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Mr. Obie asked if the Garbage Board had ever considered the matter of deregulation. Mr. Swanson commented that that whole issue was covered ..... some time ago. He said there is a problem in any method presented. .., He also noted that former City Manager, McKinnley had analyzed income tax statements and presented them to the Garbage Board. It was noted at that time that there was only one garbage hauler making $10,000 a year as an individual. He also commented that the rates here in Eugene are less or at the most even with other cities of comparable size. Also, he said, he has not had any complaints in the last two years on the rates. Mr. Bradley said it seemed as though the Council did not want to take the time to consider any rate increases. He suggested the notion of submitting any rate increase requests to a hearings official. Vote was taken on the measure which carried, all Council members present voting aye except Mr. Haws voting no. III. Women's Commission Request Re: Attendance at Meetings Held in States Not Ratifyi ng ERA December 30 memo from Human Rights Coordinator as well as news articles have been distributed to Council. The Women's Commission is asking Council to adopt the policy prohibiting City officials from attending business meetings in states that have not as yet ratified the ERA. Julie Aspinwall Lamberts, Women's Commission member, was present to ~ officially request the Council to adopt such a policy. She said the .., organizations supporting such a boycott are numerous and include such large bodies as the United Auto Workers. In that regard she noted that the United Auto Workers had five meetings scheduled in states not yet ratified and they withdrew from all but one. She also added that Washington, D.C. is one city she knows of that has joined in the boycott. She also said there is a request on Governor Straub's desk now that Oregon join in the boycott. Further, she commented that the Eugene Women's Commission has endorsed passage of the ERA. The City Council has approved the objectives of the Eugene Women's Commission and has therefore, in effect, approved passage of ERA. She said she is hopeful the Council will honor the Commission's request. Mr. Haws asked for a clarification, wondering if the Women's Commission was simply saying they did not want the City to pay for officials atten- ding conferences in unratified states, that if officials went to such conferences they would pay for their expenses themselves. Ms. Lamberts said that is what the Women's Commission had in mind. 1/11/78--4 - 2,3