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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Committee, and the Eugene Arts Foundation have a strong commitment not to use <br />General Revenue funds for operati ng the HCPA. He sai d he di d not know if any <br />commitment has been considered for the 1983-84 budget for line items for arts in <br />the community. That is done in many communities he said. In the private <br />sector, $300,000 is being raised by those five arts organizations. He said a <br />cu1 tural and desti nation point activi ty p1 an will not have the ul timate answer <br />to what the community wants. He added the boards and staff must shape the <br />unique opportunity to have the Eugene Symphony different from any other and to <br />find out the pattern that is sustainable here for the Eugene Opera or Ballet or <br />Symphony. No committee can develop a master plan. <br /> <br />Mr. McDonnell applauded Mr. Snyder as a key person in the city and said <br />Mr. Snyder is due credit for the arts organizations' progress. Mr. McDonnell <br />asked City Council to consider those issues presented in the position paper. <br />He underscored that arts organizations are an advocate and want to work with <br />City Council. He said the four groups have chosen to form a corporation of <br />convenience so that they do speak for many and they wish to let City Council <br />have as much of that information as possible and to participate in the cultural <br />p1 an. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams pointed out that a new program called the liNEA Test Program for <br />Local Support" has begun. The guide1 ines focus on promoting increased funding <br />at the state and local level. It focuses on partnerships between private and <br />public sectors on the local level to maintain an arts program. <br /> <br />Summarizing, Mr. Keller said he looks forward to having arts groups work with <br />City Council. He said the City staff and other people who are vitally concerned <br />about the arts have already discussed some of the problems presented at this meeting. <br />He emphasized that this City Council and prior City Councils have advocated a <br />strong arts community and willingness to support it. Mr. Keller added that this <br />community is made up of dreamers who will deal with issues as they surface. No <br />one knew the size of the deficit that would be incurred in a performing arts <br />center. Mr. Kell er agreed that the issues are important enough to di scuss but <br />that there are not enough hours to take care of the immediate needs that each <br />arts organization feels City Council should deal with. He said the key is the <br />will ingness for all to work hard on thi s joint venture. If one group decides <br />they are abused and that becomes the issue, failure will result. Mr. Keller <br />said City Council will work with arts groups and together will find ways to make <br />it easier to be more successful in the future. He said the meeting has been <br />beneficial to all. <br /> <br />T~~' <br /> <br />(Recorded by L01S Enman) <br />LE:cj/CM26b1 <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />March 14, 1983 <br /> <br />Page 8 <br />