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e e e submitted to the Hearings Official. A public hearing will be held, and the Hearings Official's decision will indicate if, and under what conditions, the Laurelwood course can be expanded. Then the City Council will hold a public hearing and decide if the City should issue a Request for a Proposal. Several people discussed the process. Mayor Obie and Mr. Hansen said the council should approve the process for considering the Laurelwood expansion. Ms. Bascom said additional residential development of Laurelwood should be considered if the council discusses the process. Ms. Schue said she is concerned about the process being pursued. She did not think the Joint Parks Committee approved the process. She said the operator of Laurelwood told the Joint Parks Committee that the course could be expanded with private funds. Ms. Wooten said the Citizen Involvement Committee should review the process. Mr. Holmer said he favored the process being followed now because the Hearings Official's decision will indicate what can be done legally. Mr. Miller said the question is, "Does the City want to build a good, public golf course?" If so, it could be built at Golden Gardens, Mount Pisgah, or Willow Creek, but neither Laurelwood nor Alton Baker Park are adequate. He said he is apprehensive because spending public funds for Laurelwood or Alton Baker Park might impede construction of a course at the other sites. He said the recommendations of the Metropolitan Golf Committee should be considered. Mayor Obie directed staff to refer the process for considering the expansion of Laurelwood to the Joint Parks Committee for a recommendation to the council. J. Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority, Metropolitan Cable/Television Commission, Metropolitan Policy Committee, Eugene/Springfield Visitors and Convention Bureau Mr. Hansen said the Metropolitan Cable/Television Commission probably will be terminated because the industry is being deregulated, funding problems may terminate the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority, and the work of the Metropolitan Policy Committee has decreased because the Mid-Period Review and the Periodic Review of the Metro Plan are being completed. He briefly discussed his involvement on the Eugene/Springfield Visitors and Convention Bureau. K. Council Subcommittee on the Airport Mr. Hansen said the Council Subcommittee on the Airport will report to the council in time for the council to put a measure on the ballot in September. Several councilors commented on the financing of the airport expansion. Ms. Schue said no one has told her Eugene should finance the expansion with property taxes, and she is concerned about the Chamber of Commerce drive to do so. Mr. Miller said he would like information from the airport users about how they would like to finance the expansion. Answering a question, Mr. Hansen said two Lane County Commissioners approve of a county-wide effort to finance the expansion and three Lane County Commissioners oppose it. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 19, 1986 Page 5