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e A. PurchasinQ Preference For Products With Recvcled Materials Mr. MacDonald asked that this issue be flagged for the council's subsequent consideration at an appropriate time in the future. B. System DeveloDment CharQes Mayor Miller said that the two questions on the system development charges (SDCs) for the council to consider are the following: 1) whether to include a statement in the policies document supporting more uses of SDCs, and 2) whether the City should proactively seek a longer list by having a measure introduced. Mr. Boles said that in view of its two-year history, it is increasingly clear that while the rate structure is fair for the systems that the City assesses for, there is little question that there are major portions of the infrastruc- ture that new development has an impact upon which are not being captured by SDCs. Mr. Rutan opposed expanding the use of SDCs, saying it would jeopardize relations with both the City's public and private sector partners. Mr. Robinette felt it was too soon to deal with SDCs on the legislative level. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Green, to include a statement in the policies document supporting more uses of SDCs. The motion e failed, 3:4; Ms. Bascom, Mr. Robinette, Mr. Rutan, and Mr. MacDon- ald opposed. C. Dilemma Over State Fees Ms. Lynch explained that the City generally opposes any increase in fees it pays to the State--a position that may be overlooking the possibility that local government may have a legitimate responsibility to share in the costs of certain State programs. Staff's suggestion is that if the council wants to investigate that as a policy option, it authorize more staff time when the Governor's budget is released to do a broader analysis of fee impacts to the City. Several councilors expressed opposition to changing council policy in regard to this issue. Citing consensus, Mayor Miller said there is no support for changing the council's policy on this issue. D. Use of PERS Funds by Local Governments Ms. Lynch said that the IGR Committee has suggested that Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) funds be available to local governments for loans and to back up municipal investments. She said this would be of interest to the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1992 Page 5 11:30 a.m.