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e Ms. Wooten said she would like to discuss a resolution to support Lane Coun- ty's request for a serial levy. She said she would also like to review how the nuclear free zone public hearing is scheduled to proceed. Mr. Rutan said the council should review its 1988 goals and what has been accomplished so far. III. COMMITTEE REPORTS Ms. Ehrman said the Eugene/Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau has been discussing the possible restaurant tax. Ms. Ehrman said the Joint Social Services Budget Committee has gone through its allocation process. She said several agencies this year either lost funding or received greatly reduced funds. She said Food For Lane County is short of funds and will be the subject of a memo from Ms. Bascom to the council at the June 8 meeting. Ms. Ehrman said the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority is having discus- sions about whether its volunteer compliance program should be mandatory. She said the Lane County Shelton-McMurphey House Committee would like to hold a major fund-raiser that would tie in with the Eugene Celebration. She said the committee has come up with a second plan for providing handicapped access to the house. e Ms. Schue said the Joint Parks Committee met recently with the Commission on the Rights of Minorities to discuss Monroe Park. She said Ms. Wooten, Ken Tollenaar) and the Joint Parks Committee did a good job of drafting a compro- mise to the situation. She said a Friends of Monroe Park committee is being formed and the tables and benches will be put back. Ms. Schue said the Oregon Association of Regional Councils met recently and is reaching the point where it has a good group with good discussions. She said the Lane Council of Governments is also starting to work together as a group. Ms. Ehrman said she recently had a discussion with P.T. Smith, president of the Florence City Council, who is interested in having the two councils meet at some time in the future. Ms. Wooten said the council received a memo recently that the Cops in the Schools program is scheduled to continue. She said she would like to know what significance that program may have without Eugene School District 4J as a partner. Ms. Wooten said the Social Concern Committee has decided to focus the coun- cil's efforts in FY89 on housing) especially low-income, homeless, and tran- sitional housing. She said she is concerned about the Food for Lane County program and how it is administered. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 6) 1988 Page 5