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. - M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL August 30, 1978 Adjourned meeting from August 28, 1978, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller, August 30, 1978, 12 o'clock noon, King's Table, Oakway Mall, with the with the following Councilors present: D. W. Hamel, Ray Bradley, Tom Williams, Eric Haws, Jack Delay, Brian Obie, and Betty Smith. Councilor Scott Lieuallen was absent. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL A. Air Quality Meeting. Jack Delay announced a meeting of the Air Quality Maintenance Advisory Committee tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. He said the Committee has spent 35 to 50 hours in training, background, and education. There will be an opportunity at the meeting to discuss what they have learned and for people to raise questions. B. Absences from Meetings. e Councilor Delay stated he would be absent from the September 13 Council meeting as he will be attending a National League of Cities Task Force meeting in Seattle. Councilor Hamel will be absent on September 6. C. Paving Project Delay. Mr. Haws referred to the Bertelsen Road improvement project, and the complaints that have been raised by residents in the area on how long the project is taking. He wondered what the City could do to ensure that the problems that have arisen on this project with delays do not take place in the future on other projects. Manager said one major point on the particular project in question has been the weather. He said there are fines to the contractors that are levied but he would want to research on how far to go with those fines beyond what already is being levied. He said all of the contractors on paving projects are bonded and, if performance is bad, it is possible to order the project stopped and go through the difficult process of getting another contractor. He said that is rarely done because it is a prolonged procedure. -- S<fS 8/30/78--1