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5. PUBLIC HEARING: <br /> An Ordinance Concerning Hazardous Substances User Fees; Amending Sections 3.692 and <br /> 3.694 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and Adding Section 3.695 to that Code <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor introduced Glen Potter from the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, <br />and asked him to briefly describe the proposed ordinance. <br /> <br />Mr. Potter said the proposed ordinance before the council would add certain types of businesses to those <br />that currently report and/or pay fees to the Eugene Toxics Right-to-Know Program. He stated he was <br />available to answer questions. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing and explained the public hearing procedures, noting that each <br />speaker would be limited to three minutes. <br /> <br />Roxie Cuellar, 2053 Laura Street, Springfield, represented the Lane County Home Builders Association. <br />Ms. Cuellar thanked Steve Johnson and David Monk of the Toxics Board for their willingness to work <br />with the association, adding they had been very considerate concerning the association's issues. She <br />stated that under the proposed ordinance, businesses that included painting, wall hanging and roofing <br />contractors would be added to the program. Her first concern was whether those contractors qualified <br />under the definition of hazardous substance users. Section 3.692 defined a hazardous substance user as a <br />business that operated a stationary facility, adding that the Charter defined a facility as all buildings, <br />equipment, structures, and other stationary items that were located and operated on a single site or on <br />contiguous or adjacent sites. Ms. Cuellar asserted that contractors operated nothing at a single site, but <br />rather worked at job sites in numerous locations, and questioned whether they met the definition of a <br />hazardous substance user under the Charter. She stated there were a number of unanswered questions <br />around the ordinance because the original Charter amendment dealt with manufacturers, whereas <br />contractors used finished materials. The ordinance did not address whether it applied to job sites the <br />contractor traveled to outside of the city. She noted no one she spoke with was willing to take a definitive <br />stand on the question. <br /> <br />Ms. Cuellar noted that the ordinance did not address whether a contractor had to include materials in the <br />reporting calculations that were purchased in Eugene but used on job sites outside of Eugene. Did the <br />contractor have to include materials in the reporting calculations that were purchased and provided by the <br />homeowners and applied by the contractors? <br /> <br />Jim Dotson, 1668 Willamette Street, identified himself as a photofinisher. He stated that there was a <br />problem with how the Toxics Right-to-Know ordinance viewed photofinishing, adding that, in general, he <br />was very supportive of the measure and the right of people to know what was going on around them. He <br />said he had been advised by Mr. Potter that there was an exclusion in the proposed ordinance for one-hour <br />photofinishers. He asserted that although they used different equipment than those used by traditional <br />labs, the chemistry used in the processes was identical, and opined that excluding one-hour processers was <br />a misstep. <br /> <br />Lloyd Dolby, 3820 Monroe Street, identified himself as a small businessman who conducted contract <br />research for pharmaceutical companies, and made two materials for biomedical devices. The business <br />produced the ultraviolet light absorber used in the synthetic lens used in cataract lens replacement. He <br />stated that his business presently reported to the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 14, 2005 Page 11 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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