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----- ~ .- M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL June 21, 1978 - Adjourned meeting from June 14, 1978, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller at 12:15 p.m., June 21, 1978, King's Table, Oakway Mall, with the following Councilors present: D. W. Hamel, Tom Williams, Eric Haws, Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, and Betty Smith. Councilor Ray Bradley was absent. I. Items from Mayor and Council A. Adoption of T-2000 Plan--Mayor Keller said the final adoption of the plan is something that Council should be very proud of, and expressed pride in Council's favorable action. He especially commended Jim Farah, Dave Reinhard, and Ollie Sno~den for the super job they had done in assisting ing Council. He thanked staff very much for their support in responding to Council's concerns and questions in a very appropriate manner during the lengthy adoption process. B. City Manager's Absence--City Manager will be out of town Thursday and Friday, June 22 and 23. Assistant City Manager will be in charge. C. Endorsement of City Budget--Manager announced endorsement by the Eugene area Chamber of Commerce at its most recent Board meeting. e D. Special Budget Committee Meeting--Manager noted that if the City budget were not approved June 27, a special Budget and Council meeting would be scheduled Thursday, June 29, 1978, 7:30 p.m., McNutt Room, to prepare for an August 8 election. E. ESP-Westmoreland Park Project--Manager noted distribution of a memo regarding same, answering some of Mr. Lieuallen's concerns. F. Introduction of New Intern in City Manager's Office--Fred Minardi, University of Oregon student in CSPA, was introduced as new intern. II. Affirmative Action Report--Memo and report distributed. Vicki Simmons, Employment Development Specialist, said the report had been divided into two parts: Volume I--The Affirmative Action Report; and Volume II the Human Rights Report. Volume I was prepared by the Personnel Department and analyzed the City's statistical progress towards 1981 and long-range employment goals. It indicated the City made modest gains in opportunities for females, handicapped/disabled individuals, aged, and youth during the reporting year. Comparing Eugene's progress in employee affirmative action regarding income gap, Eugene female actual salaries were 73.3 percent of the male actual salaries, versus the national figure of 57 percent. Eugene minorities were 88.4 percent - 6/21/78--1 'tiff:!