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Manager explained that there is an administrati ve procedure whereby control is provided over grants to pri vate groups. Contracts spell out responsibili ties as I to use of money, kinds of services to be provided which could not be provided by 'the City otherwise, together with an auditing procedure. ~MaYOr Anderson questioned Mr. Chulada as to the sources of income for the Associa- :tion and amounts. He said he supports the program but feels future obligation \ should be clearly defined to be sure if this request is approved that it is a one- I 'time funding and not necessarily on a continuing basis. Mr. Chulada said about '60% of their income is from the Lane County Health Department, the balance from com- : munity solicitations. They have applied for funds through Private Foundations of Oregon and will be approaching the Lane County Medical Society, the university, ci ty of Springfield, and other local agencies. It is expected that matchin,g funds :will come from these solicitations. The Association's major objective at this I ,time, he said, is to acquire funds to enable them to continue until June and to give time to plan a future program to match their funding capabilities. I I :Councilman Bradshaw commented on the value of the Association's program to the Bethel School District and the help the services have been when all other agencies have failed. Mr. Hershner said because the request is of an emergency nature, he ;' : would vote to approve, but he does feel the Council ~hould be concerned ~i th the i I role of city government and the use of tax revenues ~n the support of pr~vate I social type obligations. :1 I' In answer to Mr. McDonald, Mayor Anderson clarified the source of revepues for t . the $27,662 budget of the Association - about 60% from the county, the'balance r C , orrun - from solicitations in the community. '11/22/72 Vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion carried, Mr. McDonald voting no~ Approve I Phil Schnabel, 25 East 48th Avenue" objected to the use of City funds in support of the planned parenthood program. Ellen Lyford, 2635 Lincoln Street, asked where the funds for this purpose would come from in view of the "bare bones"City budget and wondered if it would be legal to make such a contribution to-a non-profit organization. She said that if it is legal it should be considered in the light of setting precedent, since it would probably mean other non~profit organizations coming to the City for funds. Manager said the Charte~ spells out the purposes for which City funds can be spent, and health service is one of those believed to the a legal function of the City. Funds are appropriated by the Budget Committee for the Council to use in its discretion to take care of emergencies which may arise. Money from the Emergency Fund could be used for this purpose. Council has similar kinds of contractual arrangements with other private charitable organizations whereby certain services are provided, so that there would be no precedent in the proposal under discussion. Les Erb, 610 East 39th Avenue, wondered if there is general knowledge that tax monies are funding non~profit or non-governmental organizations. Mr. Mohr replied that it should .'-= be well known, Council members are well aware of the non-profit charitable groups receiv- ing funds from the City. He named Buckley House~ Shelter House, Halfway House, White Bird Clinic~ Eugene Chamber of Commerce, Eugene Symphony Orchestra, etc. Manager pointed out that some of those named are supported by funds from the Room Tax which are ear- marked for those kinds of purposes. Michael Chuladq, 921 Country Club Road~ explained that the Planned Parenthood Association is supported by funds' from Federal, State, and County gover-ments. He .said the types of services being provided are sought, not sold. A significant difference between this and government services is that family planning ,is provided for low-income groups. Mrs. Tom Nugent, 2095 Polk Street, said she didn't believe the program is desirable because the community has not responded to the public plea for funds. She said other private organizations have gone to the people for funds with success. , Charles Dallas, speaking as a member of the Eugene Active 20/30 Club, said the Club will be considering a request for funds from the Association at its January meeting. Dan Blume, 2635 Taylor Street,objected to the use of tax money to fund the program and suggested there may be some question as to the constituionality of the program with re- spect to abortion. 4IIl~ Manager read a letter received from the Comprehensive Health Planning Committee of LCOG _ in which the Committee recommended that City funding as requested be approved. Hesaid the matter was referred to the Committee since it is the co-ordinating agency for health planning and makes recommendations as to which kinds of requests should be seriously honored by the City Council in order to avoid duplications pnd to have a procedure whereby the value of services can be given some consideration by people who are knowledgeable in the field. In answer to Councilman McDonald, Manager said the recommendation came from 34b 11/27/72 - 12