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. people with low incomes should be exempted from any income tax that is e approved. Many other ways of financing the agenda, or part of it, were sug- gested. These included a gas tax, a county-wide port district, a transaction tax, a personal property tax, a local sales tax, a serial levy, user fees, a county-wide income tax, a utility tax, a restaurant tax, a municipally owned cable TV, a TV license fee, and parking fees. Mayor Obie asked someone from each table to report the main points in the discussion. Councilor Ehrman said people at her table thought the income tax should be voted on again in ten years. They also wondered if attendance at the meeting was broad enough to reflect the community. Councilor Miller reported that heople at his table talked about the end of the income tax, but they realized t at operating funds will be needed for the new proj ec ts . They also discussed a low-income shelter. Councilor Bascom reported a discussion about an exemption for people with low incomes and a TV tax. Councilor Schue reported a consensus favoring a three quarters of one percent income tax with no exemptions. Cathy Freedman reported a discussion of a community fund-raising effort for the library expansion and swimming pool and a port district designation "for the airport. People at Councilor Holmer's table were concerned about the operating costs of the Eugene Agenda projects. Councilor Holmer told them the operating costs have been estimated. People at Councilor Wooten's table did not think a local e income tax will pass. They suggested the agenda projects should be presented separately on a ballot. They suggested an airport district be extended to other counties to finance the airport expansion. Some people wondered if a business and corporate income tax should be approved. People at Councilor Rutan's table thought the income tax should be dedicated to speci fi c projects and shoul d "sunset. II Mike Gleason said those at his table thought the projects are a good community investment and should be init- i a ted . They suggested an initial one half of one percent income tax which could be dropped to one quarter of one percent in ten years. Chris Andersen reported a consensus that user fees and other revenues the projects will gen- erate should be used. Bob Shelby said people at his table indicated that more public comment on the agenda is needed and agreed that many of the projects will affect communities other than Eugene. The people at Susan Brody's tabled discussed the "sunsetting" of the income tax. James Meeks said people at his table wondered how the City will tell people who work in the city and live outside it that their income will be taxed. Pat Decker said people discussed the fact that several agenda projects serve other communities and wondered if an income tax will be approved by the citizens. Elaine Stewart reported comments about the importance of projects that will create jobs and private investment in the community and an exclusion from the income tax for people with low incomes. Marge Beck reported comments about the importance of University of Oregon involvement in the Riverfront Research '. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 10, 1985 Page 3