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.--- C. Mors,~ Park Acquisi tion - Jul y 9 melOC) distributed to Council earlier, explaining t:hat Nature Conservancy's option to acquire the ranch expires July 9 and they - have conditionally exercised the option pending Council action. Staff requests that park bond funds be used to make up the difference between the purchase price of $309,000 and funds already available which include donations and federal and stat.'! grants. The dIOC)unt requested for approval is $15,600. Mayor. Anderson commented that he hoped Council would approve; he feels the city Corom could regard the investment as a real bargain. 7/14/76 Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Murray to approve expenditure of $l5,600. Approve Mr. llamel commented he feels there are other areas within the city's park properties whern needs should be met first. Vote was taken on the motion which carried, all council members present voting aye except Mr. Hamel voting no. A spt!cial council session will be held in the Council Chambers at 1: 30 "today" to oj~ficially authorize manager to proceed with acquisition, contingent upon final approval of BOR. D. Tram:ient Room Tax Allocations Report of June 23 Room Tax Committee distributed to Council. 1. !~ugene Symphony Association. $25,000 requested; $5,000 recommended. )\n Association representative noted that most of the income comes from the ticket sales. He cited some additional statistics and noted that, without e <'I solid backing, the Association could run into serious trouble. They would like to come back in September for consideration of additional funding. 2. !:ugene Junior Symphony. $3,500 requested; denial recorrrnended. l~vid Mortimore of the Junior Symphony said it is one of the oldest youth ,'rganizations in town, dependent entirely on donations. The money is plugged l,ack to the st uden ts for lessons, expenses, etc. Without adequate funding, they would be forced to raise memberships so that only the well-to-do could I'articipate. Mr. Mortimore added that this is the first year the Symphony has l'een denied funds by the Room Tax Committee. r-.rayor Anderson was concerned about assumptions by some that the room tax is a continuing subsidy. It was not designed for that purpose, he said, To come 1.ack to Council continuously is rather unfortunate and unfair to the real purpose, which is to foster and promote additional activities. 3. Lane Regional Arts Council. $3,550 requested; $2,000 recommended. Salina Roberts of the Arts Council said that this request is for seed money to organize. The funds are for promotional materials, etc. as well as partial 1'unding for a special project. }~s. Beal questioned whether the request would fall within the guidelines 1~eling it could be considered somewhat educational. Ms. Roberts l~sponded that the purpose is to increase the audience for arts in this community. e 4. Schola Cantorum. $1,500 requested; $750 reco~)nded. S. High School Forensics Tournament/Conference. $2,716 requested; $500 recommended 375 7/26/76 - 13 ._--~