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e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room--City Hall February 20, 1991 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Roger Rutan, Shawn Boles, Ruth Bascom, Randy MacDonald, Kaye Robinette, Paul Nicholson, Debra Ehrman, Bobby Green. The adjourned meeting of February 13, 1991, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. e I. ITEMS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, AND CITY MANAGER A. Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) Activities Ms. Ehrman reported on the activities of the MPC. She said that the MPC is still in the process of mediating citizen concerns associated with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) study. The process is going smoothly. She said that the mediating sessions have been videotaped and suggested that they be run on the public access cable channel in the future. Ms. Ehrman also noted that the MPC has been involved in the TCI franchise negotiations. An ordinance will be coming before the council soon. Regard- ing concerns that the public channel might be threatened, Ms. Ehrman said that the MPC will be writing a letter urging that the channel not be dropped from broadcast. Ms. Ehrman said that discussion of the fairgrounds master plan will be sched- uled for the April meeting. B. Shortening the Interval for Seat Rotation Mr. MacDonald requested that the council consider shortening the interval between council seat rotation from every six months to three months. The council agreed to this suggestion. C. State Legislation for Mass Transit Mr. MacDonald announced that he recently received a letter indicating that Oregon Senator Bob Packwood is cosponsoring legislation that would permit employers to provide up to $60 per month in mass transit passes tax-free to employees. Mr. MacDonald indicated that he strongly supports such legisla- e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 20, 1991 Page 1