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Agenda control . The council decided to get input from executive managers before grouping the issues further or prioritizing them. There was a brief discussion about whether there was council consensus with regard to the tax. Several councilors expressed frustration at the suggestion of revisiting the issue. Mr. O'Connor observed that the council reached consensus on what it needed to talk about next and the tax was not on that list. Mayor Mill er sa i d he sensed that the counc il was not ready to move forward because of the tax. He said that councilors are willing to refer a tax because it is consistent with Eugene Decisions, but they are not willing to go out and campaign for it. Mr. Boles said that the council is in the implementation phase and so long as it keeps that in mind, it will move forward. He said the kinds of questions he hears around revenue sources will be addressed by whatever group is assigned to it. Ms. Ehrman reminded the council it had put off the discussion pending election results, and asked to hear from councilors-elect. Mr. Hornbuckle said he appreciated the council's work and respected the need to maintain the integrity of the package. However, ,he expr.esse( a l.~Ck of . support for a restaurant tax, describing it as a ,sales tax~-a ,re"gres'sive form of tax. Mr. Hornbuckle favors a personal income tax. "He expre~sed ~ willing- ness to work with the council in maintaining the integrity of the package, provided that integrity can be maintained'without there being a regressive tax in the new revenue. Ms. Nathanson said she would support whatever the council puts forth, although she is not convinced that all possible cuts have been made. She said the council must demonstrate that that has been done before there can be support for any revenue option. Ms. Nathanson noted that most people view a restau- rant tax as more of a luxury tax, so long as a restaurant is defined more along traditional lines. Mr. Gleason drew similarities between the budget process and Eugene Decisions, saying they are planning tools. He noted that the new council will need to affirm the process as a strategic plan, which has been completed. The implementation phase, he said, requires a different type of focus and expecta- tion, realizing that implementation may require more planning. He suggested the council move forward by forming work groups. Mayor Miller asked councilors Bascom, Boles, and MacDonald to flesh out the list of issues in the next week and suggest work group items for the council to process. At Ms. Ehrman's suggestion, councilors agreed to initial issues MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 9, 1992 Page 4 . 5:30 p.m.