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Ms. Bascom said she thought the plans for the August 6 observance looked good. She also suggested that the public testimony might be taken in a roundtable- e discussion format that would allow a "more fruitful" interchange of ideas. Mr. Gaydos said different formats had been discussed. He said the first two hearings had been and would be of a testimony format, but he added that the roundtable format might be considered for the third hearing on the final recommendation. Vice Chair Steve Johnson said he agreed that a strong consensus was likely on a number of issues but that it might not be likely on the scope of the ordinance. He said proposals were being presented in an attempt to reach greater agreement, but he was unwilling to speculate about their success. Mr. Bennett thanked Mr. Johnson for his willingness to speak and to listen, and he praised Mr. Johnson and Mr. Gaydos for their efforts with regard to task force process. Mayor Obie said he had heard similar comments, and he thanked them for their work. Ms. Wooten noted that the task force was a "highly charged" group. She said she had a great deal of respect for the process and thought members continued to work in good faith. She said some agreements were being reached, and all task force members were working very hard, addi ng that she expected the resulting recommendations to be worthwhile and acceptable. Mr. Rutan asked about legal issues, such as the constitutionality and enforceability of the ordinance, that had been raised at the time the task force was created. He asked how those issues were progressing and whether the ordi nance was bei ng changed substantively. Kathleen Pi erce of the Ci ty e Attorney's Office said she thought the task force was doing very well on legal issues. She said the pre-emption subcommittee was dealing with some of those concerns, and it appeared to be close to a consensus about sections of the ordinance dealing with the transportation and disposal of nuclear wastes and the production of nuclear power, which staff had identified as problematic in terms of pre-emption by State or Federal law. She said those sections probably would be reworded in ways that were constitutional. Ms. Pierce said the City Attorney had found no constitutional problems with the scope of the ordinance, but the issue there was whether the ordinance provided clear notice about violations and whether it could be defended or prosecuted by the Ci ty. She added that whatever decisions were reached, clarity of language was a strong goal of the subcommittee and the task force. She concluded that the task force was moving forward to address all of the concerns expressed in the original memorandum. She also said substantive changes were being made to the ordinance, specifically with regard to the ban on nuclear power production and the storage and transportation of nuclear wastes. Ms. Pierce said that if those activities were limited, it would be clear that the City intended to do so only in those areas in which it had exclusive jurisdiction and that were not pre-empted by State or Federal law. She said staff now was drafting language for those sections, which the task force would consider in a couple of weeks. Respond; ng to Mr. Rutan's question, Ms. Pierce said the City was not legally required to refer changes to voters. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 17, 1987 Page 7