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. Goals, that of improving the downtown area. He said he felt it very appropriate and extremely important for a City Council member to sit on the Committee. Mr. Lieuallen ex- pressed an interest in serving on the Committee. Mr. Bradley then asked about whether the appointments should be made by Councilor Mayor. Mayor Keller said the letter requested an appointment and he would take the names of Council persons who were interested and proceed. He indicated to Mr. Bradley that if he had a problem with the appointment process he should call and they would talk it over. Mr. Haws then expressed his concern about the discrepancy in appointments between Council and Mayor. He felt this was an issue which was going to have to be discussed and get cleared up to reach some agreement on how it's going to be done. He reiterated his preference for Council appointments and felt it should be set on an agenda for a discussion item. Mr. Delay concurred with Mr. Haw's statement. H. Tree Bids on West University--~1ayor Keller indicated he had re- ceived a letter regarding the original contracts and bid bonds beinq requested, asking whether it was a City policy or an HUD policy. He requested that staff report back to the Council on this matter. A f fi rm e I. Time Limit Set--Mayor noted that because of the length of the aqenda for "today'sll meeting the following time limits would be set: Item V, 5 mi nutes; Item V I, 3 mi nutes; Item V II, 10 minutes; and Item VIII, 15 minutes. File J. Contribution to Morse Ranch Board--Mr. Rex Bonney, representa- tive of Sheetmetal Workers Local No. 332, reported that he had been working for two years with the local labor unions and had File raised over $600 to contribute to the Morse Ranch Board for re- habilitation purposes. He stated that Senator Wayne Morse was one of the best friends of labor and he had hoped that more money would be raised in the future. Ms. Dorothy Leeper, President of the Morse Ranch Board, thanked Mr. Bonney for the generous gift. Mayor Keller noted that this is the largest Qift any group has yet given to the Morse Ranch. K. Room Tax Committee Report--Manager indicated that at the meetinQ held February 17, it was decided to request freezing the third- and fourth-quarter allocations for the room tax fund and the expanded Subcommittee would process the second Quarter request for allocations. He said the third- and fourth-quarter funds would be combined with the allocations for the 1977-78 year and those allocations would be made shortly after July 1. '.e \11 2/28/77 --35