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-- -.- . . been doing about those things. He noted al so the survey, in general - terms, showed a high level of satisfaction of taxes. However, he noted the survey had been conducted in an atmosphere much different from the present property tax revolt atmosphere. The survey did show in terms of City taxes that 67 percent of the respondents thought taxes were fine, 16 to 17 percent thought they were too high, and 16 to 17 percent felt they were receiving more services than were paying for in taxes. He said it would be speculative to relate those feel- ings to positions on Ballot Measures 6 and 11. However, staff would try to look at intervening events and report back to Council. Mr. Delay noted the staff should be careful to put the survey in its proper context. He noted the question on the survey asked whether the people thought they were paying the right amount of taxes for the services they were getting. That would be a different context than how the people feel about the property tax system and what changes should be made. E. Tri-Agency Services--Mr. Obie noted receipt of the letter from Assistant Manager responding to Dr. York, a veterinarian in the area. He spoke as a City Councilor and as a private citizen, saying he did not want to be subsidizing distemper shots for the public. He fe 1 t the City should not be in the business of such subsidization. He fe 1t Assistant Manager's letter indicated the Tri-Agency would continue this service, and Mr. Obie did not want it to be continued. Mr. Delay directed Mr. Obie's attention to Dave Jordan's memo. He e said this program was being offered at a price to cover the adminis- trative costs, and was not being subsidized. Manager felt the issue was whether or not the charge is high enough. He noted the necessity for protection of animals who might otherwise be infected. Assistant Manager said the shots are being given, and must be given, to animals coming into the Agency. He said it was not a Tri-Agency, but a Bi-Agency (Lane County and Eugene). A full-time veterinarian is on duty for Lane County, and does have some free time. To fill that free time, it was decided to provide the public this service at a very low cost. The cost recovers the vet's time and materials being used. The cost does not take into account overhead or management costs that were already there, as is done through a private vet's clinic. He noted there were no new costs in offering this service but, in fact, were trying to minimize the costs and address the public health needs that exist. Mr. Haws and Mr. Bradley arrived. Mr. Obie said he would like to see a financial report. Assistant Manager said the materials cost $.19 per shot, with the rest being the vet's time, who is already on duty. ~ 10/25/78--3 '0' ----