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~roperty tax relief would be considered until the sales tax issue was settled. e e stated he believed that the sales tax, as presently designed, would have no effect except to possibly defeat the rate limitation, an action he favored. He also felt that the sales tax was bad public policy and would be rejected by the public. He stated that the forces in favor of the sales tax had pre-empted the field and that the issue must be settled before any alternative could be considered. Carroll D. Fentress, 3883 Blanton Road, stated that he was appearing before the council as an indlvidual citizen. He emphasized that the question before the council was not of favoring or opposing the sales tax, but of choosing whether to refer the issue to the voters. He stated that he was in favor of giving the voters a chance to voice their opinion on the tax package. There being no further testimony, the public hearing was closed. Councilor Smith stated that the council IS Legislative Subcommittee had had the issue as a top priorty for the past year and had supported the referral through the Lane County delegation and the State Legislature. She said the council was basically on record in support of the referral and therefore encouraged the council's support. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to refer to the voters of Oregon State Constitution amendments regarding expenditure limitation/sales tax/property tax relief. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 5:0. e B. Code Amendment Concerning Merchant Police Business License (memo and ordinance distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Business License and Tax Supervisor Terry Grondona presented the staff report, stating that the proposed ordinance would provide less restrictive licensing in the area of security service by adding a Merchant Police III category. She explained that merchant police had in the past provided security service primarily in the area of industrial-type patrol, but, with the annexation of Autzen Stadium and the expansion of the city, crowd management of temporary events was being recognized as an independent element of security service. She briefly reviewed the November 15 memorandum from Finance Director Warren Wong to the City Council, stating that staff was recommending a modified licensing for the new category. She explained that an individual in the Merchant Police III category must be employed by a licensed agency, which in turn must submit application information and a $6.25 license fee per employee to the Business License Office three days prior to the temporary event. She said staff recognized that temporary events would require security services, would occur on an infrequent basis, and that the ordinance would provide the agencies the opportunity to provide temporary event security service in a more reasonable manner. Referring to the revised page 1 of the ordinance distributed to the council, she stated that staff had modified the Merchant Police III description due to definitional problems. The public hearing was opened. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 21, 1983 Page 2