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<br /> Parks Director ~ommented on Mr. Weiss~ tolerance of the situation_which ha~
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<br /> existed for several years. ,Therule$ on use' of. the field have' been changed~-
<br /> the backstop eniarged, and a' higher fence installed, but still the problem'
<br /> exists (even wi th playing rules changes to "over the fence is out ~ ") . Director Comm
<br /> said it appears rescheduling is necessary; he will report back to tl1e -council 5/31/72 -
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<br /> on what takes pla.'ce. ' ' . ", - , File .
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<br /> v. Tour, Ridgeline Area - Mrs. Campbell suggested a 'tour of the Ridgeline area
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<br /> prior tocorisideration of the inter;im den$ityplan for that 'area scheduLed for Comm
<br /> discussion at' the June 12 meeting. Manager said a t'ourwill be arranged 'prior 5/31/72
<br /> to the June 7 comrnrrttee meeting. File
<br /> W. Report>Mall use'Study -,This, report is the resuitof'C;; pro'posaipr~sentedby
<br /> Professor Allman's class a't the unive;s'ity'that somd 'of'the students-work with
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<br /> the Counci,l in providing researc:h input and manpower ,to, review iufd develop sollie
<br /> definitive 'statistics on 'us.~'s or the ma~l and'what"'it ~e~~ to people'in the
<br /> community. ' ,,' ' 1 1
<br /> Councilman Mohr said that he and Councilman, Wiliiams; Beal, 'and Teague l!let '
<br /> several - times wi t'h the student' group, to frame di.'rections and set po1'icy guide-
<br /> lines for'development of a questionnaire. He said an incredible amount' 'of work was
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<br /> done by the group in collecting data from a large sampling of business people and
<br /> ci tizens.,
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<br /> Rachel Starr, chairman of the student group, said the project was undertaken as
<br /> a result of the controversy which developed over use of the mall during'th~ sum~ .
<br /> mer of 1971. She reviewed the summary of the results of the questionnaire, and
<br /> said the group felt the results would have provided a base for policy recommenda-
<br /> tions had questions beEm lncludf3d with regard, to econoIrd.c considerations. They
<br /> did not ask questions concernin~, in,come, whetlJ.er people wC?uldbe, willing to pay
<br /> for any changes they might favor, address (to determine frequence of trips to
<br /> the mall), etc-. ' ' '1' " -, ;
<br /> Councilman Mohr commented on the small percentage of response on cuitural use
<br /> of the mall compared to response on commercial use in light of the Council's
<br /> move to establish policy in that.r~gard.
<br /> Ms. Star+" in response to Mrs. BeaJ, sad d those inter,viewed 'represented' ~out 'one-'
<br /> third of the membership of the E~geneDowntown Association (42) pl~ 276 citizens.
<br /> council~a.n Moh~ sa~d ~hlsqtiestionnalre from 276 -pe6ple int'i:Jis' one city' gives
<br /> very solid statistics. , ,
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<br /> Mayor Anderson expre~sed apprec:iation to the'students and ~aid he feels the
<br /> counqil i's headi~g in'the right di,rection i'n 'cons'lderation -Of 'mall use!>'. Council- I
<br /> man Mohr noted that the student group is 'repr,esentativeof the resources avail- Comm
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<br /> able for thie type research and expressed hope that their services will be used 5/31/72
<br /> again on other projects. File
<br /> x. Amend _tqry Application, Downtown Project - copJes of a memorandum dated May 26, .
<br /> 1972 from J. Davi dHunt, executi ire ~irector, oX- E,ugene Renewal AgEmcy, 'gi ving ,
<br /> analysis of amendatory application for Federal funds, were"di'srributed to' Caunci1
<br /> members by Theron Rust. (Manager announced Mr. Rust's resignation as Assistant
<br /> ERA DireCtor to accept a posi tion as Urban. Ren.ewa1 Director in Tempe, Arizona.)
<br /> Mr. Hunt distributed copies of the Agency's budget and explained the Agency will
<br /> be inva1ved in reviewing the Central Eugene project to determine the leve,l of
<br /> funding which can be acquired and then finance accordingly. He said there will
<br /> be no change in the planning. He :r;eviewed in detail the various project expendi- I
<br /> ture~ involved ne:cess,itatLng ,a request' far additional' fUnds in the amauntof
<br /> $7.4 million r and the project cost estimate and financin,r;; plan., Two fac~ors he
<br /> noted of importance in, the application are inclusion qf parking garages and
<br /> the auditorium. -Mr. Hunt said there are no specifics with regardfo' the garage
<br /> structures a~, thi~ time, but a con~u1tant will, be retained to determine sizes,
<br /> number of, spaces, and 1acations fa;r 1Cfter Caunci1 review. He said the auditarium
<br /> is included because the application must be submitted 'now; it' cannot wait for
<br /> outcome of the'Navember voting, and:HuD will not a1lqw its~inc1usian ata later
<br /> date should the project be approved.
<br /> Councilman Mahr said an several occasians the Caunci1 has been cantacted with
<br /> regard, to price of properties in the downtown area, co.f!iments 'being made that' .
<br /> ERA has sold propert'ies at _a lower 'price 'than others.' He asked if the applica-
<br /> tioriwill include funds to make up'the difference. Mr. Hunt said 'adjustments have
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<br /> been necessary because of the 10th and Oak assessments and failure af the structure
<br /> to come up ta,projected,revenues, and because of theconte~p1ated free parking
<br /> district and hesitancy of people to purchase for fear of'having to carry the
<br /> assessment in an enlarged district. He said it is a changing si tuatian and
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