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J Res. No. 2996--~commending to Boundary Commission the transfer of certain property from the jurisdiction of Eugene to e Springfield was read by number and title. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution. Ro 11 call vote. Motion carried unanimously. VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to aoorove minutes of August 30, 1978. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. VI I. DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY TAX LIMITATION PROPOSALS--Outline materials distributed. In discussing the process, Paget Engen explained the House and Senate had reappointed the committee of 21 legislators who had met last week to prepare a package for legislative consideration. All bills are now being introduced on the House side. The House portion of the committee is meeting to hear the bills, with the Senate sitting in. The House committee will make amendments, act on those, and send the entire package to the floor for House approval and passage to the Senate. Next, the Senate will send the package back to the same subcommittee for hearings, action, and then send it back to the floor of the Senate. If the version is the same as proposed by the House, the package will then be adooted. If there are differences, presumably the differences will be worked out by a committee. She said today the joint committee is holding public hearings and a work e session is scheduled for 2:30. The public hearings have included general citizen input and other legislators, who are not members of the committee, presenting their ideas. She said the committee was working with Governor vetoes, and there seemed to be quite a number of overrides operating. She felt those should be completed today. The outline which had been distributed to Council included all the provisions in the package from the subcommittee which met last week. She gave no predictions on any changes. However, she indicated there would undoubtedly be some provisions for renters; and that some state and local limitations would be included. Mayor Keller wondered if there had been anything done which would tie the growth of local governments to what the State is doing for itself. Ms. Engen said that idea is generating support. However, she said the big issue today was the difference between the Governor's original proposal of a $25,000 homestead exemption, as opposed to the proposal in the Legislature now of the State paying one half of property taxes up to $1,500 limit. e ~II 9/6/78--8