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e H. Boundary Commission Funding--Mr. Obie asked for council reaction to the letter recelved from State Senate President Jason Boe regarding funding for the Boundary Commission. Mr. Henry stated that the letter is a request for support to continue the local boundary change process in an unimpeded manner. The legislature of 1979 had provided funds for one year of operation of boundary commissions with the understanding that local governments within the commissions' jurisdic- tions would provide funds for the second year. RecentlYt the Emergency Board ratified this position by refusing to approve a boundary commis- sion request for second-year funding from the Emergency Fund andt at the April meetingt the Emergency Board allocated funds for the boundary commissions to operate only until July 1980t and directed the commis- sions to seek local support in the form of monetary or in-kind contri- butions. The letter received is a request for that support. Spring- fieldt Cottage Grovet and other cities are favorable but Lane County is not. He stated that someone would need to approach the County to see if their position could be changed. Mr. Obie stated the other alternative would be to not involve Lane County. Mr. Henry stated there could be legal/political implications with this. Mr. Obie stated we need to express our willingness to pay our own share. Ms. Schue stated agreement with Mr. Obie and noted this would be approximately $4t500 and the City of Eugene should pay regardless of what the County does. Ms. Miller said that the council could ask the other jurisdictions to also request that lane County participate or the other jurisdictions could split up the County share. Mr. Obie asked that this item be placed on the agenda for next week with a breakdown of the cost and who was willing to contribute how much. July 1 is the deadline. Mayor Keller stated that a letter could be sent to the CountYt stating that the City would finance its fair share. Mr. Obie stated he feels it would be good to encour- age other cities to encourage the County's participation. Liability of People who Irresponsibly Set Fires--Mr. Henry noted a memo had been recelved by the council from Martha Walterst Assistant City AttorneYt regarding this question. 1. tit J. Mount St. Helens Emergency Plan and Task Force--Mr. Henry stated an emergency plan had been devised by the Mount St. Helens Emergency Task Force and it had been distributed to the councilors. K. Mount St. Helens Temporary Housing--Mayor Keller stated that com- munication has been received from Shirley Whitehead expressing con- cern for those uprooted from their homes due to the eruption of Mount St. Helens. She is asking that the City of Eugene provide temporary housing for those in need. He asked that people let him know this week if they are interested. e. 6/4/80--3