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Mayor Obie said he looked forward to the sister city relationship with e Beaverton with enthusiasm. He said Eugene has several sister city relationships that have not been nurtured. He wondered who would nurture the relationship with Beaverton. Bob Fenstermacher, 3505 Spring, said he will accept the role of major communicator between the two cities. He said Chamber of Commerce officials should keep the relationship active. Mr. Holmer said the City has not had a resident representative in its sister cities in Nepal and Korea. He said an ambassador in Beaverton is very important and it is appropriate for the Chamber of Commerce to accept the responsibility of maintaining relations with Beaverton. Ms. Bascom said a better term than "sister city" may be found to describe the relationship of Eugene and Beaverton. Res. No. 3986--A resolution establishing sister city relations between the cities and Chambers of Commerce of Beaverton and Eugene, Oregon. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Obie recessed the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a e meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency. IV. DOWNTOWN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING BROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (memo, background information distributed) ) f Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced consideration of the Downtown Commission's recommendation concerning improvements to Broadway from the west side of Willamette Street to Charnel ton. Jan Bohman gave the staff report. She said the council held a public hearing on the improvements on June 16, 1986. Ms. Bohman said the Downtown Commission recommended that the council approve a two phase project to improve the Broadway corridor in the downtown mall. She said the first phase will include lights, tree thinning, removal of physical obstructions, remodeling of the play area, and the addition of benches and tables. She said the relocation of the rest rooms would be considered in the second phase of the project. She said the budget for the two phases is $462,000 which will require a supplemental budget of $272,000. One hundred ninety thousand dollars has been appropriated for the improvements. Addressing issues raised by the councilors previously, Ms. Bohman said the manager of The Bon will make their rest rooms which are handicapped accessible available for public use. The rest rooms in the Parcade and Overpark are also available. She said the managers of Centre Court and the Atrium were a bit apprehensive about making their rest rooms available to the public and said e they may need help with maintenance and security of the rest rooms. They wi 11 MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 18, 1986 Page 3 -- --