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e Ms. Ehrman moved to contribute $3,000 from FY88's civic emergency fund and $2,000 from FY89's fund to the Joint Social Services Fund, with the strong suggestion that this money be used to help Shanti provide support services to AIDS patients. Mr. Bennett seconded the motion. Mayor Obie supported the motion, saying this is an area that the community will have to address in the future. He added that the Joint Social Services Fund Committee should take this as an indication of the City Council's concern about this issue, and he hoped that the committee's future priorities would reflect this concern. Ms. Schue supported the motion, but added that the allocation should be thought of as a financial bridge. Mr. Holmer said he would like more time to study the proposal and to learn why the Joint Social Services Fund Committee did not grant Shanti's request for $12,000. He said AIDS is a serious community problem that must be addressed, but he did not think that the council needed to act at this meeting. Ms. Bascom expressed some concern about the council, through this motion, trying to direct the deliberations of the Joint Social Services Fund Committee. She also emphasized that the City's budget will not be sufficient to address the problems associated with AIDS; other resources will be required. e The motion passed 6:0:1, with Mr. Holmer abstaining. C. Exemption to the Solar Access Regulations Mr. Holmer said the council considered two exemptions to the solar access regulations at its June 8 meeting. The council directed staff to prepare a proposal for the first exemption, which deals with infill development. The other exemption would allow a property owner to waive his or her solar access rights under certain conditions. Mr. Holmer said the council should direct staff to prepare a proposal for this exemption. Ms. Ehrman and others said the council decided to postpone consideration of the second exemption until the annual review of the Solar Access Ordinance, and until more is known about the impact of Portland's solar access regulations. Mr. Holmer said he cast the deciding vote for the stronger version of the Solar Access Ordinance; however, he did this with the assurance that certain amendments, including the second exemption, would be considered by the City Council within a few months. He said the council's decision not to consider the exemption at this time was a concern to him. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 15, 1988 Page 2