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.,. Mr. Bradley wondered about the possibility of using Public Works Employment Act grant rraney for the arlCDry. Assistant Manger said that, in the case of the arIIr)ry, there would not be adequate time to draw up the necessary plans. e Mr. Murra.y fel t that any action now rests wi tb the county. ...-- He felt too that some hard structural facts would have to be presented to make it worthwhile to pursue since it appears the arItr)ry is beyond repair. Armory Report - Mr. Murray called attention to the fact that, at the September 29 COrnnUttee meeting, he had mentioned receiving a report from a qualified individual that it was too late to save the armory. Mr. Murray had assumed that to mean "structurally" too late but is now informed that the individual meant "politically" too late. Also, Mr. Murray has now Comm received statistics from an architect which indicate that the cost of armory rehabilitation would be in the neighborhood of $600,000 to $650,000, 10/6/76 or about $15 per square foot. File Mr. Bradley wondered about the City's acquiring the property for future space needs. Assistant Manager pointed out that there are advantages to having all ci ty staff located in one .place and that there is capability of adding onto Ci ty Hall in the form of a tower. Parking is the most pressL-.g civic center need, he said. CC. Absences ~ Manager and Assistant Manager - Assistant Manager noted that both he Comm and the City Manager would be out of town Thursday, September 30. Finance 10/29/76 Director will be in charge. File DO. WhiteakerCornrnunity Council Letter re: Massage Parlors - Mr. Murray noted e receipt of the Whiteaker neighborhood letter distributed to all council members. He would like a staff report on concerns raised. Manager reported ~ some staff proposals had been investigated during earlier enforcement efforts Comm but the ma.tter had been dormant for several months. 10/6/76 File EE. ICMA Conference Report - Manager reported on sessions which he attended at the ICMA conference in Toronto September 25-28. He said that the panel most pertinent to Eugene was one entitled, "Wha t Next - Fi ve- Year Projections" , headed by two forecasters. Some of the forecasts mentioned were: a near zero population growth in the next five years, with an upswing after that; a labor shortage in the next five years due to decreased population growth; Comm continued nugrations to the west, south and coastal areas. Manager said 10/6/7'6 other projections were that auto ownership has almost reached per capita File saturation - due to cost of autos, not gas prices. It was pointed out too that women .in the work force are aggravating the problem of the need for automobiles. That situation is also keeping retail centers open on Sundays. Manager related the projection that zoning and planning effectiveness would decrease, that there would be less intensive fire and police services and an increase in neighborhood emphasis as well as attempts at megalopolis planning. The crime rates are projected to increase until about the middle 1980s but decline after that because of the tapering off of the number of young people. The housing shortages are projected to continue, with a trend toward more pre-fabs and mobile homes. The Manager said he was told that Oregon's no-growth advertisements probably did more to attract people than any other single thing. He said that, even though unemployment is high here, there is e a building boom and it could be due to people coming here from large cities - where single-family housing is scarce and high cost. 10/11/76 - 24 4~~