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".'- r ..~. " ^ _ Mrs. Beal won~ered when appointments would be made this year; she will be gone the month of December. It was pointed out that , since recr-ui tfT/€nt^ ^would ^ . take up the ^ month of December,' appointments would not logic~ny occur^ until .. January. \ Vote was taken on the motion which carried unanimously. O. Oregon Trail Council (Boy Scouts) - Room^ Tax Allocation Request^ ^ ($ 20,212.20 Requested - $15,000 Recommended by Room Tax Co~ttee) -City Attorney's September 29 memo, letter of September 15 from the Oregon T!ai1^ Council, Status of Room Tax Balances, and October 21 memo from Parks Director^have all been distributed to Council). Mr. Art Steele, Oregon Trail Council, reminded Council' t~ttherequest had been tabled at anear1.ier Committee meeting pending review by theCity^Attorney. He discussed promotion of the use of their equipment by various groups. Personal contacts have been made with representatives of the^GirlScouts, Campfire Girls, 4-H and the Y.M.C.A. Each has shown great interest in having canoeing equipment available for their use. Mr. Steele added that the total number of Persons served in Lane County by the agencies he mentioned, including the Boy Scouts, is $31,078. Interest has also been expressed, he went on to say, by the Parks Department in having access to more canoeing equipment. It would seem possible that City use of Boy Scout equipment could be implemented. Parks Director Ed Smith explained that the Bicentennial Mural comndttee had received room tax funds to construct a permanent building within which a mural would be constructed. That building was to be constructed on park land and ~ would become the property of the Parks Department to use. The Parks Department ^ since then has undertaken to construct this facility^ as a boathouse,^because __ the Bicentennial Mural Committee s~bsequentl!l retracted their^proposal and returned room tax funds to the City for the boathouse project. The Parks Department is currently attempting to satisfactorily complete the project, which would 'be at a fraction of the cost the Oregon Trail Council now seeks for such a facility. Mr. Smith suggests that the Parks De~rtment be allowed to finish their facility with room tax fuodsand supply it with canoes before consideration is given any other outside group. In answer to Mrs. Shirey, Mr. Smith felt that sharing of equipment by the Oregon Trail Council would be difficult to accomplish because of tiying.^to schedule times between many different organizations. He cannot see that kind of joint' use. It would seem to Mrs. Beal that it would make more sense to have the room tax allocation commi ttee instruct the city to "buy more canoes for the use of the general public". It would insure better care and equitable distribution. Mrs. Beal m?ved seconded by Mr. Murray to rellDve from^the table and Comm deny the request of the Oregon Trail Council.l0/22/75 Approve Mayor Anderson ^commented that, though his record stands behind t~~ Boy Scouts, he would have to agree that the way the proposal is structured the pUblic would not have immediate access to the equipment. Vote was taken on the motion which carried unanimousl!i' \ . , . P. Application for License as ^ Motor Vehicle wrecke'r, 'or Salvage Pool Operator _, Comm ~ Trans Pac Equipment, Inc. dba Gunderson Wh1te Trucks, Inc.. ~^ 2200 West 6th 10/22/75 ., Approve ^,^, Mr. Murray; llDved seconded by HI. Keller to, approve the license. Motion carded unanimously. ^ ^ ^ 10/27/75 - 17 ,$Sbrt .