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e Bennett referred to the State statute mandating the expenditure of no more than 25 percent of the total cost of rehabilitation for accessibility. Mr. Gleason clarified that this is mandated if feasible. Mr. Bennett said the City should take a position encouraging redevelopments and the council should decide how it will address issues such as accessibility and historic signifi- cance. Mayor Obie asked if the council could do something to provide clear parame- ters for the community. Mr. Gleason said that an attorney should review this issue. A lot of the confusion existing now has to do with the role of the Commission on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities vis-a-vis the Uniform Building Code. The UBC is clear about how access questions are resolveds and those determinations are final. However, in the past the commission has not felt as though the decisions were sensitive enough; if facts there have been commission resignations over the latest decision. The City is caught in the middle between the development community and the commission in trying to administer the code. Mr. Sercombe said a recent arbitration ruling over whether the 25 percent compliance was met on a rehabilitated building may lead to more flexibility regarding the administration of that rule. He will distribute copies of this decision in memorandum form to the council. e Mr. Holmer noted that he has served for three years on the National Council of Public Works Improvements. The previous Thursdays he had received a plaque from the Mayor for his service. He said his tardiness at today's meeting was accounted for by a visit from his fellow council members Peter C. Goldmarks vice president of the Times Mirror Corporations soon to be the president of the Rockefeller Foundation. Mr. Holmer praised Mr. Goldmark's global vision and expressed happiness that such a valuable citizen was on the national scene. Mr. Holmer referred to the Monday evening meeting on the Librarys saying he felt the council needed to keep its options for financing as broad as possi- ble. Mr. Holmer noted an article in the paper the previous mornings May 24s that included information about City property donated to the sponsors of a political event the following year. The property donated was a nuclear-free zone sign. He suggested that there be a City policy regarding gifts of City propertys and proposed that the council take this question up at its next process session. Ms. Wooten reported on the Monroe Street Park Forums held on Saturdays May 21. The forum was well attended and well run by the subcommittee. Ken Tollenaars Planning Commissioner and member of the Joint Parks Commissions has developed a seven-point plan out of the discussion that resulted. Mr. Tollenaar will present this information to the Joint Parks Committee and Commission on the Rights of Minorities that evening. Ms. Schue said she would chair the JPC meeting that evening, and expressed the hope that agree- ment could be reached between the committee and the commission on the route to follow. Responding to a question from Mr. Bennett about process, Ms. Schue said she was hoping a consensus was reached about direction. She wished to avoid formal action. Ms. Schue said that the park needed a groups e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 25s 1988 Page 3