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Council Chamber I
Eugene, Oregon I
November 18, 1963 I
A special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to I
order by Acting Mayor and Council President John O. Chatt in the absence of Mayor Edwin E.
Cone at 4: 30, p.m. on Novemb,er 18, 1963 in the Council Chamber wi~h other members ,of the J
Council' present as follows: Mrs. Lauris, Messrs. Christensen, Deverell, and Hawk. Messrs.
Swanson, Crakes, and Pur~y were absent.
Part I of the Committee report date~ Novem?er l~, 1963 was, presented:
"Present: Acting Mayor Chatt; Council members Lauris, Swanson, Christens~n, .a
Deverell, Hawk, and Purdy,; City Manager;, City Attorney; City Recorder; .,
Asst. City Manager.; Director of Pub"iicWo'rks; and others.' '
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1 I 1. Bethel-Da.?-ebo< AnnexaI:ion' Etection, - Aft,er prev~ous disc~ssion with Coun~il I
President Chatt and Mr. Ken Kohnen, chairman of the Bethel-Danebo Sewer I
Study Committee, and ,members of the City staff, the City Manager,. recom- I
'mended a specialineeting of- the Co:rncil be held at 4:'30 p.m. on Monday: . "" . I
November 18, 1963, to consider an ordinance which would call for anelec~ .
.tion in the: prop?se? terri~ory ~o be anne~ed, ~lection t? be held on Thurs- _
day, December 19, 1963. It was also recommended that at the November 25, f
1963 Council meeting an ?rdinanc~'. should be consider,ed for hO,lding an ~lec- ,
tion on January 7, 1964, Tuesda~; in t~e City of Euge.ne, regar~ ing annexation I
of the Bethel-Danebo area, providing the election in the territory to be-
annexed proved favorable. If the vote for annexatio~ with 'the area pro~~d :
unfavorable, the the election w~thin the ~ity "?lould not ~ave to be;held. ,
. Should both' elections prove favorable, this would indicate that the people
in~e ~i~y.of Eugene might votefavo~~bly on a possible bond.is~ue whic~ I
would prov~de funds for the construct~on of a, sewer ~y~tem:w~th~n the !
Bethel-Dinebo area. '
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Mrs. Julia Wick raised an objection to the inclusion in the proposed annexa- '
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'tion the area in which she lives along Jessen Drive, saying they felt it would
be of no advantage to them to be annexed to the City, and asking sever~l q~es~
Otions of the Council, piuticulariy co~cerning ta~ levies. 'In answer to
""Mrs. Wick, Council 'President Chatt explained the'situation with regard to I
the annexation of this area to the Ctty of Eugene and what 'the result 'w~uld
be with regard to taxes. Mrs. 'Wick then thanked Council President Cha~t .
'for the expianation~ .
Some, further ,discussion' by ~embers of:the'Counci~ invo~ving the Pla~ni~g I
Commission staff and the City staff resultedin a 'motion by Mi. Christensen I
,seconded by:Mr. ~awk to approve the reco~e~da~io~,to ho~d anelection,with-, I
in the proposed territory on December 19, 1963, and, if that election is
favorable, to set a date of January 7, 1964 for the election within the City
of Eugene~ Motion carried.U !
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Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Hawk to approve the Committee report: Motion carr{ed.
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I ORDINANCES I
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2 Council Bill No. 6381 - Calling an election on December 19, 1963 within the area I e
concerning annexation to the City of Eugene of the Bethel-Danebo area, was submitted
and read in full. '
Mrs. Lauris moved seconde4'by Mr. Deverell that the bill be read the second time by
council bill number only; with unanimous consent of the Council. Motion carried unani-
mously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only.
I Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Deverell that the rules be suspended and the bill be I
I read the third time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council. I
I Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the third time by council bill number It
only.
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Mrs. Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Deverell that the bill be approved and given final I
passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared I
passed and numbered 13227. 1
3 Mrs_ Lauris moved seconded by Mr. Deverell that the notice of anne~ation election i I
be approved and the City Recorder instructed to post the area proposed for annexation I. '~~
in four different places as required. Motion carried.
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.1 Upon motion duly made, seconded, and carried, the meeting was adjo"U~~ed. III
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