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J~ e 4/27/70 1 ~ COMMITTEE REPORTS I, Meeting held April 15, 1970: ,i II I I II ~ II I I "Present: Mayor Anderson; Councilmen McDonald, Teague, Hayward, Purdy, Beal, Gribskov, Mohr and Williams; City Manager and staff; and others. 1. Items from Mayor and Council a. Additional Council Meetings - Councilman McDonald expressed concern at recent lengthy Council meetings, and said he felt the Council could not do justice to the people's needs. He suggested that the Council should meet every Monday, rather than the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Mayor Anderson agreed that lenghthy meetings had become a problem, and asked for thoughts of other Council members. I I Dr. Purdy felt that, perh?ps meetings had become longer since the Council dispensed with public hearings at Wednesday meetings. He asked if the Council would still have the noon committee meetings. Mr. ~GDOnald felt these meetings would be in addition to those already held. e I II Councilwoman Beal suggested that p~lichearings could be held on the Mondays when the Counci~ did not have regular busines~. Mayor Anderson thought this was a good idea. He suggested that the Council set up a special meeting, after budget meetings are over~ to consider these suggestions. I~ b. Film Committee - Councilman Mohr said he had only an interim report on the film committee, and would present the report at a later date. Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to receive and file Items la and Ib of the Committee report. Motion carried. II I I I c. Earth Day, Street Closure - Councilman Mohr said he had received a report from the University Association of Students on re~ponsibility for street closing. He read a letter from the ASUO countersigned by the Dean of Administration in support of this closing. Mr. Mohr urged the Council to reconsider and close 13th from the requested area of Alder to Onyx. I :1 ~ II I I: " II 1 I I I ~ I' I I it 11 'I II II II II 'I lj I I ,I II f ,I 11 II ~ II II ~ I, 'I " Ii il l:: The eity Manager said Dean Hawk had brought a copy of this letter to his office, and indicated that Mr. Bob Green was a responsible young man who would coordinate any problems with the closure. The yniversity cannot give a financial commitment, but the activity has University moral support. After discussion, Dr. Purdy said he had voted on the basis of the traffic problem, and he could not see that anything had changed in this regard. Mr. Teague had been concerned about the University commitment, and the heavy traffic on 13th, and whether this closure would establish a precedent. I~ .~l - The City Manager said the staff was proposing a special Council meeting before the budget meeting on Monday night, and that further action could be taken at that time. The City Manager said there has been some public misunderstanding of the role city trucks will play in pick-up of trash on Earth Day. City trucks will not be used for pick-up of private residential garbage or trash, but will assist professional organizations and school groups in cleaning up public parks. Citizens are urged to take advantage of free dumping privileges at County dumps on April 22. e Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to receive and file Item lc of the Committee report. Carrie~. The City Manager gave a report on earth day activities which was prepared by the Director of Parks, and asked that authorization be given to forward letters of commendation to those who took a particularly active part in this observance. Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague that letters be forwarded to schools doing outstanding work in observance of earth day. Motion carried. Mr. McDonald said students had done an outstanding job clearing trails and providing access to the river in Alton Baker Park. d. Statement, Voters Pamphlet - Mrs. Beal was concerned about inclusion of a Council statement in the voters pamphlet, not because of the content of the statement, but because the Council would be using city money to pay for the statement. It was her opinion"the Council should give equal space to the firemen free of charge. I In answer to Mrs. Hayward's question, the City Attorney said/the Council could do this if they wished. After further discussion of alternatives, Dr. Purdy moved seconded by Mr. McDonald that no public funds be used in publication of a Council position statement. Dr. Purdy said his intent was not to establish a policy - his motion pertained e 4/27/70 - 3 ,I ,I