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e - e additional members. She said the committee hopes to be more structured on a day-to-day operational basis. She stated that the committee had a broad cross section of community participation last year but stressed that organizational support was also needed. She stated that Hugh and Sue Pritchard will be the co-chairpersons for the 1984 Celebration. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, to approve the request concerning the Steering Committee structure as presented. In response to a question, Ms. Wooten said the City budget for the Celebration has not yet been detennined. She said the EDD budget estimate was approximately $70,000. Elaine Stewart of EDD said the Budget Committee will be reviewing the allocation of $20,000 for the Celebration, following the recommendation from the council goal-setting session. She said this amount does not include any funding that the Downtown Commission may choose to provide to the Celebration. She said the DTC funded $2,000 plus staff support for the 1983 Celebration. Mr. Gleason said the remainder of the $70,000 will be donations from the private sector and revenues generated by the Celebration. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 7:0. Mr. Gleason said the council in its Goals Session of the previous year made a determination on the Celebration only 45 days before the Celebration date. He said this year the committee will begin its work much earlier. XIII. FOLLOW-UP REPORT ON SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. City Recorder Karen Goldman presented the staff report, reviewing her January 18, 1984, report to the City Council. In addition to those statistics listed in the report, she stated the number of animals handled by the Lane County Animal Regulation Authority has decreased over the last three years of the Eugene Clinic program from 7,230 in 1980 to approximately 4,630 in 1982. In addition, the number of animals euthanized has decreased over the same period from approximately 4,400 to 2,350. In the area of licensing, Ms. Goldman stated that LCARA figures for the first quarter of FY83 show that 1,012 of the 1,487 licenses issued were for neutered dogs; figures for the first quarter of FY84 are 1,306 of the 1,892 licenses issued. She stated that although she does not have any specific statistics for the number of complaints prior to 1980, staff has determined that the greatest percentage of the complaints reaching the City were for animal problems. She said only three complaints on animals were received by the City Manager's Office during the last six months. Mr. Ball stated that a mobile veterinarian clinic had been operating within the city limits. He understands that measures have been taken and that the clinic is now operating in the Santa Clara and Springfield areas. He voiced his con- cern with those operators having the advantage of obtaining the business and not MINUTES-Eugene City Council January 25, 1984 Page 13