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e Ms. Wooten said approval of the recommendation will be an indication of good faith on the part of the council and an affirmation of the Task Force's work to date. Mr. Bennett is also a member of the Nuclear Free Zone Task Force. He said task force members agreed on the implementation of Section 9 concerning signs. He said he was in the minority concerning the implementation of Section 8 concerning notification. He said he did not support sending government officials copies of an ordinance which the City Attorney's Office states has legal flaws and which may be altered. Mr. Bennett said the task force meets regularly. He said he represents the council on the task force and intends to address the written directions the council gave the task force. He said he does not listen when someone says, lilt has been voted on and should not be the subject of discussion." He said his perception of his role is important and, if the council wants to give him other instructions, it should do so now. Mayor Obie said Mr. Bennett's perception of his and Ms. Wooten's roles on the task force is correct. They should carry out the council's direction. Mayor Obie asked the staff to schedule consideration of components of nuclear weapons and delivery systems on the task force's agenda soon because many people are concerned about that part of the Nuclear Free Zone Ordinance. He sa i d many people do not know the ul t imate use of components that are manufactured here. e Answering questions from Mr. Holmer, Glen Potter of the Intergovernmental Relations Division said five nations were identified as possessing nuclear weapons by Nuclear Free America, an organization that advocates a nuclear free world. He said four State representatives and two State senators will be notified of the ordinance. Mr. Holmer said the notification involves communication with foreign governments. He urged the staff to verify the information from Nuclear Free America with an agency of the United States government. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to approve the task force's recommendations. Mr. Rutan said the council asked the task force to clarify certain issues in the Nuclear Free Zone Ordinance. He said implementation of the notification procedures in the ordinance is premature because major substantive, legal, and enforcement issues in the ordinance have not been addressed. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Bennett, that the Nuclear Free Zone Task Force recommendation concerning the implementation of Section 8 (notification) of the Nuclear Free Zone Ordinance be deleted from the motion. Ms. Wooten said the task force and the council should move ahead with implementing the existing ordinance which is the law. She said the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 1987 Page 7