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<br />Mrs. Beal asked whether a motion is necessary if the matter is going to public
<br />hearing. Mayor Anqerson replied that a motion puts the Council on record approv-
<br />ing the concept presented and will not subject that to further debate.
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<br />A vote was taken on the motion as stated (correction made at Council meeting of
<br />May 8, 1972 - see below) and motion carried unanimously.
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<br />Mr. Ragozzino asked the Council's thoughts with regard to timing for an election
<br />on a bond issue for the project. Mayor Anderson said Council members feel it
<br />is better to wait the outcome of the vote on the County income tax proposal be-,
<br />fore scheduling another revenue measure. He said they will proceed as soon as
<br />possible after the May 23 primary.
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<br />In answer to Mr. Sprague's question, Mayor Anderson said the Council has approved
<br />the concept only of the auditorium/convention center, and that when the architect
<br />bring back design studies, then will be the time. t9 suggest changes or addi tions.,
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<br />Kim 'Haggadane, 1392 Willamette, asked that cansideratian be given to use af .ttle Jahnsan
<br />Furniture Campany building as a center far thase peaple who. prabably will nat use the pra-
<br />pased performing arts center, i.e., the elderly, law-incame, and yaung peaple. He said he
<br />feels a large segment, af the cammuni ty has been left aut of the planning in the dawntawn
<br />area and that ance the auditarium is installed the remaining develapment af the dawntawn
<br />will be carried thraugh withaut cansideratian af activities and groups ather than thase
<br />cantained in the Assaciatian's prapasal.
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<br />Mike Sprague, 231 East 12th Avenue, asked cansideratian far arganizatians which cannat find
<br />lacatians far their services because af lack af maney. He also. expressed the apinian that
<br />lacal artists shauld be given the appartunity af praviding decarative featuresaf the audi-
<br />'tarium, and that the restaurant wauld be a "business man's" place, nat far all the peaple.
<br />He suggested the camplex shauld have rent-free space available far meetingsaf bath small
<br />and large graups and that the restaurant be eliminated altagether ar aperated an a law-
<br />price structure. Mr. Sprague cammented favarably on the prapased bicycle rautes and parking.
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<br />Mayar Andersan reminded the audience that the purpase af this hearing is cansideratian af the
<br />cancept presented, and that when architect's plans are braught back changes may be suggested
<br />at that time.
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<br />Catherine Lauris, 124-0 East 18th Avenue, member af the Audi tarium. Assa,ciatian, said the intent
<br />at this time is to. obtain autharity far first design studies to. enable presentatian af a band
<br />issue to. the voters this fall. She said the Assaciatian is still very much interested in re-
<br />ceiving recammendatians and wauld cansider additianal suggestians at any time - they cauld be
<br />presented to. her ar to the' Manager's affice far forwarding to. the architects. Mayar Andersan
<br />said the Audi tarium Assaciatian was engage.d by the Cq).lIlcil to. make recammendatians an ,an
<br />auditariumlcanventian center, and that to. facilita:,te:.Plans any ideas prabably shauld be di-
<br />rected to. the Auditarium Assaciatian:
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<br />Ken Meyer, 30 West 27th Avenue, suggested the entire praject be scrapped, saying there is no.
<br />need far it and that the maney cauld be used far ather services desperately needed.
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<br />Cauncilman Mahr said the Cauncil's actian wauld be to. ask the Associatian to. praceed with de-
<br />sign and at a later time decide what wauld be submitted to. the vaters. He said it shauld be
<br />emphasized that the design include facilities which will maximize the self-supparting feature
<br />af the camplex. Cauncilman Williams said he had no. abjection to. including that in the cam-
<br />mittee matian. He also. asked that the matian state the Assaciatian be directed to. praceed
<br />wi th a design which could be used to. justify publ~c suppart far that partian af "a capital
<br />funds band issue that wauld, be allocated to." an auditarium/ canventian center.
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<br />(It was agreed the cammittee matian be amended to. read: Mr. Williams, maved
<br />secanded by Mrs. Campbell that the Cauncil endarse the cancept af the plan
<br />presented by the Lane Auditarium Assaciatian, maximizing the self-supparting
<br />nature af the camplex, and direct the Assaciation to. proceed with design
<br />stud~es that caUld be used in justifying and encauraging public suppart far
<br />a partian af a capital funds band issue which will bB allocated to. an audi-
<br />tarium/canventian center which will fit in with the capital funds band issue
<br />intended far presentatian to. the vaters at the Navember general electian.)
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<br />B. Skinner's Butte Beautification - Gary Hedden, speaking for an Environmental Pro-
<br />jects group, showed slides of the top of Skinner's I!utte and suggested several
<br />ways in which the area could, be made more attractive. He asked the Council to go
<br />on record in support of some long-range development for the ,top of, the Butte,
<br />perhaps over a ten-year period, and to include $5,000 in the City budget to make a
<br />start on projects such as irrigation, landscaping, tree planting. He said the
<br />group he represents is a volunteer citizens group which is willing to participate.
<br />They suggest general clean up of the area, ,re~oval of the "0" and "E" installa-
<br />tions, removal of the old reservoir, landscaping, tree planting or at least irri-
<br />gation on the south slope, relocation of the road,s, removal of the police radio
<br />antenna, and sprucing up of the observation area.
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