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the care of Hendricks Park as a member of the Parks Maintenance crew who is "doing a great deal with the limited resources he has available." In 1987, Hendricks Park will be the site of the National Convention of the American Rhododendron Society. ACTION: Drapela said that staff were fully supportive of the Hendricks Park improvement plan and referred to a handout entitled "Federal Revenue Sharing Capital Projects Deauthorized" dated 9/9/85 in which $442,000 worth of pro- posed capital projects have been "unplugged." In light of the funding elimi- nation, Drapela said we can only hope for a means of identifying dollars to put the Hendricks plan (and others) into effect. Wylie noted that Roberts had asked for support for the Eugene chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. 3. SWIM INTERNATIONAL (Dan Tripps /Dick Morgan) PRESENTATION: Tripps noted his swimming /coaching experiences and his commit - tment to mold Eugene into a focal point to train swimmers from developing countries who may not have the facilities /coaching /economics to become world class swimmers as they might otherwise. The program involves the exchange of international swimmers who attend school, train and compete for the purpose of swimming excellence, global cooperation and developing a language base that can be shared in their country upon returning. Working out of a small office in Eugene now called "Sport International ", Tripps said his long range goal is to "develop a situation where coaches and athletes will come to Eugene in a year -long experience, live with host fami- lies, and return to their countries with greater experience." Four key areas arise which require cooperation: 1. Working with the public school system to greatly reduce or eliminate the tuition and evenly distribute the swimmers across the district, 2. Working with the University of Oregon and successful passing score on the standard TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), 3. Working with the community at large; host families, support, and the Willamette World Affairs Council, and 4. Developing available facilities to make Eugene the Destination Point it can be to draw world class swimming competitions as well as a con - cept to host world sport. The exchange program which Tripps initiated a year ago will be officially announced in the November issue of "Swimming World" magazine which should spark a great deal of interest and response in the exchange program. Tripps said that cooperation amongst agency providers (Willamalane, River Road, Eugene Parks & Recreation, etc.) had met with "territorial" resistance. A major need of the Eugene area if it is to attract high -level competition in swimming is the construction of a 10 -lane, 50 meter pool. Saying that "dreams and Eugene go hand in hand ", Tripps said he currently had six international and 14 Eugene -area students involved in the program with an ultimate goal of 40 -60 participants. DISCUSSION: Schue noted that replacing Jefferson Pool with a pool designed to serve the needs of the area rather than the neighborhood would be a step forward and was very supportive of Tripps efforts saying "You've made my day!" Kernutt questioned the logistics involved in waiving the School District's tuition for those involved in the program and Tripps said negotiations con- tinued for the roughly $2,900 figure required for each participant. Haniuk asked how the swimmers were selected to participate. Tripps said their par- ticipation in the program was based on their potential to represent their country on an international basis. He sited the example of a current partic-