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- about 10 percent of that amount, and he did not see an immediate need for the acquisition. He added that other uses for the site were possible and that he e respected the recommendation from the advisory committees, but he did not favor the purchase. Mr. Rutan noted that the recommendation from the Joint Parks Committee had not been based on financial considerations. He added that he thought the school district had tried to assist with the acquisition and he thought the council should proceed with approval. Mr. Miller said the Community Development Committee had expressed strong interest in using the site for parks or for housing for the needy. He said he thought the acquisition was timely and would prove to be a good long-term decision. Roll call vote; the motion carried 5:1, with Councilors Ehrman, Bascom, Miller, Rutan, and Wooten voting aye and Councilor Holmer voting nay. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to instruct the City Manager to fund the purchase of the Lincoln School site with $50,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds as down payment, and $130,000 in services from Parks and Public Works Maintenance divisions over a two-and-one-half-year period and that the demolition of the school be funded from General Fund Contingency. Roll call vote; the motion carried 5:1, with Councilors Ehrman, Bascom, Miller, Rutan, and Wooten voting aye and Council Holmer voting nay. e Mayor Obie said he thought the acquisition represented a unique opportunity for parkland in a central or urban setting, and he hoped the site would be used for such a development. VII. REPORT FROM COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON CABLE ACCESS/METRO POLICY COMMITTEE City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Administrative Services Director Gary Long presented the staff report. He noted that councilors had received reports from the Council Subcommittee on Cable Access, on which Councilors Wooten, Rutan, and Bennett had served. He said Councilors Schue and Ehrman also had been involved with the issue through their roles on the Metropolitan Policy Committee. Mr. Long said the tri-annual review scheduled for September was an opportunity to assess comprehensively the relationship of TCI Cable Television and to set out any performance issues before the franchise with TCI was renewed in 1992. Mr. Long said the nature and components of the review had been discussed by the council subcommittee and would have to be negotiated with the other two parties, Lane County and Springfield. He said that if the City pursued some components of the review alone, it would assume those expenses. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 3, 1987 Page 12 ...