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e e e Ms. Schue said Randy Kolb, Information Services Director, felt there would be some problems with leasing a portion of Channel 36 to KLSR. Mr. Kolb said under a franchise the City is not allowed to share a channel with a commer- cial enterprise. He also felt it would not be a satisfactory arrangement for consumers who would probably not like the mix of programming. Ms. Ehrman said KLSR approached MPC about the same issue a couple of years ago, but at that time MPC was neither willing nor able to help them. She added that KLSR was aware that it did not have a cable channel when it start- ed. Mr. Bennett asked what benefit the City would receive if such an ar- rangement were possible. Mr. Miller said KLSR is willing to pay money for the use of a portion of Channel 36. Mayor Obie asked staff to report back to the council with more information about whether it is possible for the City to participate in such an arrange- ment if the council decided it was desirable. Mr. Bennett said he would like to get more information about whether there is a way for the City to support or make way for another cable provider. Ms. Wooten agreed saying cable access is a basic City service. She said this is an opportunity for the City to pursue cable access in behalf of the people who live in the metropolitan area. Ms. Wooten said the City could make more money this way than through franchise fees and that staff time should be devoted to pursuing this. Ms. Schue and Mr. Rutan said they would like to keep informed of the work SUB is doing. Mr. Miller asked about the possibility of planning a public-private partner- ship in cable-access and removing the large public expenditure involved. Ms. Schue said the 4J School District, Lane Community College, and the cur- rent cable access channel have been discussing this. B. Marketing City Property Mr. Miller said there are approximately 156 lots in the Bethel area which some realtors would like to market. He said the realtors feel there are constraints which prevent the lots from being marketed and he wondered if the City can facilitate the marketing. Ms. Wooten felt it would be a good idea for the City to aggressively market the lots for development but felt the proposal put forth by these realtors was not a good one. Mr. Gleason said the council adopted a marketing plan for Bancroft lots which staff feels has been working well so far. He said staff has been working with realtors to market the lots and sales have been doing fairly well. C. Willamette Street Opening Mayor Obie said he had attended a meeting with Ruth Miller and Betty Niven to hear about their concerns on the opening of Willamette Street. He said the meeting involved an exchange of views on how to ensure the viability of downtown Eugene. He said there was no relationship between that meeting and the decision the council had already made to place the issue on the ballot. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 6, 1988 Page 8