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ce Foundation to assume costs of the Rehearsal Hall and the Green Room. (Alternate 1) and the Willamette Arcade (Alternate 2). They also recom- mend that interest income from the bonds be used to make up the difference between the estimated and actual costs. Most commission members feel use of this bond interest would be justified. Mr. Anderson referred to the motions passed on March 27, 1980, at the Civic Center Commission meeting and stated that Motion 3 would need to be restated, and that perhaps Ed Smith could explain in more detail, but that Motions 1, 2, and 3 would pertain to any action the councilors would be taking. He urged support of the project. ce Maurie Jacobs stated the Eugene Arts Foundation had a resolution they would like to have read into the record. liOn April 2, the following resolution was approved at an executive meeting in response to a request of the Civic Center Committee that the foundation fund Alternate 1, the Rehearsal Hall and Green Room, and Alternate 2, the Willamette Arcade, recognizing that if the options for roughing in the Rehearsal Hall, the Green Room, and the Willamette Arcade are not exercised at this time, the opportunity may be lost forever." Mr. Jacobs stated that this was a position paper, and that eight of the nine members indicated agreement. (The ninth member could not be contacted, but Mr. Jacobs felt approval would have been unanimous.) liThe Eugene Arts Foundation has establ ished a process for goal- and priority-setting by which an ad hoc committee of directors and trustees makes recommendations to the board of directors and trustees for action. However, because of the need for summary action on Phase III, in regard to Alternates 1 and 2, the board of directors waived the process. The Eugene Arts Foundation recognizes the need for and endorses Willamette Street Arcade, but is unable to commit funds to this project, since foundation directors do not believe construction was intended to extend to the street and sidewalks and feel that it would conflict with their efforts to secure and provide funding for performance facilities, equipment, and operating support for the Performing Arts Center and arts organizations. The arcade is the legitimate responsi- bility of the Eugene Renewal Agency and the foundation recommends that arcade funding be requested of that agency. The foundation pledges that, except for a prior commitment of $75,000 toward acquisition of art works for the Performing Arts Center, funding of the Rehearsal Hall and Green Room, not to exceed $336,900 for all phases, will be its first priority. This pledge, however, is not based on the total funds which may be raised by the foundation. Donors may wish to designate gifts to the foundation for other operating or endowment purposes." Mr. Obie stated that, if councilors would read Motion 3 that he had made at the Civic Center Commission meeting, the motion really has no impact on the commission's recommendation to go ahead or not. It dealt with the funding of that phase of the project. Motion 1 recommends approval of the contract as recommended by Mr. Anderson. Motion 3 deals with how that was to happen and, although well intended, was not well founded. Figures on av~ilable funding were not available at the time of r,e 4/2/80--11