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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/13/1971 Meeting ,...- 1LfS e fi tI I :\ Council Chamber II Ii Eugene, Oregon December 13, 1971 ,I 1! Ii Regular meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon was called to order by His II Honor ~~a:yor Lester E. Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on December 13, 1971 in the Council Chamber, with the I, " following Councilmen present: Messrs. Teague and Mohr; Mrs. Beal; Messrs. Gribskov, Williams and :! " Hershner; Mrs. Campbell. Mr. McDonald was absent. :, " ,: I. APPOINTMENTS A. Committee on Aging - Mayor Anderson announced appointment of Donald Husband and Robert Elder to the Committee on Aging for an indeterminate term. B. Charitable Solicitations Committee - Marie Randall, reappointed to a term ending December 1, 1975. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the appointment of Mrs. Randall to the Charitable e Solicitations Committee be confirmed. Motion carried. II. PUBLIC HEARING, BID The hearing on a bid for storm sewer in the area of Marlow Lane was held over to this meeting to allow a poll to be taken of property owners to determine whether they wished to proceed, since " the bids were much higher than estimated. II I I' I: Ci ty Manager read a memorandum from the Director of Public Works which stated that the results I' of the poll were 18.2% yes, 72.8% no and 9% no response. " I ,I for 'fencing the ditch. II City Council had requested staff to prepare estimates Staff recommended I: " that City Council not get involved in fencing open ditches without further study. Regarding the i' I ~ bid, staff recommended that it be rejected, and if property owners wish, attempt a rebid in I: the spring to determine if lower prices can be obtained. I' !: Mohr to accept recommendation of staff to reject the bid, I Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. ii and open the project for rebidding in the spring. Motion carried. I " !; i' III. ASSESSMENT ORDINANCES :i The following council bills were submitted and read in full the first time on November 11, 1971 and held over to this meeting to allow proper notice of assessment to be given owners of affected property, and are brought back for consideration with no protests on file. COUNCIL BILL NO. 9535 - Levying assessments for paving 10th Avenue from Garfield Street to west 600' and widening Garfield Street from 10th Avenue to 11th Avenue was submitted and read in full the first time on November 11, 1971 and held over to this meeting to allow proper notice of assessment to be given owners of affected property, and is brought back for con- sideration with no propests on fi~e. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously I . Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and n~mbered 16337. COUNCIL BILL NO. 9536 - Levying assessments for paving alley between Hayes Street and Garfield Street from 11th Avenue to 12th Avenue and between 11th Avenue and 12th Avenue from Garfield Street to east was submitted and read in full the first time on November 11, 1971 and held over to this meeting to allow proper notice of assessment to be given owners of affected e property, and is brought back for consideration with no protests on file. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second tim eby council bill numben i, only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16338. COUNCIL BILL NO. 9537 - Levying assessments for paving, sanitary sewer and storm sewer within Saratoga Park Subdivision and sanitary sewer within 160' of Saratoga Park Subdivision was submitted the first time and read in full on November 11, 1971 and held over to this meeting to allow proper notice of assessment to be given owners of affected property, and is brought baCk for consideration with no protests on file. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously I Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declareq passed and numbered 16339. COUNCIL BILL NO. J9n38 - Levying assessments for paving alley between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue from Lawrence Street to Washington Street was submitted and read in full the first time on November 11, 1971 and held over to this meeting to allow proper notice of assessment to be given owners of affected property, and is prought back for consideration with no protests on file. e ~ 12/13/71 - 1 ""III e 7 if/' l2/l3/7J.l -' Ii I I' I' Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill Ii ,I number only and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously and , the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. ,I I: II Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall , I: vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16340. Ii COUNCIL BILL NO. 9539 - Levying assessments for paving, sanitary sewer and storm sewer I; within Royal Ann Park First Addition was submitted and read in full the first time on November 11, 1971 and held over to this meeting to allow proper notice of assessment LO be given owners of affected property, and brought back at this time for consideration with no protests on file. 11 Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill number !: only and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was I' , read the second time by council bill number only. " " e !i Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16341. COUNCIL BILL NO. 9540 - Levying assessments for sanitary sewer in area bounded by 5th Avenue, Southern Pacific Railroad tracks and Highway 99 was submitted and read the first time on November 11, 1971 and held over to this meeting to allow proper notice of assessment to be given owners of affected property, and brought back at this time for consideration with no protests I on file. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was ! read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall i vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16342. IV. ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH ONE MOTION, after discussion of individual items, if requested. 'i Items were previously discussed at committee meetings of November 24 and December 8, 1971. Minutes .r of committee meetings are printed below in italics. Regarding Item G - At the committee meeting Council moved to approve certain sections of the Planning Commission recommendation, but separated out the second and third sections of the report for discussion, after the motion was given considereation. " A. Liquor Licenses, approved by Police Deparmment 11/214/71 RMBA - Abby's Pizza Inn, 1970 River Road Corner Tavern, 101 West 7th Friendly Tavern, 1667 West 6th Sam's Place, 825 Wilson Street Ye Pub-Lic Library, 894 East 13th RMBC - Black Forest, 2657 Willamette -I I Keg Tavern, NW Corner 11th and S. Danebo ': Pit Stop, 2222 Highway 99 N (Greater Privilege and Renewal) Twin Cities Distributors (Wholesale) 472 Pearl (Change of location) RA - Mazzi's Italian Food, 3377 East Amazon (Dropping Partner and renewal) PB - Ben's Welcome Market, 2885 Hilyard Dari-Mart #7, 2429 Hilyard Thrifty, 194 West BEoadway West Sixth Street Market, 1081 West 6th Avenue :' Ken!'s Kash and Karry, 1201 West 11th e I: Of Grape and Grain, 49 West 29th (Renewal) Quinn's Market, 1123 Monroe DB - ClubbCrosstown, 1797 West 7th Eugene Hotel, 222 East Broadway Foo ' s , 764 Willamette Street Laurelwood Club, 2700 Columbia Street MannySLo's Restaurant, 796 Pacific Highway 99 No. (New owner and ren~al) Ron & Maddy's Caravelle, 160 Park Street Warren's Restaurant, 652 East Broadway Moose Club, 1685 West 13th Villa Roma, 440 Coburg Road (New owner) Bavarian, 444 East Third DA - Charter Oak Restaurant, #1 Oakway Mall (Greater Priv. and Renewal PB - Warehouse Food Stores, 2101 West 11th (New Owner) Approve B. Annexation, Masonic Lodge - Planning Commission has recommended that the Council approve I 11/24/71 annexation of the property for a new si te for the Masoni c Lodge-, whi ch is being displaced by the Urban Renewal Agency. The lodge is under construction and they are in need of water servi ce. The Planning Commission has recommended approval, subject to an agreement between the city and the ledge that no request will be made for sanitary sewers until the ci ty can provi de s ervi ce to that area. In answer to Mr. Williams, City Manager explained that the agreement would relieve the city of providing sewer service before it is in a position to do so. e''', ,- Mr. McDonald rroved seconded by Mr. Mohr to approve the Planning Commission recommendation for annexation of the Masonic Lodge site located on Centennial Boulevard between Coburg 12/13/71 - 2 .... "...- I 7'17 e 12/13/71 1: - --- -, II Ii Road and I-5 (9.5 acres), subject to an agreement regarding sewer service. Motion carried. I I: Approve I: C. Room Tax Allocation Conmrittee Recommendations - In a letter to Councilmen the Room Tax ,. i Allocation made the following recommendations for allocation of funds: I. 1. To the Eugene Symphony Association as financial support toward their budget :! of $30,000, recommended allocation, $5,000. ;! ~ ; 2. To Lane County Auditorium Association an allocation of $7900. The recommendation I , is for 1/2 the amount requested to cover the cost of an economic study for the Eugene area, as it pertains to their project, which is a pre-requisite study in their efforts to obtain a considerabd:e sum of money from federal funds toward , financial assistance in payment of their construction program. The conmri ttee concluded that this expenditure should be matched equally by LCAA's own funds, in this particular instance. 3. To the University of Oregon toward budget of annual Workshop and Festival of Vocal-Instrumental Music to be sponsored jointly by the University and the local community, $2,000. e ,. 4. To Uni versi ty of Oregon taNard budget of annual Festi val of Arts to be held early next year, $1,000. II !, Total funds recommended by the Comrrrrttee at this time, $15,900. , :. Councilwoman Campbell had several concerns and asked for clarification of the amount allo- cated to the Eugene Chamber of Commerce previously. She felt there was a discrepancy I between the authorization and the amount funded. Mr. McDonald expressed concern that the allocation to the Eugene SY0phony Association was not sufficient. He suggested a review might be in order, and some guidelines drawn up to gi ve the conmri ttJee direction. Mayor Anderson felt this was a good suggestion. He felt some direction might be given to the overall procedures of the Room Tax Allocation Comrrrrttee. This is a relatively new tax, which was ~tended to support certain activities, in particular, the Audi tori um facili ty. It might be well for the Council to review the procedures at a later date. :i Camcilman Mohr questioned the allocation of funds to the LC'AA for a financial feasibil- .. i ty study, and thought there might be a possibili ty of challenge to expendi ture of funds ;1 ,I for bond issue campaign purposes. :1 I, il City Manager explained that input from the study is necessary to qualify for federal funds, and that the information will also be available for campaign purposes. I: ,,~. - ~ . _.:. ... '-.0"" ," . _'=. _"_--;- ~_. - .. Mr;j:'Xelt11-'McCllliyary,- ;member'of the Eugene Sumphony Board, explained difficulties the --- ....., - -'- ..~ "Eugene Symphony Ts having wi th financing, and that they have been unable to find a satis- factory way to raise money. i: Campbell felt the Allocation Comrrrrttee should give the requesting agencies an Mrs. opportunity to appear in person to clarify their requests. I Mayor Anderson'~aid,hewas sure this was possible, if such a request was made to the comrrrr ttee. Councilman Mohr suggested that the Symphony, if it anticipated a budget deficit, reques t more funds now, rather than'wait to make a supplementary request. " Mayor Anderson felt it should be possible for groups to make supplementary requests, but he di d not feel the Council should be put in a position of oontinually convering defi ci ts. e He recommended that the Council pass the present recommendations of the comrrrrttee, and that the Symphony Board apply for additional funds when this is' felt necessary. Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mr. Williams to accept the recommendations of the Room Tax Allocation Conmri ttee in the amounts outlined above. Motion carried. " Manager suggested that the Council has had sufficient experience with the allocation process that a set of standards and policy might be developed which could be made available to applicaDus so they could determine whether their programs fit within the scope of the policy, and they 'would have some guidelines how to proceed. Mayor Anderson asked that this suggestion be included in the communication to the Room Tax Conmrittee. Council will be glad to provide any assistance needed. Approve I D. Abatement, Unsafe Dwelling, 411 East 3rd - A report from the Building Superintendent I regarding the condition of this dwelling was previously circulated to Councilmen. The memo outlined hazardous conditions, and that the building had created considerable nuisance and had been the cause of many complaints from residents of the neighborhood. I i City Manager said two Councilmen had viewed the site, and had felt the house next door was in even worse condition. They requested a check of this house by the Building Dept. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Gribskov that a public hearing be called regarding abatement of the dwelling located at 411 East 3rd. Motion carried. Approve e ~ 12/13/71 - 3 """Il e 7'18 12/13/71 II I !I Ii I Request for Mobile Home for NIght Watchman - J. & L. Mobile Homes, 1790 Highway 99 N Ii E. !I , has requested pernlission to use a mobile home for night watchman on their business site. The site is in the proper zoning area, and has been inspected by the Building Department, whi ch has recommended approval. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that a hearing be called on this request. Motion carried. Approve 'I " F. Assessment Segregation, Transwestern_Investors - The site requested for segregation " is located on Dakota Street, and the amount to be paid is $1,002.29. Staff recommends approval. Mr. Mohr m:>ved seconded by ,Ujr. Gribskov to approve the segregation outlined above. Motion carried. .. Approve .. - . - e G. Highway l26,Review of Planning,"Commi'ssioi:J Recommendation of No.vember. 22 - Mayor Anderson suggested that the specIfic items proposed in the Plap,njngCommission recommendation be revi ewed . Commission concerns referred to the Council at its meeting of November 22 were: 1. That alternative routes for the freeway between the River Road inter- change and Washington-Jefferson Streets be considered and that at I least three alternate routes be included in the Environmental Impact Study. a) That important consideration be gi ven to selection of these , , routings to nlininlize the impact of the routings on the Willamette River b) That consideration not be linlited solely to altepnatives that tie in with the proposed Skinner's Butte Freeway; and 1 c) That consideration be given to alternative routes in light of their effect upon the supply of low cost housing and small businesses, since these experience financial difficulty in relocation. 2. That hearings on E-SATS be started with the intent that accepted procedures be established for initiation and analysis of any proposed E-SATS route prior to reconsideration of the proposed Highway 126, but not with the purpose of approving or disapproving any specific route or collection of routes. 3. That a local multidisciplinary team be appointed by the Mayor and City Council to study the alternative routes and make recommendations to the Oregon State Highway Division on the concerns to be incorporated in the Environ- mental Impact Study and to make recmmmendations to the Planning Commission 'I and City Council on the final Environmental Impact Study, in light of the city of II Eugene's Community Goals and Policies. This commi ttee should be engaged in the ,I Environmental Impact Study to the fullest extent possible and should represent " " a broad variety of disciplines~ , , I Mr. Howard Bonnett, Planning Commission member, commented on the make-up of the committee recommended by the Planning Commission to make recommendations to the Oregon State Highway Division on concerns to be incorporated in the Environmental Impact Study. " , , " Williams, City Manager said that the State Highway Department is respon- In answer to Mr. sible for preparation of the statement, and that funding for the statement would be limi ted to a parti cular:'.proposal ~ If that proposal is considered unacceptable after " the statement is developed, alternative routing would have to go through the same process. l' :, e Mrs. Niven explained that the Planning Commission had suggested only that there be :1 comparison of alternatives, on the basis of cost of land acquisi bon and other cost " factors. Mr. Mohr suggested that the City Attorney be directed to prepare a brief of the requi'Ie- ments of the NEPA. i " After some discussion concerning the..B-SATS Plan and its relation to the 1990 Plan, Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that, regarding Items la, lb and lc, the Ci ty Council instruct the City Manager to draft a letter to the State Highway commission voicing 1 the concerns raised by the Planning Commission after public hearings, and expressing " i the Council's desire that these considerations be included in the on-coming review , process; and further, that the State Highway Commission advise the Council, as soon as possible, of their ability to include these considerations in that review procedure. I In answer to Mrs. Campbell, Mr. ,Williams said he had exitluded Items 2 and 3 because 'I I: he di d not feel they related to the State Highway Commission. Mrs. Campbell fel tit was important for them to know that these were considerations on the local level. I , City Manager was not sure of the intent of the m:>tion, as it applied to Item lb. , He said that a Skinner's Butte Freeway, ,or some other facili ty to accomrrodate known " neeqs, should not be ignored. Perhaps the statement should say that the Skinner's II Butte Freeway, or some alternative, should be included. e Mr. Williams felt perhpas his motion should be revised to ask the State Highway _'.e<o 12/31/71 - 4 .... ,.... I 7'1CJ e 12/13/71 [I ,.[ I Ii Commission to try to include these kinds of things in the study. i: I i! II ii Bonnett explained that the.intent of this, section of his motion was that consider- , Mr. , " ation be given to alternatives and not be limited to ones which could tie in wi th the 1st " " to 4th connector. I i! Motion carried. ;1 Vote taken on motion. Regarding Item 3, Mrs. Niven said that the Planning Conmrission had felt the committee would work to assure that the kinds of things to be considered would be submi tted to the staff of the State Highway Conmrission doing the impact study. Mrs. Campbell moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the City Council implement Items Q and :' 3 of the Planning Conmrission report. In answer to Mr. Williams, Mrs. Niven said it was not the intent that hearings on the E-SATS report deal wi th specific routes that appear on the map. She said that hearings e should be held on parts of E~SATS which have been described, but not in a public hearing type situation. Recommendations will be made to include certain safeguards to put people's minds at rest about the nature of their conmritment. That is as far as they could go - they could not approve all roads. Mrs. Niven said that, rather than include an E-SATS procedural discussion as part of the ., adoption hearings on the 1990 Plan, this will be moved ahead of the general hearings. , I , " " " ,I City Manager suggested that, before the Council meeting of December 13, staff attempt to re-state the intent of the subparagraph. Mayor Anderson said that, if the Mayor and Council appointed a multi-disciplinary team, I: the Planning Commission should recommend its composition. i , Vote taken on motion. Motion carried. , " :, I, Mohr presented a proposal for an environmental impact study procedure on all city Mr. projects. He said it was intended to establish reviews and tih provide public testimony and a deliberate public hearing procedure for considering possible environmental problems. Ii " There will be further discussion of Councilman Mohr's suggestion at a future meeting. I' " , I r: Councilwoman Campbell asked for periodic reports from the Environmental Impact Study. ii Further discussion of this item at the regular meeting is included under Item V. Approve Ii H. Work Release Program, State Corrections Division - Mr. Frank Kale of the StateCorrectio~s Division introduced Mr. Garland Godby, who explained the program proposed for a facility at 564 Lincoln Street. He said the program would prepare offenders for return to society and assumption of roles as law-abiding citizens, and explained that supervisory control would be maintained to insure that the general safety of the public was not endangered. I , Chief of Police Dale Allen said,that, based upon the program and its present success, " " his department endorsed the program. Mr. Martin added that, as the program is developed, , ;1 it will be available on a limited basis for city use. " " In answer to Mrs. Beal, Mr. Godby said that they trred to keep the facilities as small as I, possible and they hoped they would have more than one location in Eugene. They hope that eventually some women can be included in the program. Mary Briscoe, President of the League of Women Voters, said they had assisted with e canvassing the neighborhood where the facili ty would be located and that, wi th one exception, there had been wholehearted acceptance of its location in that area. I Mayor Anderson said he personally felt it was an excellent program, which was worth of favorable consi deration by the Council. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the Council endorse the Work Release program, in concept. Motion carried. Approve I. Proposal for County-Wide Income Tax - On November 30 a meeting was held with County Commisisoners and representati ves of fi ve Lane County cities to discuss a proposal for i. a county-wide income tax. Council discussed the proposal and whether it might be well to propose an income tax that followed the League of Oregon Ci ties joint proposal for ci ties, counties and schools, rather than one for just cities and the county. It was pointed I out that the school districts overlap problem going across county boundaries made it dif- ficult to include schools in the county-wide proposal. Mrs. Campbell fel t the ci ty would be better off having its own tax, and that the tax would have to pass in Eugene before it would carry in the county. She felt there would . , -'_..<"'::.;...-~' ,- \i e 12/13/71 - 5 ~ .... e 750 12/13/71 ii I I. 'I II be many more advantages to a city tax. i! Ii 'i Mayor Anderson explained that the proposal would have political randfications, and it is felt it would be a better way to r~ise revenue. Mrs. Beal felt it might pass more easily if it was a city tax. Mr. Martin explained that it was felt citizens of the city are also citizens of the county, and receive county services. Mr. Gribskov pointed out that, in order to sell the tax to the people, it should be made clear what the money' will be spent for. Mrs. Niven suggested that the Councy should cOmaUt some funds in the fringe areas and that there should be a cOmaU.tment to limit the property tax. Mr. Mohr fe1 t that property tax relief should have first priority. e Mayor Anderson suggested that Council instruct staff to prepare a report to Council and that three areas should be investigated - how it would re1aEe to a property tax levy limitation; how the program fit in with plans and priorities in the city; look at needs in light of additional revenue and the priorities. The staff should also prepare political arguments why people of Eugene should support this type revenue raising measure. I Mr. Mohr reiterated that it should be made clear that the tax burden wou1dbe reduced by transferring the property tax burden onto the income tax, rather than mention any new programs. it Mr. Martin explained that staff felt it should submit to Council some recommendations as to how that resource would be used to maintain the city's operation and to offer some property tax relief. Mrs. Bea1 moved that the Council ask staff for further information. Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell that the council direct staff to limi t " investigation to provide schemes for direct property tax relief based upon the new income tax to keep the property tax level equiyalentto the past year. This is to say it would be used solely for property tax relief. Mrs. Campbell' asked that staff show the Council what the revenue would be if the " ci ty had its own income tax. ~ Mayor Anderson felt the motion was limiting to staff and that he could not support the motion. i " Mrs. Beal asked to amend the motion to not limit staff to just property tax relief. I Mr. Mohr said he would withdraw his motion if he could ascertain why the ,Council did not concur with his motion. " Mr. Williams suggested that the Council would be playing games with the voters, and that a study should determine what the impact would be and ,whether the Council should approve such a tax proposal. Mr. Teague felt the staff should provide Council wi th some defini te plans for use of e the funds. Mr. Williams urged Council to defeat the motion, saying the time to restrict would be after the staff report. Vote taken on mOtion as stated. Motion failed with all voting no except Mr. Mohr, who voted aye. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Gribskov that staff be instructed to consider this particular tax proposal, its impact on the citizens of Eugene and the impact it mi ght have, both on the future property tax base of Eugene, as well as revenue needs, and come back to Council with recommendations. Mrs. Campbell requested a report from staff showing the real advantages of this tax to the ci ty of Eugene. I Mr. Williams said the impact on the citizens of Eugene could certainly be included. Vote taken on moti on. Motion carried. Approve J. Annexation Recommendation, 8mi th - At its November 8 meeting the Eugene Planning Commission recommended annexation of the 8mi th property of .53 acres, located north of Bond Lane and west of Norkenzie. The owner wishes to proceed wi th subdi vision. e Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mr. williams to approve the Planning COmnUssion recom- 12/13/71 - 6 .... ,..- I 751 e 12/13/71 :i ;1 mendation and forward the request for annexation to the Boundary COnmllssion. Moti on ,I carried. Approve K. Traffic Signal Petition - A petition for traffic signals "at Fir~t.Avenue and Monroe 12/8/71 Street, signed by 229 employes of School District 4J has been received. Priori ty list for signalization places this about 20th, and staff recommends that it be adeed to the priority list. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Gribskov to add the request for traffic signal at First Avenue and,Monroe Street to the priority list. Motion carri ed. Approve L. Sidewalk, Friendly between 27th Avenue and 28th Avenue - Property owners on the east side 12/8/71 of Friendly between 27th Avenue and 28th Avenue have been requested to construct sidewalks to complete walks for the entire block. Two have taken no action, and staff recommends Council give authorization to proceed wi th an improvement district to construct sidewalks and assess abutting property- owners for the cost. Mr. Williams moved seconded by, Mr.. Gribskov to authorize staff to proceed to bid on e the above project.. Motion carried. Approve M. Assessment Segregations - 12/8/71 A. Senger property, Wisconsin Street between Cody and Burnett; $61,2.80 to be paid B. Eugene Granite and MarD1e Works, Obie Street; $600.65 to be paid Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to approve the assessment segregations listed I above. Moti on carried. Approve N. Motor Vehicle Wrecking License Renewal 12/8/71 Gunderson White Trucks, Inc., 2200 West 6th. Staff recommends approval. Mrs. Bea1 moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to approve the license renewal for Gunderson. White Trucks, Inc. Motion carried. Approve O. Minutes of Meeting of November 22 - Approve with the following correction: Page 12/8/71 4, Paragraph llchange to read".... . owners .were paying for only one-half a 24" line." Approve P. Joint Housing COnmllttee Request to Subnlit Proposal for Rent Allowance Program - Mrs. 12/8/71 Betty Ni ven, chairman of the Joint Housing COnmllttee, explained a proposal to request consideration of Eugene as the site for an experimental rent allowance program. The program provides for direct payment of a rent subsidy to the renter, based upon the ~9rfference~b~~ween t~~~ctua1 rent and 25% of the renters income. Mrs. Niven answered questions asked by Councilmen regarding adnlinistration of the program and necessary qualifications to apply. Counci 1man Wi 11i ams, member of the Housing COnmll ttee, urged Council to approve the moti on of the Joint Housing COnmllttee to authorize the COnmllttee to supply HUD with necessary information and request HUD to consider Eugene as a possible site for the Experimental I Housing Program. He said the program fit in wi th Council concerns about housing in the community. Mr. Gribskovi member of the Housing COnmllttee, joined with Mr. Williams and said this would be a step in the right direct-on. In answer to Mrs. Campbell's concerns, Mrs. Niven said this program would have no bearing on any other city program, and would conflict in no way with programs now in effect. e Mrs. Bea1 moved seconded by Mr. Williams to authorize the Joint Housing COnmll tree to proceed wi th its proposal, as outlined above. Motion carried. Wi thdraw Councilman Williams explained that the program was not geared for a city of this size, and the Committee had decided that the request should be withdrawn. Q. Petition for Reduction of Speed Limit - Councilwoman Campbell said she had received a copy of a petition signed by about ,forty people asking for a reduction in speed on Fox Hollow Road and asked if some action had ,been tgken. Public Works Director said his department is collecting data to deternline whether the State Speed Control Board should be requested to make another check of the area. Several checks have been made in the past. A letter has been written to the petitioners, and Council will receive a report when the data has been collected. File R. Citation for Service - Mrs. Campbell commented that she had been contacted by consatuents I who wished to compliment Parks Department and Traffi c Department for excellent servi ce with handling of complaints. Mrs. Campbell asked about the policy for making a yellow line next to stop signs to gi ve better vision to drivers. Public Works Director explained the policy and asked that she notify him of the location so that his department could check and see if there is a .' vision problem. File 2 e 12/13/71 - 7 ~ ""'Ill e . 7SZ 12/13/71 I S. Sign Pollution - Councilman Williams commented that he had recei ved a cl1ipping from 12/8/71 the New York Times which po:rtrayed the city of Eugene as one of the worst in America, as far as neon signs were concerned. He hoped the Council would keep this in mind when they were pressed to alter the sign ordinance. File Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the items listed above, except Item G, be approved, withdrawn or filed. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye the motion carried. V. Item for Rediscussion Portions of Planning Commission Recommendation (Items 1 and 2 and Item G from above) Manager read portions of the Committee minutes and commented that Council had agreed that staff might reword the motion so that it might be better understood. After further staff discussion, it was decided that Paragraph 2 stated quite well what the Planning Commission had in mind. Therefore, all three recommendations of the Planning Commission report could be considered at one time. e Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to adopt the recommendations of the Planning Commission. Councilman Mohr said he had r.equested the City Attorney to prepare a statement on the kinds of information required by the State Bureau of Roads in the impact studies. He felt this might be useful in framing the membership of the Council Committee to provide input into the study. He felt if the Council directed the committee to do a study, they should be informed I what the requirements would be. Mayor Anderson felt the point was well taken and directed staff to submit such a study to the Council and Planning Commission prior to its recommendation as to the type disciplines it wanted to have represented on this team. There was Council discussion as to the conduct of the environmental study, and what length of time it might take. In answer to Councilwoman Beal, Mayor Anderson said the Council could direct the Planning Commission to suggest membership toobe part of the inter-disciplinary team. He thought it might be well for the Council to set up a procedure to advise the team what it might be expected to do. In answer to Mr. Williams question regarding the Planning Commission recommendation, Manager said adoption of the recommendation would be a Council action, and it could reconsider at a later time, if itoeemed'appropriate. Mrs. Campbell said it was her understanding hearings on the E-SATS plan would provide input for considering the 1990 Plan. City Manager agreed and said this was now his under- standing of the recommendation. A procedure will be set up so that it will be understood what individual projects must go through at the local level before receiving local blessing. Some Councilmen still felt there was confusion about Item 2, and Mayor Anderson suggested it be reworded to get the intent of the Planning Commission that a hearing be held establishimg procedures to consider any proposed E-SATS route. Through this the Council would accept I the Planning Commission recommendation to set up a procedure for taking public' input on the routes E-SATS suggests. Councilman Williams wondered if it might be well to establish a specific time framework. Mayor Anderson said it was the Planning Commission intent th~procedures be established ': before final consideration of Highway 126. Mrs. Campbell felt the wording might be clarified if the word "review" was inserted in the e sentence. There was further discussion of the E-SATS Plan and its connection with the 1990 Plan. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that Section 2 of the Planning Commission recommendation be amended to read: "City Council establish procedures fo,r initiation and analysis of any proposed E-SATS route . . . ." including the remainder of the paragraph. Councilman Williams felt Mrs. Campbell's suggestion for addition of the word "review" made sense. Mayor Anderson did not agree, saying the Council would not be reviewing projects or something already completed. The E-SATS Plan merely suggests routes to be considered. The actual mode of transportation will have to be decided. Mr. Williams felt the word review would be more logical and the Mayor suggested that routes could be modes. " ! I I Mrs. Campbell felt perhpas the word "mode" should be included in the motion. Mayor Anderson was in agreement, and suggested an amended wording "Any m6de of transportation " on any proposed E-SATS route...... " City Manager felt the motion said what the Planning Commission had intended, but perhaps the word "consideration" might broaden the mean[pg;:,and still retain what the Planning Commission had in mind. e Mayor Anderson read the sentence with this wording: "Council establish procedures for 12/13/71 - 8 .... "...- I 753 e 12/13/71 ;'f !; I' d 11 consideration of any proposed E-SATS route.... ,~, Mrs. Beal felt this made more sense. I _I I !' ~ . Vote taken on motion as amended. Motion carried. Mayor Anderson felt the Council should take action on the sugggstion that the Planning Commission specify disciplines to be included on the Commission. I' Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the staff advise the Planning Commission and the , Council of the content of the impact study that would be needed under federal guidelines and , that the Planning Commission should specify the disciplines to be represented on the team mentioned in Item 3. Motion carried. Mr. Stan Cook, 1832 Longview, suggested that the E-SATS Plan be reviewed before any decision is made on the Highway 126 issue. Mayor Anderson said this might be possible. Vt. Items Not Previously Heard High Level Street Lights at 14th from Patterson to High - City Manager requested councilmen to e d~i.ve to this area and observe the effect of the present street lighting system. EWEB had installed veryhhigh level street lights which gave very good lighting in the area at night. These were installed on a test basis, and a poll made of residents of the area. Th e survey indicated a positive reaction to the lights. After Council has toured the area, EWEB will be requested to turn the lights on again so that Council can see the contrast, and if Council wishes, cost estimates can be prepared of these lights against standard lighting. ORDINANCES I" Ordinances have been prepared to adopt the latest uniform codes for electrical, mechanical, housing and building. The one involving building codes includes adoption of a new supplemental building code concerned with single and two family residential dwellings. These have been brought without previous consideration as the result of information that the City's workable program cannot be recertified unless the codes are updated. If this were to happen, further funds would be unavailable for urban renewal projects and other programs. The codes have been dis cussed with staff ,and because of the urgency of a recertified workable program, staff has worked diligently to get the ordinances ready for consideration at this meeting. Amendments, if required, can be made at a later date. In answer to Mr. Mohr, Manager explained that the ordinance regarding electrical code would update the code to include the national code with no local amendments. He explained that staff had requested guidelines from the federal agency sometime ago, but had only recently received a response. It was determined at that time that codes could no longer be accepted with local amendments. Councilman Teague asked if there were any substantial changes in any of the other ordinances. Building Superintendent said they' were updated but the electrical industry was aware of the changes and that changes in the model code are made available to the industry. I Mrs. Beal asked how much these changes would raise the cost of housing. Mr. Mortier responded that, ;, " in his opin~on, any cost change would be lower. Councilm~m_WillL3.ms pointed, out that the city had been given no option by the Federal Government I regarding-ao-optionof the national codes so that the workable program may be recertified. ~': COUNCIL BILL NO. 9544 -Concerning electrical installations and amending the Eugene Code, 1971 was submitted, and no councilman present requesting that it be read in full, was read the first time by council bill number only. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill number i: only with unanimous consent of the Council, .and tl:1at enactment be considered at this time. Motion I' e : ~ carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passgge. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16343.1 ,! COUNCIL BILL NO. 9545 - Concerning housing and amending and repealing sections of the .' . Eugene Code, 1971 was submitted, and no councilman present requesting that it be read in full, was '00 read the first time by council bill number only. i Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second t~me by council bill number only with unanimous consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion :i carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. " Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16344. COUN,CIL BILL NO. 9546 - Concerning city mechanical code and amending sections of the Eugene I' Code, 1971, was submitted, and no councilmaln present requesting that it be read in full, was read the first time by council bill number only. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only with unanimous consent of the Counci.1., and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion I carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. :1 'I I: I, Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and gi ven final passage. Rollcall e ~?ote.. All councilmen ~esent voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16345. " Actlon on C.B. 9535 trough 9540 may be found on Pages 1 and 2. ~ 12/13/71 ~ 9 "III e 75~ 12/13/71 I COUNCIL BILL NO. 9547 - Concerning Building Code and amending sections of the Eugene Code, ,I 1971 was submitted, and no councilman present requesting ,that it be read in full, was read the first time by council bill number only. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only ,wi th unanimous consent of the conncil, and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was decla red passed and numbered 16346. COUNCIL BILL NO. 9548 - Vacating East Park and/or North Park and the alley between East 7th and East 8th was submitted, and no conncilman present requesting that it be read in full, was read the first time by conncil bill number only. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be read the second time by council bill number e only, with nnanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. M \ i on carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 16347. Assessment Ordinances are noted on pages 1 and 2 of these minutes. I RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 1986 - Calling public hearing December 27, 1971 re: Abatement of dangerous building located at 411 East 3rd was submitted. When Conncil toured this abatement location, it requested staff to look at the building next door. Staff reported that a demolition permit was taken out, but not exercised, and that the abatement process may have to be repeated. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the resolution be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NCl. 1987 - Calling public hearing re: Request for conditional use permit to allow . mobile home for night watchman at 1790 Highway 99 North (J & L Mobile Homes) was submitted. I, Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the resolution be adopted. Motion carried unanimqusly. RESOLUTION We. 1988 - Initiating minor boundary change and transmitting to Bonndary Commission request for annexation was submitted (Masonic Lodge). Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the resolution be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. ;i RESOLUTION NO. 1989 - Initiating minor bonndary change and transmitting to Bonndary Commission request for annexation (Smith) was submitted. I Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the resolution be adopted. Motion carried.umanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 1990 " Authorizing payment of bills, claims and progress payments was submitted. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the resolution be adopted. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the motion carried. e Meeting adjourned to December 27, 1971 I e 12/13/71 - 10 ...,j