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~-- e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall October 12, 1992 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Shawn Boles, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Randy MacDonald, Paul Nicholson, Kaye Robinette, Roger Rutan. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Bobby Green. The regular meeting of the Eugene City Council of October 12, 1992, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. I. PUBLIC FORUM Georqe Boehnke, 2040 Willamette Street, circulated a box of posters that had been posted on public property, a practice which he understood was prohibited by ordinance. He suggested enforcing the ordinance and expressed concern about the posters littering the city. On a different note, he suggested eliminating the City's Urban Renewal Agency and using tax increment funds to e payoff outstanding urban renewal bonds. Regarding Eugene Decisions, he suggested imposing a freeze on salaries of all City employees, noting that a City employee with whom he spoke with recently indicated he would be willing to take a freeze on his salary. He expressed concern about a restaurant tax, feeling that it was unfair to tax a particular industry, and suggested considering a more broad-based tax. W.J. Mason, 1803 West 34th Avenue, said that he had not yet received a staff response to questions he raised during the public forum portion of the September 14, 1992, council meeting regarding the Eugene Decisions budget. He submitted copies of a draft excerpt of the September 14 minutes including his testimony and his request he submitted to Eugene Decisions staff. He asked for the council's help in obtaining a staff response. The City Manager stated that the staff response was being prepared. Kathryn Henderson, 3551 Mill Street, introduced herself as the Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator for the Lane Educational Service District and Chair of the Eugene-Springfield Community Partnership for Substance Abuse Prevention. She said the partnership represents youth and members of both the public and private sectors who are working together to address concerns about adolescent substance abuse. She said that four priority risk factors were identified at a community gathering in November 1991. She said the partnership is currently working on two projects, one of which involves the development of a multi- cultural teen center. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 12, 1992 Page 1 7:30 p.m.