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IV. ORDINANCE CONCERNING PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCILORS (memo, e ordinance distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. He stated that some modification had been made to the ordinance as directed by the council. City Attorney Tim Sercombe stated that the ordinance presently before the council was the subject of Ms. Wooten's motion when the council last addressed the issue. He said the ordinance contained two minor changes to the earlier draft. Councilor Wooten said she felt the proposed ordinance embodied the concerns expressed by the council at its last meeting. She said she would support adoption of the ordinance. Councilor Ehrman stated that she had discussed several items regarding the ordinance with Mr. Sercombe. She stated that she was uncomfortable with the language of Section 1(3) which would allow the council to extend the application period if it decided the number of applicants were too few for an effective choice to be made. She said she thought it would provide too much leeway to the council if it was unimpressed with the quality of the applicants. Addressing Section 1(6), she suggested that the language be revised to read liThe council shall give preference" rather than "may" because she fel t the council shoul d not have the prerogative to choose another once a vote by the people has occurred. She stated that she was generally in favor of the ordinance. Councilor Hansen stated that he had not changed his opinion and still felt that it was inappropriate for the council to set down stringent guidelines for conditions that mayor may not exist in the future. He felt that sufficient e guidelines were present in the City Charter to address any possible situation. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Mr. Ball to table the item. The motion passed, 5:2, Ms. Wooten and Ms. Ehrman voting nay. V. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Dorothy Anderson of the Interim Community Development Committee presented the report to the council in the absence of Ms. Schue, chairperson of the committee. Ms. Anderson stated that a public hearing had been held by the committee at which numerous suggestions were made for the use of the funds. In addition, staff recommenda- tions were also received. She stated that Mr. Ball was also a member of the committee. She stated that the distributed materials included a statement of objectives and the allocation of the funds. She said the committee had attempted to develop a recommendation that addressed staff concerns with Parks programs and the concerns presented at the hearing about social service needs in the community. She stated that the recommended allocation was a combination of both areas. In addition, she stated that the committee was recommending a contingency fund of $32,000 to be forwarded to the Joint Social Services Fund for allocation to capital improvement projects involving public service groups. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 20, 1984 Page 4