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Council Bill 2852 was read the second time by council bill number only. e Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all coun- cilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19353). VI. PROPOSED REVISIONS TO MALL ORDINANCE AND PROPOSED MALL REGULATIONS (memo, ordinance, regulations distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Janice Bohman of the Eugene Development Department gave the staff report. She said the revised regulations were developed by several City departments with input and support from downtown businesses. Several letters recommending approval and signed by business representatives were presented to the council. She said the Downtown Commission unanimously recommended approval of the revised ordinance and the regulations. Ms. Bohman said many of the regulations are not new. Ms. Bohman said the administrative change in the ordinance will produce better coordination of downtown activities. The ordinance authorizes the City Manager to designate the director of the downtown mall. The City Manager will designate the Director of the Eugene Development Department. She discussed new restrictions on activities, such as sleeping on the mall. She noted that the Downtown Plan indicates the mall is to be a business park. e Ms. Bohman said permits have been required for fund raising on the mall in the past. The permit will now be obtained from the Eugene Development Depart- ment. The permit allows the City to know when and where fund raiSing will take place. The permit will not restrict fund raising. Ms. Bohman said violations of mall regulations have been misdemeanors in the past. The revised ordinance will permit a fine and/or a jail term for a will- ful violation of the regulation. A willful violation is a violation about which a person has been warned. Answering questions from Councilor Ehrman, Keith Martin of the City Attorney's office said the description of the downtown mall on page 5 of the ordinance does not include all the taxing district. The downtown mall is just the public right-of-way. It includes the section of Willamette Street from 10th to 11th avenues. The Eugene Celebration has always had to receive a permit and it will continue to need a permit. A permit will be required for setting down a protest sign and the sign will have to be removed at the end of the day. A mall information booth is being installed and a bulletin board will be near it. Ms. Ehrman suggested the ordinance indicate in Section 4.877 (a) that the application for a permit shall be filed with the office of the director. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 18, 1985 Page 4