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elf Fa~r~e i~a Car~tor~. leas c~v~r 7~d,~~(~ i.l'4 attendance, a€~d that Cart®n is similar in size ts~ ~or~th Bend. In response to a ~txestion from Ct~unci i~~Fe~nl:~er Dieter, l~lr. Vvalls stated ghat football players pay vvhiie their coaches receive co~npii~nentary admissions. lie adde€~ that the 1-iall of ~a~ne is cane of tl~e tap five € ~) spa~rts faeiliti.es in tl~e country. Co~jt~.cil Presi.der~t Reuse ~~oted that the Council, tl~e C`ityr Ad~r~inistratior~ anc~. Project Future all see the Football 1-lall of Fame as being an ecoa.~.o~rzic driver in the do~~°rstown and that if we all laolc at it from that paradigm that it ears be strc:n~~tl~c;ned. C~~uncil ?vle~nber Dieter inquired svhethe;r there has bec;n an ecana~nic study to show the econa~nic i~r~pact of the l,lall on the cite. mayor 1Jueclce stated that there has not bee~~ s€ich a study. Council Nle3nber Dieter noted t:t~at Eye and Council Presiden€. Reuse have discussed the .fact that they believe that the Play It Sn-art Pro~~~-a~n should 'be expanded to ire in all high schools. They see tl~e positive benefits of tl~e mer~taring prag~-a~n laia~g on at Clay. Nlr. malls stated that ~7$% of the students involv~;d with. the flay It ~~nart .Pragrarn ga on to eallege. Ecana~nics is the biggest probie~rd, noti~~g that a football pro~~ra~n only costs ~27,0(~t~ and the cornpre.hensive pragra casts ~~€~,C~C10 to h54,0~(3 each year. Council President Rouse stated that this is rrot a. €rtae-~r~ay street, that such programs would assist in ca~nl_~atin~; drL~gs, crinre and violence. Council Member Pfeiter suggested that a dust i-octl,~al1 pro~rar~~ ba ~:,on5idered i.r~ atl hi.ll~ schools. C~our~cil &'resident Rouse stated that he and Council ~lernber .Dieter sae the need for the mare can~prehensive p~•agra~n ird a.ll high schaals, not just the football pragra~n. Mr. Malls stated that he would prefer that the Clay pro~~z-a~n net be changed to a just football prograrra, and added that hope9irliy they could find a way to expand the pro~~rain to other schools. C.oune%1 Member l~uazello ~r€~ted that the ~ne;~nbers of the Ca~n~nittee include its Chairperson, Council Member Dieter wlto is co~n~~nitted doing his police duties; Vice-C`ha'irperson, Council Ii~ernber ~uspa, c~rho is recovering f~-o~.n recent sur~er~; C:caunci.€ ~fii~tr~ber Kirsits and. herself, along with. citizen. n~einber Charles A. Shock. Council Member 1'uzzello noted. tl7~tt il~c; meeting was called for receive; an update, from the City. t~d~ninistration o~~ the l~irecto~• of Cen#ury Centeriil~orrislPalais Royale and an update fro}n tl~c City Adrr~inistration on the College Football 1-ta11 afFame contract. In aesponse to a co~n~ner~t fi•o~~t Ccauncil :lE~e~°nl~e~• Puzzeilo, ~/[r. Mc~ahon stated that the C'ha~-nb~;r of Cointnerce could provide n~.~~nbcrs with. regard to the money generated downtown by the presence of the Fall. 3~'hRC 4'e,nv~zitiee Nl;~rch 27, 2(i06 -1'~re 2 of 3-