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Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to acknowledge the Memorandum e of Understanding on Economic Development. The motion carried 6:2; Councilors Schue, Obie, Hansen, Lindberg, Smith and Wooten voting qye; and Councilors Ball and Holmer voting nay. XI. EUGENE CULTURAL AND LEISURE PLAN (memo distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Mary Winston of the Parks & Recreation Department presented the staff report. She sai d the pl an was one result of the Six-Point Plan and that it would coincide with the Com- munity Goal s and Pol icies. She reviewed the Cultural and Leisure Plan Task Team memorandum of October 12, adding that she had met with various City commissions for response to the pl an. She said the CCED had suggested changing the name of the program to include the subtitle IIAn Opportunity for Economic Diversification.1I Councilors Smith and Obie left the meeting at this time. William Sloat of the Eugene Development Department reviewed the process of the pl an, outl ining the phases of the pl an and the goal s of the task team. He said the task team hoped to bring the draft back to the council sooner than the six to eight months as schedul ed. Councilor Obie returned to the meeting. Councilor Hansen left the meeting at thi s time. e In response to a question by Councilor Schue, Ms. Winston said that only an outline of the plan had been developed at that point. She said that interested groups would be involved in the development of the draft. Councilor Wooten said that she had the same concern as Ms. Schue but that the information going out to the groups was limited so that the groups could assist in the pl an development. She said the council subcommittee was requesting the process return to the council at some later date. Ms. Winston said it was the intent of the task team to keep the council informed on the progress of the plan. Councilor Smith returned to the meeting at this time. Councilor Holmer expressed his concern that the Community Goals Conference would be held prior to the completion of the process as outlined. He questioned how the task team would preclude the conference from establishing goals in this area. Ms. Winston responded that the outlined materials would be used as part of the conference. She said many of the individuals involved in the process would be present at the conference to ensure that the two processes conincided and that the long-range goal was agreeabl e to all. Mayor Keller said the sub- committee had expressed the same concern and that some interface between the two groups would occur on a continuing basis, with information being provided to the council and to the Goals Committee. Mr. Holmer said he questioned how the council coul d approve a process wi thout fi rst studyi ng a draft outl ine that identified the subjects. He said he felt the council needed the outline to formulate a response. Mr. Gleason said staff was trying not to submit a draft, e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1983 Page 9