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. 'distance would not b~ ~~lvantageous.-' Efficiency would be aife~ted, and cost' of operation. Manager said the fire and police departments in their day-to-day . activities probably are not so closely integrated, but existing specialized space for those departments would be difficult and costly to shift. Discussion followed between' Councilman McDonald and Assistant Manager on 'space needs compared to space which would be provided by use of the basement area and that pro- 'vided by co nstruction of the tower. Mr. McDonald wondered whether it wouldn't be wiser to proceed with construction of the tower at this time in view of the recogni- tion of need for future expansion. \ :Mrs. Campbell wondered whether the Council in accepting recommendations presented : would be endorsing the idea of the c1. ty 's expanding (referring to the acqulsi tion ,of property when EWEB' s property is not available for parking) or whether the Budget . Committee will have an opportunity to consider financing of that phase. Mayor Anderson' said his understanding was that approval would authorize staff to proceed and bring back plans for the Council to approve or reject. Assistant Manager said if the recommendati,ons are accepted staff will pursue the idea of remodeling the basement 'area which will take care of present space needs. Then off-City Hall locations will. be investigated and any options negotiated for office space will be brought back fo:r Council consideration. . Mrs. Campbell ITKJved seconded by Mrs. Beal to proceed wi th eval uation of actual costs of acquiring property near City Hall and construct~n~_lOOdular builr:I?:ngs for temporary office space, any options negotiated to be brought back for Council consideration, 'in the meantime reITKJdeling basement area to accommodate present needs. Motion carried unaniITKJusly. Comm' 2/21/73 Approve Councilman Wood said that he was not supporting construction of the tower at this time, but that he would like to see an estimate of land costs, basis used to de- ;tezrnine efficiency factor so far as communications between departments are concerned,' :and estimated cost of building the tower compared to land purchase. L. S.B.205, Consumer Services Division Telephone - Ruby Brenne, member of the Advisory :Commission for the State Consumers Division, asked Council to oppose S.B .205 which .would require Consumer Services Division to provide toll free telephone for receiving !consumers' complaints. She said the telephone is not needed and would be an added !financial burden for the State. ;Mrs. Beal lOOved seconded by Mr. Williams to oppose S.B.205. Motion carried · . 1 ~.';l1um.QY,s ,Y,' . Comm 2/21/73 Approve M. Appeal, Conditional Use Permit for Willamette Christian Center~ south of 20th between McKinley Street and Hawkins Heights Road -Schedule hearing on the appeal for March 12, 1973. Approve . N. EWEB Property Disposal Transactions_, 1. One lot west side Prairie Road at Irvington Drive to Kenneth Bostick 2. One lot northwest quarter block between 10th and Broadway, Lincoln and Charnelton, to Eugene Renewal Agency Approve O. Proposed Discontinuance of Christmas Tree Recycling Program, , Copies of memo from Parks Department were previously distributed to Council members. Manager explained that the recommendation to discontinue ~he.service is made b:cau~e. of decreasing use and increasing cost to the point where lt lS felt no longer ]ustlfled. Parks Department suggested the program be changed to ask use of live trees for Christmas then donation to the Department for planting. Approve In answer to Councilman Williams questions, Parks Directors said that it now costs 35~ per tree to scrunch for mulch. When the service started that cost was about l~~ to l~~ per tree. The number being chipped has decreased from 18,000 to 4,500. He sald consldera- tion was given to setting up a station at the landfill but the County prefers not to have the trees at all. . P. Transfer of Funds for Bic was requested to transfer for bikeway facilities on cleFacilities on Hil ard and Willamette - Permission 5000 budgeted for the Franklin Bo~levard overcrossing Hilyard and Willamette. Approve Q.. , Liquor License Applications,. 1. The Stable, 2285 West 11th Avenue - New Champion Salvage Corporation 2. Oakway Golf Course, 2000 Cal Retail Malt Beverage Class B Restaurant Class B (RE) Approve Young Road - Change of Ownership (RMBB) - Partnership, formerly Bob Hope 'W 2/26/73 - 13