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e understanding that the council's procedure for such projects was to direct them to the City Manager, who weighed them against council policies. Mr. Gleason said the project would not be formalized until he had negotiated a contract. He said that before he took this kind of action he would discuss the project with interested parties, such as representatives of the Universi- ty. He said that after he had researched the project, he would bring this information back to the council, which could then determine if the proposal met council economic goals. At this point, the council could recommend that a contract for the project be written. Ms. Bascom said the International Physicists' Conference would take the City to a level beyond its usual smaller conventions. She added that the City would have a long lead time to work on preparation for the conference. She said Eugene was in a position to bid for this convention because of the fact that an officer of the group was on the staff at the University. Mr. Bennett said that while having such conventions in Eugene was good, he was not sure the council should spend City money on them. Mr. Rutan said he had concerns similar to Mr. Green's and Mr. Bennett's about the motion on the floor, but that he would vote in favor of the motion be- cause he wanted to see if the project was workable. A vote was taken, and the motion passed 6:1, with Mr. Bennett voting in opposition. e C. Dinner Work Session Mr. Miller announced that the dinner work session scheduled for July 23 had been canceled. He said the regular meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on July 23 would be held. D. Video on Eugene Mr. Gleason presented a seven-minute video on Eugene which had been used to present information at a recent Bond Rating Review in New York. II. PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL YARDS Marsha Miller, of the Planning and Development Department, reviewed the staff report on parking of recreational vehicles in residential yards. In response to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Miller said the City currently receives very few complaints about the parking of recreational vehicles in front-yard setbacks. Mr. Green said he felt that the reason so few com- plaints were made was because the burden of responsibility for proving that a recreational vehicle had been parked for more than 48 hours in a front yard was put on the complainant. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 18, 1990 Page 2