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15. Eugene Society of the Archaeological Institute of America; $124 requested, A}>prove $124 recommended Hr. Haws wondered why the Archaeological Institute had been recommended for funding and not the International Education Conference. He fe~ t them t~ be comparable acti vi ties. Mr. Fairchild responded the Archaeolog~cal Inst~ tute application had been approved at an earlier time - this amount was merely for an additional expense not anticipated earlier. e .- - - ----- "_ Corom Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Keller to allocate funds as recommended except 4/21/76 that $3,000 be allocated for the U of 0 Conference on International Education. Approve , Motion carried unanimously. L. -planning -Commlssloii7ippcjintment - Mr. Keller felt that the vacancy on the Planning Commission should be advertised for two weeks, with a definite deadline set. Mr. Hurray reminded Council that the Citizen Interest Forms already on file in the Manager's office should also be'reviewed for candidates, and Mrs. Bea1 commented that those persons wi th a form on file who did not indicate Planning Commission as a top preference perhaps should complete another application. Corom 4/14/76 Affirm It was understood the vacancy would be advertised for two weeks, deadline set at 5 p.m. Monday, April 26. /istorlc Rev,[ewBoard Recommendations re: Financial Assistance Requests M. "Report was transmitted to Council April 7. Manager noted the Board has suggested that, if the total of all funds requested is greater than the available money, the funds available di vided by the total of funds requested and those approved will be based on the percentage of the request of each to the total requested. Manager expressed reservations with that formula because of its inflexibility. It seems that circumstances might dictate that some project may need immediate substantial repairs, and there should be some element to provide for that. -- Bill Sugaya, Planning, noted that the ordinance states Council is to establish the amount, not to be exceeded by any application for a single year. That was the reason for the $5,000 recommendation, he said. in addition, the Board considered what would happen if the total requests exceeded the amount of funds available. For that reason they suggested the formula be used to determine ona percentage- basis how much of each request woUld be allocated durinii" tha't year. . He- added that the Board held discussion On the possibility of financial assistance being needed during the year for work on a structure. In thinking about it further, staff feels a clause should be inserted that would give special consideration in those cases. The review board does consider each request and decides on the request's own meri ts if the entire amount should be allocated, he added. Glenn Mason, Historic Review Board, expressed the sentiment of the Board that the nrmey allocated each year is not an outright guarantee but to give the owner some incentive rather than to subsidize the total rehabilitation. Mayor Anderson wondered why a policy of proration was necessary, Mr. Sugaya responding it seemed that,if only a certain amount was available during the, year and tbe requests totaled more, it might be a way to more fairly deal with each request. ,.J . 4/26/76 -:- 20 ~3~ :e..