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7. Craftsmanship 1976 Eugene Oregon; $2,810 requested, $2,500 recommended Approve 8. Maude Kerns Art Center; $6,000 requested, $5,000 recommended Mr. Haws wondered whether funds should be allocated for construction. Approve '-". Mr. John F. Connor from the Center said that their remodeling project would fulfill the conditional use permit to build the addition to their building. Mr. Fairchild explained that, in the past, funds have been provided fryr construction if beneficial to the communi ty and if many people would be using the facilities. 9. Community Center for the Performing Arts; $10,000 requested, $5,000 recommended Approve 10. Women's Choral Society; $900 requested, $900 recommended Approve 11. University of Oregon-Conference on International Education; $3,000 requested, denial recommended Mr. Marshall Wattles, Vice Provost and Executive Secretary of Committee, explained that the University was invited to host a regional U.S. conference honoring the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Fulbright program. Because of the Bicentennial, they decided on a two-day conference involving the entire community. The committee is receiving cooperation from the UN "Association of Ore'gon as well as the Kathmandu Sister City Committee, and they. will bring in a distinguished reporter from the New York Times plus northwest media specialists. Mr. Wattles said they anticipate some 75 or 100 people will come to Eugene, many bringing families a,.s well. The conference is also , under the auspices of the International Education Institution, and four scholars will be living in Eugene homes for a short period of time - from Romania, West Germany, Afghanistan and Japan. The format for the conference, he said, will be a series of panels with discussion opened up to the entire assembly. They expect the events to be covered by National Public Radio. Ruth Carson, OUNA, explained the Mayors Comrnittee on International Cooperation is interested in t:he event:s as well as the OUNA, so it is not exclusively a University idea. The OUNA meeting will be held May 7, the same day as the appearance of Harrison Salisbury of the New York Times, and 100-150 people from around the state will be in attendance for that meeting. Approve $3,000 '-'e Both Mr. Fairchild and the Finance Director said the presentation today was much more complete than at time of consideration by the Allocation Committee and the facts presented now do make the application seem more appropriate under the guidelines recently adopted. Mr. Fairchild',added that judgments are made on how beneficial the programs will be ,to all citizens. Mr. Fairchild also noted that there are available funds should Council recommend reversal of the denial of the U of 0 request. To send that back to the Room Tax Committee would not be too desirable since the Colllflittee will not be meeting until after the first of June, he added. Mayor Anderson supports the U of 0 application but feels it is awkward for the Room Tax Committee to deliberate and then have a whole new set of facts come to the City Council. Recognizing the ti7lE element, however, he would support t:he request:. He does feel, though, that Council should take a look at the procedure of appeals because any appeal should be based on the original set of facts. Otherwise, he said, the work of the Room Tax Comrni ttee is for naught;;' -' tit 4/26/76 - 18 ~3~