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Councilor Bettman, with the permission of her seconder, withdrew the motion and called for proposed amendment text from staff that met her intent when the council took action. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding what percentage of the fee would be paid by households versus the percentage paid by businesses, Mr. Corey said residents would pay 30 percent of the fee and businesses would pay 70 percent. City Manager Carlson said the fee was designed, in part, to pay for the operation and maintenance of the off-street bike system. IV. PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Special Events Parking and Amending Section 5.285 of the Eugene Code, 1971 Johnny Medlin of the Public Works Department provided the staff presentation. He said the ordinance, if passed, would remove the $3 dollar maximum allowable fee, currently contained in Eugene Code, for off-street special event parking in City-owned facilities and delegate the authority for establishing fees to the City Manager. He said the request was an attempt by Parks staff to mitigate inappropriate parking congestion and damages at Alton Baker Park due to the large number of people parking there during events at Autzen Stadium. He said the ordinance would also affect parking costs for Cuthbert Amphitheater and Hult Center events. He said there would be two categories of special event parking: 1. Events associated with City facilities ($5) 2. Events not associated with City facilities ($10) Mr. Medlin said there was some desire for the fees to be in effect before the first of four University of Oregon home games, which start August 31. He noted that council would need to adopt an ordinance that night for it to be in effect by August 31, 2002. He said if council took action that evening, staff recommended that language containing an immediate effective date be considered. In response to a question from Councilor Bettman regarding damage to City property from inappropriate parking and whether the City charged the University for repair of that damage, Mr. Medlin said staff had internally discussed damage at the park, but as far as specific damage caused by inappropriate parking, he said there had been no discussion with the University of Oregon on parking damage. In response to a question from Councilor Bettman regarding which parking areas associated with University of Oregon football games would be affected by the ordinance, Mr. Medlin said the only area being discussed would be the main Alton Baker Park lot. Councilor Bettman noted that Leo Harris Parkway was also a City facility and questioned how much parking revenue came from that area. Mr. Medlin said there had been analysis regarding the topic, and staff had determined that the City would gain more revenue in the current agreement with the University than if the City managed that area. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 22, 2002 Page 9 Regular Meeting