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-. e Summarizingt Mr. Gleason said he will submit a fee schedule that will support a technician/teacher to the council. He suggested adoption of a program that will involve learning about existing regulations and how they are enforced, research about what should be done, and preparation of ordinances. He said adopt i on of such a program wi 11 result in the Ci ty havi ng the abil i ty to intervene when necessary. Ms. Wooten said she would like Mr. Gleason's suggestions to be incorporated into a hazardous materials management plan. In that waYt the council could implement the steps in the plan. She would like the plan to contain a chronology of an education processt an inventory processt a land use process, and ordinances that integrate State and Federal policies and regulations and that require new and expanding businesses to obtain conditional use permits for the use of hazardous materials. She emphasized that she does not want to create a burden for businesses or penalize industrial firms. She said she wants to protect the public in a complex environment. Summarizing again, Mr. Gleason said he will present to the council and the Council Committee on Economic Diversification an outline of a work plan that will include an inventory of firmst recommendations about feest an estimate of expensest and a timeline for the work plan. He said the hazardous materials issue is very important to businesses. Ms. Wooten and the other councilors agreed with Mr. Gleason's summary. Mr. Holmer suggested the staff communicate with the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. e Answering a question from Ms. Ehrmant Mr. Gleason said the State and Federal regul at ions probably requi re busi nesses to notify the City of hazardous materials but the City is not sure of its recourses. He said the City itself must obtain permits to handle hazardous materials. Ms. Wooten suggested City officials communicate with University of Oregon officials about hazardous materials at the university. Mr. Holmer said sometimes it takes a long time to identify the dangerous materials. For examplet asbestos was used for a long time in construction but it is now considered a hazardous material. II. REVISIONS CONCERNING CHAPTER 4 Bill DeForrestt Deputy Chieft Patrol Divisiont Policet Fire and Emergency Servicest reviewed proposed changes to Chapter 4 of the City Code. He said the Oregon Supreme Court decision in the case of City of Portland v. Dollarhide resulted in 34 Eugene ordinances being unenforceable. As a resultt many cases that would have been filed in MuniCipal Court have been prosecuted in District Court. He said the proposed changes will make the City Code conform to State laws and the City will be able to prosecute offenses in Municipal Court again. e MINUTES--City Council Di nner/Work 'Sess ion March 9t 1987 Page 3