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M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session Wildish Room--Eugene Conference Center June 8, 1987 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Brian Obie (after 5:45 p.m.); Debra Ehrman, Freeman Holmer, Emily Schue, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, Cynthia Wooten, Jeff Miller, councilors; Performing Arts Commission Chair Michael Fox; Jennifer King, Carol Williams, Richard Hansen, Henriette Heiny, Thomas Sciarretta, Laurie Smith, Gloryvette Cox, commissioners; City Manager Micheal Gleason; Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow; Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director Ed Smith; Parks Director Ernie Drapela; Hult Center Director Bob Schutz; Neill Archer Roan, Pat Cusick, Hult Center staff; Public Informatin Director Barbara Bellamy; Cathy Freedman, City Manager's Office; Douglas Beauchamp, Lane Regional Arts Council. I. PERFORMING ARTS COMMISSION MISSION STATEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES e Copies of a comparison, dated January 19, 1987, of the 1981-82 and 1985-86 seasons of local performing arts groups were distributed. Council Pres i dent Debra Ehrman opened the meeting, and i ntroduct ions were made. Ms. Ehrman announced that Mayor Obie recently had become a grandfather. Ms. King said the Performing Arts Commission was proposing to expand its duties and to reflect that new role by changing its title to the Cultural Affairs Commission. She noted that the commission had worked on residency status for local performing arts groups and that four applications for resident groups now were being reviewed. She also said the commission had recommended an increase in the commercial rental rate for the Hult Center, in order to provide a revenue source and to keep the center competitive. Ms. King reported that the commission's Marketing Committee was assisting Hult Center staff with marketing and community outreach efforts. She added that the Visual Arts Selection Committee, of which she was a member, had selected for the Jacobs Community Room exhibits to run through 1988. Ms. King introduced Mr. Roan, explaining that the commission had been impressed with the i nformat i on he presented and had suggested shari ng some of that information with the council. Mr. Roan described the programming process used at the Hult Center, from design of overall program configuration (including how many events of each type), contacts with agency and management, determining hall availability, investigating technical requirements, researching the event, making sales e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session June 8, 1987 Page 1