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. J. Announcements e 1. City Council meeting schedule for November 1982 (memo distributed) Mr. Gleason said that the regular council meeting of November 8, 1982, had been canceled, since the League of Oregon Cities would be meeting in Eugene on that date. He noted, however, that an additional night council meeting was needed in November to accommodate public hearings that needed to be held. He said staff recommended that an evening meeting be scheduled for November 15, 1982, at 7:30 p.m. Councilors concurred with this suggestion. 2. Department of Housing and Urban Development audit Mr. Gleason said that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was in the process of auditing the City's $2.6 million 1980-81 Community Development Block Grant program. He said that HUD had contested the City's use of approximately $40,000 and that the City was reviewing the matter. Mr. Gleason said that the council would be kept informed as the audit and response progress. He 'noted that copies of the audit were available for interested councilors. II. ANNOUNCEMENT re: EUGENE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER/UNIVERSITY OF OREGON COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE Councilor Wooten noted that at an earlier meeting councilors had concurred with her suggestion that an event be scheduled to allow interested members of the e public to tour the Performing Arts Center. She said that this event would be combined with a community event being planned by the University of Oregon. She said that the Community Open House would be held from noon to approximately 11 p.m. on October 3, 1982, and would include refreshments in the conference center; cultural events and entertainers arranged by the City Parks and Recreation Department performing in the arcade area; hour-long guided tours of the center; shorter, self-guided tours; and continuous shows by community based arts organi- zations in the Soreng and Silva halls. Ms. Wooten said that diagrams explaining the role of the City and the council in the evolution of the center would be on display. She said that all events would be free and open to the public. Ms. Wooten said 10,000 people were expected to attend. Mayor Keller thanked Ms. Wooten for her efforts to ensure that the center, which belongs to the people of Eugene, will be open for Eugeneans to visit. III. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED 500KV TRANSMISSION LINE LOCATION-- STATUS REPORT Mr. Gleason introduced Tim Sercombe of the City Attorneyls Office and noted that Councilor Wooten had requested a report on the status of the proposed transmission 1 i ne . Mr. Sercombe said that the proposed route through the South Hills of Eugene was intended to serve two functions: 1) providing an interconnection between an existing Pacific Power and Light line that runs from Medford to just south of Eugene and an existing 500kv line that is located on both sides of the -- MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 15, 1982 Page 3