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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/30/1971 Meeting "'11III e 03~ \ if ii I ;1 I. :1 " :1 II ,I Council Chamber 'i ! ~ , Eugene, Oregon .' II Ii June 30, 1971 d Ii ~djourned meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon was adjourned from the meeting I: I' of June 28, 1971 and called to order by His Honor Mayor Lester E. Anderson at ~:30 'p.m. on June d II 30., 1971 in the Council Chambers with the following Councilmen present: Messrs. Mohr, Gribskov, ,. 1! Williams and McDonald; Mrs. Beal. Messrs. Teague, Hershner and Mrs. Campbell were absent. Resolution No. 1948 - Authorizing execution of grant agreement covering PGP Project No. A-41-0018-01 dated June 30, 1971 between the city of Eugene and the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, USA, in connection with the obtaining of federal aid in preparation of an airport master plan for Mahlon Sweet Field. e Manager explained that the city of Eugene filed application for funds through the Federal Aviation Administration Department of Transportation asking for plans for master plan field study for dev- elopment of Mahlon Sweet Field. He outlined items in the request, and said that a grant offer of $40,000, which is 2/3 of the proposed total cost of the project, had been received this day. To accept the grant the City must adopt this resolution, before the end of the fiscal year. The need for this study has been demonstrated to prevent encroachment of incompatible development, and the study was requested by the County Commissioners when they temporarily zoned the area. I Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to adopt the resolution. In answer to Councilman McDonald's concerns, City Manager said the local share for this study is II part of the 71-72 fiscal budget. He said he nad been informed the Airport Commission was aware I i this plan was needed and that L-COG had made application to the FAA for funds. ., Charles Wiper, member of the Airport Commission, said he could not speak for the whole commission, but could give an expression of the feeling at their last meeting. He objected to this expenditure and said they had only heard about it at their last meeting. He said the majority of items included in the request had already been taken care of in other planning programs, and they felt it a very poor time to ask for additional money, and that there was no justification for spending this amount of money for this purpose. If the resolution was adopted, he felt the items to be covered should be reappraised and that the Council should consider that the Commission had already conducted this study. Councilman McDonald was concerned that this might be a dup~ication of efforts and that expenditure of this amount at this time might be unnecessary. Councilman Williams commented that Mr. Altucker had mentioned to him that he was opposed to acceptance of this grant. Manager said the Airport Commission has no set schedule but meets spasmodically. He had been informed by the Airport Manager that they had been aware of the request, and that no communication -I " had been received by his office from the Airport Commission disapproving of this proposed projectt He was sure that any previous master planning would be incorporated into the work being done ,: on this plan. The Airport Manager had worked with L-Cog to prepare the application, and this I: was submi tt~d to Council. , I' , In answer to Mr. Williams, Manager said the city was under no obligation to spend this entire amount if it was found the planning need was not this extensive. It was his opinion if the city passed up this opportunity, they would probably be placed at the bottom of the next list e for appropriation. The:re .,.was discussion of the requirements of the FAA, and whether this proposal could be modified by Council if, in the future, it felt the needs were not too extensive. In answer to Mr. Gribskov, Manager said it was his understanding the City's present plan is not acceptable to FAA, but it is possible much of it will be incorporated into this study to bring it up to an acceptable level. He explained that specifications for an airport master plan must be met not only from the standpoint of the airport, but for total transportation planning requirements. Mr. Williams recommended the Council accept the grant. It is the end of the fiscal year for the government, and these monies must be used or be returned to the general fund. If it was found later that the city wished to reapply, it would be some months before funds would again be available. If it found the City does not need the grant, it could drop the option. I Mr. Mohr said he would have to vote against the motion, that he simply did not know what course the Council was embarking upon. " Vote taken on motion as stated. Mrs. Beal, Mr. Williams and Mr. Gribskov voted yes. Mr. McDonald , , an d Mr. Mohr voted no. Motion carried. :' of " I' I' Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting was ~~. e . g6/ McKinley Ci ty Manager ....