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Roll call vote; Item B passed unanimously. Councilor Bettman wanted to postpone action on Item D, Exemption of Alton Baker Park Hours, until the City could determine the event could be safely managed at the site in question. She had monitored the event when it was held in her neighborhood and believed it had impacts that she thought could be more safely monitored in an urban setting, such as parking and personal fireworks use. Councilor Bettman questioned how the area to be cleaned up would be defined. She thought the fire hazard would be extreme because of the dry grass, and the parking issue compounded by the number of people using the park and the fact the park could not be reached by all sides by emergency vehicles. Councilor Kelly said if economics were the primary motivation, he hoped the organization would go back to the fairgrounds. He was also concerned about the potential of fire because of the park setting, adding he was more concerned about unsupervised personal use of fireworks than about the organized fireworks. He noted that the Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department had only heard about the proposal last week and had no further time to investigate the situation. He suggested that representatives of the Active 20-30 representatives attempt to meet with the co-chairs of the East Alton Baker Park Citizen Planning Committee to discuss the committee's concerns. Councilor Kelly was also concerned about the impact of the event on the heels of the heavily attended Arts in the Vineyard event and asked for feedback on that issue from Parks staff. He also asked if alcohol would be served at the fireworks event. Councilor Nathanson noted her concern about spectator use of fireworks and personal safety. She had attended the fireworks event when held at Autzen Stadium and the fairgrounds and had been frightened at the stadium by the amount of fireworks going off around her. The same problem did not appear to occur at the fairgrounds. She questioned whether the Active 20-30 Club could monitor the personal use of fireworks and requested feedback from the City Manager on that topic. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, to table Item D. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Councilor Nathanson said she hoped the council could respond quickly to the organization's request. Speaking to Item E, Councilor Nathanson acknowledged the name change as another step in implementing neighborhood redesign. She complemented staff and the participants in the neighborhood program. Roll call vote; Item E passed unanimously, 6:0. 5. ACTION: APPROVAL OF 2001-2002 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR FEDERAL COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMS Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to approve the One-Year Action Plans for use of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program Funds. Councilor Nathanson noted Springfield's use of its HOME funding as compared to Eugene's, and clarified that while there was no line item allocation for services related to home ownership or housing counseling, the MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 9, 2001 Page 6 Regular Meeting