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e Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee prepare a working paper on the subject to stimulate discussion. Ms. Schue said there were two schools of thought on how to deal with ballot measures: 1) focus on the measure itself, or 2) deal with the larger problem surrounding the measure. She said she would like to focus on Ballot Measure 5 itself because she wanted it to be defeated. She said she was afraid that if all the issues surrounding property tax limitation were raised, the issue would become tied in with issues relating to sales taxes. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to oppose Ballot Measure 5, the Property Tax Limitation Measure on the November 6 General Election Ballot. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. VIII. 1993 PHYSICISTS CONFERENCE FUNDING REQUEST lee Beyer, Industrial Development Advisor for PDD, reviewed the staff report on this request. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, that the City's financial support for the proposal be reduced to $5,000 because the council has reduced its original funding amounts for such conferences in the past. e Ms. Ehrman asked that Mr. Boles delay his motion. She said she would prefer to underwrite the conference rather than offer a stipend to approximately 20 presenters for the conference. Mr. Gary said the challenge was to craft a personal services contract which in this case would increase the number of physicists who could attend the conference. He said the proposal could be sent back to the City Manager with a request to draft a different contract. Ms. Bascom said the contract had been drafted in this manner in an attempt to tie it directly to the room tax. She said an offer of $10,000 would strengthen the City's bid. She countered Mr. Bole's contention that the City traditionally cut its original offers for conferences, stating that the council had originally voted to offer the World Veterans Games $20,000; but the final amount the City provided was $40,000. Mr. Boles suggested that a grant of $5,000 be supplemented by in-kind services worth an additional $5,000. Ms. Schue pointed out that many people had been housed in university dormitories during the World Veterans Games and asked if that had been figured into calculations for the International Physicists Conference. Mr. Beyer said this had been included in calculations. Mr. Holmer suggested the City increase its allotment of room tax money to the Eugene-Springfield Convention and Visitors' Bureau and let it decide how to e MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 8, 1990 Page 11