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Mr. Pap~, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to extend time for the item by ten minutes. The vote on the motion was a 4:4 tie; Mr. Meisner, Ms. Nathanson, Ms. Solomon, and Mr. Poling voting no. The mayor cast a vote in support of the motion and it passed a final vote of 5:4. Speaking to Mr. Papa's remarks, Ms. Taylor noted that former Public Works Department Director Christine Anderson had continually reminded the council of the need for maintenance funding and the fact that the problem merely worsened if not addressed. She commended the work done by staff currently to educate the community about the problem. Ms. Taylor suggested a vehicle registration surcharge had a better chance of passing than a TSMF because it seemed more equitable. The TSMF would be charged to all, even those who did not own a car. The motion passed, 5:3; Mr. Meisner, Ms. Nathanson, Ms. Bettman, Ms. Taylor, and Mr. Poling voted yes; Mr. Kelly, Mr. Pap~, and Ms. Solomon voted no. B.WORK SESSION: Kaufman Center Status Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Director Angel Jones and Facilities Manager Glen Svendsen were present for the item. Mayor Torrey briefly left the meeting. Council President Pap~ assumed the chair. Mr. Svendsen provided the staff presentation, noting the policy choices before the council related to the use of the Kaufman Center and the Kaufman Annex. He recommended that the City enter into a one-year lease for the Kaufman Center with the Emerald Empire Council on Aging (EECA), with the option to renew the lease for a second year depending on outcomes achieved, and to allocate $12,000 from the Kaufman Trust Fund to the EECA as a grant for start-up expenses. He further recommended that the City continue to treat the Kaufman Annex as a surplus property. Mr. Pap~ solicited a first round of council questions and comments. Responding to a question from Mr. Meisner, Mr. Svendsen indicated that if a nonprofit organization received no support from the City it could use volunteer labor to improve the facility. If the volunteer organization paid for any part of the labor involved and used volunteers for other tasks, it would fall under the requirements of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and pay prevailing wages. Mayor Torrey returned to the meeting and assumed the chair. Responding to a question from Mr. Kelly about what had changed since staff's earlier statements that the sale of the annex would be difficult because of the conditions of the conditional use permit, Mr. Svendsen said that staff proposed to apply for a historic zone designation for both buildings, which would eliminate the conditional use permit (CUP) and allow for a broader use of activities at the center, helping the EECA meet some of its goals. The two buildings would then be delinked. Mr. Kelly suggested that the application of the historic designation made a mockery of the status if the purpose was to "rip the two apart." Mr. Svendsen suggested that it depended MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 13, 2003 Page 5 Work Session