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Ms. Wooten said she thought a recent newspaper ad for the trip had made inappropriate use of a councilor's name for commercial purposes. Mayor Obie e suggested that the next Request For Proposal include guidelines to prevent such use. Ms. Ehrman said she would leave on October 2, and she added that the majority of events for this year1s sister city program had been privately hosted and funded. Mr. Holmer asked about the item on relations with Hungary. Ms. Ehrman said she was aware of no issues but would raise the item at the Sister City Committee. L. LRAPA Ms. Schue reported that LRAPA recently had changed Federal standards on fine particulates. She said Eugene did not meet the new standards, and an LRAPA Citizen Advisory Committee now was studying the issue, with a report due in January or February. Ms. Schue said the committee had taken a tour of sand and gravel operations and would examine more efforts. Ms. Wooten asked about voluntary guidelines for woodstoves. Ms. Schue said those would be used for another year. P. Cable Ms. Schue said the Metropolitan Policy Committee would be assuming the duties of the Cable Commission, and this might conflict with the Council Subcommittee on cable issues. e Ms. Wooten said she thought the Council Subcommittee had been disbanded and their issues had been given to MPC. She said councilors had discussed a request that staff work with representatives of the MPC and the Springfield Utility Board on recommendations and a feasibility study. Mr. Gleason said Administrative Services Manager Gary Long had reported the request to MPC. Ms. Schue noted a request from a new low-power local television station to be added to a cable channel. Q. Intergovernmental Relations Ms. Schue reported that Ms. Bascom would be attending a tour for the League of Oregon Cities. Ms. Schue said the Mayor of Coburg, who chairs the Lane Economic Committee, had been supportive of the Riverfront Research Park as the first round in the Governor1s economi c deve 1 opment program, but sma 11 cities were concerned about their role in the second and later rounds of the program. She said she saw a need to be sensitive to the concerns, although they might be directed more at the State. Mayor Obie said representatives of economic development departments from around the state had accepted an invitation to visit the area in mid-November, and he suggested arranging a meeting of mayors. Mr. Gleason agreed to follow-up on the meeting. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Process Session September 21, 1987 Page 9