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<br />e <br /> <br />distributed tonight about a forecasted decline in ticket sales. She said she <br />also was concerned about the the City's role in the visual arts community, <br />beyond the I-percent requirement for art in public facilities. Ms. Wooten <br />thanked the commission for its willingness to assume duties that might go <br />II above and beyond the ca 11 . II <br /> <br />Mr. Rutan said he expected the group to provide important assistance to the <br />council and he hoped the commission would help to develop some new ideas. He <br />thanked the commission and added that he looked forward to working together. <br /> <br />Ms. Bascom expressed concern for the importance to the council of an effective <br />relationship with local and resident performing arts groups. She said she <br />presumed that commissioners knew how critical that support was and that it <br />would continue. She also reiterated her suggestion that the commission work <br />with the Eugene/Springfield Convention and Visitor's Bureau about roles in the <br />destination point program. <br /> <br />Ms. Schue said she was pleased that the commission had identified and <br />volunteered for its new role. She said she agreed with the comments made by <br />Mr. Rutan and Ms. Wooten, and she added that work was needed by someone with <br />more time and background than the council. She said she expected that many <br />areas would need to be worked out and negotiated, but she was pleased with the <br />general direction. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Holmer suggested that it might be beneficial for two or three councilors <br />to meet with the commission to address specifics in the mission statement. <br />Ms. Wooten agreed, and she and Mr. Holmer volunteered for that meeting. <br />Mr. Fox concurred, and he asked about the intent of the suggested IIreviewll of <br />the Culture and Leisure Plan. Ms. Wooten said she thought the plan should be a <br />living document and needed periodic updating. She said the plan had <br />languished since development and approval and now needed implementation. She <br />said the plan had been adopted by the community and should guide the <br />commission in developing a more specific work plan and an expanded role. She <br />added that in working on a mission statement and work plan, she would like the <br />commission to collaborate with the Joint Parks Commission and to see if all of <br />the activities being undertaken were reasonable in terms of that commission's <br />past responsibilities. <br /> <br />Ms. Ehrman said she thought the expanded role of the commission was a natural <br />outgrowth of the department consolidation that had occurred. She said she saw <br />the commission's role as one of advising the council and the department staff, <br />and she did not envision it as encompassing private, non-City functions. She <br />said she thought the wording of the mission statement needed some work, and <br />she agreed that the commission should contact and work with the Convention and <br />Visitor's Bureau and the destination point program to define roles and to <br />avoid duplication of functions. <br /> <br />Mayor Obie said he hoped the expansion would continue. He said he agreed that <br />funding should be a major part of the commission's role, which needed to be <br />coordinated with the Eugene Arts Foundation. He encouraged the commission to <br />cont i nue work on a proposal that coul d be returned to the counci 1 for <br />approval. He thanked commissioners for their willingness to undertake a role <br />that was important for the community. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session <br /> <br />June 8, 1987 Page 9 <br />