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~ - .~.~./ ' .., S. Report, Eugene Municipal Court - Mrs. Campbell asked if the Council will discuss . a report on the Eugene Municipal Court recently submi tted by a group of YWCA mem- bers. She expressed interest in Council discussion on recommendations contained in the report, one being that full-time judges be employed. Councilman Mohr sug- . .;gested discussion of this report at the same time a formal response is received Comm I from the Criminal Code Review Committee with regard to implementation of its . 9/27/72 recommendations. Manager said status of the formal response would be checked. Affi rm T. Impact Statement, Exploratory Oil Drilling, OSPIRG - Michael Dotten, director of . the Survival Center at the university of Oregon, and John Eliassen, chai rman of the University's local of Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group, pre- sented statement with regard to exploratory oil drilling in Lane County by Mobil Oil Company. Copies of the statement were distributed to Council members, and Mr. Dotten read it in full. Council was requested to endorse L. B. Day's (Oregon Environmental Quality Di- . rector) efforts in seeking injunction against issuance by Bureau of Land Manage- ment of further oil and gas leases until environmental impact statements are 'filed, and to adopt a resolution supporting Oregon's Environmental Quality Di- rector in his efforts to make mandatory the requiremt:.nt that Federal agencies obey Federal law with regard to submitting environmental impact statements prior I to each permit for exploratory oil drilling. OSPIRG's reasons for requesting the resolution were (1) potential damage to waters and possible land oil "spil1," (2) the large area of land involved in oil dril1ings just south of Eugene - . 99,700 acres, (3) no impact statements have been filed with regard to exp10ra- - - . tory dril1ings in Oregon as Federal Environmental Protection Agency has con- ~cluded are needed, (4) 'potential large number of drilling sites, (5) en vi ron- ; mental factors should be identified prior to drillings, (6) unwanted precedents because of large amounts of land involved and because no oil drilling is now in progress in Oregon, and (7) OSPIRG opposes the "leap before you look" attitude I inherent in arguments against impact statements. Mayor Anderson suggested future commdttee discussion leading to possible public hearing after the Council has had an opportunity to study the statement. Mr. Teague suggested the report also be presented to the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority. Further discussion led to agreement that discussion would be scheduled for the October 11, 1972 commdttee meeting. :Mrs. Campbell asked how the Government-owned land around Fern Ridge Reservoir Comm I leased to individuals would be affected. Mr. Dotten replied he didn't think 9/27/72 Mobil oil Company would have any problem leasing any unleased BLM land in Lane Affirm ,County and that there is some speculation Mobil will seek leases on other pri- l vate property. . :piR~pOrt,' Council Committee'.on vote-r's PamphLet 'Statements - Council members were ;given copies of statements recommended by the subcommittee for publication in . ithe voter's pamphlet. Councilman Bradshaw asked the Council's desires with re- Igard to signatures on the Council's statement opposing the initiative petition for Charter amendment requiring voter approval on controlled or limited access streets. Assistant Manager explained that the committee felt the statement : would carry more weight if it was signed by each Council member individually. Mrs. Beal said she would rather not sign the statement, and Mrs. Campbell said she would prefer seeing it signed "Eugene City Council" rather than being signed : indi vidually. Councilman Hershner favored its being signed "Eugene City Council" if all of the Council members do not sign individually. :Following discussion of other conmdttee business, Councilman Bradshaw asked :clarification of the Council's intent with regard to signing the controlled access measure statement. He said it was the conmd ttee' s feeling that since the state- ment of the official Council position against the measure is not being paid for Comm with City funds (Councilman Williams had offered to raise funds for that purpose) 10~;(72 it became a statement of a group of individuals. It was agreed to sign the A ~rm statement "Mayor and Ci ty Council." ,- v;Report, Lane CommUnity Action Program - Councilman Mohr, Council representative Comm and chairman of the Lane Community Action Program Board, said he would present a .,9/27/72 . progress report at the October 4, 1972 comndttee meeting. Affirm ',., ,_r-. W',6'jJeech, Revenue Shaiing- Mrs. Campbell complimented Manager on his speech on Comm Revenue Sharing at the annual meeting of the Lane County Chapter of the Red Cross.9/27/72 She said it was excellent and that other Council members should hear it File -~- . JCJ2 '10/9/72 - 10