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<br />e <br /> <br />Councilor Smith noted that in accepting the report the council would not be <br />accepting the recommendations of the task force or even the concept of the canal <br />project. She said that the recommendations would be considered in the future. <br />She expressed appreciation for the work of the task force. <br /> <br />Councilor Hansen said he felt that it was appropriate for the council to accept <br />the report but that the issue of the need to hold a public hearing should be <br />addressed later. Councilor Holmer and Mayor Keller responded that council <br />acceptance of the report would not indicate endorsement of the recommendations <br />contained in the report. <br /> <br />Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to accept the report. <br />Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Mr. Lindberg moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the council <br />direct staff to set a public hearing date. <br /> <br />Councilor Obie said he believed that during the current time of economic diffi- <br />culty for the City and its citizens he was hesitant to hold a public hearing on <br />the canal project, with an estimated cost of $22 million, since citizens might <br />infer from the holding of such a hearing that the council was considering making <br />this expenditure. He referred to the recent decision to purchase property at <br />8th Avenue and High Street and said that this purchase had sent a confusing <br />fiscal message to City taxpayers. <br /> <br />Councilor Smith agreed that it might be premature to hold a public hearing at <br />this time and suggested waiting until there is a more specific proposal for the <br />4It public to respond to. <br /> <br />Councilor Schue suggested that the report be referred to a council committee for <br />review and monitoring. She felt that pursuit of outside funding was a good idea <br />and noted that to date the project has been supported primarily by Federal <br />funds. <br /> <br />Councilor Hansen said he believed it was not in the best interests of the <br />community to spend any staff time or City, Federal, or other tax dollars <br />pursuing the canal project. <br /> <br />Councilor Lindberg said that the task force had recommended referral of the <br />report to existing boards and commissions, such as the Downtown Commission, <br />the Joint Parks Committee, and neighborhood groups, for consideration in terms <br />of their individual perspectives. <br /> <br />Councilor Ball said that he personally did not wish to pursue the canal project <br />but that he felt public discussion of the issues was healthy and that the <br />council should give the public a chance to address the proposal before making a <br />decision on disposition of the recommendations contained in the report. <br /> <br />Councilor Holmer said he did not have problems with the council's holding a <br />hearing on this matter, but he was uncomfortable with the notion of delegating <br />coordination of the project to L-COG since that agency is already short-handed. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />February 9, 1983 <br /> <br />Page 8 <br />
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