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-- Page 3 Session 868, Minutes June 19, 1967 City Manager. Councilman Lieberman said he would like to request that if the Council adopts this supporting Resolution, that it not only be presented to the National League of Cities but to Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, who is interested in the same subject and to Representative Thomas Curtis who is acting toward the tax and money situations for municipalities, and that the attached data also be transmitted. Councilman Epstein added that she thinks it should also be sent to the two Senators. Upon vote, the motion unanimously carried. A copy of the Resolution is attached hereto and made a part of the record. SPRING FESTIVAL: Mayor Kaufman observed that Mr. Laurent Torno, Jr. is now present, and he said the Council may return to consideration of agenda item number 2. City Manager Henry stated that a fine report was received at the last meeting of the Council in connection with activities of the Spring Festival, and Mr. Laurent Torno, Jr. who was the Spring Festival Chairman, has requested permission to appear this evening to discuss the recent festival and proposals for future festivals. He said Mr. Torno was unable to be in attendance last week and he believes this would be an extension of that discussion. Councilman Woods had presented the report to the Council. Upon invitation of the Mayor, Mr. Torno came fo~,~ard. He said he began taking part in the Festival program much later than many other citizens and he is sure they realize how much of the personal resources of many, very capable, members of the community were harnessed. He said there were two reasons for this: one, the willingness of individuals to devote their time and efforts and the second is due to action which the City took, namely, authorizing a member of the City staff to serve the function of coordinating this and doing a tremendous job. He had reference to Mrs. Judith Miller, and said from his conversations with her he doesn't believe it would be feasible to expect her to do this again next year. Mr. Torno said he believes very strongly that it will be possible to do an im- measurably better job next year if plans begin now, and in order to do this, it is going to be necessary to have some individual or some office which can give the program some continuity and a degree of organization during the year. He talked about the success of the House~Tour. He ex- pressed the view that the quality of what was done was extremely high. Mr. Torno said that in behalf of the Festival Committee, he would like to ask the City to include a certain amount in the budget so the City can provide a staff person whose function it will be, for a certain period of time, to give organization to this community effort. The Mayor asked Mr. Torno whether the committee had reviewed the possibil- ity of a certain sum being set aside - what did they have in mind - and Mr. Torno answered that they did not, but he would say whatever is re- quired to pay the salary of someone on a full time basis for three or four months. In addition to that, he continued, they would like to ask that it be the City policy for Hrs. Miller, or someone on that staff, to spend a certain, much smaller portion of their time, on this activity. Councilman Bamburg asked Mr. Torno whether there was anyone who was a