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not do so. He related that he had produced several public service announcements for LCARA and had seen the pile of dead dogs and cats after routine euthanizations. He felt many of them could have been someone's pets. He said the ordinance would be a great first step in reuniting animals with their owners. Councilor Poling closed the public hearing. Councilor Ortiz thanked everyone for testifying. She was glad to support the ordinance. She fek animals in the City were underserved. She hoped more people would take advantage of licensing their dogs. Councilor Taylor said she loved her dog and would not consider having a dog that was not licensed. She related that some people were concerned that with access to more money animal control officers would do more patrolling and issue more tickets. She said her "big concern" was that animal control officers would drive around neighborhoods and this was not good for the environment and not a good use of money. Councilor Poling reiterated that the council was not prepared to take action until March 7. He asked if it would be possible to include language that would take five percent of the fee and place it into low-cost spay and neuter procedures. Ms. Pomes responded that the City operated the Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic and that Lane County applied five percent of its license fees and the City put two percent of its licensing revenues into low-income certificates for spay and neuter services. 6. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Motorized Transportation Devices and Motor Assisted Scooter Sales; Amending Sections 4.990, 5.010, and 5.990 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and Adding new Sections 4.979 and 5.160 to that Code Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4892, an ordinance concerning motorized transportation devices and motor assisted scooter sales. Councilor Kelly wished to know the current park rules and whether it was a problem for mobility-impaired people, for which there was a broad exemption in the rules governing bicycle paths, to travel through a park to get to the bike path using a motorized transportation device. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved to direct the City Manger to do a preliminary list of key transportation corridors that lack on-street bike lanes and thereby limit the mobility of motorized scooters. The list would be brought to the City Council with a rough scope of work, including rough dollar costs, to create such lanes. City Manager Taylor asked for clarification on what was meant by transportation corridors. Councilor Kelly replied that he used that terminology because that was the terminology he heard transportation planners use. He felt professionals who understood where people started out and tended to go would be able to conduct such an analysis. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 28, 2005 Page 11 Regular Session