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and she did not want it to lose its identity. She hoped the staff will be sensitive to the concerns of the residents and consider multiple-use in e the neighborhood. Mr. Hansen said he will support the refinement plan. He hoped the staff will work wi~h the owners of Farwest Steel and other properties to provide access to the area. Ms. Schue shared Ms. Wooten's concern about the owners of residential properties, but she said the council cannot consider the Metro Plan designation of the area at this time. She said the existing industries and the owners of large, vacant parcels should be accommodated but she did not think the residential parcels need to be sold for industrial use at this time. The motion carried unanimously, 7:0 Council Bill 2889 was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Ro 11 ca 11 vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and became Ordinance 19392). B. Renegotiation of Pacific Northwest Bell Franchise Agreement (memo, ordinance, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Susan Smernoff of the e Finance Division gave the staff report. She said the City negotiates franchise agreements with private businesses that use the public right- of-way. The agreements include a fee because the companies use the public right-of-way for business activities and because the City incurs long- term maintenance costs when the public way is cut to install or repair facilities. Ms. Smernoff said both the City and Pacific Northwest Bell (PNB) agreed in February 1986 to terminate and renegotiate their franchise agreement and the negotiations have been intensive in the last several weeks. Twenty- one issues were discussed. Agreement was reached quickly on most of the issues but there was extensive discussion on the definition of IIcompetitive services,lI the amount of the franchise fee, and the substitution of the franchise fee for City permit fees. A wri tten and verbal decision by PNB representatives to accept the negotiated agreement was reached last Friday, July 11. The City assumed the negotiations were in good faith, but Ms. Smernoff said she received a phone call at 3:50- p.m. today from the Portland offi ce of PNB i nformi ng her that PNB officials will not sign the agreement. Ms. Smernoff discussed the City Charter provi s ions for changes in franchise agreements. She recommended the council hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance and take the first reading of it this evening. She suggested the council take final action on the ordinance on August 11, 1986. ,e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 14, 1986 Page 4