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Council Bill 2693 was read the second time by council bill number only. e Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, that the bill be approved and given final oassage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19194). VII. RESOLUTION CONCERNING DISABLED PARKING AWARENESS WEEK (memo, resolution and background infonmation distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. H. Marshall Peter, Disabled Commission chairperson, presented the staff report. He stated that the commission felt that attitudes were the biggest barriers for the disabled. He said the commission had decided to combat attitudes that allow people to improperly park in disabled parking spaces. He asked for council support of the resolution for the Awareness Week. He then distributed copies of a poster announcing the Awareness Week, asking the councilors to display the posters at their pl aces of employment or at other establ i shments. He announced that Council or Li ndberg had vol unteered to assi st in a cerenony on Monday, October 31, 1983, at the parcade to initiate the Awareness Week by placing an informa- tional warning slip on an improperly parked car. He asked that other councilors also attend the ceremony. He said the commi ssion had al so designed an Award of Excellence to encourage local businesses to become fully accessible to disabled persons. Councilor Smith commended Mr. Peter on the efforts of the Disabled Commission. e Mr. Peter commented that Deborah Killian should receive recognition for her efforts on thi s project. Councilor Lindberg encouraged the other councilors to attend the cerenony on October 31. Res. No. 3808--A resolution concerning Eugene Disabled Parking Awareness Week. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. VIII. PARK RULES AND CODE AMENDMENT (memo, ordinance, and background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Ernie Drapela, Parks & Recreation Director, presented the staff report. He said that Al ton Baker Park was annexed to the City of Eugene in May 1983, making the park a public place within the city where the consumption of alcholic beverages was prohibited without an OLCC permit under Section 4.190 of the Eugene Code. He said the Eugene Parks rules were not applicable to the annexed area, the code speaking only to City-owned parks. He said that the county commissioners, in the absence of any County park rules, passed an ordinance in July 1983 requesting that the promulgation and enforcement of rules for Alton Baker Park be identical with those of other City parks so that double standards would not exist. Mr. Drapela said that approval of the amendment would instruct the Parks Department to file e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1983 Page 4