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Ms. Schue said this was the first year the subcommittee had tried a set of legislative policies, and they had worked very well. e Mr. Gleason said he thought the City currently enjoyed a unique level of influence, whi ch he attri buted to cooperation from the County and other delegations. He said testimony from city councilors and mayors also was a strong influence. Mr, Gleason added that one area to be worked on in the future was appointments to State boards and commissions. Ms. Schue noted that a major effort had gone into the passage of an increase in the State gas tax. She praised the cooperation with the State Department of Transportation and the work of the League of Oregon Cities, as well as staffs from Port 1 and and Eugene, particularly Terry Smith of the Pub 1 i c Works Department. Mayor Obie complimented Ms. Lynch for her work with the Legislative process, noting that she also had received praise from other lobbyists outside the City. He added that he appreciated the work of the Legislative Subcommittee and noted that out of 2,700 bills submitted to the Legislature, 900 had passed. Mr. Holmer moved to approve the September 10, 1987, Legislative Subcommittee minutes; to commend the subcommittee and staff for all of the work they accomplished; and to approve the 1987 Legislative Subcommittee Report. The motion was seconded and carried, 7:0. e IV. WORK SESSION: REPORT ON RESULTS OF PARKS AND RECREATION MARKETING SURVEY City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Parks, Recreation and Cultural Servi ces Di rector Ed Smi th presented background and revi ewed the purpose of the marketing study, described in the agenda item summary. He introduced Carrie Matsushita of the PARCS Department, who presented the staff report. Ms. Matsushita said the survey had been conducted using a combination of mail and telephone interviews, 46 of which had been completed. She revi ewed results of the survey and their implications for delivery of PARCS services. Ms. Matsushita noted that the reported participation rate of 80 percent was higher than percentages reported by other cities in similar studies. She said the most frequently vi si ted parks, in order, were Skinner Butte Park, Hendricks Park, and Amazon Park, adding that such information offered insights into allocation of maintenance resources. Ms. Matsushita said the survey indicated that the more people used PARCS services, the more satisfied they were with those services. She added that staff was attempting to encourage more use of parks through special events such as concerts in the parks or by adding equipment such as picnic tables. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 16, 1987 Page 7