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Mr. Pap8 asked about the result of the Public Safety Coordinating Council ballot measure two <br />years ago. Mr. Johnson said it was defeated by approximately 70 percent to 30 percent. Mr. Pap8 <br />did not support the motion, saying it appeared to be an exercise in futility. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey said that if there was a tie, he would vote to send something to the voters. <br />However, he said he would not vote in support of the measure at the ballot box. He added that he <br />did not feel the City should be providing tax money for PeaceHealth to build the hospital. He said <br />that PeaceHealth asserts that it costs more to build in the core, which it might. However, Mayor <br />Torrey noted that this was not a City of Eugene hospital and that PeaceHealth has the ability to <br />limit its own budget to build what it can afford to build. He said that he understood the need for <br />predictability, but that funding the building was not a City of Eugene responsibility. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said that if Ms. Taylor voted yes on the motion, it will allow staff to develop options for a <br />vote on July 9, but did not indicate her support putting something on the ballot at this time. To Mr. <br />Meisner's concern regarding the corporate income tax, Mr. Kelly asked if there was any option to <br />extend the tax to personal and corporate income. Mr. Johnson said that the estimate and material <br />was based on personal income tax and that if the City Council wanted information on corporate <br />income tax, staff would need direction to move forward. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kelly amended his motion to include personal and corporate income tax <br /> in an amount sufficient to fit the package parameters. Ms. Bettman <br /> seconded the amendment, considering it a friendly amendment. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson opposed the motion. She said that there was such uncertainty around this issue <br />that the measure would be doomed. She added that she did not want the measure to tarnish to <br />the future potential of some other kind of creative financing program or tax submitted to the <br />voters, which might have broad appeal to fund public safety, after-school programs, refinancing <br />library services, parks or other programs. She said she was reluctant to not send anything to the <br />voters, but that this was a political call and that it was not right for the public yet. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said that this was not a $25 million proposal, but a $15 - $17 million proposal to <br />provide for infrastructure. She said that there was a precedent to encourage a certain kind of <br />development for managed growth. She said that sometimes that required an incentive. This was <br />not an effort to help Sacred Heart build the hospital, but was an effort to raise money to provide <br />the infrastructure to facilitate its location in the city center. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said that while the motion was more inclusive, he would continue to oppose it. <br />However, if there was a subsequent motion that directed the City Manager to prepare possible <br />resolutions for each or all three, he would support that motion. He said he would not support <br />referring any of the revenue mechanisms to the ballot until it was to support a specific plan that <br />would be beneficial to the voters. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor concurred that until there was a specific plan, she too would not support putting any <br />measure on the ballot. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson said that staff could prepare two alternatives, but would be unable to prepare three <br />prior to the July 9 meeting. <br /> <br /> The motion failed, 6:2; Mr. Kelly and Ms. Bettman voting yes. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2001 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />