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. e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Regular Meeting City Council Chambers March 14, 1984 11:45 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Brian Obie, Cynthia Wooten, John Ball, Richard Hansen, Freeman Holmer, Joyce Nichols, Emily Schue COUNCILORS ABSENT: 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, ANNOUNCEMENT, AND AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Unitary Tax Councilor Schue stated that she had attended a luncheon hosted by the Mayor of Portland on March 12 on behalf of Mayor Keller on the subject of the Unitary Tax. While there was no immediate need for action, she felt that the council. should give consideration to this issue in the future. Mayor Keller directed staff to develop an information packet for the council. B. Cemetery Closure Councilor Holmer stated that he had returned from Washington, DC, to find that one of the local cemeteries had closed due to bankruptcy. He stated that ORS 97.810, as of 1966, required that each endowment care cemetery, except those owned by a city or a county, must file a statement addressing several issues regarding the endowment care fund with the Secretary of State by April 15 of each year. Mr. Holmer stated that a gap had occurred between the most recent report on file and the events leading to the bankruptcy. He asked staff to present a brief report on the City's involvement in the regulation of ceme- teries or how it might be performed. C. Industrial Revenue Bond Councilor Holmer stated Senator Packwood had commented that Oregon should put its revenue bonds in order. Mr. Holmer stated that he was indicating his support for the related item later in the meeting and his concerns for the abuses to which industrial revenue bonds had been put. MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 14, 1984 Page 1