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e e - Several councilors commented on CCED. Ms. Ehrman said she was not happy when CCED functioned as a "mini-council." Ms. Wooten said the staff sometimes reported unnecessarily to CCED. Ms. Schue said CCED should be a small committee. Mr. Miller said it should be a small committee or a committee of the whole. Mr. Hansen said CCED should not make financial decisions. He said all the councilors should make decisions about economic diversification. He suggested that the time for CCED might be past, and a meeting of the whole council devoted entirely to economic diversification several times a year might meet the need. Mr. Holmer said any councilor who is committed to the work of CeED and willing to serve on it should be permitted to do so because it is the central committee of the council. Mr. Rutan said CCED is definitely needed. Mr. Gleason said the councilors do not seem to agree about what is policy and what is administration; therefore, the staff reported frequently to CCED, particularly about urban renewal. He emphasized that council rules indicate that any councilor may attend meetings of any City organization. Responding to questions from Mayor Obie and Mr. Rutan, six or seven councilors said they would like to serve on CCED, but the majority agreed that the committee should consist of three councilors and the Mayor. Mayor Obie said he will appoint a committee which will need to submit a work plan for CCED to the full council. I. Alton Baker Park Master Plan Ms. Schue said the Alton Baker Park Master Plan will be reviewed by the council this summer. She said Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust wants a golf course in Alton Baker Park. She said she told Mr. Rust that Eugene does not oppose a golf course in Alton Baker Park, but Eugene will not help plan, build, or maintain it. None of the other councilors disagreed with that statement. She said an Urban Services Policies Committee document indicates clearly that Lane County may construct a golf course in Alton Baker Park. Mr. Hansen said the community can support several 18-hole golf courses. He said the location of Alton Baker Park is excellent for an 18-hole golf course, but the City has discouraged its approval in the past. Mayor Obie said the City will encourage approval of a golf course in Alton Baker Park now. Mr. Rutan said a study commissioned by the Metropolitan Golf Committee did not recommend a golf course in Alton Baker Park. Ms. Bascom discussed previous decisions about a golf course in Alton Baker Park. Ms. Wooten initiated a discussion of the expansion of Laurelwood Golf Course which, she said, is related to approval of a golf course in Alton Baker Park. Several councilors said there is not enough land near Laurelwood to provide a good 18-hole golf course, but Ms. Bascom said the course would be sufficient for many people. Mr. Gleason said the Eugene Parks Master Plan directs the staff to work on development of an 18-hole golf course at Golden Gardens and to examine the possibility of private development of an 18-hole course at Laurelwood. He said an expansion of the Laurelwood course is a land use issue; consequently, a conditional use permit application for a Planned Unit Development has been MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 19, 1986 Page 4