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e - - Ms. Wooten announced that the City Council had decided during its May 8, 1985 work session not to take action on the item this evening, but to wait until a well-publicized future hearing. Ms. Wooten opened the public hearing. Sally Weston, 2595 Highland Drive, spoke as chairperson of the Performing Arts Commission. Ms. Weston said the plan continued to improve during the course of its development. The plan in its present form does a good job of address- ing the concerns of the Performing Arts Commission. The plan1s policies reflect things that are already happening in the city of Eugene. She recom- mended full adoption of these policies and the continuation of work already under way. Ms. Weston added that some improvements were needed in the partnership aspect of the plan. A prime concern is how to enlist energy and dollars from people outside of City government in order to realize actions suggested in the appen- dix. She hoped that all the energy invested in these suggested actions would not be wasted by adoption of the policies alone. Carole Daly, 1609 Washington, testified in her capacity as director of the Oregon Museum Park. Ms. Daly said she had worked with the plan for 18 months and was pleased that its adoption would officially validate culture/leisure projects in the city of Eugene. Due to the high cost of several culture/ leisure projects, the partnership with private services will be very impor- tant. Joint public/private financing would make these expenses more accept- able to both sides. Ms. Daly stressed that the plan was based on consensus; many different sides had negotiated the content of each issue. She asked the City Council to carefully consider those thoughts which had made their way into the plan. Ms. Wooten closed the public hearing. She conveyed the Council IS deep appreciation to the Culture/Leisure Committee for its many hours of work and promised detailed consideration of the plan. B. Appointment to National Council on Public Works Ms. Wooten congratulated Councilor Holmer on his recent appointment to the National Council on Public Works. C. Appeals of Sign Code Board of Appeals Decisions Mr. Gleason introduced the item. Sign Code Inspector Barbara McDonald delivered the staff report on appeals initiated by Kendall Ford, Dunham Olds-Cadillac and Valley River Dodge. On May 18, 1985, the Eugene Sign Code Board of Appeals denied variance requests presented by all three dealerships for continued use of non-conforming signs. The properties are located within the outlying Commercial Sign District; regulations are defined in Section 8.640 of the Sign Code. Under Section 8.800, City Council may accept, reject or modify the actions of the board. Ms. McDonald requested the council IS MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 13, 1985 Page 2