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e express thereon, and to maintain its present poles and wires over certain streets in the city of Eugene, Oregon. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Boles, that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. Mr. Boles moved to table the motion to the December 2, 1991, meeting. Mr. Boles withdrew the motion. Ms. Ehrman commented that in light of the fact that the ordinance may be changed, the council should not have held a public hearing until after the ordinance comes before the council again. She suggested that rather than tabling the motion, the council hold the item over. Sharon Rudnick, City Attorney's Office, clarified that if the ordinance is amended, the council will have to hold another public hearing on the item. With the consent of the second, Mr. Rutan withdrew the main motion. By consensus, the council agreed to delay action on this item until the December 2, 1991, meeting. e V. DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (DDD) ORDINANCE CHANGES City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the topic. Lew Bowers, Planning and Development Department, reported that at the July 17, 1991, meeting the coun- cil approved discontinuing the Downtown Development District's special taxes, establishing a paid/validated parking program, and supporting Downtown Eugene Inc. (DEI) in the establishment of private service contracts. The council directed staff to implement the recommendations as adopted. Mr. Bowers pointed out that the ordinance, as outlined, would be amended to discontinue collection of the DDD Gross Receipts Tax. If approved, the ordinance would be effective October 31, 1991, and the transition to the validated parking program would be implemented November 4, 1991. Mr. Boles noted that it was his expectation in the council's direction to staff, that the Gross Receipts Tax would be removed from the ordinance, rath- er than simply discontinuing collection of the tax. He asked for clarifica- tion. In response, Mr. Bowers said said staff is recommending that tax col- lection .be stopped entirely, but that the tax remain in the ordinance so that it can be reinstated if there is interest expressed by the council. He pointed out that it is possible in the future that there might be room under the cap established by Ballot Measure 5 to collect this tax. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 14, 1991 Page 5 ~-