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e e - VI. TAX ALLOCATION FUND AUDIT (memo, entire report distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Elaine Stewart, Department of Housing and Community Conservation. Ms. Stewart said that the council, acting in its capacity as the Eugene Renewal Agency, needed to accept the FY81-82 Tax Allocation Fund Audit to comply with the State and Federal audit requirements. She said that the audit report did not make any recommendations for administrative change. She said that Jimmy Willis, a principal with the firm of Molatore, Gerbert, Rusth and Company, which had prepared the audit, was present to respond to questions from councilors. Councilor Wooten said that she had received a number of inquiries from constit- uents regarding the tax status of the Eugene Hilton Hotel. Ms. Stewart responded that the hotel is within the tax allocation district boundary. She said this year the hotel would pay approximately $300,000 in tax allocation funds and noted the hotel also pays the City $100,000 annually for primary use of the Eugene Conference Center. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, that the council, acting in its capacity as the Eugene Renewal Agency, accept the FY81-82 Tax Allocation Fund Audit. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. VII. RESOLUTION re: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TASK FORCE (resolution distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Marge Beck, Director of Council and Community Services. Ms. Beck said that this resolution had been brought before the council at the request of the Affirmative Action Task Force. She noted that the council had created the task force two years ago to advise the City Manager on administrative policies and procedures regarding affirmative action and to advise the council on legislative matters regarding affirmative action. She said that Councilors Ball and Wooten currently serve on the task force, along with one representative from each of the five Human Rights Commissions. Ms. Beck said that group was requesting a 60-day extension of its mandate from the council to enable the task force to prepare and del iver a final report to the council. She said that once the council had reviewed that report it could then decide whether to continue the existence of the task force, restructure the group, or abolish it. Res. No. 3751--A resolution concerning the Affirmative Action Task Force and amending Resolution 3471. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. VIII. MONTHLY STATUS REPORT ON ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION: JOINT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION/TOUR OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION CENTER (memo distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Susan Smernoff, Planning Department. She said that during the past year the Joint Committee on Economic Diversification had focused MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 16, 1983 Page 6