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"'l e 7/,Lj- 10/11/71 Ii " " I] I 'I 0 j1 Mayor Anderson suggested that copies of this article be made available to budget ii !; " i: comnrrttee members. I " " ',' Manager said staff would look into the Nation's Cities proposal, and inform the ;1 Council of the ramifications. Affirm N. Council Meetings, October, November and December - Since October 25 has been named 10/6/71 Veteran's Day, afeerdiscussion it was Council consensus that Council meetings I be held November 1 and November 22, and that the meetings of October 25 and November 8 be cancelled. Affirm O. Municipa1Policy~ League of Oregon Cities - Councilman Williams commented that he " 9/29/71 had been appolhted to the '~eso1utions comnrrttee of the League of Oregon Cities, " , which will consider revision of Oregon Municipal Policy. He r~quested Councilmen to suggest revisions;' and provide h1i1m with background material for the proposals. File e P. Lane Council of Governments Request for Law Enforcement Grant - Councilman Mohr 9/29/71 was concerned that development of a corrections system at the Eugene-Lane County jail had been deleted from a proposal to the State Coordinating Agency. Assistant City Manager felt this was so, and said that he had raised a question about this prmority and wam1d look into it further. File il , " Q. Development of New Public Hearing Process - Councilman Mohr asked for an item on a I " 9/29/71 future agenda to present a recommendation to the 'Courici.1 for a new public hearing I' system and to define what is really meant by public he~rings. He asked that the City Attorney prepare a short statement of Jequirements of public hearings on any ordinance. Mayor,,,Anderson thought this was'-~k good suggestion for future discussion. Councilwoman Bea1 felt there were occasions when Council needed to study proposals in more depth in a less public situation. She proposed that, when required, the Council have study sessions which would not actually be closed to the public, but , would not be held in public. She suggested this might be par~ of this study. File " R. Study of Government in City Schools - Councilwoman Campbell commented that the 9/29/71 State Ombudsman had resigned to take a position to promote and aid curriculum : concerning government for the schools. She was very much in favor of this, and' i felt the Council had many examples of the fact that many students lacked background in civics. She felt the Council should encourage this study in public schools. i. She felt perhaps a letter to the State Board of Education might be helpful to inform them of Council feeling in this regard. Mayor Anderson said he would correspond with Mr. Haggard to indicate Council concern anq suggest that he contact the-Council for input concerning future programs. In connection with the discussion, City Manager introduced Linda Cairns, Mary Scott and-Roger O'Connell, North Eugene High School students, who have been observ- ing city operations for the past week. I Planning Director, in whose office two of the students have been observing, said the students are engaged in the very type program suggested by Mrs. Campbell, and are attempting to develop a questionnaire about ioca1 government, hoping to get more students involved. File S. Budget~Cutbacks- Copies of proposed reductions in departmental budgets necessitated 9/29/71 by a cutback in reve12ue were circulated to"Cqunci1men recently. :1 e There was no discussion of this item. File ': T. Nominations to Budget Committee - Three budget committee terms,are expiring, and to I 10/6/01 get started on orientation sessions, these appointments should be made promptly, to allow new members an opportunity to participate. File , I U. Rally for Peace - Mrs. Beal introduced Mr. Gary Ball, who is a member of the Student ' ~ " 10/6/71 Implementation Committee, and has requested her endorsement of a rally planned for the mall. Mr. Ball explained that the rally was to be next Wednesday afternoon, and that the committee was composed of people who felt it necessary for American troops to be withdrawn immediately from vietnam. They were asking Council endorsement to include participation of all people of the city, rather than just students. I ;, Mayor Anderson asked whether the comndttee was asking endorsement of the demonstration or of the troop withdrawal program. Mr. Ball said the group was planning a march from the campus to the Mall, probably around 4:00 p.m., so that people who worked could attend. Mr. Gribskov expressed concern that this would spill into the heavy traffic period. ,I e Manager asked if arrangements had been made for a parade permit. He explained that this activity must be coordinated with physical problems. . - -' , '- 10/11/71 - 7- , " ~ ...