OR BUSINESS STRUCTURE, OR ANY ADDITION TO ANY DWELLING OR BUSINESS STRUCTURE, THE VALUE Of
WHICH IS $1000 OR MORE (EXCEPT fOR STRUCTURES WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE), THE OWNER,
BUILDER OR CONTRACTOR TO WHOM THE BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED SHALL OBTAIN A SIDEWALK CON-
STRUCTION PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK WITHIN THE DEDICATED RIGHTOF-WAY FOR
THE fULL STREET fRONTAGE IN WHICH A SIDEWALK IN GOOD REPAIR DOES NOT EXIST. SAID SIDE-
WALK SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY SPECIFICATIONS AND TO GRADES ESTAB-
LISHED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCES Of THE CITY Of EUGENE.
THE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD OR,
WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE SIDEWALK PERMIT IS ISSUED, WHICHEVER IS THE LESSER.
THE 01 RECTOR Of PUBL I C WORKS MAY I SSUE A PERM I T fOR NONCOMPL I ANCE TO THE 0 WNER, BU I LDER,
OR CONTRACTOR, WHEN, IN HIS OPINION, THE CONSTRUCTION Of A SIDEWALK IS IMPRACTICAL FOR
ONE OR MORE Of THE fOLLOWING REASONS:
I. SIDEWALK GRADES HAVE NOT AND CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED fOR THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION
WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD Of TIME.
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2. FUTURE INSTALLATION or PUBLIC UTILITIES AND/OR ST~EET PAVING WOULD or NECESSITY
CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO EXISTING SIDEWALKS
3. RIGHT-OF-WAY WHICH IS INSUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE A SIDEWALK ON ONE OR BOTH SIDES
OF STREET
4. TOPOGRAPH OR CONTROUS MAKE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK IMPRACTICAL
5. Ir THE OWNER, BUILDER OR CONTRACTOR CONSIDERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK IM-
PRACTICAL rOR ANy OTHER REASON THAN THOSE LISTED ABOVE, THE EUGENE PLANNI~G COM-
MISSION SHALL RECOMMEND WHETHER A PERMIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE MAY BE GRANTED.
6. WHEN 50% OR MORE or THE PROPERTIES ON A CITY BLOCK SHALL HAVE INSTALLED ~IDEWALKS,
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER THE INSTALLA-
TION OF SIDEWALKS ON ALL OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE BLOCK WHICH ARE OCCUP'ED BY A
DWELLING OR COMMERCIAL UNIT.
7. IN CASES I AND 2 ABOVE, THE NON-COMPLIANCE IS PRESUME~ TO BE TEMPORARY, WHEN
GRADES ARE ESTABLISHED lOR ~HE UTILITIES IN QUESTION ARE INSTALLED SIDEWALKS
SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED.II
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE REPORT or THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE RE-
CEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE AND BE BROUGHT UP rOR STUDY AT A COMMITTEE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED.
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A REPORT OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HELD MARCH 16, 1960 ~AS SUBMITTED AND R~AD
AS FOLLOWS:
"A,SPECIAL MEETING OF' THE BOARD OF ApPEALS WAS HELD MARCH 16, 1960 AT 8:30 AM. MEMBERS
PRESENT WERE DR. CHRISTENSEN, MR. ,PERKINS, MR. BALZHISER AND MR. HENDERSHOTT.
I. A McDoNALD CANDY COMPANY REQUEST ,rOR A WA I VER OF Bu I LD I NG CODE PROV I S IONS,
WHICH REQUIRES AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLING ,SYSTEM IN THE PROPOSED NEW ,WAREHOUSE
TO BE BUILT IN EUGENE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AREA. IT WAS MOVED BY MR.
CHRISTENSEN AND SECONDED BY MR. PERKINS THAT THE REQUEST FOR THIS WAIVER BE
DENIED fOR THE rOLLOWING REASONS:
(A) ALL OF OTHER INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGSINTHE AREA, or SIZE AND SPEClrICA-
TIONS REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE SPRINKLERS, HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE CODE
AND HAVE BEEN,BUILT WITH AUTOMATIC S~RINKLING SYSTEMS.
(B) Ir A VARIANCE WAS GRANTED ,TO McDONALD CANDY COMPANY, VARIANCE OF THIS
REQUIREMENT or THE BUILDING CODE IN REGARD TO SPRINKLERS SHOULD BE
GRANTED TO ALL OTHER PERSONS MAKING A REQUEST THEREFORE.
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COST COMPARED TO THE COST or THE REST OF THE BUILDING.
(0) THE McDoNALD CANDY COMPANY CAN PUT INA MASONRY BLOCK WALL WITH FIRE
DOORS IN THE WALL AND DiViDE UP THIS WAREHOUSE AREA, SO THAT THEY NEED
NOT COME WITHIN THE PROVISIONS REQUIRING AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLING SYSTEM.
THIS CAN PROBABLY BE DONE FOR ABOUT ONE HALr THE COST OF AN AUTOMATIC
SPRINKLING SYSTEM.
(E) AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLING SYSTEM PROVIDES A CHEAP 24 HOUR WATCHMAN SERviCE
TO THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT OF THE BUILDING
2. REQUEST Of THE SCHLESINGER BUILDING AT BR~DWAY AND OLIVE TO WAIVE THE THREE rOOT
SETBACK FROM THE ALLEY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BALZHISER AND SECONDED BY DR. CHRISTENSEN THAT THE REQUEST
FOR VARIANCE BE GRANTED. IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY."
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOL HOLM THAT THE REPORT Of THE SPECIAL MEETING Of THE
BoARD or ApPEALS BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON riLE. MOTION CARRIED. (ACTION TAKEN ON ITEMS UNDER COM-
MITTEE REPORT OF MARCH 18, 1960.)
.PETITION S AND COMMUNICATIONS
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COMMUNICATION DATED MARCH 23, 1960 FROM SALEM SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY REGARDING CONTRACT FOR CON-
STRUCTION OF WEST EUGENE SANITARY TRUNK SEWER WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
I'WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED CONTRACT DATED,MARCH 18, 1960 PROVIDING fOR THE CON-
STRUCTION OF WEST EUGENE SANITARY TRUNK SEWER, WE FEEL THAT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE
IN ORDER:
I. THE CONTRACT PROVIDES, THAT IN CASE Of ANY MIS~NDERSTANDING OR DISACREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CONTRACTOR AND THE CITY ENGINEER AS TO THE INTERPRETATION Of THE SPECIFICATIONS,
THE MATTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER AND/OR COMMON COUNCIL OF SAID CITY,
WHOSE DECISION WILL BE BINDING ON THE PARTIES. THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED TO PROVIDE
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MERRYFIELD, WHOSE DECISION WILL BE BINDING.
2. THE CONTRACT PROVIDES THAT THIRTY-FIVE (35) DA~S AFTER THE FINAL COMPLETION OF
THE WORK AND ITS ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY, WARRANTS FOR THE CONTRACT PRICE SHALL BE
ISSUED TO THE CONTRACTOR. THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED TO PROVIDE THAT PAYMENT SHALL BE
MADE AS SET FORTH IN THt SPECIFICAT~ONS (GENERAL CONDITION XII, FI, F2).
3. THE CONTRACT FURTHER PROVIDES THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL GIVE PREFERENCE TO LOCAL
LABOR. .IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE CONTRACTOR TO BRING ITS OWN EQUIPMENT OPERATORS
AND SOME PIP LAYERS, FOR THE REASON THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE SPECIALISTS AND PROBABLY
COULD NOT BE LOCALLY REPLACED. LABOR OTHER THAN SPECIALISTS WILL BE HIREDLOCALLY
IF THE SAME AREAVAILABLE.
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ACCEPTABLE AS AN ADDENDA TO THE CONTRACT, THE SAME MAY BE EXECUTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY,
AND ATTACHED TO THE CONTRACT WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING."
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COMMUNICATION DATED MARCH 25, 1960 FROM E. B. SfI,HLSTRDM, ATTORNEY, CONCERNING ASSESSMENT OF
WARREN C. WILEy AND GENE B. WILEY WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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"THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIONS ARE HEREBY MADE TO YOUR "NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT", NUMBER 712(3),
ADDRESSED TO OUR CLIENTS, WARREN C. WILEY AND GENE B. WILEY, 2391 FLORAL HILL DRIVE, EUGENE,
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AN AMOUNT SUBSTANTIALLY IN EXCESS OF ANY BENEFIT TO THE LAND OWNED BY MR. AND MRS.
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NOT CONTEMPLATE USING IT IN THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE BECAUSE THE COST OF CONNECTION
TO THE SEWER FROM THE WILEY PROPERTY WOULD BE PROHIBITIVE."
IT WAS MovED BY MR. MOYER SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEI.VED AND PLACED ON
FILE. MOTION CARRIED.
AT THIS POINT COUNCILMAN MCGAFFEy AND CHATT LEFT THE MEETING.
ORDINANCES
COUNCIL BILL No. 4834 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING PIERCE STREET FROM 18TH AVENUE TO 23RD
AVENUE, SUBMITTED .AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL ON FEBRUARY 23, 1960 AND HELD OVER fOR PROPER NOTICE
OF ASSESSMENT TO BE GIVEN OWNERS OF AFFECTED PROPERTY, WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION ON MARCH 14,
1960 AT WHICH TIME ONE WRITTEN PROTEST AND ONE VERBAL PROTEST BEING MADE OF RECORD THE BILL WAS HELD
OvER UNTIL THE FULL COUNCIL WAS PRESENT, AFTER HAVING BEEN READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCILBILL NUMBER
ONLY WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL.
IT WAS MovED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED'UNANIMOUSLY AND THE
BILL WAS READ lHE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
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APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL. MR. HEIN AGAIN PROTESTED THE ASSESSMENT fOR THE REPLACEMENT OF HIS
HOUSE SEWER SERVICE ALLEGING THIS WAS BROKEN INTHE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION, THAT THE SEWER HAD GIVEN
NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THE STREET CONSTRUCTION AND THAT IN!\HIS OPINION THE CONTRACTOR OR THE CITY SHOULD
BE LIABLE FOR THIS COST. MR. ANDERSON APPEARED TO PROTEST THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT OF HIS HOUSE
SEWER CONNECTION ON THE SAME THESIS AS THAT ADVANCED BY MR. ,HEIN
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SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE BILL BE AMENDED PROVIDING FOR THE CITY'S PAYING ONE-HALF THE COST
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Of THE HOUSE SEWER CONNECTION FOR MESSRS. HEIN AND ANDERSON.
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS~AD A LETTER WHICH HE HAD SENT TO MR. HEIN INDICATING THE CITY HAD
ABSORBED A PORTION OF THIS COST SINCE THEY HAD ASSESSED THE HEIN PROPERTY ON THE BASIS OF THE BID
COST, BUT THE JOB HAO ACTUALLY cosy MORE THAN THIS SINCE THE CITY'S SPECIFICATIONS SET THE RATE AT
COST PLUS 10% FOR REPLACEMENT OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL, SEWER CONNECTIONS.
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THE DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS. ALSO INDICATED THERE WERE NINE INDIVIDUALS ON THIS JOB WHO HAD COM-
PARABLE PROBLEMS;' NAMEL'Y, THAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL HOU'SE CONNECTIONS TO THE SEWER LINE HAD BEEN BROKEN
AND REPLACED IN THE COURSE Of THE CONSTRUCTION. THE' CITy ATTORNEY STATED LEGA-LLY ONLY THOSE PEOPLE
WHO ASKED FOR RELIEF ARE ENTITLED TO IT AND THAT WITH REfERENCE TO THE HEIN SEWER LINE WHICH WAS LAID
BEfORE THE STREET GRADE WAS ESTABLISHED. THE CITY DID APPEAR TO HAVE 'SOME LIAB'ILITY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOYER SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION fOR AMENDMENT TO
THE BILL TO PROVIDE THAT ONE-HALf THE COST OF REPLACEMENT Of INDIVIDUAL HOUSE CONNECTIONS BE ASSESSED
TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND ONE-HALf THE COST BE BORNE BY THE CITY. ROLLCALL VOTE. COUNCILMEN SHEARER,
LAURIS, MOYER AND W,LSON VOTING AYEj COUNCILMEN MOLHOLM AND SWANSON VOTING NAYj MOTrON CARRIED.
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ON VOTE 'ON THE ORIGINAL A'ME'NOMENT' AS AMENDED, -MOTION CARRIED, MR. SWANSON VOTING NAY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILLAS AMENDED BE APPROVED AND GIVEN
fiNAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MOLHOLM, MOYER AND WILSON VOTING AYE;
COUNCILMAN SWANSON VOTING NAY; MOTION CARRIED, AND THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AS AMENDED AND
NUMBERED 1/722.
COUNCIL BILL No. 4841 - RE: RENAMING PORTIONS Of CITY VIEW BOULEVARD AND SISTERS VIEW, SUBMITTED
MARCH 14; 1960 a'UT NO ACTION TAKEN; WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSt"DERAT'ION ANO-RE,AD THE F:(RST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MdvE~ ~Y MR. SHEA~E~ SECONDED BY MRS. L~u.,S THAi THE BI~L 'BE READ THE SECONb TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS ~EAO THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBE.ONLY~
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDEP,'AND THE BILL
READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIV~N fiNAL
PASSAGE. ROCLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, ~X6EPT MR.' SWANSON VOTING NAY, THE BILL
WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 11723.
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COUNCIL BILL No. 4854 - RE: LEVYING ASSE~SMENTS fOR PAVING CHAMBERS STREET FROM 6TH TO 8TH AVENUE,
SUBMITTED AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN FULL ON MARCH 14, 1960, WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. THERE
WAS ONE PROTEST ON fiLE REPORTED BY THE CITY MANAGER, AND MR. MERLE LINDLEY APPEARED IN PERSON TO
PROTEST HIS ASSESSMENT.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE 'READ THE SECOND TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND 'TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED By MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL wAs REAb' THE T~IRD'TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBE~ ON(Y.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fiNAL
PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AyE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
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COUNCIL BILL No. 4855 - R~: lEVYING ASSESSMENTS fOR PAVING WILLAMETTE STREET fROM 33RD AvENUE TO
40TH AVENUE, INTRODUCED AND READ THE fIRST TIME IN fULL'ON MARCH 14, 1960, WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CON-
SIDERATION, AND THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED ONE WRITTEN PROTEST ON FILE AS fOLLOWS:
"WE REPRESENT RtST HAVtN MEMORIAL PARK.
UNDER IM~ROVEMENT'ORDINANCE'No. I 1279, YOU HAVE SENT NOTICE OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT TO REST
HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK fOR PAVING WILLAMETTE STREET fROM 33RD TO 40TH AVENUE, WHICH NOTICES
ARE NUMBERS 746 (20), 746 (21), 746 (22), COVERING THE 'EAST 160 'fEET Of LOT 5, THE EAST
160 FEET OF LOT 6, AND THE EAST 160 fEET OF THE NORTH 32 FEET Of LOT 32, ALL Of DENSMORE'S
PLAT TO EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON.
REST HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK, AS ARE OTHER CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS, IS EXEMPT UNDER THE STATUTES
OF THE STATE OF OREGON FROM TAXATION, EXECUTION, ATTACHMENT, OR OTHER LIEN OR PROCESS. WE
HAVE CHECKED WITH OTHER CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS IN PORTLAND, OREGON AND FIND NO EfFORT HAS
EVER BEEN MADE TO ENFORCE COLLECTION Of A CITY ASSESSMENT BECAUSE Of THIS EXEMPTION.
IT IS OUR O~INION THAT REST HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK IS EXEMPT fROM ASSESSMENT, AND ON BEHALf-
OF REST HAVEN'MEMORIAL PARK WE THEREfORE RESPECTFULLY OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT."
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ASSOCIATION COULD BE ASSESSED FOR THE COST 'Of StREET PAVING. "THE CITY ATTORNEY READ TO THE COUNCIL ~
A SECTION FROM THE STATUTES Of THE STATE OF OREGON WHICH INDICATES A CEMETERY ORGANIZATION AS A NON-
PROfiT ORGANIZATION COULD NOT BE SO ASSESSED~ IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD ANTICIPATED
THIS PROBLEM AND HAD BUDGETED FUNDS fOR THE 'PAYMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT WHICH MIGHT BE MADE TO REST I'
HAVEN CEMETERY. ON fHIS BASIS IT WAS SUGGESTED THE ASSESSMENT BE PASSED AND THE CITY PAY THE PORTION Ii
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DESCRIPTION ON PROPERTY SHOWN AS PARCEL 16 ASSEESED TO MARCHAL BRUCE McDoNAL~ AND ANNIE McDoNALD IN
THE AMOUNT OF $1348.87 TO LOT I AND LOT 2 OF McDoNALD GARDENS, AND THAT LOT I BE SHOWN AS PARCEL 16A
WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF $667.61 AND LOT 2 BE SHOWN AS PARCEL 16B WITH AN ASSESSMENT Of $681.26.
MOTION CARRIED.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARE'R SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL AS AMENDED BE READ THE SECOND
TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BIL'L NUMBER ONLY.
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SOUTH BOUNDARY fRASIER-HYLAND ADDITION AND 29TH AVENUE fROM LINCOLN TO WASHINGTON STREET, SUBMITTED III
AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN fULL ON MARCH 14, 1960, WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER ,I
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TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROvED AND GIVEN FINAL
P~~SAGE. ROLLCALL vOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
NUMBERED 11725.
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COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BYCO'UNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
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THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
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PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
NUMBERED 11726.
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COUNCIL BILL No. 4857 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWER ON NORTH
GRAND STREET fROM CHESHIRE AvENUE TO W,LLAMETTE RIVER, SUBMITTED AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN fULL ON
MARCH 14, 1960, WAS BROUGHT ON fOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED ONE WRIT~EN PROTEST
ON fiLE.
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COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fiNAL
PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
NUMBERED I 1727.
COUNCIL BILL No. 4858 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION Of
TWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND 25TH AVENUE fROM BETWEEN GRANT STREET AND CHAMBERS
MITTED AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN FULL ON MARCH 14, 1960, WAS BROUGHT ON
MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON FILE.
SANITARy SEWER IN AREA BE-
STREET TO HAYES STREET, SUB-
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COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE
BIOL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
'IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER'ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 'AND THE
BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBERONLY.
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PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
NUMBERED I 1728.
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STREET AND LINCOLN STREET fROM 15TH AVENUE TO AMAZON CREEK, SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN
FULL ON MARCH 14, 1960, WAS BROUGHT ON'FOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PRO-
TESTS ON fiLE.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR; SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY~ WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
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PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
NUMBERED I 1729.
COUNCIL BILL No. 4860 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS fOR PAVING 30TH AVENUE fROM CHARNELTON STREET
TO LINCOLN STREET, SUBMITTED AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN fULL ON MARCH 14, 1960, WAS BROUGHT ON fOR
CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON fiLE.
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COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
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NUMBERED I 1730.
SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fiNAL
ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
COUNCIL BiLL No. 4861 - RE: VACATING CERT~IN 'LOTS AND EASEMENTS IN SUNNy HOLLOW ADDITION
(GALLOWAY) WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE fIRST TIME IN fULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANI~OUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
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READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, .WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS RE~D THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
THE BILL
MOTION
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. ,LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fiNAL
PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
NUMBERED I 1731 .
COUNCIL BILL No. 4862 - RE: VACATING ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AvENUES RUNNING WEST 50.29 FEET
fROM GRANT STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN ~OLL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL.
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 'AND
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CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
IT WAS ,MOvED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fiNAL
PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
NUMBERED 11732.
COUNCIL BILL No. 4863 - RE: PROVIDING fOR WITHDRAWAL FROM WILLAKENi,E RURAL FiRE DISTRICT THAT
PORTION ANNEXED TO THE CITY Of EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN F"ULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT THE BILL,BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLy,WI~H UNANIMOUS CON~ENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTIO~ CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBE~ ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND
READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL ~UMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ ~HE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
THE BILL
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS.lAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fiNAL
PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCI~MEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND
NUMBERED 11733.
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COUNCIL BILL No. 4864 - RE: INITIATING VACATION Of RAILROAD AND UTILITy EASEMENT ON SOUTH SIDE
Of LOT 3 AND 75' Of LOT 2, BLOCK I, EUGENE INDUSTRIAL TRACT (McDONALD) WAS SUBMITTED AND ,READ lHE
fiRST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE CO~NCIL.
THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCI~ BILL NUMBER ONLY.
BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND
READ THE THIRD TI.ME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WqH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS ,READ THE,THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
THE BILL
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IT WAS MOV~D BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN fiNAL
PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOT'NG AYE, THt BILL WAS DE~LARED PASSED AND
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AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT THE BILL BE HELD OVER fOR PROPER NOTICE
Of ASSESSMENT TO BE GiVEN OWNERS Of AFFECTED PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED.
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION #685 - RE: AUTHORIZING TRAffIC REGULATIONS: 3D-MINUTE PARKING IN FRONT OF 652 EAST
13TH AVENUE; 3D-MINUTE PARKING IN fRONT Of WALTON'S CAfE, EAST 8TH AVENUE; 2-HOUR PARKING ON 13TH
AVENUE fROM PEARL TO HIGH STREET, SUBMITTED AND READ IN fULL ON MARCH 14, 1960, WAS BROUGHT BACK
FOR CONSIDERATION HAVING BEEN HELD FOR fURTHER STUDY.
IT WAS MOvED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. MOTION
CARRIED, MR. SWANSON VOTING NAY.
RESOLUTION #689 - RE: TRANSMITTING TO PLANNING COMMISSION VARIOUS REQUESTS fOR REZONING WAS
SUBMTTTED AND READ IN fULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. MOTION
CARRIED.
RESOLUTION ,#690 - RE; CALLING HEARING ON WITHDRAWAL fROM WILLAMALANE PARK DISTRICT',THAT'.PORTI.ON
A'NNEXED I 'tonTHE €,II'lY OF,,[IUGENE:4WASESUBM I TTED AND READ I N FULL.
IT WAS MOvED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. MOTION
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