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-- Mr. Bradley wondered if the money that was allocated for the project can all be used for some highway improvement. Mr. Allen said the process would be to go back through L-COG structure and have it reallocated. The staff will have to persuade L-COG that the money should go to that project. He said the project could be cut in half, but it still would not solve the major problem and it would still be an overfunding from the City standpoint. Vote was taken on the motion which carried with all Councilors present voting aye, except Bradley and Haws voting no. VI. Non-Resident Membership on Boards and Commissions Memo of January 26, 1978, distributed. Manager said the memo outlined some courses of action Council could take. He said there were certain boards and commissions which are very difficult to staff with qualified residents who wish to serve, such as technical boards. He said what is more at issue was the question whether there are boards and commissions on which certain members have moved out of the City limits and whether or not Council should require them to resign within a reasonable time, as indicated in Alternative 2 of the memo. He said such action would take a Code amendment. e Sue Riemer, 1010 East 18th, and Laverne Edwards, 1260 President, both spoke in favor of Council setting residency in the Eugene city limits to be a requirement for membership on any board or commission of the City. Ms. Riemer requested the Council amend the Code so that upon loss of residency, a member's seat on a board or commission becomes vacant after two months. Ms. Edwards felt it possible to find qual ified applicants within a large city such as Eugene, and requested the issue be resolved quickly to provide the staff with guidelines. Mr. Lieuallen supported the notion because sometimes the boards or commissions have had a say in the spending of taxpayers' money. He noted the Civic Center Commission, in which specific invitations for membership had been addressed to Lane County and Springfield. However, he said Eugene was paying for the entire project out of room tax funds. He felt perhaps in future situations such as this the other jurisdictions be asked to contribute. Thus, he noted there may be situations in the future in which special exemptions would need to be made. Mr. Delay was supportive of Alternative 2 in the memo, and having it applied to the current commissions. He thought there were special committees and commissions, such as the Civic Center Commission, whereby an option should be available. Mr. Williams agreed the tax implication might be an important one to consider. However, he asked Council to also consider the fact that some members of boards and commissions may not live in the City, but do have businesses in Eugene, and therefore do pay taxes. He felt that Council should carefully look at the idea that because someone may move e 2/15/78--11 III