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"Ms. Taylor said that she had received a call from a constituent about an absentee landlord who rented to a large group of students in a neighborhood of single-family residences. The caller was concerned about the resultant increase in traffic and general activity which changed the character of the neighborhood. Ms. Taylor asked if it was possible to institute some sort of regulations for rental houses to protect neighborhoods." Councilor Kelly offered a correction to the minutes of October 11. He asked that the Urban Renewal Fund be mentioned specifically instead of being referred to as "that fund." Regarding the minutes of October 13, Mr. Rayor said the minutes did not reflect a motion he made to table the last agenda item. Mayor Torrey respectfully requested that the tape be listened to before dealing with Councilor Rayor's request. The minutes of the meeting of October 13 were pulled from the consent calendar until this task could be completed. The motion passed unanimously. II1. PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE ACTION: ORDINANCE PROVIDING FORAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL FIBER CONSORTIUM FOR THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF A FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Councilor Nathanson recommended that the city manager designate a representative to attend meetings. She said that the City Council had, in the past, reviewed and adopted a policy for telecommunications and had looked at a list of priority projects. She added that the City Council should receive regular reports, but she opined that, at this point, she did not see the need for councilor attendance. City Manager Jim Johnson agreed with Ms. Nathanson's analysis. Regarding the consortium ability to purchase and own real and personal property, Councilor Rayor wanted to know what the fiscal liability to the City would be. Mr. Johnson responded that any city dollars that were included in the acquisition of personal property would have to go through the City's budget process. Randy Kolb, Information Services Division Manager, noted that the agreement was structured so that the City would not take on any financial responsibilities without express approval. He also noted that should the City leave the consortium, there would be no financial responsibilities after that point. In response to a question by Councilor Nathanson regarding the benefits of participating in the consortium, Mr. Kolb responded that the City would have the benefit of taking part in the decisions that the consortium made that would affect areas and groups within the city limits such as School District 4J, Bethel School District, and the University of Oregon. In response to a question from Councilor Meisner regarding the cost of staff time for attending the meetings, Mr. Kolb said that the cost would be estimated at about $3,000 annually. MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 22, 1999 Page 3 7:30 p.m.