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""Ill e 760 12/27/71 r: Ii Ii I I, I! " I: I' administrative intern could be given this assignment. Mr. Mohr said this would meet " " Ii with his approval. i ': ~ ; " Mayor Anderson said the proposal isa good one, and that the Council should have some !i Ii way to. indicate that public testimany is invited an certain items. File 'I I. New Census Figures - In reviewing informatian wi th L-COG it has became apparent that l2/l5/7lthe new census figures are again abaut 1500 shart af the estimated number. Staff had been attempting to. re-align wards, but will delay until the figures have been reviewed. 'i It ,is haped equalizatian af wards can be campleted befare the next electian. File Ii 'i J. Legislatian an Envia7anmental Factor, Cauncilman Mahr - Councilman Mahr cammented an a 'I II ::12/15/71 recent decisian to. cease work an I-205 in Partland, because af lack af an En vi ran men tal , " Study, and an its relatianship to. his propasal far legislatian far the city af Eugene. i' " He feels this legislation wauld assure consideratian af enviranmental'factars and " permit public camment. " " e " Mr. Mahr said there is no. time between the time plans are accepted and can tracts actually signed far the public to. make camments. Pracedures are needed to. allaw this public camment. He felt citizens shauld have an appartunity to camment abaut the impact study and voice an apinion. ~ : Cauncilman Williams said there is naW nat a praject in the city nat subject to. ,public " hearing, and asked Cauncilman Mahr if he was prapasing a separate hearing where anly I 'I the enviranment wauld be cansidered. Cauncilman Mahr said he envisians a particular " hearing an the enviranmental impact af these prajects. ~ I There was further discussian cancerning use far such hearings, what they might accaml'fF plish, and what prajects might require such hearings. It was felt such hearings might duplicate federal pragrams, and it might be well to. cansider some way to. pro. vi de 'input into. the federal hearings. I: I' I Mayar Andersan was in sympathy with the thrust af the prapasal, but felt there were " complicatians in the administrative machinery, and that delay wauld be caused to. peaple who. came to. the ci ty far servi ce. He felt perhaps some distinctian cauld be made at ,staff level which might alleviate redundant pracedures. Manager was cancerned abaut the scape af the prapasal, and suggested perhaps the warding cauld be changed sa that prapased prajects, rather than actions, cauld be cansidered. Mr. Mohr said his propasal was to stimulate discussion and that no action was required at this time. File i K. Decoratians, Downtawn - Cauncilman Mahr commented on the. change in Santa's in the Mall,- 12/22/71 and that the new one has a much pleasanter nature. File L- Planning, Mass Transit - Cauncilwoman Campbell suggested that Cauncil go. an recard to .... .1 12/22/71 support the Mass Transit District in a pragram far planning. She also. suggested that Cauncil pledge same manetary suppart far lang-range planning far transit. , . --- , - Mr. Kenyan af the Register Guard sai d a representati ve af the Registe~ .GY-fl:pd.:..:had attEmded the Mass Transit bi~~triGi:inee~ipg,a~?- ;tzhat, they had made a pasitive 'state.meI}.t tawari!- planning and au,thorLzing funds" 'for- such a program. ~'--_.- " I' Mayar Andersan suggested the Cauncil withhald actian at this ti~e until a statement has been recei vE-d_.f.ram _theJ1ass ,Transit Baard. File " e :: City Manager said he had attended a meeting and expressed Council support for future planning. The Cauncil had apprapriated maney far that purpose earlier in the year. File M. CauntY-Wide~ncome2Tax - A memorandum was circulated to. Coun'cilmen, and di~cussion on - ,,12/22/71 this matter will be scheduled far the next cammi ttee af the whal,e meeting.. File ;: :1 N. Memarandum Regarding Naise Ordinance Enfarcement - The mem::>randum was far Council infa- :i12/22171 rmatian anly. No. discussion required. FiLe ,i o. Hausing Palicy Res 0.1 uti on - A prapased revision af the present hausing palicy was : 12/22/71 distributed to Councilmen wi th their, agend.as. This was passed a numb'er af years. ago., and the Jaint Housing Cammittee fe)t it in need af updating. Cauncilman Williams explained that the Jaint Hausing Committee had spent considerable I time studying the old dacument and bringing it up to date and madeImi zing it, and has made no. philasophic ar significant practical changes. Noactian taken File (Far further cammerit and action on this item, see Res. 1994) I :i Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the above items be approved or filed, as designated. Rollcall vote. All councilmen present voting aye, the motion was pa~~ied. " , e 12/27/71 - 6 ...,j