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<br />- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />M I NUT E S <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />April 2, 1980 <br /> <br />This meeting of the Eugene City Council was called to order at 11:45 a.m. <br />by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller with the following councilors present: Betty <br />Smith, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, Eric Haws, Jack Delay, D. W. Hamel, Gretchen <br />Miller, and Emily Schue. <br /> <br />I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS <br /> <br />A. Ms. Schue suggested that staff be asked to prepare a set of possible <br />rules on how to handle requests for public input on non-public hearing <br />items during Wednesday meetings. She suggested this could take the <br />form of a non-debatable motion. <br /> <br />Mayor Keller said he agreed and would instruct staff to bring a report <br />back in one or two weeks. <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />Potential Food Stamp Curtailment <br /> <br />Mr. lieuallen stated he had distributed copies of a memo dated April <br />1, 1980, received from legal Aid regarding a national food stamp <br />cutoff. He suggested that a letter be sent to the congressional del- <br />egation and the President to urge that they take action in the near <br />future so that food stamps will not be cut off from people in lane <br />County. He stated this program allocation is approximately $1.2 <br />million monthly in food stamp benefits to lane County residents. Due <br />to the national economic situation, the number of eligible participants <br />has increased dramatically. He stated that more than 14,000 lane <br />County households, including 17,000 children and at least 5,400 <br />elderly and disabled people living on fixed incomes would be affected. <br />Unless Congress takes immediate action, there will be a total cutoff <br />of this program in June. Additionally, this would have a tremendous <br />"ripple effect" in the food industry in lane County. He asked the <br />council to support requesting staff to send a copy of the memo plus <br />a letter to support quick congressional action on this matter. <br />Consensus was to send the letter. <br /> <br />C. <br /> <br />Parades Ordinance and Administrative Rules <br /> <br />Mr. lieuallen stated he would like a status report from staff on the <br />proposed administrative rules for the parades ordinance and would like <br />to see this placed on an agenda in the near future. He said he would <br />also like to consider an alternative proposal on these rules that he <br />has received at that meeting. <br /> <br />4/2/80--1 <br />