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<br /> July 26', 1971
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<br /> :1 Adjourned meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon was called to order by Pres-
<br /> il ident Charles Teague in the absence of Mayor Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on July 26, 1971 in the
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<br /> :! Council Chamber, with the following Councilmen present: Mr. McDonald, Mrs. Bea.l, Messrs. Gribskow;
<br /> Williams and Hershner, Mrs. Campbell. Mr. Mohr was absent.
<br /> " 1. Public Hearings
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<br /> " A. Mall Rules, Dance Regulations (The following sections printed in italics are from the
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<br /> :'i Conmrittee Report of July 14, 1971)
<br /> A number of meetings have been held with staff and persons interested in modification'
<br /> of present regulations on dances in the mall. There have been many issues, but three
<br /> e areas were of particular concern and are brought to the Council because of the time
<br /> .1 factor, dancing being primarily a s umroer acti vi ty .
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<br /> A summary of the committee position and staff position were previously distributed
<br /> to Councilmen, and copies were available for those in the audience.
<br /> l. RESTRICTION TO ONE DANCE PER MONTH
<br /> J Andrea Sharp" 2276 Kincaid, owner of Andreas on the Mall and a business member
<br /> :I of the EDA,agreed with the dance committee recommendations.
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<br /> .' Mr. Paul Bessler, 104412 West 8th, said there is an entire system set up wi thin
<br /> the mall regulations for granting of permits. The Council has authori ty to
<br /> grant or not to grant permi ts and to choose what acti vi ty to allow for a gi ven
<br /> time. He did not think this requirement was necessary in this section. He
<br /> di d not feel it was necessary to 1imi t dances, since there were not too many
<br /> weekends left when the weather would be good for dances. The change to three
<br /> weeks was no more satisfactory than the provision for once a month.
<br /> Laura Towle, 906 West 4th, said the restriction on dances was discrimination,
<br /> since no other activity was limited as to frequency. There are very few
<br /> acti vi ties in town for young people and the ci ty should provi de them wi th an
<br /> " opportunity to get together.
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<br /> I: LaVern Krause, 3295 West 16th" said the city should take an interest in
<br /> human beings and remove restrictions on matters which contribute to their
<br /> enjoyment.
<br /> .1 John Norem, 1992 Potter" said the last few dances have attracted large numbers
<br /> of people of all ages. They come down to enjoy the mall and bring life to the
<br /> mall. The restrictions are restricting that life.
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<br /> Steve Hausberger, 909 West 4th, said original regulations had set Sunday as a
<br /> day for passive enjoyment of the mall, but this rule had been deleted. He felt
<br /> it should still remain, and that Saturday nights should be allotted to activities.
<br /> " Mildred Wellborn, Veneta, said she remembered when Willamette Street was a
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<br /> gravelled street, and she liked it better.before the mall was put in. The
<br /> young people could have a good time. She fel t the ci ty should allow them to
<br /> e eontinue to enjoy it.
<br /> Mike Horster, 458 West 12th, fe1 t the mall should be open to as many acti vi ties
<br /> as possible. He pointed out that without a limitation, different kinds of
<br /> dances could be held. If dances were to be 1imi ted, why not limi t all other types
<br /> of acti vi ty . If there haven't been many applications to use the mall, why
<br /> should artificial limitations be put on its use.
<br /> Jerry Harris, 973 Hilyard, said he had worked with young people, and that they
<br /> needed some type outlet to get a feeling of being part of the environment. .
<br /> He was in favor of dances as many times as they could be scheduled, since not
<br /> II many activities are provided for young people.
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<br /> Gary Grant, said the issue had been grought by a small groyp of businessmen who
<br /> weren't responsible to the majori ty of the..J)eople.
<br /> J Mrs. Campbell was interested in the number of applications and whether there was
<br /> a problem of too many requ~sts for mall use. Parks Director said he has received
<br /> 21 applications, not all ~o1 dances. He said there is plenty of room left.
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<br /> " Mr. Gribskov asked if the statement that controls were possible through another
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<br /> , sectionsection of the regulations was correct. Manager agreed that there was a
<br /> choice between applications for the same period of time. Mr. Smith said his
<br /> concern was that some time be left to guarantee public use of the mall. HIs
<br /> e original intent had been to leave Sunday's for this purpose.
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