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e Ms. Ehrman said a monthly written report from the subcommittee and a quarterly meeting with the chairperson would be sufficient. Answering her question, Mr. Whitlow said the subcommittee will report to the Airport Commission about the construction. Ms. Bascom cautioned about too much interference from committees during construction. Mayor Obie directed the staff to present the council with a written proposal that includes parameters for the subcommittee. v. NUCLEAR FREE ZONE TASK FORCE Mr. Rutan said the objective of the Nuclear Free Zone Task Force was to respect the people who passed the ordinance and to convert the ordinance into a legal, constitutional, realistic, and enforceable document. Mr. Bennett said he and Ms. Wooten were appointed to the task force with instructions to address issues such as the economic impact of the ordinance as well as technical, legal issues. He said some other people felt the task force should address only technical, legal issues. As a result, he and Ms. Wooten wrote the council about their perceptions of the instructions and he later restated the perceptions at a council meeting. However, at the council meeting on May 13, Ms. Schue seemed to indicate that the ordinance should be implemented and Commemoration Day activities planned. He asked the council for specific instructions. e Mr. Rutan said the City Attorney indicated that the legal and substantive questions about the Nuclear Free Zone Ordinance are so fundamental that the task force should not assume the legality of any parts of the ordinance. Ms. Schue said many cities have legal nuclear free zone ordinances. She said the requirement for a Commemoration Day did not seem to be controversial but there may be other issues that are not technically legal issues that need to be modifi ed. Mr. Miller said he is concerned about the cost of Commemoration Day activities. Mayor Obie said the council told the task force to implement the sections of the ordinance concerning entrance signs and letters to officials and to report to the council about other things. He said he, too, is concerned about the cost of the Commemoration Day. Ms. Wooten said the ordinance is very complex and technical and the task force is doing well. She said the observance of Commemoration Day did not seem controversial or political. Mr. Bennett said the issue he raises is whether the objective of the voters should be considered by the task force when it considers issues other than the technical, legal ones. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 18, 1987 Page 10