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Mr. Holmer and Mayor Obie questioned the priority of the review. Ms. Brody e said this is an appropriate time to review the ordinance because there is very little activity in housing. Mayor Obie noted the revision is an efficiency measure. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to direct staff to work with the Planning Commission to update the Condominium Conversion Ordinance. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Obie hoped the revised ordinance would not be burdensome for the community. V. REPORT ON 1985 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Jody Miller of the Intergovernmental Relations Division gave the staff report. She said the City staff worked on 136 priority bills. Time was spent on the sales tax, lottery, support for the University of Oregon, new revenues, protection of the home rule authority, and pre-paid ambulance service. There was a 95 percent success rate. The area will receive $50 million in construction funds. Ms. Miller said the staff is using a computer system to institute a policy review of bills instead of reviewing each bill. e Ms. Miller thanked members of the legislative subcommittee and other councilors for their work during the legislative session. She also thanked the legislative coordinators in each City department. She expressed apprecia- tion for the work of Grattan Kerans, the City lobbyist. Ms. Schue thanked the mayor for his work during the legislative session. She said he made many contacts and the work paid off. Mayor Obie recessed the meeting at 12:40 p.m. and said councilors would reconvene in the McNutt Room. Mayor Obie reconvened the work session of the Eugene City Council at 12:50 p.m. in the McNutt Room. VI. UPDATE ON DESIGN OF AIRPORT TERMINAL PROJECT ,/ Director of Aviation Bob Shelby introduced Bob Mention of Mention Hanns Associates, the project architect, and Frank Silkwood of TRA, the airport consultant to Mention Hanns who reported on the design of the expansion of Mahlon Sweet Field. Mr. Shelby noted that the design now incorporates a concourse and second level boarding arrangement that implement a fully enclosed corridor to airplanes as requested by the City Council at its e January 23 work session. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 11, 1985 Page 4