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e Mr. Rutan noted the success of the grant application for construction of a new public broadcasting station in Eugene (mentioned on page two of the minutes) and congratulated all those involved. Mayor Obie shared a letter from Melvin Waggoner of Oregon Public Broadcasting expressing gratitude to the council. Mr. Bennett called attention to the minutes' reference to centralized retail management (CRM). He noted that the grant mentioned is a technical support grant as opposed to a grant for out-of-pocket expense. He said Downtown Eugene, Inc. (DEI), a new, private, non-profit group representing downtown has been charged with the responsibility of working on CRM. As chair of DEI, Mr. Bennett said he would appreciate the opportunity to speak to the council on CRM. Mayor Obie directed staff to schedule this item for an upcoming dinner meeting. Mr. Holmer asked if the council's approval of the Legislative Committee's minutes indicated its approval of the actions and policies of the committee. He suggested reviewing the minutes without approval. Mayor Obie responded that according to written policy, the council's approval of the issues as recommended by the committee provides staff direction for working on the issues in a legislative environment. If a councilor disagrees with an individual item, that item can be removed and placed on the council's agenda for discussion. Ms. Wooten told the council that a comment attributed to her in the fourth paragraph on page five in the minutes was intended as a joke. e The motion passed 7:1, with Mr. Holmer voting no. V. RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE BALLOT MEASURE 8 City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Ms. Schue identified the issue as one the Legislative Committee felt should be presented to the council for separate action. Res. No. 4097--A resolution stating the opposition of the Eugene City Council to 1988 Oregon Ballot Measure 8, which proposes to overturn the governor's executive order EO-87-20 prohibiting discrimina- tion within the Executive Branch of State Government on the basis of sexual orientation. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Ehr~an, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:0:1, with Mr. Holmer abstaining. Mr. Holmer explained his abstention was because the agenda item did not include the actual documents (Oregon Ballot Measure 8 and the Governor1s ~MINUTEs--EUgene City Council September 7, 1988 Page 9