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the repairs should be done by the private sector. Mr. Wildish suggested that the City dedicate the <br />contribution-in-lieu-of taxes (CILT) it received from the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) to the <br />backlog. He said that the local business community already supported the transportation system as a large <br />portion of LTD’s budget was provided by local business. <br /> <br />Terry Connelly <br />, 1401 Willamette Street, representing the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, said the <br />chamber did not dispute the need for repairing the maintenance backlog. However, the chamber did not <br />think the proposed fee was the right solution. He believed the ordinance was an improvement on the <br />ordinance proposed previously, but the fee still lacked the conditions needed to make it work. Mr. Connelly <br />said the chamber was very concerned about accountability as the money was not dedicated to curb-to-curb <br />maintenance, which where the backlog problem existed. Future councils could chose to use the money for <br />other purposes in the transportation system than the backlog. Future councils could also increase the fee <br />without a vote or any certainty the money would go to the backlog. Mr. Connelly agreed with previous <br />speakers who said the fee would not be cost-effective and would be expensive to collect. He said that many <br />residents could not justify new fees when the council had not identified the backlog of street maintenance as <br />a top priority or dedicated any additional money to it. The gas tax was one incremental step in solving the <br />problem. Mr. Connelly said such fees had real implications for the cost of doing business, and that was hard <br />for the chamber to ignore. <br /> <br />David Hauser <br />, 1401 Willamette Street, representing the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, said the <br />chamber continued to support the local fuel tax and would continue to lobby the Board of County <br />Commissioners to restore the partnership road moneys to Lane County cities. He said the chamber also <br />supported the use of General Fund moneys to demonstrate the issue’s priority. Mr. Hauser suggested that <br />the establishment of a long-term financial goal for street preservation similar to what had been done for a <br />new city hall complex would be appropriate. <br /> <br />Mr. Hauser said the chamber supported the exploration of using general obligation bonds to pay for a <br />portion of the backlog, noting such bonds had been used successfully in Salem, Oregon. It had the <br />advantage of providing greater accountability to the citizens, including a sunset that allowed evaluation of <br />the ordinance, allowing citizen input into the prioritization of the backlog, and requiring the City to continue <br />to make a case for funding. He said that if a well thought-out bond dedicated to curb-to-curb backlog was <br />proposed, the chamber would work with the City for its passage. <br /> <br />Lisa Warnes <br />, 5020 Nectar Way, did not support charging a $5 fee to all residents, particularly low-income <br />residents, suggesting that people might be forced to decide between heating their house and paying the fee. <br />She said in light of the lack of a guarantee of how the money would be used, she did not support the <br />ordinance. She said that the council should follow up on some of the suggestions made in testimony, and <br />asked if a vehicle registration fee had been considered. <br /> <br />Dave Perez <br />, 2055 Patterson Street, Director of the YMCA and representative of United Way Executives, <br />thanked Mr. Corey and his staff for their accessibility. He commended the chamber for preparing an <br />alternative proposal. He asked the council to consider a waiver for nonprofit agencies and 501(c)(3) <br />organizations given the significant and negative impact such a fee would have on those agencies’ abilities to <br />provide services. <br /> <br />Zachary Vishanoff <br />, Patterson Street, asked the council to preserve his “right” to provide the council with <br />materials directly prior to meetings. Speaking to the fee, he suggested a license plate that had a pothole be <br />established to support road maintenance. Mr. Vishanoff objected to the money set aside for City Hall. He <br />said that it seemed visionary and “feels smart” but he believed it undermined the public’s trust in govern- <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 16, 2006 Page 9 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> <br />
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