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Com 3/2/77 File Com 3/2/77 Approve Jane Van Boskirk, 318 West 20th, said that much of their plan- ning has had to take place in advance. She said their group has definitely enhanced the livability in Eugene as far as bringing in outside artists. .- Mr. Haws moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to accept the report of the Subcommittee and, specifically, the contents of the February 25 memo. On behalf of the Summer Festival, Mr. H. Royce Saltzman said their group will begin its eighth summer of bringing outstanding artists to Eugene from various parts of the United States. Most of their work is also done in advance, he said. Some bookings have to be made as much as one year in advance. He said that, since tentative approval was given the group in December, signing contracts is now going to pose a difficulty if approval is delayed. The ironic part of it is that this time they had planned to do a Portland concert and draw people to Eugene who would stay here and help the whole area of motel tax. Mayor Keller noted that the reason for the delay is that, as of January 1, the state has created a totally different process than what the city is accustomed to in signing contracts with agencies for services. There is a question, too, of legal pro- cesses involved. He said the Council is trying to handle the process as quickly as possible and hopes to have it well developed by July 1. Disposition of the funds is being held until that ~ is accomplished, and it could take place before July 1. ,., Mr. Bradley wondered about the possibility of having the Budget Committee consider the total dollar amount of allocations tenta- tively approved in December. Assistant Manager said that the difficulty is that, with public contracts, certain processes are mandated that cannot be corrected by a mere shifting of funds. The issue the Committee is trying to resolve is what the process will be. Manager added, too, that the Committee will first con- sider the applications which have already had tentative approval, but no commitments can be made as yet. Vote was taken on the motion, which carried unanimously. I. Meeting Time--Legislative Subcommittee and Room Tax Subcommittee-- Because Mayor Keller will be testifying on revenue sharing in Salem on March 10 at 4 p.m., the next Room Tax Subcommittee meet- ing will be held at noon on-March 10 and the Legislative Sub- committee meeting will be held at 2 p.m. the same day. II. Liquor License Applications A. Adjacent to 1602 Coburg Road--Skipper's Fish and Chips Chowder House (new restaurant) Safe Co Corporation--Duane Steinberg - 3/14/77 - 22 ~18