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I . - -,. + --- - - . Se-reni ty Lane (requested $13,800) $ 15,000 Maude'Kerns Art Center 5,000 Emerald Empire Honor Band 100 -_ The Committee recommended denial of Roll On Skating request for $30,800. They , also recommended delay of consideration of ASUO Child Care and Development Center request pending receipt of Ci ty Attorney's opinion on whether the Child Care Center would conform to requirements of the room tax ordinance. Copies of that opinion were made available to Council members with the report. It indicated the request would have to be denied unless the Committee was satisfied factually that the Center's program is predominent1y "cultural" or "recreational." The Committee also recommended denial of the Oregon International Sculpture Sympos,ium request for $20,000 on the basis that the Symposium was too specialized · and not of broad enough appeal to the community. The majority of the Committee felt any sculpture purchased by the City shoul~ be viewed first, thereby giving some control over the design. Manager told Council that City Attorney's opinion with respect to the ASUO child Care request would apply to that of Sereni ty Lane - that it does not fall wi thin the meaning of the room tax ordinance. I .. ' '- - '. - ~ - ~'-- .-....._--- + -"- - --'-'"- Hope Pressman, co-ordinator of the International Symposium to be held in Eugene ~,~ during the summer of 1974, called attention to previous Council action expressing approval of and supporting the Symposium and suggesting application to the Room ,Tax Commi t tee for funds. She said unofficial word has been received of approval of $45,000 grant from National Endowment funds, so local funds would guarantee the project. She said everything possible will be done - basic agreement on de- sign, model presented, slides - to assure that the sculpture will be acceptable to the community, but there would be no way to control the artist in its creation. Councilman Keller wondered what the Committee's concern was. Mrs. Lauris answered that the Committee did not want to promote something that might become controversial in the community. She felt members would be reassured if they knew there would be review of sketches or preliminary design. ,Mpyor Anderson felt that since the City had indicated support of the program as a ~whole this one part should not be isolated. In answer to Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. , Pressman said December 15 was the deadline set for selection of artists. She ;-. __ n __ _ ... ,_ ._ _. _ __ . _ ."" _,' _ ___ .,_ _ .. --- added that arrangements had been made with another participating agency for appropriating the funds from a trust fund, or it could be appropriated on a down payment basis with the balance to be paid upon completion of the sculpture. : Councilwoman Campbell didn't agree with the Committee's idea that the sumposium ~'~e ' would be of interest to only a small segment of the communi ty. Mr. Wood was im- pressed with the excellent leadership and organization of the people working on the project and said he thought it would create broad community interest. In answer to Councilman Hershner, Manager said no other funds from the City were committed to the project. , Comm ' Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mr. Williams to approve the Room Tax Allocation 12/12/73 Committee report, including approval of $20,000 allocation to the Oregon Inter- ~Approve national Sculpture Symposium, and denying proposed allocations to Serenity Lane and to the ASUO Child Care Center. Mrs. Lauris called attention to the Committee's delay of recommendation on the : Child Care request. With regard to Serenity Lane, she said that organization is about to become self-supporting: She hoped the Council could find some way to fund the group if it is considered illegal under the room tax ordinance in view of its rehabilitation and retraining programs. Mayor Anderson thought those types , of requests should be directed to the social service areas. Assistant Manager ! said the attorney for Serenity Lane had been informed that applications for I social service funds for the next fiscal year would be accepted this week. I I / Vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion carried unanimously. I' . 'f F. Planning Commission Appointment - Councilman William,s ~uggested a subcommit~ee of four Council members authorized by three-fourths maJor~ty vote of the Counc~l to screen the 24 applications received and submit a list of not more than ten names to the entire Council. --- --.----- - --. --.-.._. -- '--- -~.. ---,..- _.0- __ .... .,. -~. _.~_._- . , .. .. -- 3<c.~ 12/17/73 - 4