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emphasized the importance of the Hult Center' s resident companies and hoped they were not priced out of <br />their ability to use the center. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey solicited a second round of comments. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly noted the council's goal for accessible culture and thriving recreation, and hoped the council <br />kept that in mind during its service prioritization efforts. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly thanked the Cultural Services Department Advisory Committee for its hard work and also <br />expressed his appreciation for Hult Center's resident companies. He understood how much they did with <br />limited resources. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly also had an interest in greater connections between the University of Oregon and the City. He <br />noted that he lectured occasionally at the University and learned that many students never went down- <br />town. He thought downtown was a logical place for students to hang out. He thought there was a greater <br />opportunity for outreach to that community, and questioned who did that outreach. Mr. Kelly suggested <br />that the Cultural Services Division could coordinate that effort, which should also involve the Convention <br />and Visitors Association of Lane County (CVALCO) and downtown merchants and restaurateurs. He <br />thought there were tremendous opportunities to build upon. In response, Ms. Jones noted that the division <br />had formed a steering committee focused on that effort. The committee included representatives of the <br />University of Oregon, Lane Community College, and the Northwest Christian College, and the first <br />meeting was scheduled for May 16. She hoped the steering committee would help shape how communica- <br />tion and collaboration occurred and that the effort would bring more students to downtown, creating new <br />revenue-generating activities. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said the Parks Blocks Placemaking Committee had discussed the potential of programming live <br />music downtown, but Downtown Eugene, Inc. had no funding to coordinate those activities. He suggested <br />the Cultural Services Division take on that task. <br /> <br />B. EXECUTIVE SESSION <br /> <br />The Eugene City Council met in executive session in accordance with Oregon Revised Statute <br />192.660(1)(h). <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 12, 2004 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />