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. Frank Bonson, designer, 1677 Coburg Road, asked the possibility of including other~ ; invo~ved in development of properties in the review process. Mayor said input re- ~gardIng procedural aspects would be welcome. Manager suggested that communication ; could be made with Miles Kontich,chairman of a committee representing all elements :of the industry which will present industry's concerns to the Planning staff. :It was ; understood Mr. Bonson would make that contact to express the designers' concerns. . G. iOrdinance Revision re: Garbage Storage Equipment - Copies of suggested revisions recom- i me[lded by the G,arbage Board were previously distributed to Council members. The : change is recommended in order to cope wi th the problem of sale of large bulk con- tainers which cannot be handled by collection vehicles, and to bring the Code into .conforman.ce wi tho State regulations. . ,. ...:.~ ,,,..t, 'Councilman Williams questioned the City's responsibility in specifying the size of ;containers, suggesting that it should be the responsibility of those employing igarbage collection service. He felt by restricting cOIJtainer size the City may be Iprec1 uding use of equipment at some future time which would effect savings in garbage : collection. Councilwoman Campbell wondered what would happen to those containers 'too large to be picked up but still perndtted to be used for garbage storage. I' Assistant Manager explained that the Garbage Board had been confronted with complaints about refusal of garbage operators to pick up the larger containers. There is no i equipment on the market that will handle the size containers being sold and it be- , comes a matter of occupational safety in trying to handle them. He suggested that I' legislation could be changed if technologically it needs to be changed. Councilman Hershner felt the City does have some responsibility since it does set the rates I I according to size and number of containers. r . I i { j I I I ! " Councilwoman Beal could see no need for this legislation. She said it would not really be gi ving protection to anyone since the persons needing containers would not be any more likely to consult the Council as to size required if they have not consulted the collection company. Councilman Williams also questioned need for the ~legislation in view of weight limitations already established by the State. Manager '~xplained that the situation becomes one of a person's buying an oversize container, then the garbage collector's refusing to handle it. The customer complains to the city because the City does license the collectors. The revisions to the qrdinance 'provide the collector, wi th grounds for refusal to pick up in these circumstances. Councilman McDonald favored support of the Garbage Board in its investigation of the problem and recommendation. 'Mrs. Campbell IOC>ved seconded by Mr. Williams to approve the odinance revisions as recommended. Motion carried unanimously. Comm 2/21/73 Approve . H.Lane County Auditorium Association Status Report - Lee Bishop, president of the Association, read the status report on the auditorium project. Copies were also distributed to Council members. The report stated that since the defeat of the auditorium bond issue at the November 1972 election a survey of City voters and a . questionnaire to 15,000 Eugene homes indicated concern with t,axes and the downtown location proposed for the auditorium. Some also stated the convention hall was not wanted. Because the poll indicated a preference for location of an auditorium near Autzen Stadi um in Al ton Baker Park, LCAA sought approval from the County for loca- tion there. A public hearing has been scheduled for March 7, 1973. The State Board of Higher Education has approved the concept of the Park site and joint use of the Stadium parking space ,the University of Oregon to enter into joint planning wi th the City and County for use of a specific portion of the parking lot for auditorium patrons and users., ERA has advised LCAA that the downtown location formerly proposed, will be offered for public bids, and if LCAA wishes to propose that si te to the voters again an election date will have to be forwarded to ERA by March 21, 1973. Alternative methods of financing the project have been studied by LCAA since re- 'ceipt of information that $1,250,000 would not be available from Economic Develop- ment Administration . This has brought about two possible changes in the auditori um proposal: reduction in the project and change in funds and their sources. The arena hall was elindnated, reducing cost of the project by $1 million. This will also eliminate some income revenue source. If that loss is nominal, the Association ,will recommend that the Council consider the use of Room Tax monies instead. The ;final financing proposal is a $5.5 million bond issue and $2 million donor campaign. ; The Association plans a special election this spring through iniative petition on 'the bond issue and an advisory vote on the site - downtown or Alton Baker Park. " ,Mr. Bishop said the Association requests that the Council issue a statement approv- \ ing the concept of joint planning to be forwarded to the County prior to the March 7 public hearing. He called attention to a draft of the proposed statement, copy of which was attached to the report. ~ C Councilman Williams asked for explanation of the "joint planning concept." Mr.Bishop iexplained that it would involved the City's working with the County and the University' ,oQ__deye1012..ment .g.! th~ Baker Park site and use of the ~lltzen Stadium parking s.eflce:~_..~ S7 2/26/73 - 9 /