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"'IIIl 300 e 8/31/70 I I Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague that the City Council fund this study in the amount of $1581.26 as requested by the Human Rights Commission and approve the expenditure of funds to fur- II ther thesurvey of City employment practices. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the motion carried. Mayor Anderson thanked Chairman Johnson and the members of his committee for their work in this II I survey,and offered best wishes in its continuation. I 4. Extension of Permit for Small Animal Clinic - Dr. York applied for a conditional I !I use permit to operate a small animal clinic at 1247 Villard Street. The request il was made because he was negotiating with the University for sale of his present I facility on Franklin Boulevard. That sale still has not been completed, and he \ I is requesting extension for an additional year. The staff has no objection. I Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to grant extension of a conditional use II II permit for a small animal clinic at 1247 Villard.Street. Motion carried. , e II ,I Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to approve Item 4 of the Committee report. Motion carried. II I II ! Meeting of August 19, 1970: II I Present' Mayor Anderson; Councilmen McDonald, Teague, Hayward, Gribskov, Mohr, Williams; !I I Staff; and others. ' I' I I II The meeting was held at the Airport Restaurant at the invitation of Mr. Gerry Coldeen, !I Ii Flight Serviee Manager. I 1. Items from Mayor aDd 99~ncilmen I a. Announcements - Mayor And~r.son said the Committee on Criminal Codes will resume II I meetings in September. Due to administrative difficulties, the university depart- , , I I ment assisting the committee has been unable to work on codes this summer. I I A letter was received by the Mayor from Mr. Thomas Hedgpeth, announcing that II ! he has withdrawn as a candidate for City Council since he has found that he has II a conflict of interest. 'I I II ! I, I Mayor Anderson announced that, in. compliance with Council direction, he forwarded i! I a recommendation to the congressional delegation regarding the vote on the !I Housing and Education Bill. :i II ,! Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to receive and file Item la of the Committee report. il Motion carried. ~t: I, il 2. Proposed Charitable Solicitation Control Ordinance - At the request of the Chamber il of Commerce, the City Attorney drafted an ordinance designed to regulate telephone soliciBtion and set standards to protect the citizens of Eugene. II I, I Mr. Ward Beck said the request was not solely from downtown merchants, but they had Ii ,i I contributed to the discussion. Th~ir objection to the majority of this type of ,I soliciBtion is that the greatest percentage goes to the promoter, rather than to :1 the charity for which it is intended. II I! Mrs. Ruby Brenne said the Chamber of Commerce had suggested such an ordinance long I' II ago, but the problem had not become acute, and some solicitors take as much as 85% I II of the money donated out of the City. There is no legal way to prevent this. I, 'I e I Beck wanted to make it clear that they were not referring to certain well-known I, I Mr. II " charitable drives. :1 I' II ,I Councilman Williams asked whether this would have any effect on solicitation by mail II I! from outsi~e the City. The City Attorney explained that a city ordinance was valid :1 II only within the corporate limits of the City, and would not in any wayaaffect mail !\ II solici tation. 'I I II II I, Councilman McDonald was concerned how this ordinance would affect certain nation-wide ,I II organizations. He was in support of the concept of the ordinance, but was concerned ,i II 11 \, about its affect on this type of organization. Ii II !I Mayor Anderson suggested that Mr. I' I: McDonald meet with the City Attorney to go over the I Ii I! ordinance for clarification of his questions. II ii I Ii Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mr. Williams to call a public h~aring for discussion I: I' of the ordinance to control charitable solicitation for September 28, 1970. Motion Ii Ii carried. ,I 'I il 'i Ii Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to approve Item 2 of the Committee report. Motion carried. II , I r I , * The City Manager announced the Codification Yrogram had reached the point where a first draft of I , , the entire proposed code had been submitted to the administration and is now being reviewed by the , staff. I e Ii " In answer to Mr. Mohr, Mayor~':Anderson said the committee on criminal codes is reviewing the philoso- I! I: :1 I: phy on the offenses section of the code. 8/31/70 i - 6 '....