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Gary Long, manager pro tem, said staff had received the information and had . '" Corom responded to Commissioner Wood that there were no funds for that pos~t~on ~n , b d 6/11/75 the 1975-76 budget should ~t be approved by the voters. However, that u get . ... would be reconsidered if the funds outside the 6% limitation we~e not approved. F~le ,., He said a copy of the communication would be forwarded to Counc~lman Murray. S. Field Burning Legislation - Mayor Anderson announced that the field burning issue was in conference committee with action likely by both Senate and House Comm later today (June 11) or tomorrow morning. He asked those having close 6/11(75 association with Governor Straub to contact him and urge his veto should the F~le bill passed be anything short of what the Governor had a~ready supported. __ T. Regional Transportation Advisory Committee, proposed by the State Department of Transportation as a part of the planning process in developing a statewide transportation plan, was brought to the Council's attention. Local elected Corom and appointed officials are being asked to participate in the regional com- 6/11/75 mittees. Council members were asked to contact Mayor Anderson later if any- File one was interested in serving. V.Budget Election, June 17,1975 - Mayor Anderson commented on the Successful vote approving budget funds outside the 6% limitation at the June 17 election, the first time since 1968 a city budget was approved by the voters at the first Corom election. He thought perhaps people were beginning to realize government had 6/18/75 to live with inflation and the general economy also, or perhaps there was be- File ginning to be a general recognition of urban problems due to the focus of neigh- borhood groups. He expressed thanks and appreciation for the work of Beth Campbell who, he said, was the "general bell ringer" in the budget effort, and to Alice Rutter, the city's public relations officer. Assistant Manager added e his thanks and appreciation for the efforts of all those who worked on the budget. v. Joint Meeting, Planning Commdssion and Council, scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 23, 1975, at the King's Table, Oakway Mall, for discussion and policy decisions with regard to 30th and Hilyard and West Amazon Parkway projects. Copies of environmental impact statement on the 30th and Hilyard improvement ahd a summary of the West Amazon Parkway project to date were previously distributed / C~~ to Counci 1 members. 6 18 File In response to questioning from Rick Satre, 1230 ~erry Street, APt~~~o~s~~~~~~~ _ Mana er explained that both projects - 30th and H11yard, and ~est One of WOU1~ be discussed at the Counci~ committee-of-dthe-Wh?le s~s~~~~ ~~ ~~~: ~~;ther the ointsof discussion, he said, would be to eterm1ne w e testlmony taken in public hearing in view of public hearings already held. W. Request to review decision to improve 29th and Willamette int;ers~ction was rece~ved from Richard P. Gale, 3615 Glen Oak Drive, and copies were d~str~buted to Counc~l members with agenda. Mr. Gale presented his reasons for th~ request: I~ade~ate p~blic involvement, inadequate public notice of how th~ proJect wo~ld f~t w~th h other potential projects such as removal of concrete d~viders on W~llamette sout f bout 33rd and no description of the project published in the newspaper other ~a: the bid ~dvertisement. He said he realized the Council w~s under no l~gal obligation to seek an administrative hearing on the 29th and W~11amett~ p~o]ect, b~t he felt further action should be delayed until there was more publ~c ~nput to detennine the impact on the total South Eugene area. He thought there was a p~o- . . 1 d;n the process of Council authorization only 15 work~ng ~ cedural quest~on ~nvo ve .L . h . ., 'days prior to start of actual work. His real concern, he sa~d, was that c a~g~ng that intersection to permit two lanes of traffic flowing ~hrough w~uld rr:ake ~n- evitable the widening of Willamette farther south to its ~ntersect~onw~th Donald 6/23/75 - 27 :~C;1