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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/04/1960 Meeting .- ""'lIIIIl 13 e S/S/60 . .. .' 'i Ii ~, : THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE VACATION BE GRANTED, SUBJECT TO REDEDICATION OF I ;r UTILITY EASEMENT IMMEfi>UATELY EAST OF THE PRESENT LOCATION. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, :1 " I' /S/ CLARE HAMLIN, PRESIDENT" I: ., IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS AND SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMIS- SION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. (COMMITTEE REPORT 7/2S/60 ) " PET I T IONS & COMMUN I CA T 10 NS i AN APPLICATION FOR A GARBAGE HAULERS LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY JOHN HEFENEIDER, DBA EUGENE GARBAGE SERVICE, 3333 HILYARD AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY RECORDER. I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS AND SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM.THAT THE APPLICATION BE APPROVED. MOT I CN CARRIED. , 2 AN APPLICATION FOR RETAIL MALT BEVERAGE CLASS A LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM P. WALDIE, DBA THE SHfP, 746 PARK ST~ ET WEST, AND APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPAR~MENT. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS AND SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE APPLI~TION BE APPROVED. MOTION e CARRIED. I;. \ 3 COMMUNICATION DATED AUGUST 4, 1960 FROM LEW WILLIAMS CHEVROLET, SIGNED BY JOE ROMANIA, RE: OPENING OF NEW LEW WILLIAMS CHEVROLET, 20~2Q_FR.N~LIN:BauGEY.RD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1960, WAS SUB- MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "AUGUST 4, 1960 I ELGENE CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL EUGENE, OREGON DEAR MEMBERS: AFTER MANY MONTHS OF PREPARATI~, THE EVENTFUL DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED WHEREIN THE GATES WILL BE ~ SWI.NG I NG OPEN AT THE NEW LEW WI LL I AMS CHEVROLET CO. AT 20-20 FRANKLIN BOULEVARD. OJ C\1 WE ARE PLANNING A SHORT DEDICATION CEREMONY AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE MORNING OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1960 ~ CO AND WILL HAVE A TOUR OF OUR NEW FACILITIES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING. CO YOUR ATTENDANCE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED TO HELP US CELEBRATE THIS OCCASION OF CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE EMERALD EMPIRE. YOURS VERY TRULY, / S/ JOE ROMAN I A I. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS AND SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED ANO REPLIED TO WITH THANKS. MOTION CARRIED. 4 COMMUNICATION DA1ID AUGLSf 8, 1960 FROM THE CITY RECORDER - RE: INITIATIVE PETITION FOB FIRE DEPARTMENT_SALARIES, WAS SUBM I TTED AND REA D AS FOLLOWS: "AUGUST S, 1960 THE HONORABLE MAYOR I AND COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF EUGENE CITY HALL EUGENE, OREGON GENTLEMEN: AN IN'rTI~TIVE PETITDN HAS BEEN FILED WITH ME BY MR. PATRICK M. FLYNN, UNDER THEPROVISIONS OF e OREGON LAW FOR A MEASURE TO BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER B, 1960 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. THIS PROPOSED MEASURE HAS BEEN CIRCULATED AND THE COUNTY CLERK HAS CHECKED MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2523 SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR THE INITIATIVE IN THE CITY OF EUGENE. THIS MEASURE, IF PASSED BY THE LEGAL VOTERS OF THE CITY, WOULD DIRECT, AUTHORIZE, AND EMPOWER THE COMMON COUNCIL .TO INCREASE THE PAY OF ALL FIREMENl TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER HOUR COMMENCING UANUARY I, 1961 WITH AN ADDED TEN CENTS PER HOUR INCREASE EACH YEAR THEREAFTER FOR THE YEARS 1962, 1963, 1964 AND 1965. THE MEASURE ALSO PROVIDES FOR A SPECIAL TAX LEVY Of $1,404,457.60 TO BE RI1$EB00VER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF SUCH SALARY INCREASE. THE PROVISIONS OF ORS 254.150 STATE ANY INITIATIVE PETITION FOR AN AMENDMENT _TO THE CITY CHARTER MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY RECORDER WHO IN TURN MUST REFER IT TO THE COMMON COUNCIL AT ITS NEXT SESSION. THIS STATUTE FURTHER PROVIDES THE COUNCIL SHALL EITHER ORDAIN OR REJECT THE PROPOSED MEASURE AS PROPOSED, IWrH I N 30 DAYS. IF THE COUNCIL REJECTS IT OR TAKES NO ACTION ON IT, I AM REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO SUBMIT IT TO THE VOTERS AT THE NEXT ELECTIO N HELD NOT LESS THAN 90 DAYS AFTER IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. THE STATUES ALSO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNCIL MAY ORDAIN AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING THE AMENDMENT AND REFER SUCH ORDINANCE TO THE PEOPLE, OR THE COUNCIL MAY ORDAIN A COMPETING ORDINANCE TO BE SUBMITTED I AT THE SAME ELECTION AS THE INITIATIVE .MEASURE. BECAUSE OF THE STATUTORY PROVISIONS OUTLINED ABOVE, THIS MEASURE WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT WITH OR WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL. A TAX LEV;(YIS INVOLVED, AND FOR THIS REASON THE COUNCIL CANNOT ORDAIN THE MEASURE PROPOSED WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. THIS LEAVES THE COUNCIL WITH TWO ALTERNATIVES: ONE, TO REJECT THE PROPOSED ACTION WITHIN 30 DAYS, OR Two, TO DO NOTHING. IN ORDER fOR THIS MEA- " SURE TO BE ON THE NOVEMBER 8, 1960 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT, I AM REQUIRED BY STATUTES TO CERTIFY IT TO THE LANE COUNTY CLERK ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 6, 1960. THE COUNCIL HAS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7, '960 :: " I \, INWHICH ,T9 TAKE ONE OF THE ABOVE' ACTIONS. SINCE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE FILING MUST BE PREPARED e BY SEPTEMBER 6TH, IT WOULD SIMPLIFY THE ECECT~O~ PRO~ESS IF ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL TO ~