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e e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Council Chamber April 27, 1983 11:45 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: John Ball, Dick Hansen, Freeman Holmer, Mark Lindberg, Emily Schue, Betty Smith, Cynthia Wooten. COUNCILOR ABSENT: Brian Obie. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Volunteer Week Recognition Councilor Hansen noted that in honor of Volunteer Week, April 18 to 22, ten outstanding local volunteers had been recognized for their efforts. He suggested that the City send a letter to these people commending them for their dedication. Mayor Keller and councilors agreed. City Manager Micheal Gleason said staff would see that the letters were sent. B. Hult Center Budget Discussions Mayor Keller noted that Budget Subcommittee C had been meeting to address the issue of the Hult Center operating budget shortfall. He noted that he had also spoken with representatives of the Eugene Arts Foundation about the problem. Mayor Keller felt that these efforts would soon lead to some good suggestions for solutions and said that these suggestions would be brought to the council for its consideration. He said that at its April 26 meeting the Budget Commit- tee had discussed reducing the proposed FY 83-84 Hult Center operating budget and that he felt this might be appropriate. He said that a 25 to 50 percent raise in the ticket fee was also being considered. Mayor Keller thanked the Hult Center staff for the good information that had been provided. He said he believed that the suggestion that had been made of hiring an outside consultant to .review the center's financial operations was a good one. Mayor Keller said it was his hope that those who were working with the budget problem would be making a recommendation to the council in mid-May. He strongly supported community involvement in the development of suggestions and in the decision-making. Councilor Schue thanked the Mayor and Councilors Smith and Wooten for their work to find solutions to this problem. She personally felt that the increased ticket fee was a good suggestion. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 27, 1983 Page 1