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Ms. Schue said there were no "red" days this winter so it was difficult to evaluate the wood stove project. ~ Ms. Ehrman said Director Don Arkell is an excellent administrator. E. Cable Subcommittee Mr. Bennett said he has not made judgments about the issues the Cable Subcommittee will address. He said he does not like monopolies and people who work for Group W Cable seem to represent a monopoly. Mr. Rutan said the subcommittee changed its name from Cable Access Subcommittee to Cable Subcommittee. Ms. Wooten said the subcommittee asked the staff to investigate the possibility of the City undertaking a feasibility study of municipal operation of a cable utility and other ways of improving cable distribution and service. F. Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) Ms. Wooten said CIC seems to have a clear work plan for citizen involvement only in planning processes. She said the role of the CIC has been expanded but it does not have a good understanding of how to proceed and it needs help from her and the council. ~ Ms. Wooten said the councilors should think about the kind of citizen involvement they want. She said people in Eugene want broad citizen involvement in many processes but she is not sure the citizen involvement received is the kind of citizen involvement that is needed. She said she would like a different kind of citizen involvement. She said some of the citizen involvement processes seem to get in the council's way when it makes some decisions. She suggested the council discuss at another meeting citizen involvement, the CIC, and the council's relationship to the community when major decisions are made. G. Tree and Beautification Commission Ms. Bascom distributed several documents concerning Project City Pride, Project Flower Shower, and Project Blitz. She said about 40 businesses received certificates from the City for their beautification efforts this spring. She discussed City Pride "blooming boxes" that will be sold by some businesses. Ms. Bascom said School District 4J officials cooperated with City officials in planting trees around Roosevelt Middle School. She said the commission would like to plant trees in the Bethel area next spring. She asked Mr. Miller to suggest a representative of School District 52 to work with City officials. Ms. Bascom said the City is sending letters to property owners on 6th and 7th avenues telling them it is their responsibility to maintain the sod and trees that were planted in parking strips when the streets were widened. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 18, 1987 Page 2