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e property owners suffered adverse reactions because of strict price and process. Ms. Wooten said she thought significant progress had been made regarding the arts and revisions to the Economic Development Strategic Plan as a result of her meetings with the Cultural Affairs Commission and Hult Center Director Bob Schutz. Ms. Wooten said she was working on the Lincoln School Subcommittee. She also reported on a meeting with the Downtown Commission and staff about the EWEB Plaza. Ms. Wooten said she would be serving on the Joint Social Services Committee and is no longer serving on the Citizen Involvement Committee. Ms. Bascom reported that the Local Government Boundary Commission Budget Committee had raised the City's assessment by 68 percent because of a legislative direction regarding large cities, a lack of activity by districts, and because legal fees for annexation challenges had increased the budget. She said the issue probably would be addressed in the next Legislature. Ms. Bascom reported that the Tree and Beautification Committee would become a subcommittee under the Joint Parks Committee. She also said the Urban Forestry Guide now had become a report and was intended to function for the next quarter of a century. e Ms. Schue said the Joint Parks Committee would be joined by a citizens group to upgrade the Parks Master Plan. She said she would serve as chair, and representatives were included from allover the area. Ms. Schue said plans were being made for the trip to Washington, DC, and it appeared that LRAPA would have enough funds this year. Ms. Ehrman reported that she could be appointed to a State Commission. Mayor Obie reported that he had helped to greet a delegation from Everett, Washington, that had visited the Library, the Hult Center, and the Conference Center, as that city was planning to build a $22 million library and 500-seat performing arts center. Mayor Obie said he planned to submit a proposal on a drug paraphernalia and a seizure ordinance, in which funds confiscated would go to charity or social concerns. Responding to Ms. Ehrman's question, he said businesses that would be affected by the ordinances had not been contacted. e Mayor Obie reported that Councilor Holmer now served on the board of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Partnership. He said the partnership had no criteria for addressing performance, and the executive committee had recommended a minimum performance level of bringing in at least 100 jobs and two business announcements per year. MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 7, 1988 Page 5