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D. Cable TV Commission progress--Mr. Bradley requested Mr. Williams Comm to provide a status report on progress of final negotiations of File the Cable TV Commission and whether the Council will be able to 1/5/77. '- participate in those final ne gotiations. Mr. Williams commented that a draft of the franchise had been completed and sent to Teleprompter about ~wo weeks ago, requesting that it be a basis for negotiations. Teleprompter's representative will be in Eugene January 6th to meet with staff and the Commission. Mr. Williams commented that there is no specific time set for com- pletion of the negotiations. A negotiation team will include Mr. Long, City Attorney's office, and representatives from each of the three Hearings were held several months ago and the Commission will hold a public hearing later before final negotiations are completed, at which time anyone can testify. Mr. Bradley asked why this approach was used and why the Council was not making the final decision. Mr. Williams commented that final approval_will be made by each of the three governing bodies. Too, the format being followed_was origi- nally approved by the Council. Mr. Bradley then asked if the negotiations would allow some public TV time to which Mr. Williams replied that a channel -for public purposes is planned. Also, citizens can show home programs on that channel by paying the cost of showing those programs. E. Affirmative Action Report Format--Memo of January 3, 1977, has been distributed to Council explaining that a meeting will be held at noon on January 14 to develop the format for the -next affirmative ~ __ action report. Staff, along_with representatives from Council and .., the Human Rights commissions, _will participate. Comm It was understood that Mr. Williams and Mrs. Smith would Affirm serve as Council representatives. 1/5/77 F. Legislative Committee Appointments--Mayor Keller announced Comm appointment of Mr. Williams, Mr. Haws, and Mr. Obie to serve Affirm on the committee screening issues to go before the State 1/5/77 Legislature. G. Scheduling of Interviews of Applicants for Council-appointed Boards and Commissions. Co rom Applicants are to be intervi~wed for vacancies on the Minority, Affirm Handicapped, Aging, and Wome~'s commissions and the HCnC. 1/5/77 It _was agreed that intervi~ws_will be held Wednesday, January 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the McNutt Room. Mr. Haws reported. the time change to 5:15 p.m. H. Report on Logging Problems in South Hills--Report has been distri- buted and Council has toured the area. Ed Smith, Parks Director, reported that this logging operation is the first one legally per- mitted since the inception of the tree-cutting ordinance. He also mentioned that it was being very closely monitored by his staff; ~ '- the permit had been issued in May, 1975. He indicated that the ,- developer, George Zellner, had agreed to remove no more than 35 percent of the fir trees located on the property. In monitoring ~~ 1/10/77 - 18