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. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Ms. Miller, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. Manager noted these bills have been referred from the previous Council - meeting because of a split vote. 'Mr. Delay recognized the spirit of compromise in the Council and the Budget Committee that brought these measures before the Council. When these were originally vetoed, the reasons that were given were that there was not enough time for the electorate to become informed about these issues and there could be possible confusion if they were placed on the ballot with the budget request. This is why these issues are now being considered for the November ballot. The Revenue Task Force should not be saddled with this political issue, Mr. Delay said. He felt they should deal with long-range solutions, not the immediate revenue measures, for next year. Ms. Miller was concerned that the Council was stalemated. Mr. Delay's comments giving the reasons for the veto, that they were ill-conceived and too hasty, did not seem to get to the answer, she said. The City needs the revenue. Ms. Miller called for suggestions to resolve the present dilemma. She said she would be willing to have the Revenue Task Force look at these bills and give the Committee a deadline to bring recommendations to the Council with adequate time for the Council con- sider these bills for the November ballot. If the Council could reach a compromise consensus, she felt that she could go along with that. Ms. Smith agreed that these bills should go to the Revenue Task Force, but e had reservations about requiring them to make a recommendation in time for the November ballot. Ms. Miller replied that it was critical to her that there be something on the November ballot. Manager noted the Task Force would have to return the measures to the Council about the 10th of September. This would allow them six weeks for deliberation. Mayor felt he could support a compromise of having the Task Force look at the measures and make an early decision. He said he shared the con- cern to pass this year's budget, and that it was best to let the Task Force deal with these measures, making sure to keep the issue clear and separate. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to postpone action on CB 1935 and CB 1936, and to refer them to the Revenue Task Force Committee until the Council gets the recommendation from the Revenue Task Force Committee after they have looked at these bills. If the Task Force recommends these measures, the Council would take action and place the bills on the November ballot. e 389 7/18/79--8