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C. Festival of Lights e Ms. Ehrman said the Festival of Lights will end this Saturday, January 31, 1987. She said the festival has benefited the downtown during the holidays and she will speak at a ceremony ending the festival. D. Concert of Lazar Berman Ms. Bascom said Lazar Berman, a Russian pianist, will perform at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts on February 11, 1987. He will perform later at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and Carnegie Hall in New York. His concert in Eugene will be broadcast nationally on National Public Radio. E. National Conference on Central Retail Management Mr. Bennett said he attended a conference concerning Central Retail Management in San Antonio, Texas, recently. He said Eugene has been developing a downtown retail strategy for about a year. The strategy includes central reta i 1 management whi ch is based on the concept that shoppi ng areas are successful partly because all the businesses operate under the same rules concerning such things as the type and location of businesses, operating hours, the appearance of stores, and cooperative activities. He said many cities are implementing such programs in their downtowns and he looks forward to doing so in Eugene. F. Awning Program of Downtown Commission e Mayor Obie said he wondered about the Downtown Commission action that increased the area in the downtown awning program and changed the funding standards. He said City funding of more than 50 percent of the cost of awnings is not reasonable. Mr. Gleason said the staff will prepare a report on the program for the council. II. WORK SESSION: TENTATIVE CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION ORDINANCE REVISIONS Ci ty Manager Mi chea 1 Gl eason presented Pl anni ng Di rector Susan Brody who introduced the staff presentation. She said the City Council will hold a public hearing on February 9 on the recommendations of the Planning Commission concerning changes to the condominium conversion ordinance. Ms. Brody said the Planning Commission initially intended only to amend the condominium conversion ordinance so that it conforms to State laws and so that the administrative procedures are more efficient. During the deliberations, the Planning Commissioners decided it would be appropriate to consider the purchaser and tenant protections in the ordinance. She said the staff informed the council of the commission's action and received no comments from the counci 1 ors. Ms. Brody said there was very little public comment about the purchaser protections and the administrative procedures in the ordinance. There was e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 28, 1987 Page 2