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Councilor Hansen said he supported the Planning Commission's recommendation tit regarding Items 6, 7, and 8 of the Implementation Priorities. In response to a question by Councilor Ehrman regarding Item 6, Downtown Manager Russ Brink explained that the budget for the Downtown Manager program was hastily prepared. He said Item 6 of the Implementation Priorities would allow for the consolidation of the items within that budget. Ms. Ehrman commented that "consolidation" had a different meaning than "expansion." She said she did not recall any council discussion on increasing the budget of the Downtown Manager1s office. Ms. Decker stated that the Downtown Commission included the item because of some of the reasons noted by Mr. Brink. She said the commission felt that the program needed to be expanded and had included the item as a priority because the commission will have to program funds for the Downtown Manager program. Ms. Decker stated that the funding will be presented to the council as part of the operational budgeting. Roll call vote; the motion as amended by Mayor Keller carried unanimously, 7:1; Councilors Obie, Wooten, Ball, Bascom, Hansen, Holmer, and Schue voting aye; and Councilor Ehrman voting nay. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, to delete Item 6 from the Downtown Plan Implementation Priorities. Roll call vote; the motion failed, 2:6; Councilors Ehrman and Hansen voting aye; and Councilors Obie, Wooten, Ball, Bascom, Holmer, and Schue voting nay. e Councilor Ehrman, referring to item 6.1.(b) on page 9 of the Downtown Plan regarding the discount rate for bus passes, said the council had adopted the statement in the Revisions and Errata which left any encouragement of discount passes to L TO. She suggested that "employers" be added to the language, stating that they should also be encouraged to promote group discounts. Ms. Wooten stated that she supported that proposal. Ms. Decker stated that the item was revised by the Planning and Downtown commissions to focus on action by LTD personnel. Mr. Holmer suggested that the language should include "and other organizations" to address churches, clubs, and fairs. Ms. Ehrman moved, and it was seconded, to revise Item 6.1.(b) on page 9 of the Downtown Plan to read: "Encouraging LTD, employers, and other organizations to promote discounted bus passes for group purchases." Roll call vote; the motion carried, 7:1; Councilors Obie, Wooten, Ball, Bascom, Ehrman, Holmer, and Schue voting aye; and Councilor Hansen voting nay. Res. No. 3882--A resolution adopting the Eugene Downtown Plan as amended. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 31, 1984 Page 10