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e J. Third Neighborhood Tree Walk Ms. Bascom announced that 106 participants took part in the third neighborhood tree walk. She added that community response was enthusiastic and supportive. K. Irkutsk Delegation Ms. Bascom reported that the five official City representatives had been a successful Irkutsk delegation and had helped people to become more aware of other cultures and to demonstrate a better understanding of different cultural backgrounds. L. Downtown Commission Meeting Minutes Ms. Bascom requested the minutes of the last Downtown Commission meeting. She felt that there was some ambiguity about the actions taken, and retrieval of the minutes might help clarify and summarize what has been decided, providing some direction for future meetings. M. Riverfront Research Park Mr. Sercombe, City Attorney, informed the council that the decision of the Riverfront Research Park land use appeal case was to affirm the action of the Planning Commission and the Hearings Official, stating approval of the park master site plan. He added that this is the last significant land use e approval process--a significant victory. The next phase of the plan is the land development phase. II. LEGISLATIVE REPORT Linda Lynch, Intergovernmental Relations Division, presented the Legislative Report which provides a general overview of the 1989 Legislative session from the City's perspective. It includes a discussion of the major areas of legislative activity and an analysis of the outcomes of bills of interest to the City. Over 1,000 legislative measures were referred to City staff for evaluation of their impact on City operations. Of those, 300 were determined to be of significant importance. III. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON INITIATIVE PETITION CONCERNING CHARTER AMENDMENT At the September 27, 1989, council meeting, Mr. Holmer requested that the council consider action to endorse or oppose the initiative petition for a charter amendment requiring referral to the voters of urban renewal plans or plan amendments. Mr. Holmer said that the Neighborhood Leaders voted unanimously to endorse this petition and recommended that the council do the same, with some modifications. Mr. Holmer said that both Section 2 and Section 3 of the measure are unnecessary. Section 2 states that no e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 11, 1989 Page 3