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a woman and a person to represent cultural activities. Irkutsk evidently has several other sister cities including cities in East Germany and Japan. Mayor Obie said it is important that the council be involved with activities during the Irkutsk visit. He said the sister city program with Irkutsk merits budget consideration from the council. II. ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER A. 01 i ve Plaza Ms. Ehrman said the complaints from businesses on Olive Plaza about late night noise have been resolved with the help of staff mediation. The problems eVidently started when employees at J. Coles Brew Pub opened their doors when the air conditioning failed. B. Minimally Revised Nuclear Free Zone In keeping with the interests of peace, Ms. Wooten said she would like to place on the council agenda a proposal to refer the minimally revised version of the Nuclear Free Zone ordinance to voters. Mayor Obie asked if there is support for further discussion of the minimally revised version. No other councilors indicated their support. C. Airport Mr. Rutan reminded the council that two of the privately funded portions of the airport project will not be built at this time. One portion is the business meeting room and the other is the gate/lobby/courtyard. He said the cost of the business center ranges from $300,000 to $400,000. Thus far, he said he has not been able to convince groups to commit to raising the money. He pointed out the landscaped courtyard area, like the business center, can still be built at a later date. D. Maurie Jacobs Memorial Park Ms. Bascom reported that the Maurie Jacobs Memorial Park Gommittee met and is pursuing $250,000 in State park funds as well as local funds. She said design is proceeding well and that the committee is tying its efforts in with the Whiteaker organization. She added the Park Foundation will be the vehicle for securing the funds. Ms. Wooten said, like everyone on the council, she has the highest respect for the memory of Mr. Jacobs. She said she would not like to see the design and planning of a memorial be reduced to a controversy over the expense and type of memorial that is selected. She said she has received numerous calls from people in the Whiteaker neighborhood, and would like to be involved in the memorial committee process. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 10, 1988 Page 2 ~