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,..... 187 - 2/22/71 H. 2/10/71 Liquor Licenses, Approved by ,Police Department 1. RMBR - 2 locations at Emerald Park I Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mr. Williams that the Council rec~mmend approval of these licenses. Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Beal,wereconcerned that there, was much public feeling about location of the Emeralds in ,the, Civic,. Stadium.,. It .was. pointed"out. that this was merely a request for liquor. license, .and.was...only,.for one year. 2/17/71 2. RMBB - The Pantry, 1563 West 6th (new) ,Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Williams to approve the aIJPlication listed above. Motion carried. approv~ I. 2/17/71 Appointments - Mayor Anderson announced appointment of Mr. of Appeals to replace Mr. Charles ~ohnston, resigned. The of the sign industry s.hall serve as an ex officio advisory Appeals. Hal Cross to the Sign Board code provides that one member member of the Sign Board of approve I e J. 2/17/71 Treasurer's Revolving Account - By ordinance, the Treasurer is provided a $5,000 revolving accQunt for the purpose of paying bills which should be paid before monthly . Council approval. This was established many years ago, and is now occasionally not sufficient for a month. It is requested that the amount be increased to $10,000. An amendment will be proposed at the regula~ meeting. Councilman williams requested that the list of bills furnished Councilmen at the regular meetings contain more detaileq information. Manager said this can be supplied. I (For Ordinance action on this item see Page J,;;( ....../!-of these minutes) approve I ~':K. Bicycle Riding, Prohibition .in Mall Area -An ordinance will be prepared which would 2/17/71 prohibit riding of bicycles in the mall area, and would allow them only if they were dismounted. There have been some problems with riding on the grass, and using some of the equipment for jumps. In answer to Mr. McDonald, the Manager said bicycles are allowed on sidewalks in the City, except in the Central Business District. In that area, they are allowed to be ridden only on the streets. (For Ordinance action on this item see Page/~~/~of these minutes) Discussion Pag%~ove *L. Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group - Miss Kathy Sullivan, Miss Alice Rodman, 2/17/71 and Miss Gretchen Laue appeared to tell Councilmen about OSPIRG. Miss Sullivan, student at the University of Oregon, outlined the purposes and objectives of the OSPIRG group. She said Mr. Ralph Nader was the originator of the idea, and that it had very good support among the students of the University. Fun9s to support the project would come from an increase in student fees, and those not interested could receive a refund. The purpose of the g~oup is to provide students an opportunity for study experiences outside the classroom. I ;r Alice Rodman explained that one of the major goals of the group is to provide research information to units of government which cannot otherwise gather this information. Maymr Anderson felt the organization could aid the Council to maintain communication with students on campus. e Councilmen asked for an outline of the goals and purposes of the organization. M. 2/17/71 Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the Council endorse the basic concept of the program, and extend an open hand to help the group. Motion carried. approve See Page 12 for discussion of this item. Appeal, PACT Action forDevelopment- The Planning, Commission granted preliminary approval for a planned unit development to PACT Action for Development for a low rent housing project at the southwest corner of 25th and Chambers. Three appeals have been received, and it is necessary for the Council to set a date for public hearing. .I The Planning Department has supplied the Council with a document compiling all data from previous meetings. Mrs. Smith, representative for PACT has indicated that they would favor an early hearing date. The appellants feel they need additional time to obtain supple- mentary information. Mrs. Everett Smith explained that an FHA commitment will expire March 10, and that they will need to ask for an extension. If a formal hearing date is set as soon as possible, FHA may look more favorably on the request. I Councilman Mohr did not feel the appellants had a valid argument, since there are only two standards upon which an appeal may be made, and neither of these would provide for additional information. The record has already been made. e :....... -", "--:: ~,~~~.-~,~~~~~. ~ .:- /:",= -~ . - ".- - . ~- '~:"_-_."--- /' ~ 2/22/71 - 4