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M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council . Work Session McNutt Room--City Hall June 22, 1992 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Shawn Boles, Debra Ehrman, Bobby Green (6:00 p.m.), Randy MacDonald, Paul Nicholson, Kaye Robinette. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan. The meeting of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Mi 11 er. I. APPROVAL OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES Mr. MacDonald reported that announcement is expected of a special legislative session to discuss the Governor's tax package. He stated that the package displays some sensitivity, although not enough, to the issues important to cities. Mr. MacDonald reported that the governor's proposal includes: 1) a e 3.5-percent sales tax on goods, dedicated to schools, with the option for cities and counties to increase the tax by .2 percent, contingent on a local vote; 2) a two-year temporary assessed valuation (AV) cap (the statewide aver- age AV growth has been 8.3 percent); 3) immediate implementation of Ballot Measure 5; and 4) a split-roll property tax of $20 per $1,000 of AV for busi- ness and $15 per $1,000 for primary residents, with the $5 differential dedi- cated to schools. Mr. MacDonald stated that the AV cap is particularly oner- ous. The City Council Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee has asked the council to contact local legislators regarding its position on the tax package. In reply to Ms. Ehrman's question, Phil Lemman, Intergovernmental Relations Division, stated that the IGR Committee approved an application to the County for a $500,000 grant for Olive Street reconstruction. As representatives of the Eugene Downtown Commission, Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Rutan will attend the County hearing on the application. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the minutes of the IGR Committee. The motion passed unanimously, 5:0. ~ e MINUTES--City Council Work Session June 22, 1992 Page 1 5:30 p.m. " ..