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Replying to another question from Mr. Miller, Mr. Gleason said no one knows how much it would cost to shut down the Trojan plant but those costs would have e to be paid by EWEB customers. He said the bonded indebtedness pledged against the City of Eugene and BPA is now paid out of the electricity sold from the Trojan plant. If the plant is shut down, that indebtedness probably will be apportioned among the plant owners and Eugene owns about 30 percent of it. He said, in addition, a thermal plant will have to be fired up to replace the electricity produced by the Trojan p 1 ant now. Consequently, passage of Measure 14 will be expensive for Eugene residents. Mr. Gleason said passage of Measure 51, which prohibits nuclear weapon production in Eugene, would require an organization to administer its provisions and the organization probably would require a staff. He did not know how much the organization and staff would cost. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Field said there is a nation-wide concern about the disposal of nuclear wastes but she knew of no specific concerns about the Trojan plant. Respondi ng to Ms. Bascom's question, Mr. Rutan sa i d the measure is a convenient way to close the Trojan plant because of a current political concern. He said there are no permanently licensed disposal sites. Ms. Lynch said the Trojan plant has its second temporary permit. E. Potential Impacts of Measure 9 Ms. Field said the worst case senario if Measure 9 passes would be a revenue e reduction of $20 million for Eugene or a loss of 43 percent of the City's operating revenues if the voters do not override the property tax limitation and if the current State allocation is retained. She presented examples of what the reduction might mean to the City. She emphasized that the examples were not a specific plan. Ms. Field said the City probably would have to operate with about 325 fewer employees if Measure 9 passes. She di scussed poss i bl e percentages of reduction, possible reductions in staff, and reductions in services for each department if Measure 9 passes. She said the Police, Fire, and Emergency Services probably would be reduced by 20 percent or 79 employees. Municipal Court probably woul d lose about 50 percent or about 10 employees. The Development Department would be reduced 77 percent or 19 employees. The Parks and Recreation Department would be reduced 67 percent or 70 employees. The Eugene Library would be reduced 93 percent or 42 employees and probably would have to close. The Hult Center probably would have to be closed. The Pl anni ng Department would be reduced 44 percent or 7 employees. The Pub 1 i c Works Department would be reduced 45 percent or 42 employees. The City Manager's office would be reduced 55 percent or six employees. The Administrative Services Department would be reduced 48 percent or 44 employees. Answering a question from Mr. Miller, Mr. Mounts said the City would lose about $21 to $22 million in revenue if all the tax limitation measures pass. Mr. Gleason said passage of the measures would result in confusion because the City cannot plan and because the measures will be challenged in the courts. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session September 22, 1986 Page 4