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e Mr. MacDonald felt that the rest room project stood alone, when it should be congruent to other broader planning issues. He also discouraged the council from micromanaging. Mr. Boles wondered if the forthcoming motion with regard to privatizing rest room maintenance and administration of mall permits should delete mention of a specific organization, such as the DEI. City Manager Mike Gleason agreed that specific names should be left out. City Attorney Glen Klein added that bidding procedures prohibit the council from interfering either as individuals or as a group with the process of choosing the contract parties. Mr. Boles agreed with Mr. MacDonald on the issue of micromanaging. He said that the council can afford to capitalize or authorize the capitalization of infrastructure but it cannot afford to maintain it. Mr. Boles described this an opportunity to do just that. Mr. Robinette expressed concern that maintenance of the rest rooms may fall back on the City. He felt security is an issue with public rest rooms, and said the problem would be alleviated if the rest rooms were privately owned. Mr. Green noted that the public rest rooms previously situated downtown were removed, and wondered if the downtown merchants really wanted them back. Mr. Nicholson thought that if the council felt the commission should exist, its projects should be funded. He questioned the need for rest rooms down- town. e Ms. Ehrman recalled that the rest rooms were removed with the remodeling of Broadway, not because they caused a problem. She said the council promised that the rest rooms would be replaced. Ms. Ehrman worked downtown at that time and never experienced any problems using them. The issue, she said, is economic, and she could not support any of the projects at this time. Ms. Ehrman described the library as a higher priority. Ms. Bascom favored the first project but did not support the others. She said that rest rooms may be included in the new Lane Transit District Transit Station. Mr. Boles favored all three projects, saying that recommendations of commis- sions appointed by the council should be honored. Mr. MacDonald said that supporting commission work plans was not preapproving its budget. He expressed support for the first project, but felt the others should be postponed until they could be considered in the larger context. Mr. Rutan expressed support for all three projects and suggested the commis- sion consider semi-permanent rest rooms until they can be incorporated in a broader plan. Ms. Bohman noted that the portable rest rooms located near Luckey's are e MINUTES--City Council Work Session October 14, 1992 Page 7 5:30 p.m.