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M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chamber September 28, 1983 11 :45 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Freeman Holmer, Richard Hansen, Cynthia Wooten, Emily Schue, John Ball, Betty Smith, and Mark Lindberg. 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 AND COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Eugene Celebration Councilor Wooten introduced Liz Cawood from Cawood Communications, who had been working with the Eugene Celebration Steering Committee in promotion and publicity. Ms. Wooten and Ms. Cawood presented the council with Eugene Cele- bration t-shirts and coffee mugs. Ms. Wooten also presented Mayor Keller with a copy of the Eugene Celebration art poster for the Mayor's office. She said that e these items would be available for sale at the Eugene Celebration Store. Ms. Wooten thanked the 65 business sponsors, the Downtown Commission, the Private Industry Council, the staff, and the 175 volunteers who had worked to make the celebration a success. She presented a schedule of the events to the councilors and said that a copy of the schedule would also be published in the September 29, 1983, Register-Guard. She thanked the councilors for their efforts and added that they would be receiving a post-evaluation report and budget of the event. She said the deficit then stood at $828, which she believed would be quickly covered through ongoing contributions. Mayor Keller thanked Ms. Wooten for her efforts and briefly mentioned the various celebration events. Ms. Wooten said a list of sponsors had been included in the program and said the Finance Chairperson for the celebration would be arranging an appreciation luncheon for all the sponsors. Councilor Schue said she had functioned as the Mayor along with Ed Cone at the opening of the Mayor's Fine Arts Exhibit due to the absence of Mayor Keller. She urged everyone to view the works in the Park Willamette Building. Councilor Smith stated that some revisions to the Friday night schedule of the celebration had occurred and she distributed a copy of these changes to the councilors. B. State Highway Plan Councilor Hansen urged the councilors and anyone with interest in the State of Oregon Highway Department1s 6-year plan to attend the public hearing scheduled e for September 28, 1983. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 28, 1983 Page 1