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Mr. Pap~ reiterated his previous concerns, asking if Eugene was the "court of last resort for funding" and if the program would happen if Eugene did not fund it. Mr. Lee said that the sponsors were seeking funds from a variety of sources. He identified the Lane Arts Council and Very Little Theater as partners in the effort. The motion passed, 7:1; Mr. Pap~ voting no. 4. Sustainable Business Symposium Ms. Nathanson moved, seconded by Mr. Fart, to authorize the expenditure of $5,000 from the contingency fund to bring business, environmental, social, academic, and civic communities together to work toward a sustainable future. Mr. Meisner noted the council's previous concerns about requests that could be perceived as retroactive; in this case, given the quarterly contingency fund cycle the application was turned in on time, but the symposium occurred three days past. He supported the request because of its relationship to the council's goal to sustainable community growth and change. He said that education was an essential component of sustainability, and the symposium was a means to reach many people without much cost. Mr. Fart indicated support for the request. He agreed that the benefit to the City was greater than the cost. Mr. Lee suggested that it was beneficial any time the council could help the community define "sustainable." The motion passed, 8:0. The council agreed to schedule a process session on November 24, 1999, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. C.Work Session: Consideration of an Ordinance to Recover Costs Associated with Loud or Unruly Gatherings Requiring Frequent and Significant Police Response Eugene Police Chief Jim Hill provided an overview of the proposed ordinance. He emphasized the draft nature of the ordinance. He said that the impetus for the ordinance was a series of police responses to large gatherings, particularly in the University of Oregon area. Chief Hill said that there were other issues facing the police on Friday and Saturday nights that staff would like to discuss in the context of the ordinance, mostly dealing with bars. He said that the focus of the ordinance was on how the costs of the police response to large gatherings were born. Chief Hill said that currently, the public pays the cost of responding to large gatherings. He asked the council to discuss whether that was appropriate; should the costs be borne by tenants or, at some point, should landlords be required to bear those costs? Chief Hill reported on police staffing levels for Friday and Saturday nights, saying that typically the department had 15 patrols cars to cover the entire community. In addition, the department had an additional nine officers, six being paid overtime and three assigned to the campus, to work the west University area. MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 10, 1999 Page 5 5:30 p.m.