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next April. If Council gives no new instructions, City Attorney will proceed' as previously authorized by Council, which will mean to pursue. e It was understood that the legal merits of the case would be submitted in writing by confidential memo to the Council, then an executive session called if felt necessary. v. Planning Commission Decision Re: YMCA - Mr. Haws was concerned about seeming procedural confusion at the Planning Commission meeting which approved construction of tennis courts on the YMCA property at 21st and Patterson, particularly as it involved the participation of the neighborhood. group. Manager noted that the neighborhood group had declined to be heard at that meeting. . Mr. Haws wondered if citizens would have any recourse to the Council should they want to take any action. He said he was not questioning the decision but rather the procedure. -- .__._-- . Comm Planner Jim Saul said that the Planning Commission decision is final. The lC/13/76 next recourse would be at the court level. File Mr. Bradley raised a question on the procedural difference between rezonings and conditional use permits. Mr. Saul responded that the present code governing rezonings was written under ORS statutes prior to 1975. Council tl'dS had to take final action if a change of zone was to be approved. Altho~gh that requirement no longer exists under the new 1975 legislation, the c~ty code was not changed, so zone change recommendations still do come to the Council for final action. The hearings official ordinance adopted in e 1973 involved conditional use permits only, and the Planning Commission and Council, when the 1975 legislation became effective, decided conditional use permit appeals should be heard by the Commission only. W. Zoning Board of Appeals Vacancy - Eleanor Mulder has resigned her term Comm ending 1-1-79 due to appointment to the ERA Board, so Council suggestions 10/13/76 for a replacement are sought. File X, Proposed Electrical Substation - South Eugene - Manager noted that staff is working with EWEB On locating the proposed substation so as not to create a visual problem in the south hills area. Mrs. Shirey wondered if the substation was to serve existing or future Comm development. 10/13/76 File Mr. Ken Rinard, EWEB, responded that the new sub-station was planned to serve projected loads only, on the north side of the ridgeline. He added too that routing fr.om the power source on the south side of the ridgeline to the site is being discussed with property owners. He feels that all concerns are being addressed at this time. Y. City Council/Budget Committee 1977-78 Budget Process October 11 memo has been distributed to Council outlining last year's schedule. The "Phoenix Plan" was used last year in which budget committee members sat in on departmental budget reviews with the Manager's office. e Mr. Murray felt that last year's process was an improvement but still somewhat fragmented. He would favor consideration of a more in-depth approach. He also wondered if there was some way to get the public involved earlier in the process to provide some general awareness of the city's obligations and problems. . 5c18 10/25/76 - 23