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. . I '. - Council Member Claire said that decisions regarding the Fox Theatre should include the Civic Cultural Commission. City Manager Everett said that when the Fox Theater was last discussed, there was some mention of one or two Council Members meeting with some Commissioners to talk about the whole issue. He said some of the Civic Cultural Commissioners were upset that the Council put the money for the Fox Theater in their budget, but did not give them discretionary authority regarding its use. MEMO 6130/98 Mayor Howard suggested that the Council wait until the new appointments to the Commission were made before any decisions were discussed. She said that she and Council Member Ira could sit down with the newly constituted Commission to see if they would like to tackle this issue. She said if they choose not to, then she and Council Member Ira would do it. Superintendent Centeno said that Peninsula Center Stage (for Fox Theater) has a large grant request in front of the Commission right now, and asked if it was the Council's direction to have the Commission postpone a decision on the request from PCS. Superintendent Centeno explained the Commission's policy to hear all the grants at one time and then make all grants at one time, in July. - Council Member Claire said he would like this issue referred to the Cultural Commission and make it clear that if the Council did not fund the Fox Theater initially, it doesn't mean the Council would not fund it after a review of it with the Cultural Commission. Vice Mayor Ruskin said that the many Council Members had an interest in seeing "if we can strengthen the contract for the good of the City. My only concern is... whether what we are doing may seem precipitous, and could lead to some effect that we are not intending." In response to Council Member Hartnett's request for clarification on pulling the Fox Theater Funds, Council Member Ira referred to Page 149, and said he wasn't trying to take the funds away from the Civic Cultural Commission, but just provide an opportunity for Council to attach some strings to that grant. Council Member Hartnett said the FY 1998/98 Budget doesn't show a line item amount of $37,000 for the Fox Theater. He said the Commission had asked for direction regarding a grant to the Fox. Council Member Hartnett said that a previous Council had approved a grant for the Fox, and the same grant had been included in subsequent Budgets with the aim of benefiting the downtown. He said the - Commission's Budget would not be as large were it not for that grant, and in a sense, BUDGET STUDY SESSION MINUTE BOOK NO. 57 JUNE 29,1998 MINUTES Page No. 027 PAGE 23