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e e - IV. Adopting Whiteaker Refinement Plan--Memo, exhibits, and resolution distributed. Manager said the resolution reflects the changes made by Council at its May 8 meeting. Pat Decker was available to answer questi ons. Res. No. 2899--Adopting Whiteaker Refinement Plan and amendments thereto was read by number and title only. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution. Motion carried unanimously. V. Change of Procedures re: Liquor License Applications--Memo distributed. Manager said the proposed resolution would provide administrative approval of routine liquor license applications, which would include annual renewals, change of ownership, adding or dropping partners, or change of corporate officers. He noted the resolution, as drafted, would provide for Council consideration of greater privilege and administrative approval of change of location. He felt those should be interchanged. The purpose of the resolution was to expedite Council.s business by eliminating some of the routine matters from the agenda. Appeal from any administrative decision would go to the Hearings Panel, whose action would be final. It was consensus of Council that the resolution should provide for admini- strative approval of greater privilege, and Council approval of change of location; that appeal to the Hearings Panel would go through the normal process by omi tti ng "Hearing Panel Action woul d be fi nalll . Thus, the appeal would go through the hearings panel and on to Council for final approval. Res. No. 2917--Establishing procedures for recommendations on liquor license applications was read by number and title. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Mr. Williams, to adopt the reso- lution. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Lieuallen said he had attended the Governor's Task Force regarding OLCC restructuring held May 19 in Eugene. He felt the session was very productive, and some of the issues addressed were: 1) Balance of State and local authority; 2) enforcement, i.e., is it arbitrary, selective, should it be given to another agency; 3) the need for OLCC to establish clear criteria for application; and 4) expansion of the quota system. VI. Code Amendment re: Business License Application Review and Appeal Procedures--Ordinance distributed. Manager said this was another item to relieve Council of administrative details. The ordinance would apply to all general City business licensing processes, ranging from ambulances to vehicle wreckers to weapon dealers. The new ordinance would establish a new appeal procedure directed to the City Manager rather than Council, as previously requested by Council. It would establish specific review criteria for business license applications, clarify that failure to supply 5/24/78--7 .3'5