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the Public Utility Commissioner (PUC). The competitive services to be subtracted are Centrex services, private line services, and radio type services. She said the staff prefers to rely on decisions of the PUC - about which services should be subtracted because of the technical nature of the telecommunications field. PNB estimated that the services to be subtracted w_ould be about $36,000 annually under the current three- percent agreement. Mr. Hansen said he would like to know what percentage of PNB gross sales the services to be subtracted would be. Ms. Bascom said she is disappointed that what is to be included in the gross receipts is not resolved. Responding to her question, Mr. Gleason said the negotiating and public hearing processes will have to start over if the council does not have a first reading on the proposed ordinance this evening. If the co unci 1 has the first reading and substantial changes are not made in the ordinance, the second reading can occur on August 11. If substantial changes are made, the process will be started again. Ms. Smernoff added that the changes proposed to her by PNB officials would be considered substantial. Mayor Obie encouraged the council to have the first reading. Ms. Wooten said she will support the first reading. She said it is very important to inform the public of the effect of the fee increase. She did not believe telephone users should bear the entire burden of PNB's costs of doing business in the right-of-way. e Mr. Holmer said council approval of the first reading will be unilateral approval of the ordinance. He said he will support the first reading in the hope the negotiations will result in a second reading in August. He said he will need more information about differences to approve a second reading. Mr. Hansen said he would like more information about the gross revenues. He said groups lobby the PUC when the PUC makes decisions and, therefore, the City should set its standards when defining gross revenues. He said he did not know what IInet uncollectables" meant. Ms. Bascom agreed with Mr. Hansen. CB 2890--An ordinance granting to Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company the nonexclusive privilege to use the public way to construct and maintain public communication facilities within the City of Eugene; and declaring an emergency. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, that the bill be read by council bill number only and that the City Council adopt first reading of the ordinance at this time. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 14, 1986 Page 6