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The following amendments were made to the resolution: Finding 5 on page 1 e after the phrase "Development Assistance and Information Center, and many other basic," add "public safety." Add Finding 9 which reads, liThe City has a responsibility to its citizens to provide basic services. These services include: public safety; social services; parks and recreation; library, maintenance of streets, public buildings, and other municipal properties; and the provision of sanitary sewers. Ballot Measure 2 will curtail to a substantial degree the ability of the City to provide these services." Add Finding 10, which reads: "10 Adoption of Ballot Measure 2 will provoke expensive and unproductive litigation. The process set out in the measure for adoption of new tax measures is uncertain and ambiguous.1I (Members voted on adoption of these amendments at the end of the meeting.) Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to adopt the resolution as amended. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously; 7:0. IV. RESOLUTION RELATING TO HISTORIC STREET TREES (memorandum distributed) Res. No. 3881--A resolution of the Eugene City Council expres- sing its opposition to a proposed City Charter amendment relating to historic street trees. Mr. Gleason introduced the resolution, which came at the request of the council and was based on the deliberation of the council previously. e Ms. Wooten said it was inappropriate for the council to go on record regarding this particular ballot measure because in the past there has been no precedent for the council to take positions on particular ballot measures aside from those directly affecting the financial capacity of the City. The resolution is not appropriate. A simple statement of preference would have sufficed. The findings are conjecture and speculation. Ms. Wooten cited proposed finding 3 and said the people objecting to the widening of 6th/7th were not one in the same with those supporting the ballot measure. In proposed finding 4, Ms. Wooten said it is not sure construction would be affected by passage of the ballot measure. She stated that proposed finding 5 was specu- lative as well. She continued by noting that proposed finding 6 on automatic delays was not appropriate. The measure only allows people to vote. The process will not impede progress. Ms. Bascom opposed the measure. There is a problem working with the State Department of Transportation. This measure is another indication that Eugene likes to put special hurdles in the way of completing projects. The pUblic.s concern for trees could better be expressed in a tree commission which Ms. Bascom along with the Council planned to establish. Ms. Bascom urged support for the resolution and for the concept of a tree commission that would be temporary in its charge. Mr. Holmer suggested that in the future they should do a better job of educ- ating the voters. A possible way to do that would be by printing a City voters pamphlet. Ms. Wooten added that the State puts out a voters pamphlet - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 26, 1984 Page 3