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rt62 L IT IS THERErOR THE RECOMMENDATION O~ THIS COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL ORDER THE PREPARATION or A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO. PROVIDE rOR A' ONE-HALr or ONE PER CENT CITY RETAIL SALES TAX AS AN or~SET TO MILLAGE LEVIES ON PROPERTY AND THAT THE MEASURE BE SUBMITTED TO .THE VOTERS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. 1~ w~s BROUGHT OUT THAT ~HIS WOULD Ar~ORb AMPLE TIME TO CONrER WITH THE BUSINESS PEOPLE AND' INTERESTED PARTIES IN AN ENDEAVOR TO' ARRIVE AT THE BEST SITUATION TO ALLEVIATE OUR INC~EA8)NG OVERALL TAX STRUCTURE." "THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AT ITS MEETING ON APRIL 19, 1950 CONSIDERED THE SUBJECT or THE COST or SERVICE REGULATION AND CONTROL or CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED WITHIN THE CITY AND THE L'CEN~E REVENUE RECEIVED FROM SUtH ~CTIVITIES AND HEREBY MAKES THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONSt THAT PERTINENT ORDINANCES BE AMENDED TO ErFECT THE rOLLOWINGt I. INCREASE THE T08ACCOLICENSE FROM '1.00 PER YEAR TO 810.00 PER YEAR AND MAKE LICENSE APPLICABLE TO OWNERS OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN WHICH TOBACCO VENDING MACHINES ARE LOCATED. 2. INCREASE CARD TABLE LICENSES rROM 810.00 FOR 1ST TABLE AND 85~00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL TO 835.00 FOR FIRST TABLE AND 825.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL TABLE. 3. INCREASE LICENSE ON AMUSEMENT DEVICES FROM 81.00 PER MONTH PER MACHINE TO 85.00 PER MONTH PER MACHINE. I 4. INCREASE LICENSES f'OR GARBAGE HAULERS FROM 'IOO~OO PER FIRM PER YEAR TO 8150.00' PE~ TRUCK PER YEAR AND REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION rOR CONSIDERATION AND ISSUANCE or rURTHER LICENSES FOR GARBAGE HAULERS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT or A COMMERCIAL RATE SCHEDULE FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THESE REVISIONS WILL PRODUCE 810,000.00 ADDITIONAL REVENUE'PER YEAR WHICH WILL MORE NEARLY O~FSET THE COST OF REGULATION AND CONTROL of THESE ACTIVITIES. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED TMAT THE'~IRE CO~TRACTS OUTSIDE OF THE FITYLiMIT. BE RAiSED TO THE MAXIMUM AS OUTLINED UNDER THE STATE LAWS WHICH IS EITHE~ 6'~ILLS ~~ tI50~OO.~' '"IT IS ALSO REQUESTED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTME~T THATt -i:> . . . I. THE COMMON COUNCIL'c6NSIDER THE MATTER OF CHA~GING THE LICE~SING PE~IOD or ALL CITY LICENSE~ NOW ON A'CALENDAR ~EAR 8ASIS to A FISCAL YEAR 8ASIS. 2~ THE COMMON COUNCIL CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHUENT ot A 10% OR MINIMUM O~ 81.00' PENALTY ON ALL LICENSES NOT RENEWED BErORE EXPIRATION DATE." --.. -~,- .~ . IT WAS MOVED8Y HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE PORTrON -or THE: REPORT DEALING WITH THE 5 MILL LEVY ~OR FIVE YEARS rOR STREETS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. ' IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE "PORTION OF THE REPORT PROPOSING A RETAIL SALES TAX OF 1/2 or 1% AS AN OFFSET TO THE PROPERTY TAX 8E REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE rOR STUDY. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS REFERRED BY THE MAYOR TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE r~R STUDY WIT~ BUSINESS- MEN AND CITIZENS AND rOR A REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL. 4 A REPORT Or THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE - RE: SALE or TIMBER IN'SPENCER.S BUTTE PARK WAS SU8MITTEO 'AND READ AS rOLLOWS: I ftA MEETI~~ OF~'HE' HiitT~AND RECREATION t6~Mii~iE WA.~HELD ON TUE~tiAY, AP~~L;,i~'1950 WITH THE FOLlOWINO'PRESENt: CHAIRMAN VATER, tUR:'BOOTH, MR~ TURNBULL, MR. STAdi~fRG;:'c'iTY MANAGER KINO, PARKS SUPERiiTENDENT MATSLER, ~~b CITY RECORDE~ BEISTEL. THE REQUEST FROM JOHNSON, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON,' ATTORNEYS AT lAW FOR THE PERMISSION O~ T~EIR CLIENT, MR~ GARN~R SMITH TO PURCHASE AND CUT T~M8ER ON T~E SOUTH SIDE OF SPENCER.S BUTTE PARK WAS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. '. ,\\ IT IS THE OPINION OF THIS COMMITTEE AND OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT THAT THIS TIMBER SHOULD NOT BE CUT OR EVEN T~INNED AT THI~ TIME AS IT IS FELT THE AREA SHOULD BE LErT IN THE NATURAL STATE UNTt'L DEFINITE AND PERMANENT f"UTURE PLANS ARE FULLY'DEVELOPED. THE PROPOSITION WAS MADE BY MR. JOHNSON THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CUT ONLY SOUE or THE TREES. THEREBY HAVING A THINNING EF~ECT TO THE AREA, BUT IT WAS rELT THAT NO TREE CUTTING SHOULD BE 'ALLOWED IN THIS AREA' AT THIS TIME." IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVI~ THAT THE REPORT or THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 A ~EPORT or THE PUBLIC SArETY COMMITTEE - RE: PROPANE AIR GAS PLANT TO BE INSTALLED BY NORTHWEST ~ITIES GAS COUPANY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS r~LLOWSt "A MEETING Or THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON APRIL 24, '1950 AT 10:30 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMAN W. l. DAVIS, CHAIRUAN; OREN l. KING, CITY MANAGER, EUGENE; HENRY F. BEISTEL, fiNANCE OFrlCER, EUGENE; ED SURFUS, fiRE CHIEF, EUGENE; I!.EsTER BARKER, FIRE MARSHAL, EUGENE; FRED VONAPPEN, ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL, EUGENE; J. l. KiNNEDY CH\E~ ACCOUNT. P.U.C.. SALEM' DAVID DON, CHIE~ ENGINEER, P.u.c., SALEM; ARTHUR C. WILSON, HYD. ENGINEER, P.U.C., SALEM; F. I. SMITH~ CH~EF BOILER AND PRESSURE INSPECTOR, SALEM, I ~