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Mayor Torrey determined that there was no objection to the suggestion of Ms. Nathanson and declared that the minutes under consideration were amended as requested. Ms. Taylor requested that sentence 2 of paragraph 3 on page 8 of the minutes of the October 5, 1998, Council Dinner Work Session be changed, as follows: She said she would also like opportunities to mee~wi~ question executive staff ,, ,~, v,~,,~~'-'~,,~'~, ,'~",, *'',v ~,'~"~ ,A,~,~,,v,,,, during those meetings about problems of constituents. Mayor Torrey determined that there was no objection to the suggestion of Ms. Taylor and declared that the minutes under consideration were amended as requested. Ms. Taylor requested that Item B of the Consent Calendar be considered as a separate item. Mayor Torrey said that her request would be honored. Mr. Meisner requested that sentence 2 of paragraph 7 on page 1 on the minutes of the October 5, 1998, Council Dinner Work Session be changed, as follows: He said he did not believe such duplication was always inappropriate, but that he was interested in seeing a report of its occurrence and how cooperation between the tw~gencJes City and other public and private agencies was fostered. Mayor Torrey determined that there was no objection to the suggestion of Mr. Meisner and declared that the minutes under consideration were amended as requested. The motion to approve Item A of the Consent Calendar, as amended, was adopted unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Torrey stated that adoption of Item B of the Consent Calendar had been moved in the original motion and that consideration of it had been separated at the request of Ms. Taylor. Ms. Taylor stated that she was opposed to the City providing any kind of tax waiver for any purpose and that she had asked that the resolution approving a Iow-income rental housing property tax exemption for property located at 38th and Hilyard be considered separately to allow her to vote in opposition. Mr. Lee said he believed the issue raised by Ms. Taylor concerned a comprehensive policy question and asked if she had objections about the specific tax exemption proposed. Ms. Taylor replied that she had concerns about the proposal, but that the state of taxes and how the City gets its revenue encouraged her to oppose all tax waivers. She suggested that if the council wanted to "give money" to those who would reside in the housing to be created, it should be decided independently, rather than given through a tax waiver. Mr. Lee replied that if the world were a perfect place, a tax structure fair to everyone could be created. He said he believed the proposed tax waiver was a way to provide equity in the community. Mr. Meisner said he supported council discussion of property tax waivers, but that he favored the policy of supporting development of Iow-income housing through the proposed waiver. He said the waiver was a quid pro quo subsidy of the rent of residents in the development. MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 23, 1998 Page 3 7:30 p.m.