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e He said he would send councilors a copy of their recommendations regarding the mission of the ORG. Mr. Rutan felt the DRG should operate under the premise that someone will pay for parking. He said the public will pay for parking in direct proportion to its interest in being downtown. As the downtown continues to become more vital, the 000 will be in a position to charge more for parking. Mr. Rutan felt this justifies a phased approach to implementing a user fee-based system. Mr. Bennett felt that if the council wants to see a transition to a user fee-based system, that should be expressed to members of the DRG. He asked Ms. Ehrman and Mr. Holmer to reinforce the councills position to the group. Ms. Ehrman said she is interested in direction from the council on issues of maintenance and security. She said the 000 contracts for security and the City has been providing maintenance. Ms. Ehrman asked if councilors felt these are properly General Fund items or not. She said the way the system is currently configured, the City finds it benefits by not including these items in its budget. Elaborating on Ms. Ehrman's point, Ms. Wooten said the question is whether it is necessary to fund maintenance through increased taxes. If the downtown image is to be shifted from that of a park-like environment to more of a business park, should maintenance costs be funded through taxes? Mr. Bennett said he would not support this direction although he is willing e to discuss it as part of a longer agenda item. Ms. Ehrman asked other councilors to contact her if they have an opinion on the subject. IV. WORK SESSION: PUBLIC CONTRACT LAW Mr. Miller left the meeting at 1:50 p.m. He said he would listen to the tape regarding this issue. City Manager Mike Gleason said the ordinance regarding the Public Contract Law is fundamentally a statement of exceptions from a formal specification bid process. He stressed that if a contract is exempt from a formal bid, this does not mean the process is not competitive. The City tries to make all of its procurements competitive. Finance Director Warren Wong said the council passed an ordinance establishing the Public Contract Law for the City on August 8, 1988. In late August the City received a letter from AFSCME detailing the group's concerns about the ordinance. The purpose of this work session was to respond to the concerns expressed by AFSCME and others. Mr. Wong said the Public Contract Law covers the procurement of non-personnel items including materials, supplies, and services. It essentially represents State law with the exception of some modifications for local circumstances. The law does not cover the procurement of personal services at either the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 12, 1988 Page 4