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6 V rrnonia New» Weekly Thursday, July 21. 1977 ( c o n t in u e d f r o m p g 1) q u e r ie d , " d o y o u m e a n w e a r e n 't in t h e c it y d o w n t h e r e ? " It w a s e x p la in e d t h a t w h ile sh e w a s in t h e c it y , sh e liv e d o n a c o u n ty r o a d It w a s s a i d t h a t it w a s a s t a t e r o a d S a n d e rs re q u e s te d t o c h e c k b a c k in t o t h e m a t t e r . P r e s to n M o r is h g u e r e q u e s t e d a g a m b lin g lic e n s e The c it y h a s t o o k a y i t , a c c o r d in g t o C o o n D is c u s s io n . C h ie f o f P o lic e Al Upham c o n c u r r e d t h a t it w a s u p t o t h e c it y R ic h a rd W r ig h t q u e r ie d t h e c o u n c il o n t h e ir d e c is io n o n h is v a c a t io n p a y s in c e h e h a d b e e n t e r m in a t e d a f t e r a y e a r 's e m p lo y m e n t . H e a ls o s a id h is a t t o r n e y h a d b e e n t r y in g to a s c e r t a in t h e r e a s o n s a t t o r n e y r e g a r d in g E l r o y M in o r c la im a s k in g t h a t h e b e a d v is e d hear m g e c t. A m o t io n w a s m a d e t o p a y R ic h a rd W r ig h t his v a c a tio n t im e b u t w a s lo s t f o r la c k o f a second. B a lia q u e r ie d C o on as t o w h e t h e r h e h a d d r a w n up a n y t h in g o n sew er hookups p e r t a in in g to n t im e lim its , e tc . C oon s ta te d th a t h e h a d u n d e r s to o d t h e c o u n c il w a s t o d r a w up a c o m p r e h e n s iv e p o li cy. H e f e lt t h a t a com m i t t e e o f c o u n c il m e m b e rs a n d la y p e o p le w o u ld b e a d v ls e a b le . A c o m m it t e e t o s tu d y a n d f o r m u la t e a c o m p r e h e n s iv e g u id e lin e f o r s e w e rs w a s a p p o in t e d . N a m e d to t h e c o m m it t e e w e r e V a l e r ie P ric e , G o rd o n S m ith , P a t G o o d m a n , P r e s to n M o r ls h lg u e , Jack P ric e , a n d A lic e w h y th e p a y h a d b e e n r e fu s e d W r ig h t was a d v is e d it w o u ld be ta k e n up u n d e r n e w B a lia m a d e a m o tio n b u s in e s s th a t no s e w e r h o o ku p C u rt P o e t t e r s t a t e d b e s o ld w it h o u t a t h e n e w a m b u la n c e is b u ild in g p e r m i t . H e t o a r r i v e s h o r t ly . H e a l w a s a d v is e d t h a t It so r e q u e s te d $300 fo r s h o u ld b e d o n e b y o r s u p p lie s . d in a n c e n o t a m o t io n . C o m m u n ic a t io n s : Discussion e n s u e d . A le tt e r fro m W o r k m an C o m p e n s a t io n B o a rd r e g a r d in g E l C o o n t h e n c la r if ie d r o y M in e r r e q u e s t f o r a w h y h e h a d w is h e d th e h e a r in g T he h e a r in g r e c o r d e r t o r e a d his h a s b e e n se t fo r A u l e t t e r a b o u t t h e M in o r g u s t 24. h e a r in g , s t a t in g t h a t A le tt e r fro m RE he w as c o n c e rn e d M e y e r E n g in e e r i n f o r a b o u t i t , s a y in g t h a t it m in g th e m t h a t a l t e r w a s t h e p o s itio n o f t h e a t io n s m u s t b e m a d e in s t a t e t h a t M r . M in o r ’s t h e p la n s th e y f ir s t c la im s h o u ld b e d e n ie d b r o a c h e d , a c c o r d in g t o d u e t o a t e c h n lc a llit y , t h e D E Q 's r e q u e s t The a d d in g t h a t t h e s t a t e t o t a l cost w o u ld c h a n h a d w r i t t e n t h a t t h e g e as f o llo w s : A e r a t e d s t a t e 's a t t o r n e y w as la g o o n , $375,000; a c t i g o in g t o r e p r e s e n t t h e v a t e d s lu d g e , $550,000 c ity . H e w e n t o n t o say C o m m it te e r e p o r t s t h a t h e d id n 't t h in k t h e s t a t e 's in t e r e s t a n d t h e w e re re a d c ity 's In t e r e s t "a re O ld b u s in e s s : a n y w h e re n e a r each R e c o rd e r r e a d a c o n tra c t b e tw e e n F re d K in g a n d c it y t ^ le a s e t h e m o b ile h o m e a t A i r p o r t P a rk fo r t h e c le a n u p a n d c a re o f p a rk a n d a n o m in a l re n t. C o u n c il v o t e d t o a c cept conf r a c t. R e c o rd e r r e t u r n e d t o c o rre s p o n d e n c e re a d a le t t e r fro m C oon to o t h e r . " H e a s k e d If th e co u n cil w is h e d h im to r e p r e s e n t t h e c i t y ’s I n t e r e s t . C o u n cil a d v is e d h im t h e y h a d h e ld a in fo r m a l discussion on th e m a tte r an d asked C o o n if h e f e l t it w o u ld h e lp If t h e c ity c o n t a c t e d t h e g o v e r n o r 's o f fic e . C o on s a id h e d id n 't t h in k it w o u ld h u rt. C o u n c il t h e n v o te d th a t C o on re p re s e n t t h e c ity a n d t a k e ste p s n e c e s s a ry t o c o n ta c t r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s on b e h a l f o f E lro y M in o r . N e w b u sin ess: R e c o rd e r r e a d a n o r d in a n c e a c c e p tin g th e S t a t e R e v e n u e S h a rin g Funds u n d e r t h e e m e r g e n c y c la u s e . I t w as e x p la in e d t h a t a p u b lic h e a r in g h a d b e e n h e ld o n th is m a t t e r a n d t h a t t h e fu n d s w o u ld g o In to a c o n tin g e n c y fu n d fo r use b y t h e f ir e d e p a r t m e n t , p o lic e d e p a r t m e n t , a m b u la n c e , e tc . a n d t h a t t h e r e a son f o r t h e in v o lk in g t h e e m e r g e n c y c la u s e w a s d u e to t h e fa c t t h a t t h e m o n ie s h a d to b e a c c e p te d b y J u ly 31, 1977. T he r e c o r d e r th e n r e a d a n o r d in a n c e a m e n d in g t h e p o lic e o r d i n a n c e , a d d in g s e le c te d p o r t io n s o f t h e O r e g o n c r im in a l c o d e . R e a d fo r t h e f ir s t t im e in f u l l ; r e a d t h e s e c o n d t im e by t it le o n ly . N e x t she re a d a re s o lu t i o n t o t r a n f e r fu n d s . N e x t a re p o rt fro m th e f ir e d e p a rtm e n t c o n c e r n in g t h e p o lic e s t a t i o n , w a s r e a d . It s ta te d th a t th e w ir in g h a d b e e n f o u n d in v e r y p o o r c o n d it io n , a n d a d v is in g t h a t if t h e b u i l d in g s h o u ld in c u r a b a d f i r e , it c o u ld c a u s e lo s e o f o th e r n e a rb y b u ild in g s a n d a d v is in g t h a t t h e c o n d it io n b e c o r r e c t e d as s o o n as p o s s ib le . C o u n c il v o t e d t o r e c e iv e b id s f o r 55 w a t e r m e te r s . C o u n c il v o t e d th a t a l l k e y s t o t h e o ld f i r e h a ll b e r e t u r n e d . C o u n c il v o t e d t o a c c e p t b id s o n r o c k . C o u n c il v o t e d t o h ir e S u e F ilt e r as p o lic e c le r k . C o u n c il v o t e d $300 t o A m b u la n c e A s s o c iâ t io n f o r s u p p lie s . C o u n c il v o te d to h a v e p o lic e c h ie f c h e c k o u t c o m p la in t o f t r a s h o n W a s h in g t o n S t r e e t a n d ta k e a p p r o p r ia te act io n . A s h o r t re c e s s w a s d e c la r e d . F o llo w in g t h e re c e s s , d is c u s s io n e n s u e d o v e r t h e C o lm a n p r o p e r t y (n a m e d in t h e c o m p r e h e n s iv e p la n n in g q u e s t io n n a ir e as t h e V a n - B la ir c o m p r o p e r t y ) as t o w h e t h e r o r n o t it w a s a lr e a d y in t h e c it y lim it s . A c c o r d in g t o t h e C o lm a n s th e y have b e e n p a y in g c it y t a x e s o n s a id p r o p e r t y fo r y e a r s . The c it y a t t o r n e y w a s r e q u e s te d to c h e ck in t o t h e m a t t e r . C o u n c il v o t e d t o p a y t h e b ills . 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