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5. 701 Planning Grant for 1975-76 - Copies of memo from the: plaml1:ng dcpartr.ent concerning planning grant frn this fiscal year were distr ibutud to Council members wi th agenda. The memo indicated funds to be recei vcd this year Comm would be at a reduced .leve.l of $36,000, matching funds raiSe' the total ~or 7/2/75_ the 1975-76 proqram to $54,000. Attached to the memo [,'ere program outlUJ25 . , h' . .. 1 1 . t f th ' t ..J 7 t' hI e plac1ng cmp aS1S on cont1nu Lng t 1e qua .1 y 0 c communI Y (,ev(~ 40pmen [vOrr:, effort gi ven to the housing assistance plan, and continuing thEt current commi t- ment to neighborhood refinement plans. An additional area of .importance this year, the memo continued, would be ini tiat.ion of work for the major 1990 Plan update. scheduled for 1977. GG. LCOG ~etropo1i tan Bikeway Master ~lan - C~pi~s were previously distributed to 7 /;~~ Councl1 members. It was not~d th.ls plan 1S 1n conforn~nce with the previously F'l adopted Eugene Master BikeI-lal) Plan. 1 e There were no comments or objections to the Metropo1.i tan Plan as submitted. HH. Proposed Code Revision re: Ambulance Services - Councilman Murray referred to a report of the Lane County Developmental Disabilities Committee regarding the need for revision of regulations governing ambulance services, particularly as Cornrn they apply to the transportation of the disabled and elderly. Dave Jordan, 7/9(75 public relations officer, said the question had been referred to the city Flle attorney's office and a recommendation would be brought to the Council probably at the end of July. II. Status Report, Westside Downtown Neighborhoods - Councilman Keller reported that Cornrn he and Councilwoman Shirey had met several times with the two downtown groups 7/9/75 as the result of petition to revoke the Westside Downtown Association charter. File They fel t progress was being made in settling the conflict, a final meeting It with the groups was scheduled, and it was expected a report would be brought to ~ the Council by the end of July. JJ. Smoke Signals - Mr. Keller moved seconded by Mr. Hamel to waive the no-smOking 'rule because of the anticipated lengthy meeting. Mrs. Beal moved for amendment to include a five-minute recess after luncheon C break. There was no second. 7/9~~ Deliberations were informal until the Chair rules a short recess would be taken File to accommodate the smokers. KK. Status Report, Women's Commission - Councilman Murray reported that although progress was being made in his ~nd Councilwoman Shirey's meetings with the Cornrn women's groups the July 14 deadline on consideration of creation of a Women's 7/9/75 Commission could not be met. He expected July 23 would be the earliest possible File time for discussion in committee session, early August for public hearing. Mr. Keller moved second by Mr. Williams that Items A through KK be approved, affirmed, and filed as noted except Item D (30th-Hilyard-Amazon widening - postponed until interim report received), and Item P (Goodpasture Island Gen~ral Plan amendment - hearing scheduled for August 25). Rollcall vote. All CounClI members present voting aye, except Councilman Hamel abstaining on Item I (1974-75 audit report), the motion carried. III - Items Not Previously Heard .~ A. Summer Youth Employment Program"",_ _ Dog Licensing (Summer Youth Employment Program) - Council authorization was re- quested for 14-day waiver of the late fee for licensing dogs. Copies of the , proposed program for an aggressive campaign to license all dogs in the communlty were previously distributed to Council members. Assistant Manager explained that because the number of dog licenses had dropped considerably from the previous 7/16/75 - 28 411~,