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- e e will be reviewed by a task force of the commission, set up to examine the problem, on May 21. Once the task force has approved the proposal, it will be forwarded to the Eugene and Springfield city councils and to the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Ms. Smith said that she is requesting consensus from the council for pursuing the legal avenues that might be available with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regarding funding allocations. The Wastewater Commission is not looking for new money, but is pursuing efforts to obtain funding through administrative routes. Ms. Smith said that the Springfield council has given consensus to pursue this avenue. The Lane County Commissioners, with one IInoll vote, gave consensus to proceed also. Ms. Smith noted that Bill Pye, Executive Director of the Metro Wastewater Commission, was also present. Mr. Lindberg felt that this was very important and supported doing whatever can be done to secure the funding. Mr. Lindberg asked Ms. Smith about the potential for obtaining Federal funds. Ms. Smith replied that it does not appear very positive. She said that the task force is proposing hiring a lobbyist in Washington, DC, to help work on obtaining funding. Ms. Miller said that since no other councilors had asked to comment on the issue at this time, she assumed there was consensus to proceed as outlined in the proposal. Ms. Smith asked councilors who had questions on the proposal or who would like to help in the lobbying efforts to contact her. Ms. Wooten arrived at the meeting. Mr. Gleason requested that the council move directly to the agenda item on calling a special election for June 30, 1981. He explained that Councilor Wooten was ill and had come to the meeting for a brief time to give the council the quorum necessary to vote on the council bill with an emergency clause. II. CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR JUNE 30, 1981 Mr. Gleason introduced Warren Wong, Financial Services Director. Mr. Wong said that Resolution 3518 expressed the intent of the council to levy a property tax of $188,666 in the Downtown Development District for the free parking program. Resolution 3519 expressed the intent of the council to levy a property tax of $1,260,185 to fund the Tier II budget. Mr. Wong noted that this figure repre- sented a decrease from the budget committee recommendation of $1,295,767. Mr. Wong said that Council Bill 2302 is a request to place the measures on the election scheduled for June 30, 1981. Res. No. 3518--A resolution referring Measure No. 51 to the legal voters of the City of Eugene authorizing the City to tax owners of property within the Downtown Development District $188,666 outside the constitutional six percent limitation for 1981-82. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 20, 1981 Page 2