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Councilor Taylor moved to amend Section 1 of the Ordinance to add the following new Subsection (5) to Section 4.403: (5) None of the information provided under this section shall be used by the City for purposes of requiring a license to be obtained under Section 4.400 of the Eugene Code, 1971, or to take any other enforcement action requiring someone to give up ownership of dogs based solely on the number of dogs owned. The motion died for lack of a second. Roll call vote; the main motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy called for a five-minute break. 6. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Hazardous Substance User Fees; Amending Sections 3.692 and 3.694 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and Adding Section 3.695 to that Code Councilor Kelly asked the indulgence of the Council President so that he could offer a substitute motion. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved that the City Council request that the Toxics Board: 1) Study and send back to City Council a refined list of business categories for addition to the Toxics Right-to-Know Program. Such a study should include (but not be limited to) consideration of testimony at the February 14, 2005, hearing, consultation with potentially affected businesses, and inclusion of only those categories that contain some businesses that use more than 2,640 pounds of hazardous substances per year and thus would be reporting. 2) Provide to the City Council an estimate of impact on income and expenses of the Toxics Right-to-Know Program due to the refined list of business categories. 3) Explore opportunities to coordinate the reporting of the current Toxics Right-to- Know program and any expansion with other toxics reporting required by State and federal agencies. Councilor Kelly felt, after the testimony, that he was not prepared to ~vote up or down" the ordinance. He did not think the ordinance reduced the fee inequity enough to make that its main thrust. He supported taking a look at businesses that produce large amounts of hazardous substances but were not in the current program. He wished to be responsive to testimony and ask the Toxics Board to improve and vet the proposal. Councilor Bettman indicated her support for the motion. Councilor Bettman offered a friendly amendment that would include language that underscored the council's continued commitment to pursue legislative changes at the State level. Councilor Kelly accepted the friendly amendment. MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 7, 2005 Page 12 Regular Session