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rs68 e 6/26/67 ____u.__..,-_____-....-. _ ~~__..____ _~~ ______ . ___ '._4_~ _.._~ .__ ______ -.....- ~ -- -~-_._" 1 Resolution No. 1430 - Revising Ambulance Rates, was submitted and read in full. I The ~ssistant City 'Manciiger . explained t'hat" ~. committee' c.omprised'.;~'f Springf:ield 'C'o~nCilman Woj'ci'k; Eugene Councilman McDonald, the Finance Director, and himself met to consider a request from W. H. Leona,rd, owner'of Eugene-Springfield 'Ainbulance 'Service, for an increase in 'ambularice service rates. Mr. Leonard originally requested permission to charge a $35.50 starting rate instead of the' present $26.00. .He later amended his request. to a $30.00 starting fee with a $.75 portal to portal metered rate and various 'incre'as'es in' miscellaneous servicec.:charges. The committee recommended a $28.00 starting fee, and a: fee of $.75 per mi'ie portal to portal (Le.; from Ambula'nce Service to hospital and back to Ambulance Service) instead of the present $l. 00 per mile fr'om point of pat ient pickup to patient destination. Also, a change from $.25 per mile on wheelchair coach rates to $.25 per mile portal to portal. The Assistant City Manager, s,aid the committee feels these increases will produce a $14,000 to $'t5,OOO 'net' pit'ofit which ~il1 be used for a' 5% pay i'n'crease for' the Ambulance Service emp~oyes', possible expansion through additionai 'office facflities, and a salary to the owner, but that ,a review may be made after a six-month period. Mr. Leonard said. the proposed rate increases are acceptable:.. ' . ' , .. , '. ' Mr. Lasse~ moved seconded by Mr. McDonald to adopt the resolution. Motion carried. e . f" .' . 2 Resolution No. 1431 - Transmitting to Planning Commission for hearing July 5, 1967 various re- zoning and ,variance requests (Council hearing. J~ly 24, 1967), was subm:ltted and read in full. .' , I .' . 1. Mr. Lassem,moved seconded by Mr. McDonald to adopt the resolution. Motion carried. 3 Resolu,tion No.' 1432 -,Appointment State Planning Director, was submitted and read in full. I Bett; Niven eXP1'~ined th~ background of this ~'eso'iutio'n;' SaYi~g the Eugene Planning Commission felt' care should be given to employ of the proper person to ensure co-ordination of State planning depar't- ritents. Some di'scuss'ion 'was devote'd to inadequacy of the salary budgeted for the post, and it. was . ,". " . understood mention of the proposed sal'ary would be made in the tetter transmitting the resolution to the Governor. ~ . -. ,- Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Mr. Wingard to adopt the resolucfon. Motion carried. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and carried, the meeting was adjourned. ~77I( .Hugh McKinley City Manager I. I e i I i ~ . . . I I e ~ I 0