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Councilor Wooten said she was unaware that so many business license requirements e existed. She said an across-the-board business license program had been discussed at a recent Financial Planning Committee meeting. She asked if council had requested staff to study that proposal. Mayor Keller said Mr. Obie had volunteered to study the issue. Mr. Gleason said that most of the licenses in question had some regulatory effect and had been reviewed by the Coordinated Permit Counter Task Team. He said he had not interpreted the discussion as linking that request to these licenses involved in this revision. Councilor Obie said he would meet with the Finance staff who had made projections on past business licenses and would present that information and a proposal to the council. CB 2695--An ordinance concerning licensed businesses; amending Section 3.010 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and declaring an emergency. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Council Bill 2695 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19196). e V. PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND POLICIES (memo, report distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Parks and Recreation Director Ernie Drapela presented the staff report, stating that the council had identified this item at the 1982-83 City Council Goals Session. He thanked the council for the opportunity to review the issue and said that the review had many positive benefits. Mr. Drapela said that the City had two to three dozen major use facilities managed by the Parks and Recreation Department and that inquiries were received by various levels within the department. He said the continuity of the programs and the inquiries, along with potential attrition rates in the department, required that the department reexamine and consolidate many of its policies within one document. He said the document had been reviewed by the Joint Parks Committee (JPC). Roger Rutan, Chair of the Joint Parks Committee, said the document had been submitted to the JPC on September 21 and the committee decided at its October 19 meeting that the document accurately reflected the policies in place and that the policies and rules were fair and practical. He said the thrust of the committee's review was to determine if the rules reflected the community.s interest that park lands and facilities were available to the community on a reasonable basis. Mr. Rutan said the JPC felt the document reflected that objective on the part of the Parks Department. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 9, 1983 Page 4