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e - - Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18169. II. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING A. Systems Development Tax Previously considered by Council January 23 and April 10 (amended April 10). Manager noted the ordinance before Council this evening was the amended version from the April 10 meeting relating to delet- ing a portion of the exemption section and including April 11 as the effective date. The emergency clause has also been deleted, with Manager noting if the bill were passed this evening, it would become effective in 30 days, retroactive at that time to April 11. At the request of Mr. Lieuallen, staff had prepared a memorandum regarding the matter of inclusion of exempted central area and reasons for the desirability of such exemptions. It is staff's feeling that the lack of the exemption would be contrary in many respects to existing City policies and programs that have been directed at the central and older parts of the City. Such actions enumerated were: 1) use of Community Development Block Grant funds in the central planning district to provide public services; 2) innovative grant proposal which has been submitted to HUD to provide additional funds for public improvements to encourage new residential development in the Whiteaker area; 3) tax exemption for multiple-family residential development immediately around the central business district; 4) the application of the mixed-use district section to the Westside area to encourage residential development; 5) growth management efforts,includ- in9 the systems development tax which has been aimed at counteracting tendencies for residential development to occur on the fringes. Manager said it should be noted that the ordinance itself, as origi- nally proposed did not state that there will be exemptions, but merely empowers the Council to determine at some later date whether or not it wishes to have exempted areas or reductions of the tax for certain areas under certain conditions. He noted a memo dated April 24, from the Planning Commission, asking Council reconsider its action on eli- minating this particular exemption. If the exemption matter is to be reconsidered, it would require a motion by a Councilor who voted on the prevailing side. Then the ordinance would be at its first stage for read i ng. Mr. Obie said he would prefer not to deal with the issue of the exemptions at this meeting. He noted his previous amendment to the ordinance and said he preferred to deal with all those issues at some later time. Mr. Haws agreed with Mr. Obie. He preferred to vote for the ordinance and consider amendments to it at a later time, and if the ordinance were not to pass, there would be no need to waste time discussing amendments. 4/24/78 - 7 1.21-