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which managed the Oregon Country Fair, Saturday/Holiday Market, or the Active 20/30 service club. He recommended that nonprofit organizations provide food services, that school carnival operators provide entertainment, that the event be relocated to the Lane County Fairgrounds, and that the negative image of the downtown area be avoided. Bob Roundey, 476 East Broadway, said he believed bonds should be issued by the City to purchase land on which public events could be held. He expressed concern about vandalism in City parking lots, lack of investment in City infrastructure, and the "depression" engulfing the City. Martin Champion, 1430 Willamette Street #597, encouraged the council to act quickly on the recommendations of the External Review Advisory Committee so that its proposed city charter amendment would be able to be placed on the November 1998 general election ballot. At the same time, he urged councilors to thoroughly consider all of the issues involved in the recommendations of the committee. He said he had attended all of the meetings of the committee and was impressed at the unanimity reached by its wide diversity of members. ii. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes of December 1, 1997, Joint Meeting with Lane County Board of Commissioners; January 14, 1998, Lunch Work Session; and January 26, 1998, Dinner Work Session. B. Appointments to East Alton Baker Park Advisory Committee Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, to approve the City Council Consent Calendar for February 16, 1998. Mr. Fart requested that sentence 4 of paragraph 3 on page 2 of the minutes of the December 1, 1997, Joint Meeting withe the Lane County Board of Commissioners be changed, as follows: Mr. Fart believed that using the average County wage would ~ inadequately reflect an entry level position. Mayor Torrey determined there was no objection to the amendment proposed by Mr. Fart. The motion, as amended, was adopted unanimously, 8:0. iii. PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION CONCERNING CITY OF EUGENE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET NUMBER TWO City Manager Vicki Elmer reminded members that changes included in Supplemental Budget Number Two had been reviewed and recommended in Council Work Sessions. She said the action requested was formalization of previous decisions. Ms. Swanson Gribskov asked if Federal Emergency Management Agency or other grants had been investigated as a resource for capital expenditures involved in creation of a new 9-1-1 Call Minutes--Eugene City Council February 16, 1998 Page 2 7:30 p.m.