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noted that if the problem of site for the Celebration was insurmountable and it was required to be located at the Lane County Fairgrounds, sponsorship by downtown merchants would be lost and it would change the nature of the event. He said he would vote against the motion, because he believed a too large financial contribution to the Celebration would be required. Ms. Taylor said she would like to hear what the leaders of the Celebration Planning Committee would like the council to do. Ms. Goddard said she believed members of the committee would prefer that the council either "cut loose" the celebration or provide a financial commitment to its continuation. Mr. Meisner said that he would like to see the Celebration become self-supporting because he did not believe it was possible to provide it a continuing subsidy. In response to questions from Mr. Farr, Mr. Johnson explained that carry-over funds from the 1997 Eugene Celebration had already been used for staff and program expenses since the event. He reviewed estimated start-up costs required for a 1998 Celebration. Mayor Torrey asked if it would be possible for the Celebration Planning Committee to identify a specific amount which would be required to plan a 1998 Celebration. Ms. Taylor moved to amend the motion by adding the words "and to guarantee funding for the 1998 Eugene Celebration in the amount of $78,OOO." Mayor Torrey determined there was no councilor willing to second the motion of Ms. Taylor and declared that it was not under consideration. Mr. Laue said he was not convinced that the motion under consideration was any different from a decision which was made in 1997. He said he believed the Steering Committee should be directed to propose a specific amount of support it would need for 1998. Mr. Laue moved, seconded by Mr. Farr, that further consideration of the motion be postponed until the City Council meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on February 23, 1998. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8:0. V. WORK SESSION: REVISIONS TO TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE Mayor Torrey determined that there was consensus to indefinitely postpone its work session on a revised draft of the Tree Preservation Code. Ms. Elmer stated that re-scheduling of the work session would not likely be possible until sometime in the spring of 1998 because of heavy council meeting agenda commitments. VI. WORK SESSION: PROPOSED CITY MANAGER EVALUATION PROCESS Minutes--Eugene City Council February 16, 1998 Page 7 7:30 p.m.