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Ms. Wooten announced the council would not have time to discuss the Culture/ ~ Leisure Plan, which was the second item on the agenda. Ms. Wooten moved, and Ms. Bascom seconded, to approve Adminis- trative Rule B 10 concerning the 150 linear foot distance from a restaurant, food store, or flower shop for all parts of the city except the 13th and Kincaid intersection and the blocks between 12th and 14th and the downtown mall. Ms. Smernoff said only three vendors would be permitted in the 13th and Kincaid area even though the distance is reduced to 100 feet because another part of the proposal indicates only one vendor will be permitted in each quarter block. Mr. Holmer and Mr. Rutan did not favor having different rules for the 13th and Kincaid area than for the rest of the city without specifying what the rules for the 13th and Kincaid area would be. The motion carried in a voice vote 5:3. e C. Vendor Requirements Mr. Holmer asked what "empty the container as soon as it is full" means. Mr. Gleason said the phrase indicates the refuse should be stored in a garbage container and then taken away. Ms. Wooten, at Mr. Holmer's request, asked Ms. Smernoff to clarify the rule. Mr. Holmer noted the council was not reviewing a draft ordinance. He did not want to delegate the authority to set a right-of-way fee without guidance to the City Manager because the City would be renting commercial space. He did not want to set the exact amount of the fee, but he said the council should decide a basis for the fee that reflects the commercial value of the space. He wished to address the matter when the ordinance is available. Mr. Rutan distinguished between the renting of commerica1 space and collecting a fee. Ms. Wooten said a fee that reflects the commerica1 value of the space would make it impossible for pushcarts to do business at 13th and Kincaid because the cash flow from pushcarts is small. She said commercial space includes such things as lights and heat and, therefore, a sidewalk is not a commercial space. Mr. Hansen said the sidewalks have tremendous value for business. He sug- gested sidewalk vendors should post the hours of their operation. D. Restrictions on Operating Area No comments were made. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 22, 1985 Page 5