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Mr. Bennett said the task force clearly was going beyond an analysis of the legal interpretation of the ordinance. He said he thought the task force was e in a position to interpret the intent of the vote on the ordinance, and he wanted to remind the council to address recommendations from that point of view. He said that in considering the council's charge and examining the ordinance, he also thought the task force should do that. Mr. Bennett added that he felt a spl it vote represented a majority but not necessarily a consensus. He said he hoped that whichever position was the minority view, both positions would be given careful consideration. Respondi ng to Ms. Ehrman's question, Ms. Pierce said proposed enforcement action would be through municipal court. Mr. Rutan asked about the overall budget for the task force and for the Citizen Involvement/Public Education plan. Mr. Potter said the process and ordi nance had no budget to date. He said the Budget Committee had been presented with a supplemental budget request of $40,000 for this fiscal year, primarily for attorney's fees and staff costs. He said the budget for future years remained to be seen, and he added that the c it i zen participation subcommittee had suggested appointing a nine-member board, which could meet anywhere from quarterly to monthly. He said a deta il ed budget proposal probably wo~ld be presented during the next fiscal year. Ms. Wooten added that if a board was appointed rather than elected, she thought a budget and work plan could be its first order of business. Ms. Ehrman asked about an extension to the task force's time line. Mr. Potter said the original time line had been extended by about one month, and he said final recommendations probably would come to the council in about September or e October. Mayor Obie noted that the council had received a letter from the Chamber of Commerce and that copies would be sent to the task force. He said the letter suggested that a consensus was not being reached and that concerns were not being heard. He said a minority report did not represent consensus, and he added that even if it took longer, he would like the task force to try to reach a consensus that included the support, if not the agreement, of all or most members. Mayor Obi e also suggested changi ng the name of the observance from the "Mayor1s Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Commemoration Day Breakfast" to "Eugene's . . . Breakfast.1I He added that the change did not indicate a lack of support and that he would be happy to speak and carry out his duties, but that he already had many other activities being carried out under his name. Mr. Holmer asked about the use of the word "weaponll in that title. Mr. Potter said that word was in the section of the ordinance calling for a commemoration. Ms. Ehrman commended those working on the task force, adding that the issue was important to many members of the community. She said councilors still were hearing concerns that the process be kept moving and that certain issues should or should not be addressed. She said she wanted to assure the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 17, 1987 Page 8