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. ~ Mr. Haws moved, and it was seconded, to implement Mr. Delay's e suggesticn and ask staff te bring back a suggested process and group to review the issues proposed by Mr. Delay by the end of the year. Motion carried, all Council members present voting aye except Mr. Hamel voting no. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Mr. Williams, tc adopt staff's reccmmendations on the increase. Mayor Keller said a charge for a service is never too much if a life is saved. He has never received a ccmplaint .on level of service, just on ccst. He also, at seme future time, wculd like to deal with the issue .on the Gray Panther disccunts. Vote was taken on the motion which carried, all Ccuncil members present vcting aye except Mr. Lieuallen, Mr. Haws, and Mr. Delay voting no. IX. BALLOT MEASURES 6 AND 11--Materials have been distributed to Council members. Paget Engen, Pclicy Analyst, said that tcday's discussion will deal with how the two measures compare to the present system. Part II, on October 11, will focus on the impact on the property tax system and .on individual taxpayers. Part III, on October 18, will focus on the impact on City resources. Part IV on October 25 will fccus on the impact .on selected community projects. The language of both ballot measures, as well as the spread sheets comparing the mesures, are available, sheuld anyone e wish a copy. The spread sheets outlining the ccmparisons between the three systems shcw general provisions, lecal provisions, and state prcvisions. The critical thing to remember, Ms. Engen said, is that constituticnal provisions cannot be changed by the legislature. Statutory provisions can be changed by the legislature, however. Ms. Engen described each item on the spread sheets. As to restricticns on local taxes, Mr. Delay wondered how passage of Ballot Measure 6 wculd affect all kinds of fees, special assessments, etc. and indicated that such fees would proliferate. On local bcnded indebtedness, Mr. Delay wondered how it would affect bond issues when using property tax as a guarantee against the bond. How can it be kncwn if it is within the 1.5 percent limitatien? Assistant Manager commented that is very fuzzy at this point and that the property tax probably could not be used tc guarantee any further debt under Ballot Measure 6. A further cemment is that there is a provision in Ballot Measure 11 that says if both measures pass the higher number of affirmative votes is in effect and the ether measure is repealed. X. PUBLIC HEARINGS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED OCTOBER 9, 1978 A. Appeal of Planning Director's Denial of Miner Partition (Goldstein) (M 78-96), lccated on south side of East 27th, west of Central Boulevard. B. Appeal of condition imposed by Planning Department fer Horizon West e First Addition (5 78-12) located on east side of Hawkins Lane, south of 25th Avenue. 10/4/78--7 ~5Cf