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-" I 1 '. '.- -. _. . _ . _ _. S.,!!..aJ1 Activities Update - Mrs. Shirey wondered J.f the Nall Activities Committee should meet again for the purpose of bringing a progress report back to Council. Parks Director said staff will be reviewing acti vi ties ,with the Mall Manager this month and will bring a report back to Council on results to date. T. Youth Rights Study Committee Status Report - Mr. Bradley requested an Update on appointment of a youth rights committee. Mayor Anderson said appointments are in the process of being confirmed. and Council will be advised when that is accomplished, hopefully before the end of the month. V.Shade Oaks Water Extension Issue - Mr. Bradley requested a status report on the Shade Oaks matter, to which Manager replied it is in court at this time. City Attorney advised that the Boundary Commission has asked for an extension to February 11 for their preparation ofa return to the Writ of Revieh' filed by the Ci ty. V. Welcome Mrs. Beal Back from Europe - Mayor Anderson welcomed back Mrs. Beal,' who has been absent from Council since December 10 because of a trip to Europe. W. County-Wide Library Service - Mr. Murray'reported-ittending a meeting, in Mrs. Beal's absence, on Saturday, January 9, regarding establish~ent of countywide library service. Tne primary feature of that meeting was a presentation by Mrs. Dalton, who has been hired by the County to study the feasibility of having such countywide service. Also in attendance, said Mr. Murray, were members of the Library Board as well as Librarian James Meeks. ", The basic proposal was to share existing City services on a countywide basis, accomplished through a tax, levied countywide, of 10 cents per $1000 valuation. Eugeneans currently pay 59 cents per $1000 valuation for Eugene library services. According to Mr. Murray, in return for shuring, the local government would hopefully receive back the 10 cents. per $1000 to be plugged back into the library facility. The central dec,ision-making body fora-new countywide system-tvould Tiiclu&? the chief- library representative of each jurisdiction. Mr. Murray's opinion was that the proposal is frauyht tvi th clangi.~rs for . the Ci ty of Eugene. On the cost question alone, Eugeneans would pay 69 cents per $1000 valuation and people in unincorporat;;d ilreClS '''ou_Ld pay only 10 cents but would receive the same services. There are also dangers in diffusion of control plus uncertainty as to whether the money will come back to benefit the Eugene service; also, is 10 cents per $1000 enough to provide the proposed service? Mr. Murray Would ask that Mr. Meeks and members of t~e library board be asked to attend a Committee-of-the-Whole meeting as soon as possible for the purpose of establishing a position on the matter. , Mrs. Beal noted she had attended an earlier discussion on the matter but 'was waiting to report back to Council pending some decision by the Library Board. She agreed wi th points raised by Mr. Murray, adding it is unfortunate to be one of the only areas in the state without countywide library service; however, the proposal under discussion does not seem at all advantageous to the city of Eugene. Mrs. Beal thought any Council action should await recommendation from the Library Board on whether to proceed. According to Manager, a written report is forthcoming on the proposal and he will talk to th.e Librarian regarding the timing of that: report. 1/26/76 - 26 52 Comm 1/14/76 File e Comm 1/14/76 File Comm 1/14/76 File Comm 1/14/76 File 1/1~~;: . File e