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<br /> !Councilman Hershner asked whether team sponsors contributed toward uniforms.
<br /> :Judge Allen replied that originally the sponsors owned the uniforms but problems of \
<br /> ;competition for classier outfits was created leading to a central purchasing pro- \
<br />:- cedure to provide the same basic uniform for all players. Under that arrangement \
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<br /> it was calculated the sponsors provided about a third of the funding to cover 'I
<br /> maintenance and replacement of uniforms. ,
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<br /> Vote was taken on the motion as stated, to allocate $23,649 to EBAA. 9/25/74
<br /> Motion carried unanimously. Approve
<br /> 2.1.Willamette Communi ty Design Center - Requ'ested $3000. Recommended $1500.
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<br /> iManager read portions of city attorney's opinion that
<br /> ! qualify , for the allocation. However, the application in its present form is not
<br /> ,sufficiently specific in certain respects...." " the city is not free to simply i
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<br /> support or contribute to or aid a worthwhile organization.... The city can apply I
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<br /> transient room tax funds to purchase of identifiable cultural services." He said
<br /> .it appeared that an effort by the applicant to specifically define the services
<br /> .for which the city's money would be spent would legally qualify the Design Center
<br /> :for funds. He said that if the allocation was approved staff would want to work
<br /> iwith applicant in defining those services to be sure they were within legal limits.
<br /> .Alternative might be to refer the request back to the Allocation'Gommittee for more
<br /> specific application. Manager said he thought the matter could be worked out at
<br /> staff level if the Council approved the idea because the applicant had given a
<br /> :pretty good idea of what the Center was proposing to do.
<br />e 'Donald Micken, director of the Design Center, noted report submitted to the
<br /> ,Allocation Committee with the application for funds spelling out the purpose and
<br /> :background of the Center. He said they did not intend to provide architectural
<br /> ibuilding service so much as a design and planning service to those persons or
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<br /> organizations not served by the architectural profession, that it was basically
<br /> :oriented toward the type of public organization without funds for design services.
<br /> ;The $3000 was requested to cover a year's budget - rent, utilities, miscellaneous
<br /> (operation. Long-range financing, he said, was intended to come from donations
<br /> [from local building organizations.
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<br /> 'Councilman Williams questioned the category under which this request would fall - i
<br /> I tourist oriented, recreational, cultural? If it was cultural, he wondered if the I
<br /> !definition was becoming so broad as to include anything the eye beheld. Councilman I
<br /> !Murray felt it could be defined as cultural in a broad sense - design could be ~!~-
<br /> : defined as a ver~ imp~rt~nt part o~ the culturaL envir~nment. An entrancew~y to , ;
<br /> a part or a publ~c bu~ld~ng, he sa~d, would be as pert~nent as a .sculpture ~n a park.;
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<br /> Councilwoman Beal wanted- to see guidelines, what the attorney had in mi-mi, before !
<br /> mpking a decision. Councilman Keller thought the request should go to social-serv';'
<br /> :ices budget committee. Councilman Wood disagreed, saying this was a question of . I
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<br />e ,design, not function. However, he said if the request was approved he would favor
<br /> !working out details of the services to be provided at staff level. .
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<br /> 'Councilwoman Campbell was in favor of the proposal; she thought it would fall under
<br /> ithe cultural category. If staff wanted to do some additional work, bring:more facts
<br /> ito convince a majority of the Council, she had no objection, but she was willing
<br /> :to vote now. She said if it was decided to send the request to the social services
<br /> ;budget committee, it should be submitted for revenue sharing funds.
<br /> Mr. Wood moved seconded by Mr. Murray to aplrrove the recommended alloca-
<br /> tion contingent upon the Manager's suggestions.
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<br /> ) Manager ,jeporteCAthat Cl2l1nc'rjd:man"M::!;i>riald called' b.efore he lefton' a trip saying he
<br /> 'felt the kinds oi~allocations being made'of. Room Tax funds,-while"t1ley mi-ght comply
<br /> with the letter and interpretation of the Charter amendment, did not meet the in-
<br /> , tent at the time the amendment was adopted. The intent at the time'pf approval of
<br /> the alll~1]9.rnent, Mr . Mc:!2onald f.el t L ,was.cJ)tgJ~J}ppor.t the negessary plannj,ng and
<br /> !perh'aps operation of an auditorium/convention center, and (2) to engage in the- ~.
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<br /> 'kinds of activi ties that would bring tourists to the communi ty. (Councilman McDonald,
<br /> ! Manager reported') felt that upon rejection of the auditorium/cenvention center
<br /> 'measure there had been a switch to using the Room Tax funds for kinds of recreational
<br />. and cultural activities other than the intent of the citizens when they voted for
<br /> the tax. .'j-
<br /> Mayor Anderson was heartily in favor of the concept of the Design Center and sensed
<br /> Council favor also. He was inclined to support a motion that would approve the J
<br /> concept and allow the staff to come back with a presentation of services the C~nter ,
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<br /> intended to provide. Councilman Wood said that w~s the intent of his motion, and
<br /> he was assuming staff would make that recommendation prior to formal action at th~
<br /> October 7 Council meeting. If there was delay because of research, then he assumed
<br /> ,th~t;~he_ delal)-.!'!-C?~ld be the ~~-Eue ?:,~_.t.hat..J;Q!m..~_L_llI.~~i:n,~/----- -
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