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N. Segregation of Assessment, Gilbert Shopping.ce~ter - Req~ested by Kenneth and Dorothy Gilbert for property between Fa~rf~eld and H~ghway 99N (Tax Lots 17-04-23-30-1900 and 1902). The assessment of $1,320.02 against property to be segregated was paid. Staff recommended approval. . I. Mr. Keller moved seconded by Mr. williams to approve the segregation as requested. Motion carried unanimously. Comm 4/2/75 Approve O. Room Tax Allocation Recommendations - March 27, 1975 - Copies of report from chair- 'man of the Room Tax Allocation Committee together with minutes of the March 27 meeting were previously distributed to Council members. 1. Lane County Auditorium Association requested $50,000. Room Tax Committee tabled the request for further study. 2. Summer Festival of Music requested $6,000. Room Tax Committee recommended alloca- tion of $4,000. Royce Saltzman, represl'nting the Festival, expressed apprecia- tion for support in past years and was grateful for the $4,000 allocation at this time. However, he requested the Council to allocate at least to the level allocated last year - $5,000. He cited increased budgetary costs and expansion of the Festival itself as bases for the request. He felt the level of funding requested at this time was crucial to avoid discouraging voluntary support just now being received from the community, other organizations, and from the Oregon Arts Commission. He noted that this Festival provided the only cultural summer programs and concerts with the potential for attracting people who actually would be contributing to the hotel/motel room tax funds. - Councilman Haws asked for staff comment on the statement in the minutes that the funds the Room Tax Committee had to allocate this year were less than last year. Sherm Flogstad, finance director, explained that the Com- mittee met quarterly to recommend allocations unless the number of applica- tions received warranted meeting more often. lie said there was no way of knowing how many applications would be received during the year, if they could all be received at one time then the funds could be budgeted accord- ingly. Recurring applications were not of sufficient number to allow de- tailed budgeting. In response to Councilwoman Beal, he said total revenues during the year amounted to about $110,000. Councilman Keller asked if the Festival program would be adversely affected in view of availability of outside income if the appropriation from the city was less. Mr. Saltzman'said it would. Help from the private sector of the community had been enlisted to the fullest, he said, so that there was no anticipation of further funding there. He said the 1974 budget was a little more than $20,000; 1975, $27,700. Councilman Murray was'mpressed with the significant fund raising accomplished by this group, the city wasn't carrying the load alone. Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to increase the alloca- tion to $5,000. Motion carried unanimously, except that Mr. Bradley abstained. Corom 4/9/75 Approve e It was understood staff would prepare as a matter of informa- tion for the April 14 Council meeting a breakdown of room tax funds available for allocation. 3. International Arboretum Association requested $1,000. The Room Tax Com- mittee recommended allocation of $700. Barbara Newton, speaking for the Association, explained their program planned for the downtown mall in con- r1 .., 4/14/75 -25