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. e e s M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Council Chamber April 8, 1981 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gretchen Miller, Betty Smith, Mark Lindberg, D. W. Hamel, Cynthia Wooten, Eric Haws, and Emily Schue. ABSENT: Councilor Brian Obie and Mayor Gus Keller. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by Her Honor Acting Mayor Gretchen Miller. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Scheduling of Meetings Councilor Hamel requested that staff organize the councilors' meetings so that several meetings were not scheduled at the same time. Mr. Gleason stated that staff would respond to this concern. B. Potential Hazardous Wastes Councilor Wooten was concerned about the prior landfill on Bloomberg Road that existed before the City of Eugene made application to the Department of Environ- mental Quality for its use. There is a possible danger since that site was included in a report from EPA to the 96th Congress. It has been cited as one of 30,000 hazardous waste dump sites in the country. Perhaps water testing and soil testing are in order to determine if there is leaching into the subsurface well water of nearby residents. Mr. Whitlow clarified that this is not the site where they are currently depositing gravel but rather a lower site--the old County landfill. He said he had instructed the Parks & Recreation Department to have the area tested as soon as possible, either by Lane County or by DEQ. If this does not work, they will take other avenues to get the problem solved as soon as possible. C. Report on Potential Acquisition of Lincoln School Ms. Wooten requested that a report be given on the potential acquisition of Lincoln School by the City of Eugene. MINUTES--Eugene City CounciJ~_ April 8, 1981 Page 1