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air, water, soil, and environment of the community as mandated by this law, calling the law <br />innovative and unique. He asserted the law had been successful in serving the interests of <br />Eugenians and that it was the first and best Right-To-Know law in the nation. He opposed holding <br />another ballot on the law, calling it an unnecessary financial burden on the public. <br /> <br />Mr. Jordan-Cascade alleged that Councilors Nathanson and Meisner had received a rating often <br />percent on the Oregon League of Conservation Voters scorecard for their votes. He exhorted the <br />council to let the record show by their votes whether they were on the side of public health. <br /> <br />Ruth Wilday, 3120 Coraly Avenue, noted that she resided in a heavily industrialized area. She <br />lauded the Toxics Right-To-Know Website, calling it an ~amazing" resource. She felt the Toxics <br />Right-To-Know law was a wonderful law. She recommended basing fees on a straight per capita or <br />per gallon amount. She opined there was no way to realistically assess the damage to humans <br />caused by a spill. She voiced her support for the continued use of fees paid by businesses to <br />support the program. <br /> <br />Ms. Wilday registered her opposition to the State cap on fees to larger businesses. <br /> <br />Jim Gibson, 3350 South Lambert, said he was a local business man and participant in the program. <br />He called the program flawed in that it discriminated in that it only charged businesses with ten or <br />more employees and a Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code of 2,000 to 3,000. He asserted <br />that many businesses took raw materials and transformed them into something else, but did not <br />have the SIC rating, and that many businesses used disproportionately large amounts of chemicals, <br />but did not have ten or more employees. <br /> <br />Mr. Gibson stressed that his business manufactured stormwater pollution protection devices that <br />were installed in the catch basins in parking lots. He related that his business was on the cutting <br />edge of filtration devices and that he worked with both the Cities of Eugene and Springfield and <br />others. He commented that he was environmentally concerned. He noted that businesses pay a <br />hazardous substance fee and were governed by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) <br />and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He felt this level of regulation to be adequate. <br />He opined that the Toxics Right-To-Know fee was a '~double whammy." <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 23, 2004 Page 2 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />