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e J. Smoking at South Eugene High School Ms. Ehrman alerted the council of a proposal outlined in a recent memorandum sent to the council suggesting that a parcel of City-owned property at 19th Avenue and High Street be improved for use as a smoking/congregation area for students at South Eugene High School. She explained that since the school has instituted a no-smoking policy on campus, students are gathering across the street on private property to smoke. Although some have argued that the students in question are borderline students and might drop out of school if they were not allowed to smoke, she said that she would be reluctant to support this proposal because it would be inconsistent with the council's previous attempts to restrict minors' access to smoking. The council offered overwhelming opposition to this proposal and directed staff to hold informal discussions with members of the 4-J School District to address the council's concern with respect to students trespassing on private property and to inform the 4-J School District of its decision regarding the proposed use of City property. Mr. Boles suggested that, in the future, the council may want to consider whether it might not be in the students' best interest to earn on an individual basis the privilege of open-campus. K. Tree Commission e Mr. Whitlow informed the council that it would soon be presented with a list of options on ways to change the City's Tree Ordinance. He alerted the council that the most regulatory approach has major implications for the use of staff time. Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Whitlow said that the Tree Commission is attempting to set its pricing structure so as to recover fully the cost of issuing permits. At the council's request, Mr. Whitlow agreed to provide councilors with a copy of the staff recommendations for tree regulation. Mr. Boles indicated that Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust has asked that the County be included in the City's discussions on tree regulation. In an attempt to craft a comprehensive ordinance across jurisdictions, Mayor Miller suggested that Springfield be included in these discussions as well. l. lane County Literacy Coalition Funding Request Mr. Whitlow asked for council direction regarding the Lane County literacy Coalition's request for funding. He reminded the council that the $5,000 funding request came before the council in June. The council agreed that the Lane County Literacy Coalition be informed of the council's guidelines for funding requests and be invited to reapply. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 6, 1990 Page 8 Quarterly Process Session