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B.ll.ppointment, Alton Baker Park Development Committee - Councilman Williams has indicated that his interests and time do not allow his full parti cipation as a member of this commi ttee and he suggests appointment of Parks Director Ed Smi th as the City's representative. Mr. Smith said his appointment would be accept- able provided he is appointed as a voting member.. Mr. Williams said the committe e is dealing with recommendations on specific development of the Park, calling for professional decisions rather than political. Mayor Anderson recommended Mr. ,Smi th ' s appointment. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to appoint Ed Smith as the City's repre- Comm sentative on the Alton Baker Park Development Committee. Motion carried 6/14/72 _~an:f,J!lQ_usl,y. , ."_"0 . . .-- ...._--~~~ _."~._.__.~._----._--~~ Approve C .Budget, Election on Exceeding 6% Limitation - Mayor Anderson suggested a meeting of the Budget Committee to determine the City's direction in view of voters' defeat of the June 20 election measure to exceed the 6% limitation measure for the 1972-73 budget. It was agreed to schedule the meeting for Tuesday, June 27,1972,7:30 p.m. Mrs. Bea1 felt the defeat was due not to voters' dissatisfaction with administra- tion and services rendered by the City but rather with the increasing burden on the property tax. She ~uggested the Council take a broad and bipartisan approach and gi ve unequi vocal support to Governor McCall's program advocating removal of ,the cost of school operation from property taxes. Councilman McDonald commented on the fact that only 16% of the registered voters . ,in the City voted and wondered how to accomplish a larger turnout. Mayor Anderson, as a member of the Governor's Task Force on School Revenues, suggested before the Council's full support is gi ven that the Task Force finish its review of the Governor's proposal. In the meantime it would be appropriate to indicate support of the general direction of the Governor's program. Councilman Williams commented that the League of Oregon Cities undoubtedly will support the Governor's program at the proper time in view of its position in the {>ast supporting any effort to provide addi tional funds for local governments. Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Williams to support the objectives'of the Governor's program in removing the cost of operation of schools from property' tax. Moti on carried unanimously. Mayor Anderson said that when the program is finalized by the Task Force and is I taken to the Legislature, then the Council can give its full support. He ex- pressed appreciation to staff and those volunteers working on the budget for the Comm I time and effort spent, and especially to the news media for excellent support. 6/21/72 Copies of tally of votes cast by precinct were distributed to Council members. , Approve D' 'Lease Extensio;;;-3rd and Ferry, Witzig - Mrs. James Witzig is requesting extension of lease on City-owned property at 3rd and Ferry to September 15, 1978 (present . expiration date March 15, 1976). Mrs. Wi tzig is renegotiating a lease wi th another party and would like to be able to assure use of the City-owned land for that period of time. Staff has no objection to the extension. I .,Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to extend the lease as requested. Councilman Teague noted that he does not object to the extension but he questions the $500-per-year lease fee for the extended period in view of inflationary trends. Assistant Manager said staff feels that amount is adequate for the space used and since the lessee paid for cost of improvements of the property. Also, that she will be paying property taxes for which the City would be liable because of recent change in tax laws. Mr,. Teague felt improvements to the property took care of any compensation due at the time of the original lease, but that there will be no Comm further improvements to offset the extension. 6/21/72 Vote was taken on the motion as stated, and motion carried unanimously. Approve E.t~uilding abatement, 1902 Cleveland Street - Memo from Buil~ing Inspector, copies of which were previously distributed to Council members, l~sted reasons for recom- mending abatement of this building - open, deterioration, fire hazard, health hazard, etc. Repeated attempts to contact the owner have faile~ (Clara M. Taylor, . ,c/o Harriet P. Garton, 1902 C1eveLand'Btreet Eugene; also, Harr~et P. Garton, c/o Bradford, 250 San Juan, Santa Cruz, California). Mrs. Campbell asked if the Ci ty can remove the personal property from the building before it is demolished. Assistant Manager said the City would have the obliga- tion, if it did remove the personal effects, of storage and being responsible Comm for protection. 6/21/72 Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mr. Williams to set date for public hearing. Motion Approve ~cprri~__~animolls~~m - '- ----1-911 --.- ~---- -- --_.~- _._.~-- ._- -- - --. , . J "'1- '. ,~ '-'6t2~/72: ,..:, 11>