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e Mr. Rutan requested that all area lending institutions receive a copy of the CRA Report, and that the report clearly ask for cooperation of the lending community. Mr. Boles suggested that the City explore investment linkage options whereby the City could take into account CRA records when selecting banks to hold City depos its. II. ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER A. Olive Street Construction Grant Application Mr. MacDonald said that the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee has authorized staff to proceed with an official request for $500,000 from the Economic Development Assistance Program that Lane County has through the Road Fund for construction of Olive Street. He said that there is considerable support from Commissioner Roberts and other commissioners. In response to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. MacDonald said that Lane County could act within ten days. He said that money in the Urban Renewal Fund earmarked for the Olive Street project could be used for other projects, such as the library. B. Special Session of the State Legislature Mr. MacDonald said that there will most likely be a Special Session of the Legislature and requested that each Councilor contact at least one legislator. e He said that the IGR Committee generated a list of topics to discuss with the legislators. He said that this list is also being distributed to elected officials of Lane County and Springfield, who are being encouraged to contact legislators. He said that IGR wishes to convey to the legislators that local government would rather handle its own affairs, and proceed with the Eugene Decisions process. C. Federal Lobbying Efforts Mr. Rutan announced that he has preliminary results from Eugene's most recent Federal lobbying efforts. He said that the full request for the Amazon Chan- nel widening was funded--$167,000 to the Corps of Engineers to complete the Reconnaissance Study; and $500,000 for the feasibility study. Regarding transportation, Lane Transit District (LTD) will receive $3.5 million to build a downtown transit facility and $4.2 million to purchase new buses. He added that there is a good chance the full $1 million will be approved for the Lane Community College training facility at the airport. He expressed confidence that the wetlands acquisition program, Springfield wetlands planning, and the McKenzie River enhancement program will be funded. D. Sports Facil ity Mr. Rutan said that he attended a sports facility meeting and would keep the council informed on its progress. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 17, 1992 Page 4 11:30 Work Session