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e felt this was an excellent suggestion and asked staff to pursue the possibility. Mr. Obie added that media coverage of such an event would help publicize both the existence of the path up the butte and of its proximity to Center Square and downtown. Mike Gleason said staff would pursue suggestions. Resolution Acknowledging Contribution of Eugene Arts Foundation (resolution distributed) D. Mayor Keller read a resolution acknowledging the contribution of the Eugene Arts Foundation and presented a copy of the resolution to foundation president Benson Snyder. Res. No. 3661--A resolution acknowledging the major contributions of the Eugene Arts Foundation to the Eugene Perform- ing Arts Center and to the arts community at large. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. e D. Future of City as CETA Prime Sponsor Mr. Lindberg said that he had attended a National League of Cities Conference at which the future of the CETA program was discussed. He said it was predicted that the Congress would adopt bills setting the cutoff for prime sponsorship at a population figure of from 200,000 to 400,000. He said that such a move would eliminate the City as a prime sponsor and suggested that the Eugene Private Industry Council (EPIC) review the proposed legislation and return with a resolution calling for retention of the City's status as a prime sponsor. Responding to a question from Councilor Schue, Mr. Lindberg said that there was a possibility that the City program could be considered as "grandfathered," but that action was needed to even pursue that possibility. Ms. Smith said that she had served on the advisory committee that had made the decision to have the City become a prime sponsor. She strongly supported having the EPIC draft material to be submitted to the Oregon Congressional delegation. Ms. Schue said that, as one of the council representatives to the EPIC, she would see that this matter is pursued. E. Cooperation with Area Veterinarians Councilor Lindberg said that as the City's representative to the Tri-Agency Spay and Neuter Clinic, he had recently attended a meeting of local veterinarians. As a result of information and ideas exchanged at that meeting, Mr. Lindberg suggested that the City investigate the possibility of engaging in an information- gathering project with the veterinarians to determine the level of spay and neuter activity in the community. He also suggested that the City consider developing a form to be used Citywide in reporting animal vaccinations. He said that the veterinarians felt there is a great need for such a standardized form. He suggested that in return for developing the forms, the City could ask veter- inarians to agree to sell dog licenses. This would increase the number of access points for licensing and would also allow consolidation of paperwork. Councilor Hamel thanked Mr. Lindberg for his work in this area and offered to help with the effort. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 12, 1982 Page 2