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e e - Mr. Boles suggested that several implicit criteria which should be considered in the future to make a decision on monetary contribution include the proportion of conference participants who come from out of town and an estimated prediction of local facilities use, i.e., contribution to the Transient Room Tax. Ms. Schue commented that a distinction should be made in council discussions regarding funding requests between local and non-local funding requests. Ms. Ehrman noted that councilors may have already established personal guidelines regarding monetary contributions and suggested that councilors contact staff with these suggestions to help staff frame the issue. The council discussed at length the guidelines and criteria which should be used to make decisions regarding monetary contributions. They agreed that such a discussion should be undertaken at the next available work session. D. Skinner Butte War Memorial Mr. Holmer noted that the council recently received a letter from a citizen who is interested in removing the war memorial that stands atop Skinner Butte. He said that the material provided suggested a legal basis for removal of the memorial and wondered if the council should seek advice from the City Attorney's Office on this issue. The general sense of the council was that it was not interested in taking any action on this issue until such time as it becomes a legal problem. E. Sanipac's Blue Box Recycling Ms. Bascom commended Sanipac's recent efforts to ease the burden of recycling by instituting its "blue box" program in which all customers receive a single blue box for the purpose of separating and storing all recyclable materials. Mr. Holmer noted that Earl's Sanitary Service had been providing this type of recycling service for some time. Ms. Bascom indicated that staff response to her request for information on the City's recycling efforts was insufficient and requested more staff input on what the City can do to place itself in the forefront of developing the market for recycled materials. Mr, Boles supported Ms. Bascom's request and suggested that staff's recommendations include specifically a set of actions the council can take immediately to participate in this effort. Ms. Schue suggested that the possibility of having a paper recycling barrel in the corner of the meeting room for recycling agenda materials as one way in which the council might visibly demonstrate its support of the community's recycling efforts. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 25, 1990 Page 3