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Mr. Holmer asked how camera shots would be chosen. He suggested that a better policy would be to show the public only when testifying. e Mr. Rutan said he thought guidelines were needed to prevent abuse of the broadcasts by demonstrations. IV. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY EVENT (MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY) Ci ty Manager Mi chea 1 Gleason introduced the item. Mr. Mill er said the community was attempting to enhance its support for human ri ghts without a large increase in tax support. He said suggestions had been made to increase access to the Hult Center for community activities and to help defray Hult Center costs through methods such as corporate funding. Tammy Jo Rhoades of the Intergovernmental Relations Division presented the staff report. She said the Eugene Commission on the Rights of Minorities last year had participated for the first time in Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by inviting a speaker. She said community response to the event had been positive, and the task force this year proposed to invite a national dance troupe from the Philippines. Ms. Rhoades noted that Philippines President Corazon Aquino had received the first Martin Luther King, Jr. peace award, and the commission therefore felt the dance troupe was particularly appropriate. She said the task force also felt that the event should be free in order to allow the greatest possible participation. She said staff and volunteers had begun seeking sponsorships to cover the $12,000 cost of the event, and the commission requested that the council underwrite the project in the event all the sponsorships were not obtained. Ms. Rhoades said the Minorities e Commission and the task force recommended approval of the event budget. Mr. Miller added that many community participants were involved in the celebration. Mr. Bennett asked whether the University of Oregon and Springfield were helping to underwrite the costs. Mr. Miller said the University provided some funding for the annual event. Ms. Bascom asked about scheduling the event at the Hult Center. Hult Center Director Bob Schutz said the event would fit in well with the schedule already planned because mid- and early January generally were not good times for selling tickets. He added that the price of the event was important because the cost of selling tickets increased the price or loss on an event. Ms. Bascom noted that the event last year had been held in the Soreng Theater, but this year would move to the larger Silva Hall. She said she hoped the commemoration would not become a media and entertainment event but would focus on the values represented by the day. Ms. Schue asked how last year's event had been funded. Administrative Services Director Gary Long said the event last year had been sponsored jointly by the human rights commissions and the department, for a total City cost of about $1,500. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 14, 1987 Page 6