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Parks Department at the request of the Community School Coordinating Committee, with the endorsement of Parks and Recreation. At budget time, Parks and Recreation was placed in a position of evaluating their e programs against the community schools. They would rather not do the evaluation of the community schools and their personnel asked for the change. Mr. Obie was satisfied with the clarification. H. Agenda Classification--Manager noted agenda items for current routine were: two, four, and eight; current non-routine were: one and five through seven; less immediate was nine. I. Closure of Spencer Butte--Ed Smith, Parks and Recreation, reported that Spencer Butte Park area would be closed Thursday morning, August 18, and would remain closed until the weather permitted opening again. Closure was created by the extreme fire hazard and the lack of water in the area. J. Smog Pollution Alert--Marty Douglas, LARAPA, reported the Eugene area had three different pollutants: 1} Carbon monoxide; 2} suspended particulates; and 3} photochemical oxidants. The photochemical oxidant level had exceeded its safe level of 200 micrograms per cubic meters. He noted Tuesday, August 16, the level had reached 226. As a result, the City was on alert for that particular pollutant. The urban smog was caused by urban vehicular traffic, high temperatures, and stagnant air inversion in the area. The alert will remain as long as the hot weather remains. The alert means that a request is made to the community to make more use of mass transit and less use of indivi- dual automobiles, and for people with heart and respiratory problems to curtail their physical activity. He noted the pollution alert was e in effect throughout the valley with Portland experiencing an amount double that in Eugene. K. Assessment Panel Hearing--Manager reported an appeal had been received from a recent Zoning Board of Appeals meeting requiring an Assessment Panel Hearing. Mr. Obie and Mr. Hamel consitute Council's membership on the panel. It was decided that the meeting would be held Monday, August 29, 4 p.m. in the Council Chamber. L. Request for Delay of Addressing Agenda Items--Manager requested if any City Council member wished to request delay of a particular item appearing on an agenda, that he or she so indicate at the beginning of each meeting so persons present and interested in that item could 1 eave. M. Analysis of Election Results by Precinct--Alice Rutter expressed thanks to the media for their fine coverage of alerting people to the budget levy election August 9. She gave a special thanks to Ann Baker, who will be leaving, and noted Lee Wilkins will be covering for the Register-Guard. She reviewed various charts by precincts, noting comparisons in the under-votes in budget elections, voter turnout. and distribution of yes votes and density. The August 9 budget election had passed by 2,600 votes more than a 2-1 margin, and had won in 47 out of 52 precincts. She noted the City budget had never won by such a standard. She gave special thanks to the Budget Committee and City - Council members, Rosalie Lemert, and Don Powell for their efforts in the campaign. 8/17/77 --3 (02.1