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exceeded receipts, but an enforcement program still was operated to prevent repeated use by employees. e Mr. Byrne reviewed other activities that occurred under the three funds. He said the third largest activity of the Downtown Development District, following parking and recruitment, was marketing of downtown as an institution and for seasonal, retail activities. He said that activity in the past had been handled through a private contract under the Eugene Downtown Association. Mr. Byrne noted that funds in the Downtown Development District and the Tax Allocation District were specialized and could not be used to implement other portions of the Downtown Plan. Mr. Byrne reviewed 11 areas included under the $219,000 Development Department general fund, including possible expansion of a State offi ce building, improvements just completed along 5th Avenue, Hilton-Conference Center negotiations, a streetscape des i gn task force, economi c data and market studies for recruiting efforts, the mall management program, property management for the PARCS and Public Works departments (mostly low-income residential rentals), Wi 1 lamette Street (outside of the Downtown Renewal Area) from 11th to 20th avenues, specialized housing activities such as Eugene Emergency Housing's proposal for use of the lincoln School site, historic rehab activities, and staffing and participation in interdepartmental task teams for projects such as the Library, EWEB plaza, common mapping, and the Riverfront Research Park. Mr. Byrne said activities in the Tax Allocation District included the renewal plan update, clearance of visual obstructions on the mall, development of e agency-owned property and supporting parking garages, redesign of the mall, work with Lane Transit District, and staffing of building loan rehabilitation programs. Mr. Byrne agreed to send copies of the diagrams and rough program figures with the reports to councilors. Mr. Miller asked about the impact of removing General Fund support and whether other options would be available. Mr. Byrne said General Fund activities could not be continued under the other two base funds, because those funds were restricted by State or Federal law to specific activities and geographic areas. He added that the City Attorney recently had been asked for an opinion about activities outside the renewal district but that would benefit the district, and those activities were prohibited by strict regulations. Mr. Miller asked whether the Public Works or PAReS departments could assume some of the General Fund responsibilities. Mr. Whitlow said he thought that was unlikely because the expertise for development deals outside the renewal district was provided by the Development Department. Mr. Byrne noted that the 5th Avenue improvement project was scheduled for funding over the next three to five years. He also said mall maintenance was handled by the PARCS Department. Ms. Bascom asked about costs of specific projects. Mr. Byrne said staff were paid according to the portion of time spent on specific projects. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 2, 1987 Page 4 ......,