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<br />Mr. Clark said it would be difficult to pass the measure and would be in favor of repealing the ordinance <br />and saving the voters the expense of an election. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka reiterated that it was not a new tax; it was a continuation of an existing tax. He preferred a <br />May election consistent with the City Manager’s recommendation. He said there were a wide range of gas <br />prices in the metropolitan area and the $0.02 tax probably had little impact on consumer choices. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor and Ms. Taylor indicated they would support the City Manager’s recommendation. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy pointed out that $17 million in gas tax revenue had gone to pothole repairs throughout the <br />community. Mr. Zelenka added that all gas tax revenue was dedicated by law to road repairs. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to adopt Resolution No. 4932, Calling a City <br />Election on May 20, 2008, for the Purpose of Referring to the Legal Electors of the City of <br />Eugene, if the Requisite Signatures Were Obtained on the Referendum Petition, Ordinance No. <br />20401 Amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. 20337, to Extend the Sunset of $0.02 per Gallon <br />of the Motor Vehicle Fuel Dealer’s Business License Tax Until February 28, 2011. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark moved to substitute a motion to repeal Ordinance No. 20401. The motion died for <br />lack of a second. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka pointed out that the sunset provision was extended instead of being repealed because the gas <br />station owners asked the City for the opportunity to work with the legislature to institute a statewide gas tax; <br />the City’s tax could be repealed if a statewide tax left the City whole. He said the gas tax was being <br />extended because there had not yet been a funding solution at the State level. <br /> <br /> The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to direct the preparation and distribution of a vot- <br />ers pamphlet for the May 20, 2008, Primary Election and authorize the expenditure of up to <br />$25,000 for the voters pamphlet. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman offered a friendly amendment to add language regarding the requisite number of <br />signatures. Mr. Pryor accepted the amendment. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to appoint Jennifer Solomon, Alan Zelenka and <br />Chris Pryor to the Voters’ Pamphlet Proponent Committee for the ballot measure on Ordinance <br />No. 20401, should the requisite number of signatures be verified. The motion passed unani- <br />mously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor left the meeting at 5:50 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />th <br />B. WORK SESSION: Neighborhood Infill/19 and Alder Proposal <br /> <br />Terri Harding of the Planning Division provided an overview of a development proposal for a seven-story, <br />th <br />52-unit apartment building at the corner of 19 Avenue and Alder Street. She said neighbors had expressed <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 10, 2008 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />