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0 . M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL June 29, 1977 Adjourned meeting from June 27, 1977 of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller at 11 :45 a.m. on June 29, 1977, at the King1s Table, Oakway Mall, with the following Council members present: Eric Haws, Tom Williams, D. W. Hamel, Jack Delay, Scott Lieu- allen, Brian Obie, and Betty Smith. Ray Bradley was absent. I. Items from Mayor and Council A. League of Oregon Cities--Mayor Keller announced the selection of Steve Bauer as the Executive Director for League of Oregon Cities. B. City BUdget--Mayor Keller made a few remarks regarding the defeated budget election June 28, saying he felt perhaps there had not been enough hard work to get the budget passed. He noted his intentions of working hard to get the next one passed. C. Budget Committee Meeting--Manager announced the Budget Committee would meet Thursday, June 30, 7:30 p.m., in the McNutt Room. It e was necessary to submit the new levy to the County no later than Friday, July 1, because of the 35-day deadline requirement prior to the next election on August 9. He said staff would be meeting Thursday to consider possible changes in the budget. Also, he hoped to receive information from Salem regarding additional state aid to cities. D. Flood Insurance Study--Manager said staff had met with HUD repre- sentatives this morning to review the program for flood insurance. The program study will be underway for perhaps a year, with the purpose of developing an accurate map of the flood plains in Lane County, and to firmly establish flood insurance rates for various areas. The insurance rates would be highly subsidized by the Federal government. Staff will later bring to Council a proposed ordinance to officially establish the flood plain and terms of insurance. Manager said there were 108 policyholders in the city with about $3 million of insurance under the program, saying it would be important to a number of property owners. E. Community School Coordinating Committee--Manager said there was a vacancy for one of two at-large position~ one City position and one school. In the past, City Council has approved an appoint- ment. Mayor Keller requested Councilors and other staff to submit names either to City Manager or to Mayor. Manager noted perhaps an amendment should be made in the ordinance to specify the process e of appointment to this committee. 6/29/77--1 52~