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, Mr. Obie asked why the Wildish property was left out. Mr. Byrne stated that the map is the interpretation of the Metro Plan Diagram. They felt it would be . appropriate to incorporate some property that would be affected even though it is outside the city limits. They wanted to focus on the zone change for medium- and high-density residential lands. He explained where the ,Wildish property was located. Mr. Delay asked if all of the Wildish property is outside the city 1 imits. Mr. Byrne responded that it is and would be served under different sewer distribution systems. Mr. Byrne stated that the boundaries are intended to be loosely drawn and inclusion or exclusion of some properties would come back to the council for adoption. Ms. Smith said she would abstain from this item due to a conflict of interest. Mr. Lieuallen moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to direct staff to participate in and monitor the privately initiated special area study in the Coburg/Crescent area, incorporating the land within the boundaries described in the staff report and the citizen involvement process approved by the Citizen Involvement Committee for the purpose of complying with planning requirements contained in the Metropolitan Area General Plan. Discussion centered around whether or not to allow Mr. Hledik to speak; consen- sus was to not allow him to speak. Mayor Keller stated that he had received a letter from him. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously with Ms. Smith abstaining. . VI. PRESENTATION OF TOUCHE ROSS RATE-SETTING METHODOLOGY FOR AMBULANCE RATES (memo distributed) Mr. Henry stated that the purpose of this presentation is to review the method- ology presented. This could be obsolete in a matter of days if the ambulance service were to collapse. It is important for the task force to consider alternative delivery systems. The task force approved this methodology and they are asking the council to take action. The task force feels that the asset-managed model appears to be the most appropriate. Advantages for allowing a rate of return on managed assets as opposed to equity include: 1) assets used are more easily identified than equity in a multiple division operation such as that found at MSI; 2) since the service requirements and equipment needs are set by the jurisdictions, the company is rewarded for having the required assets; and 3) the company is neither rewarded nor punished for financing decisions. The major disadvantage is that the percentage is not comparable to other busi- nesses and cannot easily be compared to interest rates, stock market return rates, and other measures normally used to measure the business rate of return. This methodology would provide a guide to the council to assist in determining the validity of annual rate requests. The information from Touche Ross is not yet satisfactory and the City has not yet been paid all of their fees. He noted that Carol James, Finance, and Eric Mellgren, Public Service Officer, could provide additional i nformat ion. . MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 26, 1980 Page 10