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e Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Gleason said about 60 percent of the property tax relief would be realized by business. About one-quarter to one-half of property tax relief would go to out-of-state businesses. Mr. Boles supported postponing action on the staff recommendation until an alternative recommendation including a "tax-neutral" option. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, to accept the staff recommendation labeled "Option--Combined" as a system to balance the budget while the strategic planning process goes on. Mr. Boles offered an amendment to the motion. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Green, to amend the motion to indicate that the council delay action until November 28, 1990, on the staff recommendation labeled "Option A" until an alternative scenario that includes appropriate revenue to address items B ("Cut FY91 Capital Projects) and C (Cut FY92 Capital Budget), that revenue to be tax-neutral with respect to the citizens of Eugene. Ms. Schue said she had no objection to examining tax proposals but she wished to make a decision on the staff recommendation immediately. e Mr. Nicholson questioned how an alternative revenue method would be developed. Mr. Boles said staff would develop the alternative for the council review. Ms. Bascom said as the situation becomes more clear, the council will discuss the capital budget again. She believed that the council needed to address the worst case scenario. Mr. Miller said he was sympathetic to Mr. Boles' concerns but felt that the public would perceive his proposal as the City asking for more and more money. Mr. Nicholson asked how passage of the main motion would affect the strategic planning process. Mr. Gleason anticipated that, were the motion passed, the Budget Committee would examine a budget in April that would reflect staff's best estimate of revenues. If, in April, staff has confidence that the State would not withdraw shared revenues, that would be reflected in the budget. In terms of the strategic planning process, Mr. Gleason anticipated that the dialogue between the community and Budget Committee will have begun in April. Responding to a further question from Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Gleason said that the planning process does not preclude further discussion of new revenue sources. He said that as the committee begins the dialogue with the community, it would be hard-pressed to reach an independent decision. However, if the council makes a decision now regarding new revenue sources, Mr. Gleason feared that decision would dominate the debate. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 19, 1990 Page 10