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- Mr. Miller asked if it would be more accurate to say that the City's strategy is to assist in marketing. Ms. Wooten pointed out the Hult Center already markets events by itself. She said it would not be accurate to say that the City is going to market with other people. Ms. Schue thanked the committee and those that worked with it. She said the council should take note of the number of senior citizens who indicated Eugene as a place to retire and give more attention to that issue in the future. Ms. Bascom said she appreciated the open-mindedness of the committee after the first draft was completed. Res. No. 4084--A resolution adopting the Economic Development Strategic Plan and repealing Resolution No. 3892. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 7:0. Mayor Obie thanked the committee and community for its work in developing the plan. He turned the meeting over to Council President Holmer. e II. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE CONCERNING AN INTERIM SIGN CODE City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Terry Smith, Department of Public Works, presented the staff report. He said the current Sign Code was adopted in 1968 and modified only slightly since then. He said it was one of the first codes adopted in the country that regulates signs. He said a complete revision of the Sign Code will take six to nine months. Staff feels it is necessary to have an interim sign code to address several legal concerns about the constitutionality of portions of the code. Mr. Smith said the interim sign code is designed to be content neutral and would allow almost any current sign and future ones to display any type of message. He said the 1968 code is generous with wall signage in that it allows three square feet of sign per lineal foot of building face on, in most cases, all four sides of a building. This contrasts other codes such, as the City of Portland1s, that allows 1.5 square feet of sign per lineal foot only on one wall. If the interim code is left as written, Mr. Smith said it is conceivable that a person can erect a billboard on a building face. He said the problem is that this is not allowed under the current code. Mr. Smith said staff is proposing three amendments to the interim sign code to help alleviate the contradiction between the two codes. Those amendments are: under 8.620, change the minimum billboard size from 288 to 200 square feet; under 8.630 (a) (1), 8.635 (b) (1), and 8.640 (b) (a), change the maximum allowable sign area from 350 to 200 square feet. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 23, 1988 Page 3