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e Ms. Schue thought that this method of recovering fees would be purely arbitrary and hard to justify. She felt that the recovery rate should be based on a fixed percentage of the costs to process a land use application. Mr. Mounts pointed out that the ordinance states that the City Manager should consider several factors when setting fees, including applicable policies, the amount charged by the City in the past, the full cost of providing the service, and amounts charged by comparable jurisdictions. He felt that this was flexible enough to allow staff to make the type of assessment suggested by Mr. Bennet~ with direction from the council. Councilors directed staff to reassess the proposed fees, looking closely at comparisons between the City's rates and those set by other jurisdictions, while recovering at least 21 percent of its actual costs. III. PROPOSED ORDINANCE CONCERNING SKATEBOARD RIDING Jan Bohman, Planning and Development Department, gave the staff report. She said the proposed ordinance would prohibit skateboard riding on downtown sidewalks in the area from Charnel ton to Oak, and 8th Avenue and Willamette Avenue, and between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue on Willamette Street, in multi-level parking structures, and within ten feet of three bus transfer stations. The proposed ordinance also defines the offense of unsafe operation of a skateboard on the sidewalk for other areas of the city. Ms. Bohman said this definition is parallel to the definition of unsafe operation of a bicycle on a sidewalk. She said the skateboarding issue has been raised e by complaints from citizens about damage to property, conflicts with pedestrians, and reckless behavior by skateboarders. Ms. Bohman stated that at an earlier public hearing on this issue, several people commented on the need for a skateboard recreation area. She said this issue is being addressed through the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which includes a policy that a task force be formed to determine whether there is sufficient need for a skateboard recreational facility, and if so, to look at the feasibility of constructing such a facility. Mr. Green stated that there is a clear need for a skateboard recreation facility. He felt the task force should begin immediately working on the question of feasibility. Mr. Bennett agreed. Ms. Bohman suggested that Mr. Green raise this issue at the council's hearing on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Mr. Boles thought it would be best if the council delayed adoption of this ordinance until it provides a skateboard facility. With regard to Item 2(c) of Section 1 of the ordinance, Mr. Boles suggested that the references to specific bus transfer stations be eliminated, so that the Item would read, "Within ten feet of any bus transfer station." Mr. Boles pointed out that the bus transfer stations may be relocated, and if this occurs, it would necessitate a change in the ordinance. Other councilors agreed with this suggestion. e MINUTES--City Council-- June 26, 1989 Page 4 Dinner/Work Session