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. the community at a dollar value of $2 million. He said the Chamber is - pleased with the booking activity and added that they have recently played a direct role in soliciting and bringing the World Congress of Sport Sciences to the city. Mr. Radcliffe mentioned that the report given to the Council also dealt with activities relating to sales and convention service activities. The Chamber feels a critical component ;s being able to deliver services to clients to make their stay a simpler one while in Eugene. They are also involved in meeting the housing requirements for various activities that are scheduled, e.g., the Olympic trials and the Oregon Logging Conference. He said that the Bureau has produced a promo- tional film entitled "Celebrate Eugene." Also, negotiations are continu- ing with the Springfield Chamber for consolidation of the two agencies. By combining efforts, the Chamber feels that necessary resources can be pulled together to successfully compete with other convention facilities in the region. The target date for this consolidation is the first of the year. He said they are pleased with the progress to date and they are reviewing the third revision of the proposed bylaws. The stumbling blocks are minimal and he feels they can be overcome. He also noted that the Fair Board is involved as well in the consolidation and contractual arrangements being discussed. By the first of December, he hopes to bring back a proposal for the governing bodies to consider. VI. LOCATION OF THE CHARNEL TON-JEFFERSON TRANSMISSION LINES AND SUBSTATION-- EWEB REPORT (information distributed) e Jean Reeder, EWES, was present to explain that plans for expansion involve construction of a substation near downtown Eugene because of the in-fill housing, the jail, etc. Hopefully, the structure will be completed by next summer. She said that, to get power to the substation, it must connect with the Westmoreland and Monroe substations. Options, as to the placement of the lines, were developed by EWEB and taken to the neighbor- hood associations for consideration. The neighborhood groups suggested two additional options. The Friendly Street route was eliminated because of opposition from neighborhood organizations. The 18th Avenue route was rejected because street widening by the City would make it difficult to obtain the right-of-way. The 14th Street-Amazon route is one of the least costly routes hut would involve taking the right-of-way across the Fair- grounds; the Fair Board has refused to allow that action. The 13th Avenue route is twice as expensive as the Amazon route and the lines would be on residential streets. Therefore, EWEB recommends a double circuit line down the Amazon Channel, placing it on the north side as much as possible, and blending it into the landscape. .The plan also provides for five percent of the cost to be used for amenities. Mr. Lieuallen questioned overhead lines versus underground lines. He is sympathetic to the concerns of neighborhood organizations and wondered if it were too late t%pen the question of overhead versus underground lines. Ms. Reeder said that the main issue is one of cost. The distribu- tion lines are bei~g put underground, but overhead transmission lines are planned. The total cost for the Amazon route is near $500,000, and underground lines would cost an extra $3.5 million. e 10/31/79--5 bO'f