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<br />f ) <br /> <br />M I NUT E S <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />City Council Chamber <br /> <br />January 16, 1985 <br />11:45 a.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Emily Schue, Richard Hansen, Freeman Holman, Cynthia <br />Wooten (11 :45-1 :00), Debra Ehrman, Ruth Bascom, Jeff <br />Miller, Roger Rutan. <br /> <br />The adjourned meeting of January 14, 1985, of the City Council of the City of <br />Eugene was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. <br /> <br />I. REPORT ON EUGENE ARTS FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS (background information <br />distributed) <br /> <br />Councilor Bascom said private/public partnerships are very important for <br />economic development. The Hult Center is a City-owned facility, but <br />donations of the private Eugene Arts Foundation have helped to make it a fine <br />facility. Ms. Bascom appreciated Ms. Schue's remark that a broad base of <br />support is extremely important for the foundation. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Carol Baker Tharp, marketing director of the Hult Center, reported that the <br />$18.5 million bond issue was not enough to buy everything wanted in the Hult <br />Center. The Eugene Arts Foundation has contributed $2.3 million to the <br />center. Ms. Tharp used slides to illustrate the capital improvements the <br />donations from the Eugene Arts Foundation purchased. The donations furnished <br />Studio I and provided the house curtain, the metal roof, sky lights, <br />accustical glass, additional chairs, accustical shells, light and sound <br />equipment, the floor and orchestra pit in the Soreng Theater, the air <br />handling system, 14 line sets, and fictures and furniture. In addition, the <br />foundation has contributed over $600,000 to the operating expenses of the <br />center. <br /> <br />Ms. Bascom introduced members of the Eugene Arts Foundation Board of <br />Directors who were present. They were Caroline Chambers, John Alvord, Hope <br />Pressman, Wayne Atwood, Carolyn Campbell. Directors who were not present <br />were Kim Gregory, Emerson Hamilton, Becky Hogen, Lloyd Milligan, Michael <br />Whitehead. She also introduced Maurie Jacobs, Less Anderson, and Ben <br />Snyder. Ms. Bascom pointed out the foundation also gives money to local arts <br />groups and funds free events. <br /> <br />Caroline Chambers, foundation president, said the foundation paid for the <br />excavation of the Studio I area and the Jacobs Community Room. The <br />foundation will continue to contribute to capital improvements, operations, <br />and the arts groups. About 150 citizens are participating in the formulation <br />of future plans for the foundation. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />January 16, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />