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e Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to refer the Northwest Revielv back to the Room Tax Allocation Committee for further consideration with the hope the Committee would take note of Council comment. Councilwoman Bea1 commented also that it seemed unfair when allocations were made to musical, artistic, and other types of cultural events and then deny funds to the "written word." She thought it appeared to be discriminating against authors and poets, artists whose accomplishments could not be touched or heard. Councilman Williams thought some consideration should be glven to where the publication would be enjoyed. He felt the question was properly raised if the proportionate number of people in Eugene subscribing was smaller than elsewhere and the bulk of the benefit went beyond the geographical area appropriate for expenditure of room tax funds. Councilman Haws noted that there was nothing in the guidelines for allocation of room tax funds with regard to "numbers." It is simply provided that the activity must be available for the benefit of Eugene citizens. If numbers were to be considered, he said, that should be written into the guidelines. In response to Councilman Keller, the Editor said that annual subscrip- tion rates were $6.00 for three issues, and that issues were available in bookstores, in libraries, and in other locations where it might be read. e Mayor Anderson said the fact that there was no one to explain the activity to the Room Tax Committee probably had a bearing on the deci- sion to deny the request. He preferred a motion that would refer the request back to the Commi ttee for discussion wi th representati ves of the publication and allow the Committee to make a recommendation based on that discussion. Councilman Murray changed his motion with Councilwoman Beal's concurrence to refer the request to the Room Tax Committee for recommendation after discussion with representatives of the Northwest Review. Motion carried unanimously, except that Councilman Bradley abstained. Comm 4/9/75 Approve 8. Mill Street Publishing cd. requested $1,800. Room Tax Committee recom- mended referral of the request to the city attorney at the request of the applicant for an opinion with regard to whether this publication was an entirely educational activity. 9. Oz Publications requested $800. Room Tax Committee declared the applicant ineligible because there was no indication whether it was a nonprofit organization and the publication had limited appeal. . 10. Oregon Bicentennial Mural Commission requested $8,000. Matching funds to allow construction of a building for a bicentennial mural w~re not available, and the pa.",ks Department requested use of this $8,000 to construct a building for the mural. The Room Tax Committee had re- ferred the question to the Council for decision. However, the Parks Department in the meantime withdrew the request. 4/14/75 - 27 \19