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....::1,.. . fvlINUTES e Eugene City Council Dinner Meeting Treehouse Restaurant November 9, 1981 5:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Gus Keller, Councilors Bill Hamel, Emily Schue, Betty Smith, Mark Lindberg, Cynthia Wooten, Gretchen Miller, and Brian Obie; Jean Borland, Tom Moreland, Lane Economic Foundation; Doug Dinsmore and Roy Lieuallen, United Lane Forum; Micheal Gleason, City Manager; Dave Whitlow, Assistant City Manager; Pat Lynch, Council Administrator; Carol Baker, Community Relations Director; John Porter and Susan Smernoff, Planning Department staff; Clair Van Bloom, L-COG; Fred Webb, KUGN Radio; Glen Gibbons, Willamette Valley Observer; Susan Pack, Eugene Register-Guard; and Peggy Hough, League of Women Voters Economic Development Committee. r. PROPOSED NEW WARD BOUNDARIES Maps of the current ward boundaries and the proposed new boundaries were dis- e played for council review. Mr. Porter said the current ward populations varied from 10,000 to 18,000, which did not satisfy legal requirements. He sa i d ideally each ward would have a population of 13,200; however, a five percent deviation was allowed ranging from 12,543 to 13,863. Ms. Van Bloom explained the proposed boundaries. Mr. Porter said this was a preliminary draft and open to input from the council and the public. He said there should not be any problem meeting the one person/ one vote rule. The council discussed the proposed boundary changes and the need for a public hearing. Mr. Gleason said the council needed to consider several variables, which included residency, the five-percent deviation, the need to have boundaries reasonably consistent with neighborhood groups, and the linkages between adja- cent wards. City Manager was directed to provide the council with a time schedule for the process. II. INFORMATION ON LANE ECONOMIC FOUNDATION AND UNITED LANE FORUM Mr. Moreland said the Lane Economic Foundation was formed to provide a non- political vehicle to raise funds to do an economic audit for Lane County. He said the foundation was working in many areas, one of which was to present a e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 9, 1981 Page 1 "