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e feedback the City received in the Eugene Decisions process was supportive of an approach that was not based solely on cuts. Mr. MacDonald said that special events contributed to the unique nature of the community. Mr. Boles referred the council to the display materials and pointed out that the council's actions on service elimination were beyond the level the community indicated was its preferred mix. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Nicholson, to drop Component 48C from further consideration at this time. Responding to a suggestion from Ms. Ehrman that the Eugene Celebration be cut to one and one-half days, Mr. Robinette said there were no savings realized by the reduction. Mr. Nicholson said special events were part of the community's cultural amenities. He suggested that the City did not want to further narrow its customer base. He urged the council to retain special events. Mr. Green suggested that the funding for special events was insufficient to support a fire station for long. He said that the event has become synonymous with Eugene and predicted its future importance to the community. Mr. Miller spoke in support of recovering the costs of special events from those events aimed at adults in the community. He suggested that the City e charge adults to enter entertainment venues at City-sponsored events such as the Eugene Celebration. Mr. Boles suggested that the volunteer organizers of the event were aware the community could not continue to subsidize the Celebration at current levels. Responding to the comments made by Mr. Miller, Mr. MacDonald said he agreed it was necessary to examine all the possible ways of offsetting the costs of special events, but pointed out that the special events in question provided entertainment for low-income residents who could not afford to attend events at the Hult Center. Mr. Nicholson favored recovering as much of the cost of the Celebration as possible using a voluntary approach. Ms. Bascom cautioned the council that the public feedback did not indicate strong support for special events. The motion passed, 6:2. The council discussed Component 18A/C, Lands/Park Trees/Hendricks Park (Reduce to Minimum Maintenance; realizes $185,000). Mr. MacDonald pointed out that the public had not expressed overwhelming support for the component. He asked how a citizen was to gauge what minimum maintenance was, and suggested the council's knowledge regarding the sustain- e MINUTES--City Council Work Session August 11, 1992 Page 10 5:30 p.m.