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p.,Labor Relations Advisory Commission - Mrs. Beal asked when the'resolution creat- ing a Labor Relations Advisory Commission, presented by the Lane County Labor Comm Council, would be discussed. Mayor Anderson said he had asked that it be sched- uled soon. Manager said a written memorandum would be mailed to Coun~i1 members 12/6/72 aI?d the matter scheduled probably for, the December 13 committee meeting. Affirm . Q. Resignation, Ralph Cobb, Budget Conimittee - Letter was "received from Mr. Cobb resigning fxom tIe Budget Committee. Manager noted that the terms of Ronald Boehi Comm and Stanley Vance will expire at the end of this year. He said Councilman Hersh- ;ner has nominated Mr. Boehi for reappointment. Councilman Williams said he would 11/29/72 present a nomination at a later date. File . - ,_. <,..,. --.-.,. <,I.~ _,..~ R. ; Appointments, Boards and Coritmissions - Mayor Anderson reminded Council members of Comm :appointments and reappointments to be made soon on various Boards and Commissions. 12/6/72 He asked that suggestions be submitted no later than Wednesday, December 13. File S. Appointments, Natural Resources Advisory Committee - Mayor Anderson asked for sug- gestions for appointments to fill two City vacancies on the Natural Resources Ad- Comm visory Committee. He said he would appreciate having any names to be submitted 12/6/72 as soon as possible because of the work in progress' in keeping the 1990 Plan to date. File T. ,Environmental Impact Study ColnriiiFtee, -:Illghway 126 -- Mrs; . Bea1 -woTulered when ap- I ;pointment of the local environmentalimpa,ct study committee on Highway 126 routing 'would be made. Mayor Anderson said it is still awaiting 'appointment of the State team. Manager said Robert Royer, State Highway Department planning director, . '- ,indicated the State disciplines would be known shortly. As soon as they are known the City will ,be notified, then appointment of the local team can proceed. , Mrs. Beal said it is the thinking of the Planning commission that the local team, -- .."-- being volunteer, should probably be appointed ahead of the State team in order ~to be organized and have materials with which to work. She said this w.ou1d en- I : able them to stay abreast of the State study which will probably be done by pro- I ' fessional people wi th staff help. Mayor Anderson replied that he would still prefer to wait until State disciplines " are named before appointing the local people, then the two groups can work to- gether. He said if the Council feels there is dire urgency, he would have no !objection to submdtting recommendations for a team. However, even though it is a I State project, the City holds control on approval until it is satisfied the en- ,vironmental study has been weighed and discussed. He said he has recei ved severa] :suggestions for appointees and has some names in mind, but before making a public, 'announcement he would rather see what the State is going to do. Mrs. Bea1 suggested asking the Planning commission for some indication of when they feel the committee should be appointed. Manager said he is not aware of any quarrel on the part of the Planning commission with the anticipated procedure. Mr. Royer is aware of the intended working relationships between the State and local groups and doesn't anticipate any problem in developing a method of pro- '. cedure between them which will allow them to work in a co-ordinated fashion. It would appear to be a waste of time were each team to start separately without co- ordination before the people who will actually do the work can get together to I assess the problems and objectives. It was understood he would check with the Planning Commission, however, on their opinion. 'Councilman Mohr said a problem to consider at this point which did not exist at the time of prior discussions about the impact study commdttee is the Charter amendment requiring a vote on any arterial construction. He would be reluctant to see a committee appointed to achieve a goal which is in doubt until it has been voted upon. Mayor Anderson said this might be pointed out to the Planning commission at the time their thinking is sought. Comm !Mrs. Beal agreed but thought if a committee were appointed it would be helpful 12/6/72 File in disseminating information about the project and in gaining approval from I, 1 the voters. U.j?,eporT;'7iLc-ccmgress of Cities - Mrs.caii,pb'el1"reported on 'the Congress of cities she attended in Indianapolis recently. She said the most exciting event was formation of a Women's Caucus. She read a resolution by the Caucus which was presented to and adopted by the convention delegates. She noted a "first" for the convention was the election of a black as first vice president - Thomas . Bradley, Los Angeles councilman. He will be president of the League in 1974. Of importance, she felt, was discussion relating to merger of county and city igovernments, one instance being that accomplished in Minneapolis*by act of the ~'~ 'legislature. She thought there may be consideration of this type merger occurring jin the Portland/Mu1tnomah County area. Other discussions she mentioned were on ComID 'environmental advisory commissions, costs of public programs, percentage of low- 1 12/6/72 !cost housing in relation to total housing construction. A copy of the National / ;Municipal Policy adopted by the League was also noted. ) File ~ * Corrected to read Indianapolis ,,~ ~~~' 12(11/72 - 10