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o M I NUT E S - Eugene City Council City Council Chamber February 8, 1984 11:45 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Brian Obie, Cynthia Wooten, John Ball, Richard Hansen, Freeman Holmer, Emily Schue, and Betty Smith. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Representation of Annexed Areas Councilor Wooten said she wished to know how councilors were being assigned to represent areas being annexed to the City. City Manager Micheal Gleason responded that staff will develop a report for presentation to the council on ward boundary adjustments. B. PCB Spill e Councilor Wooten expressed her concern over the recent PCB spill in the West Eugene area. She stated that she had spoken with DEQ personnel on the issue. She requested that the City: have an ongoing understanding of the monitoring of the groundwater in that area, determine if the PCB's going through the storm sewer system have been adequately treated, have an inventory of abandoned industrial lands to determine possible required action, and explore the pos- sibility of enforcement or penalty for abandoned industrial waste. C. Sales Tax - Councilor Obie, in response to the Oregon Supreme Court Decision to remove the sales tax proposal from the ballot, felt that the City Council should remind the Governor, Senate President, and Speaker of the House of the economic crisis which has been created by Oregon's tax system. He said the City has been spending much of its time retaining rather than attracting industry. He suggested that the three individuals meet as a group and make their recommendations for resolution of the problem. Mr. Obie said he recently met with one business owner who is moving to Vancouver, Washington, because of the taxing system. He said the BATeam apparently saved another business from leaving. Mr. Obie said the council has a responsibility to the community to deal with this economic crisis. Ms. Smith appreciated Mr. Obie's comments, adding that the Legislative Subcommit- tee had requested that the Finance Department prepare an impact analysis of the sales tax on the City of Eugene. She asked staff for the status of that report. City Manager Micheal Gleason responded that he did not know the status of the report; however, the issue of the analysis is moot since there is little chance that the Legislature will reconvene to vote on the proposal. Ms. Smith MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 8, 1984 Page 1