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" ~ e--- . .. Mr. Obie urged Mr. Snyder and foundation board members to continue to communicate with the council and to seek effective means for such communication. He offered the help of the Mayor and City Council in the work of the foundation. Jim Williams said that an important ingredient in the success of the center would involve making certain that the center is fully used. He felt that this would lead to recognition by the community that the center is a valuable asset and that this in turn would lead to a greater willingness in the community to help with the expenses of operating the center. Ms. Schue agreed with this and felt that once the community has recognized the value of the center, the sugges- tion of alternative funding sources or new taxes such as those proposed by the Room Tax Committee can again be considered. Mr. Gleason said it was important to acknowledge the problems already solved and noted that almost the entire "capital idea" involved in the original concept of the Performing Arts Center was coming in under bid and ahead of schedule. He said that the questions of operation and of its relation to the health of the convention bureau and local arts groups will continue to be addressed. Mayor Keller again thanked foundation members for their work and requested a report from them after their upcoming goals-setting session. II. METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN Mr. Farah said that this presentation was being made to help councilors prepare for the January 12 Joint Elected Officials Public Hearing on the Metropolitan Plan. He said that the agenda for that meeting included discussion of Goal 5 Natural Resource Areas and ratification of materials forwarded by the Elected Officials Coordinating Committee. Mr. Farah listed materials related to the January 12 hearing which had previously been distributed to councilors: Metro- politan Plan Update Natural Resource Areas: Conflict Resolution for 5i nificant reas ecem er ; e ropo 1 an p a e xcep 10ns ovem er ; u lC Testimony on Proposed Metropolitan Plan Amendments (December 1981); "Summary of Issues from Written Testimony" (January 4, 1982); a memorandum from the Metropo- litan Planning Team to the Elected Officials of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County on "Goal 5 Metropol itan Pl an Amendments" (December 15, 1981); a memoran- dum from the Metropolitan Planning Team to the Elected Officals of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County on "Proposed Metropolitan Plan Amendment Materials" (January 8, 1982); a meeting notice and agenda for the January 12, 1982, Joint Public Hearing; a memorandum from the Eugene Planning Department to the Mayor and council on "Planning Commission Review and Recommendation on Goal 5 (Natural Resource) and Exception Materials" (January 7, 1982); and a memorandum from the Eugene Planning Department to the Mayor and council "Responding in a Nutshell to Major Issues Raised at the Elected Officials Joint Public Hearing of December 15,1981" (January 7,1982). [Note: Copies of these materials are on file in the Eugene Planning Department.] Mr. Farah then went over the issues identified in the latter memorandum. He reported that the Eugene City Attorney's Office has said that the legislative language of House Bill 2754 does not preclude or contradict the language in the Metro Plan Update which says that the City of Eugene will provide services in MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 11, 1982 Page 4