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Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to retain the present applications for the Downtown Commission and the - Planning Commission, to advertise again for the positions that will be vacant, and to ballot for the vacant positions before January 1, 1987. The motion carried unanimously, 8:0. V. WORK SESSION: BALLOT MEASURE 51--NUCLEAR FREE ZONE ORDINANCE City Manager Micheal Gleason said the councilors asked at their goal-setting session that a discussion of Ballot Measure 51 be placed on the agenda. Glen Potter of the Intergovernmental Relations Division gave the staff report. He said the councilors received information about the measure which was passed by the voters on November 4, 1986. He said the ordinance requires appointment of a 7-member Nuclear Free Zone Board; annual mailings to heads of state and elected officials, signs at the city limits indicating the city is a nuclear free zone, an annual observance on August 6, and biennial elections to the Nuclear Free Zone Board. Mr. Potter said the City Attorney indicated that the applicability of the ordinance to the Federal Government, City Charter, interstate commerce, and several other issues should be analyzed. Mr. Potter said the fiscal impact of the ordinance will depend on staffing and how the ordinance is enforced. The financial impact could be between $8,400 and $160,000. Mr. Potter suggested the council amend the ordinance to change the deadline for appointing Nuclear Free Zone Board members from 30 days to 120 days. e Answering questions from Mayor Obie, Mr. Potter said the Nuclear Free Zone Board will have to be appointed by December 4 if the council does not change the ordinance. Mr. Gleason added that citizen participation would have to be foreshortened and it would be difficult to advertise, interview, and appoint the board by December 4. He said the City attorneys need time to analyze the ordinance. Ms. Wooten suggested a council subcommittee be appointed to consider the City Attorney's analysis of the ordinance when the analysis is completed. Responding to her questions, City Attorney Tim Sercombe said the council would not have to hold a public hearing to amend the ordinance. Ms. Bascom suggested that advertising for applicants for the Nuclear Free Zone Board begin before the 120-day period ends. She wondered if Nuclear Free Zone Board members might help the council decide about changes to the ordinance. Mr. Hansen said the responsibilities of the Nuclear Free Zone Board should be definite before applicants are sought. Ms. Ehrman said a 30- to 60-day extension would be sufficient. She said she would like to begin advertising for board members soon and it might be helpful to have an applicant for the board on a subcommittee that would review the City Attorney's report. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 12, 1986 Page 4