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In response to a question from Mayor Obie, Mr. McBride said the University expects about 1,000 campers on Thursday and up to 3,000 on Saturday night. He e added that the University has a contingency plan in case more than 3,000 people need a place to camp. Mr. Bennett asked about the plans for supervising the campground and for clearing the area on Monday. Mr. McBride said the University has plans for providing all of the necessary services--toilet facilities, water, wastewater and garbage disposal, and so on. He added that there will be a number of food vendors adjacent to the camping area. A crew on horseback will provide traffic control and Whitebird will operate the medical area, which will be staffed 24 hours per day. He said there will also be a group of security people in the camp area. He added that the Pol ice Department will be increasing the number of patrols in the surrounding neighborhood, and will provide emergency assistance within the campground if the University requests it. In response to a question from Mayor Obi e, Mr. McBride said the University will reimberse the Police Department for the cost of increasing patrols in the area surrounding Autzen Stadium. Mr. Bennett asked about the number of security people that will be used for the event. Mr. McBride said there will be about 40 to 50 people providing the various medical, traffic control, and security services in the camping area. Ms. Wooten said there will be about 10 security people for the camping area available 24 hours per day. Mr. Bennett expressed concern that 10 security people may be inadequate for a crowd of 3,000 peop 1 e. e Ms. Bascom said she appreciated that the University has done a good job preparing for the event. Mayor Obie asked whether the City will have a written agreement with the University for this event. City Manager Micheal Gleason said there will be a written service agreement between the Police, Fire, and Emergency Services Department and the University. He said this agreement will specify such things as the amount and type of security that will be provided. In response to a question from Mayor Obie, Mr. Gleason said that if the camping ordinance is waived for the event, the agreement with the University will specify where camping will be allowed. Ms. Ehrman said that people attending the concert will camp somewhere in Eugene--either they will be dispersed throughout the city, or they will be concentrated in the camping facility proposed by the University. She said that the latter would be a more desirable option, and that the camping ordinance should be waived as a preventive move. Ms. Wooten agreed that wa i vi ng the ordi nance wou 1 d be a wi se preventive action. She added that the University has been thorough in its planning for the event. She said that although it is appropriate to plan for the worst, the behavior problems at this type of event might be overrated. She predicted that the event will go well. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 8, 1987 Page 2