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Councilor Kelly thanked Mr. Farley for "summarizing very well" the "sad decision" of the council in terms of the stormwater program. He noted, however, that the issue provided direction to staff to develop the FY05 budget. He suggested this would allow time to develop a constituency as tenacious and devoted as the cattery supporters to raise those issues to the Budget Committee and, then, the Council. Councilor Kelly stated, in regard to Mr. Vishanoff's comments, that urban renewal did not have anything to do with potential areas of technology that may locate in an urban renewal district. He commented that such an entity could more easily locate in an I-1 or 1-2 zone. He noted, in response to a specific reference to his alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), that it had refused for decades to do any classified research as a matter of principle. Councilor Pap6 asked staff to determine how many other communities provide support for LCARA. He opined that, although Eugene is approximately 40 percent of the county's population, perhaps the County should provide this service for Eugene as it does for other communities in the county. Councilor Pap6 concurred with Councilors Bettman and Kelly regarding Mr. Brown's comments. He asked staff to provide information regarding whether there had been any parades or public protests in which the parade fee had been waived or not charged and how much this had cost the City. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - September 22, 2003, Work Session - September 22, 2003, City Council Meeting - September 24, 2003, Work Session - October 8, 2003, Work Session - October 13, 2003, Work Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Approval of HOME Investment Partnerships Program Funding for Low-Income Housing Projects D. Resolution 4779 Authorizing the Transfer of Funds from the Reserve For Encum- brances to Departments and to Non-Departmental Accounts Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. Councilor Bettman stated that she submitted corrections to the minutes via e-mail. Mayor Torrey, noting no objections to the minutes corrections, deemed them approved. Councilor Kelly said he had submitted corrections to the minutes via e-mail and requested that Item D be pulled for further discussion. Mayor Torrey stated that, without objections, the corrections to the minutes were approved. Councilor Meisner also had submitted a correction to the minutes. Mayor Torrey deemed the correction, MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 27, 2003 Page 4 Regular Meeting