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during that period of time. The Chamber felt it had to continue those services. They also felt the bidding procedures had lasted too ~ long. Regarding the tourists during the summer, he said there was no place for them to be serviced other than the Chamber so that service was also continued. Mr. Obie noted the dilemma the Council was in: If it refused to pay the claim, the Chamber could sue it; if it did pay the claim, there was the possibility of the Council being suied by parties unknown for the benefit of tax payers if the funds were used incorrectly. He then asked Mr. Hamilton if the Chamber would be willing to indemnify the City and Councilors, as well as take the responsibility for defending against any litigation. Mr. Hamilton replied he could not give an answer at this time but would have to seek direction from the Chamber Board of Directors. Mr. Haws felt it was obvious these services were so important to the community that someone would be providing them whether or not the City funded them. He was going to vote against payment of the claim. Mayor Keller said he did not support the idea of paying this amount. However, he reviewed the merits of the Chamber of Commerce in providing these services and recognized it as an on-going process. Historically the Council has been supportive of the Chamber, and would continue to be so in the future. Unfortunately, he felt the Council had only one alternative as it would be personnally liable if the payment were made. ~ Ms. Smith said she regretfully would oppose paying the bill. She again expressed support of the Chamber providing these services and the fine job they had done. She noted the poor communication problem, and was sorry the Chamber had not been aware of this situation during the freeze on funds. She felt it would be more detrimental in the long run for the Council to vote in favor of paying the bill because other agencies could be in the same position. However, she continued to support the very important work the Chamber is doing in this regard. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, that the claim of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce for payment of $20,453.28 for services from July I, 1977, through January 23, 1978, be denied. Motion carried uanimously. D. Consideration of Property Acquisition (Scobert)--Materials distributed Manager said the acquisition of property in the Blair neighborhood for a park was a Community Development project initiated through Whiteaker Community Council. This particular site was sought because it was determined to be the best available in the neighborhood. This is an area which has no park, but needs one. Council had acted on a resolution July 20, 1977, authorizing use of emminent domain July 20, 1977, and staff proceeded. Subsequently acquisition of the property was in the process of litigation and the City survey was determined to ~ 11/27/78--6 1~