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II. Items acted upon with one motion after discussion of individual items as e requested. Previously discussed in committee on December 15 (Present: President Keller; Council members Haws, Beal, Williams, Murray, Bradley, Hamel, and Shirey). Minutes of those meetinqs appear below printed in sma 11 er type. l. Items from Mayor and Council Com 12/15/76 A. Community Development Application Process--Mr. Hurray reported File on the Community Development Application Process currently underway. The process is part of a three-year plan approved by the federal government; this year major consideration is being given to the heavily low-income population. Hr. Murray said that requests for proposals have been circulated; responses have been received from neighborhood groups, private groups, the Human Rights Commissions, and the Downtown Development Board. Additionally, a public hearing has been held and the Housing and Community Development Commission has met to gen- erate their own ideas as well. Staff has looked at the pro- posals and made recommendations to the Commission, pointing out those applications not allowable under the Community De- velopment Act, those on which there is some local policy vio- lation or not enough relationship to the low-income population, as well as those which may have impact on some area now in a critical planning process. He said the Commission has determined . that, for at least another year, it will not fund any further development of neighborhood centers unless a commitment has already been made. The commission wants to have experience in the field and an opportunity to work out on-going responsibilities before deciding whether it wishes to pursue those areas again. The application draft will be reviewed in January with a public hearing to be held in early February. Subsequently, the Budget Committe will review and the application will then go to the City Council. Com 12/15/76 B. Ordinance Adoption Rezoning the Area South of 29th and Wi11amette-- Affi rm As there had been some questions raised on the parliamentary procedure followed at the December 13 Council meeting, Joyce Benjamin of the city attorney's office distributed a report to Council which outlined the proper procedure to be followed. She explained that the action before the Council at its December 13 meeting was an application for a change in zoning submitted following Planning Commission approval after a joint hearing with the Council. It was not a new application. It if had been a new application, it could not even have been considered. Mrs. Benjamin noted that the bill had an extra reading at the December 13 meeting. At that meeting, she said, there was some question whether the bill was being read for the first time. The first motion to deny and adopt negative findings failed. At that e foOB Minutes 12/2(j76 - 3