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to make that entrance to the community more presentable. He said an actual agreement on the park would not be reached until about August, so no capital e investments would be made immediately. D. Committee Reports 1. CCED Mr. Rutan reported that the Counci 1 Committee on Economic Diversification recently had been reorganized. He said the Mayor, because of scheduling demands, no longer was a member of the committee. Mr. Rutan said he would chair the committee, and he reported that it was making progress toward bringing to the council as soon as possible a proposal for the next version of the community's economic development plans. 2. Hayward Field Committee Following up on Mr. Grace's comments, Mr. Rutan also said he intended to continue serving on the local, jOint intergovernmental committee working on the renovation of Hayward Field. 3. Cable TV Subcommittee Ms. Ehrman informed the Cable TV Subcommittee that the Metropolitan Policy Committee had received the subcommittee's proposal and had agreed with the recommendation to proceed with investigation and further inquiry. She added that Lane County and Springfield representatives had reached consensus on that issue, and she said information was expected to be received by July after the e initial Springfield vote but before a second vote there. Ms. Wooten a s ked Mr. Bennett whether he had received any additional information on the Cable TV Subcommittee issue. Mr. Bennett said he had received the same letter as Ms. Wooten and staff had suggested submitting any additional comments. He said he expected to meet again. He also said the subcommittee had agreed to direct staff to spend a minimal amount of time (about ten hours) on the issue of jurisdiction, and he had received no response on that. Ms. Wooten said she would contact staff. 4. Sister City Ms. Ehrman noted that a delegation from Eugene's Sister City Kakegawa, Japan, would arrive in August. She said councilors who were in town would be invited to a welcoming ceremony, a sayonara dinner, and a rafting trip. She added that dates still were uncertain, but updates would be provided. 5. Mayor's Tree and Beautification Commission Ms. Bascom announced that the report from the tree commission would be titled "Eugene's Urban Forest: A Guide to Preservation and Development.1I She also reported that the commission had reached a decision on trees for 5th Avenue. Ms. Bascom said principles in the report included avoiding trees that would create problems for EWEB lines, which existed on 5th Avenue, and not planting e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 17, 1987 Page 2 ,