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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/24/1978 Meeting , . MINUTES EUGENE CITY COUNCIL - July 24, 1978 Adjourned meeting from July 19, 1978, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by President D.W. Hamel July 24, 1978, 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, with the following Councilors present: Ray B radl ey, Tom Williams, Eric Haws, Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, and Betty Smi th. Mayor Gus Keller was absent. I. Introduction President Hamel introduced a delegation of visiting Japanese students, and Delegation Director Ryu Shionoya. He welcomed the delegation to the city of Eugene and hoped their stay would be a very pleasurable one. Mr. Shionoya expressed pleasure to be in Eugene, and noted this program had been ongoing for five summers. He thanked the City Council and the City of Eugene, and said he was sure the delegation would very much enjoy its visit to Eugene. Ms. Jean Alward introduced Sovinda Lal Rajahandrai, from Katmandu, Nepal. He is Editor in Chief of the National News Agency in Katmandu. He chose to come to Eugene because of the sister-city relationship. - Mr. Rajahandrai said he was very pleased to have the opportunity to visit Eugene and meet Eugeneans. He hoped his visit would help further relation- ships between the two sister cities. II. Awards Ceremony President Hamel recognized citizens from the community who had volunteered service on various City boards and commissions. Presentation to those persons in attendance were made to: Mary Hudzikiewicz, Budget Committee; Maurie Jacobs, Chairman of the Civic Center Campaign; Adrienne Lannom, Civic Center Commission and Community Development Committee; Bryce Thalman, Community Development Committee; Joe Scovell, Minorities Commission; and Dennis Meyer, ex officio member of the Sign Code Board of Appeals. Others who received recognition but were not in attendance were: John Al1tucker. Airport Commission; Arthur Jarr, Airport Commission; John Herrick, Building/Housing Code Board of Appeals; Joan Mazo, Eugene Renewal Agency; Irv Henning, Eugene Renewal Agency; Susan Franklin, Planning Commission; Cliff Cole, Charitable Solicitations Committee; William Korns, Community Development Committee; Gene Bates, Downtown Development Board; Gus Keller, Downtown Development Board; Ron Webb, Aging Commission; Jeffrey Hicks, Handicapped Commission; Rodney Bossart, e Handicapped Commission; Betty Bergman, Handicapped Commission; 7/24/78--1 521 . I i . Ron Sparks, Minorities Comission; Phyllis Loobey, Minorities Commission; - , Shirley Minor, Minorities Commission; Kathy Andrieu, Minorities Commission; I Tokshin Yi, Minorities Commission; Patricia Hocken, Handicapped Commission; Mary Milhaupt, Womens Commission; Glenda Utsey, Womens Commission; Andria Parker, Youth Commission; Dorothy Anderson, MAPAC; Lee Penny, MAPAC; Jim Dunne, MAPAC; Duane Shears, MAPAC; Eugene Schaudt, Masonry Board; Robert Fegles, Plumbing Board; Malcolm Manley, Plumbing Board; Joel Goss, Plumbing Board; Ed Cone, Room Tax Subcommittee; Don David, Room Tax Subcommittee; and Ralph Robinson, Room Tax Subcommittee. President Hamel expressed appreciation on the part of the City of Eugene for these citizens who were willing to spend time serving on these boards and commissions. I I 1. Public Hearings A. Concurrent annexation/rezonin , ro ert located on both sides of Elizabeth Street Hein, Jessen, County RA to City R-1 Unanimously recommended by Planning Commission June 6, 1978. John Porter, Planning Director, said the annexation and zone change involved six ownerships (a little over 10 acres) with five si~gle-fami1y residences on the properties. All owners had requested annexation and rezoning. The property is located within the urban service boundary area and City services can be provided. Thus, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval. - No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were declared by Councilors. Staff Notes qnd Minutes were entered into the record. Public Hearing was opened. Gary Hughes, representing the people who had applied for annexation including Mr. Hein, was available to answer questions. Public Hearing was closed, there being no further testimony presented. Res. No. 2962 -- Forwardi ng to Bounda ry Commi ssi on recommenda ti on for annexation of property located north of Jessen Drive on both sides of Elizabeth Street was read by number and title. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that findings supporting annexation as set forth in Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of June 6, 1978, be adopted by reference thereto; and that the resolution be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. e 7/24/78--2 52.2- I I . . C.B. 1724 -- Authorizing rezoning from County RA to City R-1 property e located north of Jessen Drive on both sides of Elizabeth Street was read by council bill number and title only, there being no Councilor present requesting it be read in full. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that findings supporting the rezoning as set forth in Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of June 6, 1978, be adopted by reference thereto; that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council; 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. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18232. B. Rezonin from C-1 to RA ro ert located south of 20th Avenue, between Riverview Avenue and Augusta Avenue Eugene Planning Commission) Z 77-48) Recommended by Planning Commission June 6, 1978, with a 3 to 1 vote. Mr. Porter said this was a small lot in the Laurel Hill area coming to Council from a Planning Commission-initiated zone change from C-1 to RA. He said the property is part of properties that were zoned C-1 years ago by the City. This zoning has had some commercial uses over the years but for the most part, the properties are either vacant or e have single-family residences on them. When the Laurel Hill Plan was adopted, this area was indicated as an area to be looked at as to whether or not C-1 zoning was proper. After several years of discussion and some zone changes in the area, the Planning Commission decided to hold hearings on several of the properties this past summer. After those hearings, the Planning Commission decided to rezone only that property whose owners wished rezoning, and referred back to the Laurel Hill Neighborhood Association as to whether or not the C-1 zoning should be retained and whether or not the plan should be adjusted. The owner of the parcel before Council this evening wishes rezoning. The other properties zoned C-l will probably be back before Council when the Laurel Hill neighborhood group has had a chance for public hearings on new plans submitted to the Planning Commission today. No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were declared by Councilors. Staff notes and minutes were entered as part of the record. Public hearing was held with no testimony presented. C.B. 1725 -- Authorizing rezoning from C-1 to RA , property located south of 20th Avenue, between Riverview Avenue and Augusta Avenue was read by council bill number and title only, there being e no Councilor present requesting it be read in full. 7/24/78--3 - 523 . . Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that findings supporting the rezoning as set forth in Planning Commission staff notes and e minutes of June 6, 1978, be adopted by reference thereto; that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council; and that enactment be considered at this time. Mr. Delay wondered if the neighborhood group had actually asked the Planning Commission to look at the refinement plan and had suggested changes from C-1 zoning, or whether the area was actually planned for residential use. Mr. Porter said the plan itself, recognizing it is a policy document, did indicate there should be no commercial uses in the area. However, no implementation of the plan has taken place regarding C-1 zoning. Neither the neighborhood association nor the residents in the area have dealt with it in a direct manner. He said first the residents of the area had gotten property owners to petition for the zone change. That took place, and then the neighborhood association wished to continue to rezone according to the plan. The Planning Commission advertised the remaining properties before rezoning. Some neighborhood people were concerned because they felt the property was a good location for commercial uses. The Planning Commission then asked the neighborhood association to look at the existing plan to see if it was still valid. A report had been received from that neighborhood association by the Planning Commission today. It will require plan amendments to change some zoning back to commercial uses. He said that has not been done, so the current rezoning before Council this evening would be consistent with the . existing plan. Mr. Delay was unsure about that process. He wondered if this were a reasonable process for the future regarding other refinement plans, noting that if there were resistence in the neighborhood should those plans be referred back for further study and review. Mr. Porter said the difficulty came in that the plan representation and planning implementation often have different audiences from neighborhoods. He felt this would be a normal problem to be faced with each refinement 'plan. The Laurel Hill Neighborhood Association is trying to deal with the problems in that area and have to have adjustments to the plan. He hoped in the future there would be more exposure for the neighborhood people to future refinement plans so they will know what is being adopted and the impact to the property. In response to a question from Mr. Lieuallen, Mr. Porter said the present refinement plan indicates that commercial uses should not be in that area. However, since adoption of the plan, the neighborhood group is now saying that perhaps that may not be the right position to take. He noted originally the Planning staff had recommended that some C-1 zoning be retained when the original plan was adopted. Citizens at that time rejected that idea. He felt the important thing was for the City to rezone according to the plan such as the present rezoning before Council this evening. The Planning Commission has asked for a restudy of the plan and a neighborhood group is coming back with a recommendation. He did not feel that process was not normal e 7/24/78--4 S1~ . . but that it does create a dilemma regarding the refinement plans and - their implementation. He felt this particular neighborhood was learning to live with the planning process and felt further the planning and implementation of refinement plans was an educational process. He hoped there would be more understanding and better planning of the update process. Mr. Delay expressed concern that the rationale presented by the Planning Commission for taking this action, which was different from the recommendation of the Planning staff, would be to answer critics of the Commission who said the Commission only did what the staff recommended. He did not think that should be any rationale for either accepting or rejecting a recommendation. Vote was taken on the motion which carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18233. C. Public Works Bid Awards (attached) Don Allen, Public Works Director, reviewed the bids for Council. He recommended awarding to low bidders on all except item number five. In that case, staff was recommending that Shur-way Builders be allowed . to withdraw their bid which was submitted in error and recommended awarding the bid to Wildish Construction Company. Public hearing was held with no testimony presented. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to award to low bidders as recommended by staff, except item number five in which Shur-way was allowed to withdraw and the bid was awarded to Wildish Construction. Motion carried unanimously. IV. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING Lacking six Councilors for final reading at July 10 meeting, the following council bills were brought back for final reading and passage: C.B. 1641 -- Authorizing rezoning from County AGT to City R-1 PD property located between Willamette Street and Fox Hollow Road (Brolin Co.) (A/Z 77-9) was read by council bill number and title only, there being no Councilor present requesting it be read in full. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18234. . 7/24/78--5 525 . . C.B. 1712 -- Authorizing rezoning from County RA and AGT to City R-1 property located east of Arcadia Street and north of Harlow - Road (Babcock) (A/Z 78-6) was read by council bill number and title only, there being no Councilor present requesting it be read in full. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18235. C.B. 1713 -- Concerning the fire code; amending Section 8.200 of Eugene Code, 1971, and declaring an emergency was read by council bill number and title only, there being no Councilor present requesting it be read in full. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Councilors present voting aye, except Mr. Bradley voting no, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18236. V. ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING--None VI. RESOLUTIONS Assistant Manager noted for Council the resolution concerning Best Lane had been the subject of concern between staff and property owners for some time. He noted it was necessary to acquire the right-of-way for street . improvements to provide access to the new subdivision of Fox Wood being developed by Breeden Brothers. The developer will reimburse the City for the cost of the right-of-way to the north. The east-side property owners will share their costs of the right-of-way. Resolution 2963 -- Authorizing use of eminent domain procedures re: acquisition of right-of-way on Best Lane for street widening was read by number and title. Mr Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to adopt the resolution. Mr. Delay wondered about the circumstances under which this was occuring and whether the City was setting a precedent. Assistant Manager said the situation resulted in an inadequate right-of-way when the road was in the county. He noted any time there was increased traffic and a recommend- ation for street improvements, the City does proceed with those improvements. Rather than having the general taxpayers bear the cost of the acquisition, the conditions for granting the subdivision indicated the developer will pay the City for partial cost of the right-of-way. He said this circumstance could occur in the future, and noted this was a way to complete the job with minimum cost to the City. Mr. Delay expressed concern of the investment of staff time and cost. Vote was taken on the motion which carried unanimously. . 7/24/78--6 52~ I . Resolution 2964 -- Authorizing payment of bills and claims for tit period July 10 through July 24, 1978, was read by number and title. Mr Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to approve Council Minutes July 10, 1978. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously, with Mr. Delay abstaining. Upon m~ made, seconded, and passed, the meeting was adjourned to ~ ~- . 1 a YP( Assistant City Manager sp/CM8a15 e e 7/24/78--7 521 . e DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Engineering Division Bid No. 8 Opened: July 18, 1978 1- AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION ADAP PROJECT NO. 8-41-0018-04 The Proposed Work includes: 36,000 tons of Asphaltic Concrete paving on airport runway and taxiway; 2,200 lin. ft. of Storm Sewer; 37,000 feet of Chain link Fencing, and runway lighting with control panels. Bidders: Contract Cost 1- Wildish Construction CO.---------------______$ 929,158.64 2. Morse Bros. Contractors, Inc.----------------$1,127,323.50 3. Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc.---------------____$ 1,139,128.28 Cost to F .A.A. Cost to City: FAA Grant $ 837,243.00 $ 92,916.00 e COMPLETION DATE: December 30, 1978 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e ,518 e i Page 1 of 1 . . e DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Engineering Division Bid No. 9 Opened: July 18, 1978 1. PAVING, SANITARY SEWER AND STOffi1 SEWER within Doveri's Plat (Job No. 1336) Contract Cost Bidders: Basic Alternate 1. Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc.-------------__~________$ 0 $ 26,064.70 2. Wi1dish Construction CO.--------------____________$ 0 $ 26,298.15 3. Shur-Way Contractors, Inc.-------------___________$ 27,200.83 $ 27,679.08 4. Morse Bros. Contractors, Inc.-----------__________$ 28,586.75 $ 27,811.00 Cost to Abutting Property Cost to City Amount Budgeted . 28' Pave $2,850.00/Lot None None San. La t. $ 355.00/Lot San.Serv. $ 680.00/Lot Stm.Swr. $ G10.00/Lot COMPLETION DATE: September 15, 1978 -----------------------------------------------------------.---------------------------------- e 2. PAVING, SANITARY SEWER AND STORM SEWER to serve Wieger Park Subdivision (Job No. 1517) Contract Cost Bidders: Basic Alternate 1. Wildish Construction CO.---------------__________$ 0 $ 34,452.60 2. Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc.--------------_________$ 0 $ 34,523.70 3. Shur-Way Contractors, Inc.--------------_________$ 37,631.80 $ 37,770.00 4. Morse Bros. Contractors, Inc.-----------_________$ 40,037.50 $ 39,990.00 . " Cost to Abutting Property Cost to Ci t~ Amo un t Budgeted 28' Pa v. $2,470.00/Lot None None San. Lat. $1,120.00/Lot San.Serv. $ 355.00/Lot Stm. SV/r. $1,040.00/Lot COMPLfTION DATE: September 15, 1978 I , -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I - , S2..t:! G\ \ Page 1 of 2 - . . .. 3. STORM SEWER in Riverview Street from 26th e Avenue to 450 feet South (Job No. 1478/1642) Bidders: Contract Cost l. Dan D. Allsup Contractor, Inc.----------------$ 24,945.00 2. H & J Construction----------------------------$ 27,900.00 3. Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc.--------------------$ 29,925.00 4. Kenneth R. 80stick Construction Co.-----------$ 30,770.00 5. Shur-Way Contractors, Inc.--------------------$ 31,000.00 6. Wildish Construction CO.----------------------$ 39,575.00 Cost to Abutting Property: Cost to City Amount Budgeted None $ 24,945.00 $ 13,500.00 COMPLETION DATE: September 1,1978 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. STORM SEWER between Van Buren and Adams Street from Amazon Channel to 12th Avenue (Job No. 1575) Bidders: Contract Cost 1. Shur-Way Contractors, Inc.-----------------~-$ 38,736.00 e 2. Dan D. Allsup Contractor, Inc.---------------$ 39,085.30 ! 3. Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc.-------------------$ 39,574.00 4. Kenneth R. Bostick Construction Co.----------$ 44,154.00 5. Wi1dish Construction CO.---------------------$ 53,910.44 Cost to Abutting Property: Cost to Cit.l Amount Budgeted Lane County - $6,010.00 $ 37,445.00 $ 76,000.00 COMPLETION DATE: September 15, 1978 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. ' SANITARY SEWER along South Side Be1tline Road from Coburg Road to 3,000 feet East (Job No. 1519) Bidders: Contract Cost 1- Shur-Way Contractors, Inc.------------------$ 105,949.50 (Bid withdrawn) 2. Wi1dish Construction CO.--------------------$ 194,162.20 3. Dan D. Allsup Contractor, Inc.--------------$ 218,065.00 4. H & J Construction------------------------__$ 227,720.00 5. Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc.---------~--------$ 236,150.00 Cost to Abutting Property: Cost to Ci ty Amount 8udgetedtlt San.Lat. $0.13/Sq.Ft. $ 159,600.00 $ 54,100.00 Stm.Swr. Foxwood Sub. $10,250.00 $ 8,800.00 COMPLETION DATE: October 1, 1978 .630 (0 I, Page 2 of 2