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Councilor Taylor indicated her concurrence with the remarks of Mr. Leppanen. She said that she thought the meters discouraged people from coming downtown. Councilor Kelly said that the issue of parking had many facets. For example, some of the revenue collected maintains City parking structures. Eliminating parking charges downtown would mean the council would have to find another source of revenue for that purpose. He said in other communities that charged for parking in downtown there was enough to bring people downtown. Councilor Nathanson responded to Mr. Hoover's remarks, saying she had made an information request of staff earlier in response to communication received by the council, and requested the status of that information request and if recommendations from staff about the topic were forthcoming. Councilor Papd agreed with the remarks of Councilor Fart. He said that he supported the application for the park extension on a one-time basis. He encouraged the event sponsors to work closely with police to control extracurricular activities. If the event did not work well, he wanted it to move to another venue. Councilor Papd left the meeting. 2. DISCUSSION OF CHARTER REVIEW ISSUES City Manager Jim Johnson had no charter issues to raise at this time. He noted that an e-mail message had been sent to the council earlier that day requesting input on the charter issues related to the Eugene Water & Electric Board. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Council Minutes April 4, 2001, Work Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions D. Approval of 2001 Intergovernmental Agreement for Criminal Justice Services E. Approval of Exemption to Alton Baker Park Hours F. A Resolution Amending the User Categories to Determine Hult Center Rental Rates as Defined in Resolution No. 3442, 3475, 3800, 4017, 4034, and 4454 G. Approval of City Manager Appraisal Reporting Form Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to adopt the Consent Calendar. Councilor Rayor pulled items C and E. Councilor Kelly pulled Item G. Councilor Nathanson commented on Item B. She noted the potential that another Wednesday meeting would be added to the schedule, and said that for those councilors who planned several weeks out, that was a difficulty. She said that as a full-time employee changing her schedule was very difficult. She said that she MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 23, 2001 Page 2 Regular Meeting