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e Richie Weinman, Planning and Development Department, said that the basic demand of the homeless activists was that the council immediately rescind the camping ordinance. When this group realized that a repeal of the camping ordinance was not immediately forthcoming, it requested a meeting with the council to reconsider a possible camping ordinance repeal. He noted that if the council is not inclined to repeal the camping ordinance, this should be made clear up-front. Ms. Ehrman said that in light of the fact that the full council was not present at the earlier camping ordinance discussions, she would be willing to review this decision. She said that she is not certain that a meeting with homeless mothers would be valuable to further discuss this item. Mr. Green noted that a repeal of the camping ordinance would provide a short-term solution to the long-term housing problem. He stressed that it must be made clear in the community that the council is aware that a one-hour meeting is not adequate time to solve the housing issue, but will hopefully lead to a long-term solution. He stressed that the decision that is made should be viewed with a sense of permanency. Mayor Miller summarized the council's position on this issue, saying that the council appears willing to consider the lack of available housing in Eugene particularly as it relates to children and their attending adults. It is also willing to meet with representatives from the Housing Task Force to receive a report of its discussions. e I. SPECIAL LEVY FOR LIBRARY OPERATION Tony Mounts, Financial Management Services Director, reported that on May 8, 1990, the Budget Committee recommended the placement of a three-year library serial levy on the September ballot in the event that the countywide vote on June 26, 1990, failed but received a majority vote within the city. The Budget Committee recommended that if the levy failed within the city limits, a City levy not be sought and, instead, $50,000 be added to the Library book budget on the first supplemental budget of FY91. Mr. Mounts said that at the council's June 27, 1990, meeting, staff indicated that the County levy failed both within the city as well as countywide. The council requested that staff provide an analysis of the election results before making a final determination. Ms. Bascom moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to offer the coun- cil's support for the Budget Committee's recommendation. The motion carried unanimously, 5:0. II. TRANSPORTATION ISSUES Dave Reinhard, Transportation Engineer, summarized the contents of a report from the Transportation Division providing an overview of its future plans e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 9, 1990 Page 3 Dinner/Work Session