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. pennit, the appl icant shall have the right te appeal hi s deci sien to the e Council.1I He said that is a way fer achieving changes in the rules. He said that the Ceuncil may want to use a panel of the Council in such cases rather than the entire Council as it now states. Ms. Schue said she likes the ordinance the way it is. She feels that, if matters are reutine, the police will handle them. If it comes te the Council, it will prebably be enough .of a preblem to warrant full Council attention. Ms. Smith agreed with Ms Schue. Mayer Keller wendered if a subcommittee could be more timely in deal ingwith such preblems since they will prebably be at a crisis level at that point. Mr. Obie said he would be mere comfortable with the Mayer, President, and Vice President of the Council tackling these issues, rather than trying to get the whole Ceuncil tegether. Mr. Lieuallen said he didn't think such matters weuld arise en an emergency basis, but rather there weuld be time eneugh fer an appeal precess through nonnal channels. That would be his preference at this point. Chief Breeks said he did net have a preference on how this is handled. CB 2001--An .ordinance concerning parades; amending Sectiens 5.500, 5.505, and 5.520 .of the Eugene Code, 1979; and declarin9 an emergency was read by number and title only, there being ne Counciler present requesting that it be read in full. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, that the bill be read the second time by ceuncil bill number only, with unanimeus censent .of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Motien carried unanimeusly, and the bill was read the e secend time by council bill number only. Ms. Smith meved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vete. All Ceuncilers present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18511. VI. CRIME CONTROL WITHIN DOWNTOWN MALL AREA--ORAL STAFF REPORT Council has received a repert covering a 19-menth period prepared by Ceuncil Assistant Pat Lynch. It reflects a trend teward a slew increase in certain problems and incidents, but .one which is highly seasonal. Captain John Rutledge, Police Department, emphasized the repert which indi- cates that activity tends to be fairly miner with the one tragic exceptien being a homicide that recently toek place in that area. There is a slight increase in activity in the last 17 te 24 months and the Pel ice Department has respended to that situatien. Generally, he said, the increase is very sl ight and, in April, it dropped off quite dramatically. Four or five officers were placed in the mall as a result of the hemicide there. Since last Nevember, the Police Department has met with the Dewntown Businessmen's Asseciatien and mall security people, as well as the Downtown Development Beard. The tenor is that the mall is in the best condition ever. The .only exception they note is a preblem dealing with vandalism of public preperty and loitering. He noted that although seme behavior may not be acceptable te all, the Pelice are unable to de anything unless it is illegal. The e feeling is that the mall is getting bad press that it really does not deserve. 10/3/79--5 542..