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<br />Lee Bishap, president ,of the LCAA, read a portian ,of the initiative petitian and
<br />nated the citizen effart put inta gathering the necessary signatures. He cam~_"
<br />mended an the impartance of a decistan because ,of the camplex situatian 'with
<br />regard to the dawntawn site and the Renewal Agency praject.
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<br />Paul Haffman, 3248 Bryceler Drive, expressed cancern,.abaut the number ,of elec-
<br />tians. He said the issue naw is different than the ,one vated an previausly in
<br />that the present measure cancerns a revised cancept, a revisedmethad ,of financing,
<br />and different lacatian. Henry Scatt, 650 Pearl Street, favared a single-issue
<br />electian an the audi tarium (and urged Cauncil ta "keep the faith") .
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<br />Archie Weinstein, 666 Willamette Street, said he appased the band issue far
<br />practical reasans and nat because ,of the lacation ,of his business an ,one ,of the
<br />sites prapased far the structure. He said higher taxes wauld result and he
<br />taak issue with the cast stated in the measure,saying interest casts an the
<br />bands would dauble the tatal cast afthe,cyenter. Mayar Andersan braught the
<br />discussian back ta the issue ,of whether a special electian shauld be held.:
<br />Mr. Wein~tein continued that City funds shauld nat be spent for a special elec-
<br />tian an the issue when it had previously been defeated.
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<br />Others speaking in~~v~af a single ballat measure on the auditarium were
<br />Edna Amidon, 65 West JOthAY~DU'e; Mack Fallmer, 37 Elwaad Caurt;' and Helen
<br />RubensteJiu, 2806 Arline '-Way;; . SteVe Galdschmidt, 2467 University Str~et,' said
<br />the issue is whetner there shauld be a singleballat and the Cauncil"must decide
<br />whether the auditarium cBRter ~ill be the only issue, nat an whether there is a ..~
<br />mandate ,of the people ta vate far ,or against it. He maintained the people shauld
<br />decide the issue ,of whether the auditorium ista be built
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<br />Mr. Weinstein taak issue with halding the electian while the University is in
<br />session. He presented a capy ,of the ,ordinance levying transient raam tax and a I
<br />list ,of statements and contributians made t,a LCAA fram that rax and questianed I
<br />the legality ,of allocatiaris fram that fund to LCAA. Mr. Weinstein alsa challenged
<br />Cauncilwaman Campbell' sright b.eing a member ,of the LCAA, to participate in the
<br />discussian. Lee Bishop explained that the Assaciatiafi has spent na tax funds
<br />for auditarium campaign purpases, expenses have, been covered entirely by funds
<br />fram summer shaws praduc.ed by the Assaciatian. '
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<br />,Maggie Barclay, 1445 East 19th Avenue, and Linda Welsh, 67 Carsan Hall, argued
<br />that students at the University are majar financial c:ontributars ta the cammunity,
<br />and same maintain residences in the, city year raund~ They nated the amount ,of
<br />wark aver a 10-year peri,od ta bring the auditoriumcancept ta this phase and
<br />expressed cancern aver the passibility that it wauldnat be campleted.
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<br />Cauncilman Williams questianed whether infarmatian wauld be available to the
<br />vaters with regard ta the ecanamical impact of the ,center, and expressed
<br />cancern abaut use of funds allacated ta the Assaciatian by the Raom Tax
<br />Cammittee. Mr. Ragazzino said a statement will be availavle abaut the
<br />first ,of May which would shaw incame and expensel@'sed an the last cancept "-J
<br />accepted by the Cauncil. Mr. Bishop explained that Raam Tax funds have been
<br />used far planning and 'ather specific purpases" nane far campaign purpas.es ,or
<br />pramation ,of the center. He'said a 'strict segregatian ,of funds'. and accaunt-
<br />ing has been fallawed and that ex'p,ens'~ ,of the campa:i!gn ,office and the cam-
<br />paign itself have been met with proceeds from the summer shaws., '. '
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<br />Mr. Williams asked if the statement as written'bythe:Assaciatian"...planne~
<br />aver a periad of 10 years..." withaut spend~ng a nickel, ,of the'6ity's tax
<br />dallar". . . was a fair statement. Mayar Andersan':declared the questian aut ,of
<br />order and braught the discussion back ta the ~ssue of electian d~te. Cauncil-
<br />men McDanald defended the Cauncil's pasitian invating an whether a single
<br />ballat measure should be considered, . saying there was no bias with regard ta
<br />whether it is ,one-measure ballat. Cauncilman Waodfavaredasing~e~measure
<br />ballat.
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<br />Cauncilman Murray taak issue with charge that those appased to ,a, special ,
<br />electian were. appased becaus~ ,of a,mandate fram the vaters, and the idea that
<br />the Cauncil is under abligatian.ta .pravide a special electian.~ He felt there
<br />was basic difference ,of apil'iion between the advacates ,of the auditarium and.
<br />those believing all maney' issues'should' be considered by the vaters at one
<br />time. He maintained that aIr the vaters are paying taxes so'there shauldbe
<br />na separatian ,of th~ audit,orium issue fram ot~er maney issues.
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<br />Cauncilwoman Beal nated priar .cammitment ta Eugene peaple t'a cansolidate .
<br />electians and meetings with schabl baards in an effart ta hald fewer electians.
<br />Councilman Keller said he would favor a special election; Councilman Williams
<br />said he cauldn't see haw it cauld be said the auditarium center daes nat fit
<br />inta ,or 'share in the' priarity sel'ectian} and' Cauncilwoman Campbell cammented
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