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e Mayor Obie suggested the council direct the staff to draft a resolution that indicates the city's voters have stated they do not wish to participate in preparing for a nuclear war and that urges the Lane County Board of Commissioners to decide not to participate in the exercises. Mr. Miller said he supports consideration of the resolution Mayor Obie suggested. Ms. Bascom pointed out that City Manager Micheal Gleason has stated publicly that there is no way to prepare for a nuclear war. Answering a question from Mr. Holmert Mr. Gleason said the City has not accepted funds from FEMA because acceptance would have required preparation for survival after a nuclear attack. D. Future Council Meetings City Manager Micheal Gleason said the agendas for City Council meetings on March 9 and 11 are very full. He suggested the councilors consider meeting on March 16 if they are not able to address all the items on the March 9 and 11 agendas. Several councilors said they will not be able to attend a meeting on March 16. Mr. Gleason said March 19t 1987 t has been suggested as a time for the councilors to meet with the Springfield City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners to discuss intergovernmental issues. Several councilors said they will not be able to attend a meeting on March 19. e II. APPOINTMENTS TO NUCLEAR FREE ZONE TASK FORCE/AMENDMENT TO NUCLEAR FREE ZONE ORDINANCE City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced consideration of the item. Mayor Obie said het Ms. Ehrmant and Mr. Holmer compose the Council Subcommittee on Committees and they recommended nominees to the council for the Nuclear Free Zone Task Force. He said they did not try to IIpackll the task force in any way but he thinks that over 60 percent of the nominees believe that Eugene should have such an ordinance. Ms. Ehrman said subcommittee members did not interview all the nominees because some positions on the task force were allocated to specific groups and the subcommittee accepted the people nominated by the groups. She said a February 24t 1987t communication from Citizen Action for Lasting Security (CALS) indicated that one nominee might have a conflict of interest. Responding to Ms. Ehrman's commentt City Attorney Tim Sercombe said a person serving on a body that makes recommendations to the council usually does not have conflicts of interest. Therefore, he does not foresee a problem but he will investigate the interests of task force members more thoroughly. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25t 1987 Page 2