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e Mr. Holmer said he will support the motion. He commended the Planning staff for the cost analyses and the attempt to base fees on the analyses. He said the cost analyses probably did not include enough of the overhead costs, however. He said the council indicated in 1974 that the City should recover 30 percent of the cost for residential applications and 60 percent of the cost for commercial applications. He said additional analyses should be made so that the council can increase fees with appropriate exemptions and waivers to recover more of the cost of the services. Ms. Wooten asked for the opinion of other councilors about how to deal with the problem of providing access to the appeal process for people with low incomes. Mayor Obie said the appeal fee should be waived for everyone if it is waived for neighborhood groups and people with low incomes. He wondered how the owners of small businesses would prove a need for the fee to be waived. Mr. Rutan agreed with Mayor Obie. Mr. Rutan discussed the appeal costs to the City and said fees should not be waived for special groups. Ms. Bascom said the City's income from appeals is small because there have been very few appeals. She favored waiving the fee for everyone. Mr. Miller said access to the appeal system should be available to everyone, but the City will not lose much if the appeal fee is waived for everyone. Ms. Ehrman agreed. Replying to a question from Mr. Holmer, Mr. Chenkin said there is no fee for appeals now. e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to amend the motion to delete the fee for appeals from Section 2 of the proposed resolution. Roll call vote; the amendment carried unanimously, 7:0. Answering a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Chenkin said Resolution 3981 sets fees for specific land use requests. The proposed ordinance addresses how the fees shall be changed in the future. Mr. Hansen said he opposes the increased fees because they will be higher than the fees in most other communities. He said increased fees may discourage people from investing in the city. Roll call vote; the motion carried 6:1 with Councilors Ehrman, Wooten, Holmer, Bascom, Rutan, and Miller voting aye and Councilor Hansen voting nay. CB 2884--An ordinance concerning land use fees; amending Sections 7.595, 7.610, 8.579, 8.820, 9.030, 9.035, 9.040, 9.154, 9.512, 9.516, 9.672, 9.690, 9.700, and 9.850 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and declaring an emergency. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 1986 Page 4