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e e e Mr. Gleason said the purpose of several City boards is to provide information from the industry when it is needed. Consequently, the City Manager calls them into session when an issue involves a charge of the board. Replying to questions from Mr. Hansen, Ms. Smernoff said a mailing list will assist the staff in getting information for changes to the rules. The staff would respond to a petition from one person for a change in the rules. A public hearing would not necessarily be held. Section 2.007, which is referenced on Page 47, creates the Emergency Medical Services Board. Responding to Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Smernoff said sidewalk vendors must be in the licensed location six hours a day for five days a week to keep a license. They could remain longer. One of the current vendors at 13th and Kincaid would be eliminated if either a 100-foot or 150-foot distance from restaurants is required. The University of Oregon indicated it will permit street vendors on University property during only two periods of the year. Answering Ms. Schue, Ms. Smernoff said only three vendors at 13th and Kincaid will be permi tted by the "di stance from restaurants II requi rement and the "one vendor per quarter block" requirement. One of the vendors will be on the northern half of the block on the east side of Kincaid. No sidewalk vendors will be allowed south of 13th Avenue. Standard city blocks vary in length from 340 to 400 feet. The continuation of 13th Avenue east of Kincaid is vacated. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Darrell Lyons, 4750 West Hillside Drive, spoke in favor of the refuse and recycling business license revisions. Mr. Lyons owns A-l Garbage Service and Eugene Recycling. He said the stable minimum rate will encourage recycling and enable haulers to maintain good equipment. Bob Fenstermacher, 3505 Spring Blvd, owns Sani-Pac Oregon Ltd. He said the staffls hard work on the revisions is supported by haulers in the community who are building a recycling program. He displayed a copy of "World Wastes" which contained a picture of a Sani-Pac recycling vehicle. He said telephone calls from New York City indicate the city wants to buy 50 of the vehicles. Timothy Loveless, 2128 Garfield, is a flower vendor. He said every corner is different. Parents sometimes tell children to wait for them at "Mr. Loveless" corner. He said, liTo outlaw street vending, is to outlaw free enterprise. II Vicky Leppman, 1356 Hilyard, is president of the University Small Business Association (USBA). She represented the association and submitted three petitions to the council. The petitions indicated the signers were in favor of the changes to the sidewalk vending regulations. She emphasized that the existing regulations were an experiment. The proposed changes are the result of that trial period. The USBA, she said, would like sidewalk vendors to be regulated. It does not want them eliminated. USBA members are not afraid of equal competition, but the present situation has resulted in unfair competi- tion. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 22, 1985 Page 3