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M I NUT E S - Eugene City Council City Council Meeting McNutt Room--City Hall November 18, 1987 11: 30 a. m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Robert Bennett, Roger Rutan, Debra Ehrman, Freeman Holmer, Jeff Miller, Emily Schue, Ruth Bascom The adjourned meeting of November 16, 1987, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. 1. ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, AND CITY MANAGER A. 1988 City Pride Kickoff Ms. Bascom told the council about the planting of several trees that will take place Friday, November 20, in front of the Permit and Information Center as part of City Pride '88. e Ms. Schue said the Joint Parks Committee met this morning and discussed severa 1 items. B. Initiative Petition Process Mr. Holmer discussed the memo from City Attorney Tim Sercombe about initiative petitions. He asked if the council should provide a process that would help petitioners get started in the initiative process and hopefully avoid the flawed petitions that have been submitted in recent weeks. Ms. Schue noted Oregon's Secretary of State Barbara Roberts is discussing a similar proposal at the State level. Responding to a question from Ms. Wooten, Mr. Sercombe said the option of judicial review exists on the ballot title issue. However, the issue of initiative petitions is difficult because it is uncertain whether the City can legally require petitioners to use the City Attorney's Office in drafting proposed legislation. An additional option raised in an editori a 1 of The Register-Guard is to give the opportunity for a public hearing prior to drafting a ballot title. He said the problem of how to produce legally correct petitions exists at the State and local level. He said he does not have solutions other than those already stated in the council's memorandum. He agreed to meet with Mr. Holmer to discuss the matter further. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1987 Page 1