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Councilman Mohr inquired about the process to be used by organizations request- ing a portion of the "revenue" funds - such as senior citizen groups'- and was told requests should be addressed to the Manager's office. It is important too to be present during the public hearing process before the Budget Conmrrttee. . Manager continued that Council guidelines as to use of the money would be preferable prior to consideration of individual requests. Mrs. Campbell asked whether the "revenue" funds could be used for property tax relief. Manager replied that there are few exclusions for use of the money; it primarily will be used for ordinary and necessary kinds of services. Councilman Hershner asked about the time schedule for Budget Committee hearings. Manager said meetings could start at the end of November and hopefully decisions could be made shortly thereafter because of the need to have some general plan to cover the five-year periOd for which the program is in effect plus a more specific plan for the current year. S. Traffic, South Willamette - Councilman Teague called the Council's attention again to the problems with noise, traffic, squirreling, etc., in the Willamette/Portland Comm Street area. He suggested taking proposals to the next leqislative session for 11/8/72 legislation to cope with the problem of enforcement in thi~ regard. File T. Planning Review - Planning Director and Jim Sugaya, Planning staff member, pre- sented a detailed review of work in process under a comprehensive planning pro- gram authorized by the Council and funded through the City budget and Federal e grants. Planning Director cited studies authorized and explained how they were being carried on - working with neighborhood planning organizations, updating neighborhood analyses, ridgeline and south hills density studies, updating planned unit development ordinance, maintaining current information for data proc:;essing information system, working on housing dispersal plan and information housing- I base system study, work with the Urban Area Natural Resources Advisory Committee with regard to the 1990 General Plan, reviewing alternate routes for Highway 126, arid drafting an ordinance amendment to implement the hearings official process. Mrs. Campbell wondered whether people interested in the preservation of historic buildings in Eugene could be included when areas in which they are interested are Comm under study in the hope that their ideas could be given to the planning staff 11/8/72 rather than coming through Council members. File U. Parks and Recreation Workshop - Council members were invi ted to a workshop at Sheldon Community Center, December 2, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The workshop is designed to assist elected officials in providing more practical and sound park and recreation programs through discussion of problems of the working professional people, staff, lay members of conmrittees, etc. Parks Director explained that it is a one-day affair and will be conducted by the executive director of the national parks and recreation organizat . y: V.Governor's Congress, Land Use Planning - Notice of the. Governor's 5th C9pserva- tion Congress on Land Use Planning was passed to Council members. It is scheduled Comm for November 20-22 at the Portland Hilton. Council members interested in attend- 11/8/72 ing should contact the Manager's office for registration forms. File w. Code Amendments re: Disorderly Conduct - Copies of proposed amendments' to sec- Comm tions of the Code with regard to disorderly conduct,. indecent touching, public 11/22/72 indecency, and resisting arrest were distributed for Council review. File X. Petition and Report re: Hawkins Lane Annexation - Petition was received from residents- in the Hawkins Lane area opposing annexation of area added at the recom-: roondation of the Planning Conmrrssion and Counqil and approved by the Boundary Com-' mission but with no public hearing to allow an opportunity for the people to be heard prior to annexation. Withdrawal of that area was initiated to afford an :opportunity for pUblic hearing. That public hearing was held at which tiroo the Boundary COmnUssion voted 4-3 against withdrawal. Manager said there is no real 1 response to the people objecting to having their properties annexed other than < " to inform them the City will provide services. He suggested a neighborhood meet-i COmIn ing in the area to discuss with the residents any needs which they feel might be 1'11/22/72 answered and to make them welcome. I~ ,. File . Y. qorrespond!1nce , - 1. Lettel: from West Lane Chamber of Commerce urging early construction of High- i way 126 - Manager reported a rooeting was held with Highway cornrndssion staff I and that they still do not know when an environmental impact team will be ,-; -_~_,,____~_~--.....___ - _~~ _~ .-...,..__._ .__ ~_ _. _~_.""... -.....0' .- ~.... 350 _1J./27/72 -,,16 .._._ -0