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M I NUT E S e Joint Eugene City Council/University of Oregon/Oregon Track Club Eugene Community Conference Center September 15, 1986 - 5: 00 p. m. PRESENT: Richard Hansen, Emily Schue, Ruth Bascom, Jeff Miller, Debra Ehrman,(5:15 p.m.-6:15p.m.), Cynthia Wooten, (5:40 p.m.- 6:15 p.m.) Eugene City Councilors; Dan Williams, University of Oregon Vice President for Administration; Gary Trigueiro, President, Oregon Track Club; Bill McChesney, Vice President, Oregon Track Club; Bob Bender, Secretary, Oregon Track Club; Dave Christiansen, Treasurer, Oregon Track Club; Tom Jordon, Board of Directors, Oregon Track Club; and Barbara Daugherty, President, Masters Club, Oregon Track Club. Eugene City Council President Richard Hansen called the meeting to order. 1. TRACK AND FIELD IN EUGENE Jane Holloway of the Eugene Parks and Recreation Department said the joint meeting of the Eugene City Councilors and representatives of the University of Oregon and the Oregon Track Club responded to the interest e of the councilors in track and field events in Eugene and the status of Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. A. Historic Perspective Gary Trigueiro, President of the Oregon Track Club, reviewed the history of track and field events in Eugene. He said the first big event was for the United States Olympic Team that was traveling to Melbourne, Australia, in 1956. Bi 11 Bowerman sold $50 pledges to many local busi nesses to underwrite the cost of bringing the team to Eugene. Soon, Mr. Bowerman brought jogging to the nation's attention. Later, Eugene hosted five NACC (National Collegiate Athletic Association) meets, three TAc (The Athletic Congress) championship meets, and three Olympic Trials. Mr. Trigueiro said Eugene is identified throughout the world with running and track and field events. He discussed the excellent publicity Eugene has recei ved because of track and field events and the world-class ath 1 etes who live here. He distributed copies of an article titled "Picking Them Up, Laying Them Down" by Frederick C. Klein that appeared in The Wall Street Journal. He said Nike, Athletics West, and "Running Magazine" brought much recognition to Eugene and provided about $1 million in salaries annually. However, they have left the city. He emphasized that cities can quickly lose their reputation as premier locations for track and field events. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council, University of Oregon, Oregon Track Club September 15, 1986 Page 1