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~ Transportation/Street Trees The council included analysis of a reduced service to a level that could be supported by the gas tax, incorporating consideration of early pruning, careful tree selection, an adopt-a-tree program, and use of volunteers in Analysis Package A. The meeting recessed briefly at 6:55 p.m. and resumed again at 7 p.m. Metro Partnership Contract The council agreed to include analysis of a maintained service level supported by a yet-to-be-identified metropolitan revenue stream to Package B, and analysis of elimination of the service to Package A. Downtown Development The council directed staff to include an analysis of elimination of General Fund support ensuring that parking is self-sufficient to Package A. The council included analysis of maintaining the service while supporting it with a differential tax structure on outlying commercial property to Package C. Finally, the council added analysis of elimination of General Fund contributions and the dissolution of the Urban Renewal District to Package B. Metro Area Planning ~ The council agreed to add analysis of a reduction in service level to that mandated by the State to Package A, and analysis of a maintained service level supported by State support at the level of 60 percent of program costs to Package B. Building Permits/Plan Checking The council directed staff to analyze a reduced service level and General Fund contribution reduction for the service, noting that the code compliance under the strategy would be stipulated, enforcement would be done on a sampling basis, plans would be accepted only from licensed architects and engineers, and fees would be predicated on turnaround time (Analysis Package A). Additionally, council added analysis of a reduced service level to critical life safety issues determined by locally established standards and supported by increased fees to Package A. The council included a strategy to enhance the service level through full cost recovery to Package B, and a reduction in General Fund by privatizing or transferring to the County or State to Analysis Package C. Community Planning The council included a strategy to reduce the General Fund contribution to the program by decreasing the frequency of plan updates to Analysis Package A. The council added an analysis of a strategy to maintain the service level e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 5, 1992 Page 3