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deciding how to allocate the remaining Federal revenue sharing funds, the City Manager presented a list of $1 million worth of projects that were e ranked in two tiers. He said that the Hult Center marquee did not make either of those tiers, and it was eliminated from the FY86 Capital Budget. Ms. Schue said that she believed that the Budget Committee changed some of the figures shown, since the draft1s January 1986 publication date. Mr. e Smith reported that $10,000 was approved for HVAC modifications for ticket and administration offices; $3,000 was authorized for design work for the storage area under the parking structure; $17,000 was approved for lobby tile replacement; and the relighting of the interior of the Soreng lobby was eliminated. Mr. Mounts said that the electronic marquee display and the exterior building signage projects, which were moved from FY87-88 to FY90-FY96, will be reflected in the development of the new CIP. Ms. Ehrman addressed the Hult Center kitchen facilities. Mr. Smith said that one of the Hult Center1s revenue sources comes from serving refreshments backstage to artists who perform at the center. He said the small kitchen is no longer adequate, and in order to retain the Hult's OLCC license and to maintain health standards, the kitchen needs to be upgraded. He said that backstage service was never identified as a potential revenue source. Airport Projects Mr. McKinley reported that the Remodel of the Administration Building, General Aviation Parking, and Storm Sewer Improvements were scheduled in FY87-88; all others are long-range projects. Mr. Hansen said that Mr. e Dale Fisher wrote a letter stating that he believed that the airport runway ends too quickly. Mr. Hansen said he agreed with Mr. Fisher on this issue, and suggested that the Runway Extension project be completed earlier than FY90-96. The City Manager said that the runway exceeds FAA standards by a large margin. He said that the only aircraft that the runway cannot accommodate is a fully loaded 747 at take-off. He said that the reason the Runway Extension is shown in the CIP for FY90-96 is that the City may want to have the capacity for larger aircraft in the future. Mr. Gleason said his opinion, which is supported by the Airport Commission and Airport Administration, is that any funds spent on the runway would be an unnecessary expense, and the project would not be supported by the FAA. It was suggested that the FAA respond to Mr. Fisher's letter. Mr. Gleason said that the Airport Task Force will bring at least two recommendations to City Council in September, after meeting with Lane County, the FAA, and the airlines. He said that one of the recommendations will address public indebtedness, and the other will work from existing City revenues. He sa i d that the latter option wi 11 radically impact the Capital Budget and/or the Operating Budget, which will be part the the analysis. At that time, City staff will modify the proposed document. e e MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 6, 1986 Page 5