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e e e Councilor Holmer said he appreciated the comments of Mayor Keller, stating that he had visited numerous foreign cities. While he recognized the importance of communication, he said the Pairing Project started as a peop1e-to-peop1e project; he felt it was inappropriate for the Mayor and City Council to communicate on official stationery to the local government of Komsomo1'sk-na-Amure. He said that such action by the City of Eugene could be interpreted as a sign of support for the Soviet withdrawal from the 1984 Summer Olympics. He said he will not sign the letter, but he will submit a personal letter which could be incorporated with the official letter. Councilor Wooten said she took exception to Mr. Holmer's comments, stressing that the letter was a straightforward gesture which should not be misinterpreted. She said that the letter was a peop1e-to- people gesture. Mayor Keller said that he and the other members of the council would respect the feelings of Mr. Holmer. Councilor Hansen said he will sign the letter but suggested that the letter be addressed to the people of the Soviet city rather than the local government. Ms. Wooten responded that it was the assumption that the local government represented the people and was therefore the logical recipient of the letter. Mr. Hansen stated that he had signed the letter but had crossed out his title of "Councilor." The meeting was adjourned to the McNutt Room at 12:03 p.m. for a joint meeting with the Downtown Commission. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order at 12:14 p.m. by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. COMMISSIONERS: James R. McCoy, Donald Genasci (until 1:36), David Filer (from 12:23), Thomas A. Schott, Michael Schwartz, Anne Bennett, Hugh Prichard, Stephanie Pearl. IV. JOINT COUNCIL/DOWNTOWN COMMISSION MEETING Mayor Keller welcomed the members of the Downtown Commission. Elaine Stewart of the Eugene Development Department reviewed the agenda for the joint meeting. Downtown Commission Chair James McCoy requested that the discussion topic of communication and process between the City Council and the Downtown Commission be added to the agenda. A. Downtown Plan Time Line Mr. Coy stated that the Downtown Commission had reorganized the time line for the Downtown Plan as requested by the City Council at its April 25 meeting. He stated that the DTC would begin its series of presentations on the plan to community groups that evening. Referring to the Downtown Plan Schedule attached to the May 4, 1984, EDD memorandum to the DTC, Mr. McCoy stated that a pUblic informational meeting was scheduled for June 11 and a public hearing on June 18. He expected the plan to be forwarded by the DTC to the Planning Commission on July 24, with subsequent forwarding to the City Council by the end of August. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 9, 1984 Page 6