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Mr. Lee said prevention was a "fuzzy" concept and there needed to be a theme that can clearly <br />be communicated to the public. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said she cannot imagine people voting for so much money. She agreed that too much <br />was spent on incarceration instead of prevention. <br /> <br />Ms. Swanson Gribskov said the next PSCC meeting was scheduled forApril 16 at 3 p.m. at the <br />Downtown Athletic Club. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey expressed appreciation and thanked all the councilors who have served on the <br />PSCC. He asked Mr. Fart to preside and left the meeting. <br /> <br /> iii. FINAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HULT <br /> CENTER OPERATIONS <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson reviewed the council's direction to the advisory committee and noted that staff <br />agrees with the committee's recommendations. <br /> <br />Committee Chair Gretchen Pierce provided the report, noting the Hult Center was unique among <br />supporting arts centers in the country. She explained that it did an astonishing amount, as it has <br />one of the largest venues with one of the smallest budgets. She reviewed the meeting packet <br />material and committee's recommendations, key among them was that the City maintain center <br />operations. Ms. Pierce said the report had been presented to Hult Center management and it <br />had been well-received. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart thanked Ms. Pierce for her report and noted that it followed the most successful show <br />ever presented at the center, Riverdance. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner complimented the committee's work and expressed surprise and support for the <br />findings and recommendations. <br /> <br />Mr. Tollenaar added his appreciation for the report and asked why the center had gone from five <br />to eight resident companies given resource constraints. Mr. Johnson explained that the City has <br />an administrative rule about how resident status is granted; if a group met the criteria, it was <br />simply given. He added that two months ago he asked for a one-year moratorium on granting <br />resident status to new companies. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson said it would be helpful to review the purpose for the multi-tiered formula for <br />rental rates. She regretted that budget constraints earlier limited community use of the center, <br />saying its use was linked to learning about and supporting it. She asked if Studio I would <br />compete with the convention and conference centers were it to be offered as a meeting room. <br />Mr. Johnson said it was primarily devoted to serving resident companies, adding that the difficulty <br />was that opening up that room opened up access to the rest of the building. He said the practice <br />may change if it was beneficial to do so. Ms. Nathanson suggested that seats on the <br />departmental advisory committee for the center go to someone who has chaired a board of one <br />of the museums in the area or the CEO (chief executive officer) of an organization such as <br />WISTEC (Willamette Institute of Science and Technology Education Center). <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 20, 1998 Page 3 <br />5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />