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Councilor Poling reiterated his request that a portion of the complaint form contain a place for those filing such a form to swear or affirm that the complaint was true and accurate, primarily to ward off fictitious or malicious complaints. Mr. Klein said that he would confer with Ms. Walston on the idea prior to the next session on the ordinance and reference it in the staff notes. Councilor Pap6 recommended including the assistant city manager in the definitions of Public Official under Section 2.480. He also felt that 'executive manager' should be defined. Mr. Klein said that he would look into that. Regarding 2.486 (2)(b), Councilor Pap6 agreed with Councilor Kelly that all copies of all complaints filed should be shared with the council. In response to a question regarding 2.488 from Councilor Pap6, Mr. Klein stated that, under the charter, a decision on such a violation would be rendered by a majority vote of the council. Councilor Pap6 felt that such a vote should require a super-majority. Mr. Klein said that he would check the charter amendment in order to respond to whether a super-majority would be allowable. He requested that the council indicate whether there was majority support for a requirement for a super-majority vote. Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing. Mayor Torrey adjourned the City Council meeting at 8:45 p.m. 5. ACTION: Utility Undergrounding Mayor Torrey convened the meeting of the Urban Renewal Agency. Councilor Pap6 moved, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, to approve the use of Riverfront Research Park Urban Renewal District funds in the amount of $46,000 to fund a portion of the City's share of the cost to underground the utility lines on Franklin Boulevard from Agate Street to Onyx Street, and direct that this project be added to the budget as part of FY04 Supplemental Budget # 1. Mayor Torrey called for discussion on the motion. Councilor Meisner registered his opposition to the motion. He noted that there was a telecom tax fund and that sufficient resources were in the fund to support this proposal at the half-way level, but there was no list of the priority projects that the fund should be used for. He felt that the council would appear to be picking up a project that was not prioritized after having to cut programs and that this would raise questions in the minds of citizens. Councilor Bettman noted that staff had deemed this an appropriate use of the telecom tax. She wondered why the funding was not coming entirely from the telecom tax. She suggested that, MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 11, 2003 Page 10 Regular Meeting