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Councilman Murray agre~d that the project was worthy of funding and said he would like t~ l;nd s~pport to projects where there was citizen initiative and input. Yet he e dIdn t thInk the request fit the guidelines of the charter amendment recognizing how "gray and murky" guidelines set out in that amendment were. ' Vote was taken on the motion to allocate the funds as requested. Motion def~ated on tie v~te - Council members Keller, Williams, Hamel, and Shirey votIng aye; CouncIl members Murray, Beal, Bradley, and Haws voting no. 6. Chamber Music Concert Series Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Hamel to approve the request for ' Comm $2,000. Motion carried unanimously. 9/17/75 Approve 7. Eugene Symphony Associat.ion Mrs. Bea1 moved seconded by Mr. Keller approval of $15,000 as Comm recommended by the committee. 9/17/75 Approve Mr. Mike Kramer, general manager, expressed appreciation for the recommendation, noting.it makes possible a full-time manager to coordinate activities for a very fine symphony. Vote was taken on the motion which carried unanimously. 8. Junior Symphony Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Keller approval of $3500 as recommended Comm e by the committee. 9/17/75 Approve Aljce Dugan expressed appreciation for the continued support. The orchestra of 100 and junior strings program of 50 is a real attraction to families coming to Eugene. Vote was taken on the motion which carried unanimously. 9. Emerald Empire Square Dance Clubs Comm Mr. Keller moved seconded by Mr. Hamel to deny the request. 9/17/75 Ap[.'rove Mr. Nat Dicianna appealed to Council to reverse the committee's decision. He believes the square dance clubs meet all criteria except the requirement that there are other sources of funds. "If we could have raised the money some other way," he said, "we would not be here." There are clubs in all areas of town, and they do contr.ibute to the room tax every year since many out-of-towners come to the city to square dance. Larry Lauderdale explained that he is chairman of their winter festival which will be a part of the Bicentennial celebration. It will be a cultural event and they have raised $300 which could be used. Mr. Bradley wondered if funds could be approved to match each dollar raised by the group up to the limit of the request. Finance Director thought that - would be possible and that since staff felt the group qualified otherwise they should really consider raising some of the money. City Attorney felt that kind of approach tends to appear to be a grant process in which the city cannot engage, as contrasted to a contract for service 520 9/22/75 - 9