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e e e Members expressed their feelings and oplnlons on the material presented. Mr. Ball stated he was familiar with the numbers and agreed with them. The Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax made sense as did a restaurant tax. One issue needed to be identified currently--doub1e taxation. Tax equity should be pursued ,strongly and a meticulous math fonnul a worked out. Urban popul ati ons are subsidizing the rural populations, he said. Mr. Hansen said they should discuss the restorations list. There will be a shortfall and the problem will increase. He was interested in an employee payroll tax. He favored putting the revenue source to a vote of the people. Mr. Obie said he was not comfortable with the figures presented. Mr. Gleason told him why the figures presented were conservative. Mr. Obie said the figures did not represent sources of revenue/help from other sources, such as Federal. He noted that the 6th/7th avenue widening would be paid for by the State. Mr. Gleason cited the need for revenue to repair 20-year-old struc- tures. Mr. Obie asked for more precision in the figures. Mr. Guenzler stated that the City would be given Federal funds. He said staff had looked at the capital improvement program and threw out every item that was fundable by other jurisdictions. The total figure was close to $3.9 million. Mr. Obie called for a line-item review of the add-backs in order to get control of the "gap". He asked for current experience on property tax collection rates. He noted that the task force on the Hult Center would also be looking for a revenue source. He questioned whether the council should consider all these factors. Ms. Nichols agreed that there should be a line-by-line review of add-backs. She favored a tax approved by the voters, possibly a package. She would not support a single-item tax. Ms. Schue said the council needed to review the add-backs and needed to negotiate. She favored adding additional sources of revenue to close the IIgapll. She favored further study of the Motor Vehic1 e Fuel Tax and a restaurant tax. Mr. Holmer did not bel ieve the "gapll. He did not think the City needed additional revenue. He favored line-item review of the add-backs and service restoration. He said the council should review the forecast assumption such as the inflation rate of five percent and such as an average six-percent increase in salaries. Also, the assumption that revenue-sharing will not change should be explored. He said the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax had merits but only if it was part of a package. The revenue sources or package should be reviewed by the voters and shoul d enhance the physical assets. It shoul d be a program of mai ntenance. The Motor Vehicl e Fuel Tax shoul d be eannarked. He agreed the Hu1t Center was part of the City's infrastructure and should be maintained as a part of all the City's assets. Mr. Keller concluded that they agreed there was a shortfall in 1986. There was concern about what the shortfall might be and staff could come up with a better answer. The City Council wanted to review the restored line items. The City Council was willing to discuss a package, such as the Eugene Plan. Mr. Keller favored the study of a utility tax. MINUTES--Eugene Council Work Session March 14, 1984 Page 3