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were the ones that needed to pay the fees. He said that, with good analysis, a close <br />approximation of the intent of the voters could still be achieved. <br /> <br />Clyde Carson, 618 D Street, said that the Right-to-Know program was an extreme program that <br />had no place in the Eugene City Charter. He said that the public needed to pay a fair share for <br />the information that it wanted to have reported from companies. <br /> <br />Eric Jenson, 2333 Marjorie Avenue, said that the new fee structure was not in keeping with the <br />intent of the voters. <br /> <br />Jr. Robertson, 640 West 15th Avenue, testified that there should be no "free ride" for companies <br />that used toxic chemicals. He said that the polluter should pay. He stressed the importance of <br />keeping a link between fees and polluters. <br /> <br />Linda Fuller, 2401 West 22nd Avenue, emphasized that the public had voted on the issue and <br />stressed the importance of the City Council attempting to stay as close as possible to the intent of <br />the voters. <br /> <br />Laura Byxbe, 677 West 23rd Avenue, commented that the industries that were working so hard to <br />get rid of the Toxics Right-to-Know Program should work as hard to get rid of the toxic substances <br />that they were using in their businesses. She urged the council to follow the intent of the voters <br />and keep the program fee-supported. <br /> <br />Emily Fox, 455 East 31st Street, stressed that the Toxics Right-to-Know Program just informed the <br />citizens of what was in their environment. She urged the council to keep the program fee- <br />supported. <br /> <br />Terry Connolly, 1401 Willamette Street, said that he opposed the proposals for a new fee <br />structure and the entire Toxics Right-to-Know Program. He said that the program was <br />unnecessary and difficult to implement. He said that the proposals did not meet the intent of the <br />voters and called for another vote on the issue. <br /> <br />Lisa Igoe, 2460 Kincaid Street, said that it was not an extreme thing for the public to know what <br />chemicals were used by local manufacturers. She urged the council to keep the program fee- <br />supported. <br /> <br />Paul Engelking, Lowell, Oregon, submitted federal data to the council on companies that were <br />reporting chemicals under federal programs. <br /> <br />Jim Borg, 425 Full View Drive, said that the proposals were not fair. He said that the right-to- <br />know program was unnecessary and was "feel-good" legislation. He commented that the <br />proposals did not meet the intent of the voters and that there should be another vote. <br /> <br />Tom Slocum, 1950 Graham Drive, questioned what the program was achieving. He said that the <br />program was going to get more and more expensive for the City to implement. <br /> <br />Steve Johnson, 1825 Longview Street, urged the council to keep the program fee-supported. He <br />suggested that if the voters were consulted again, they would vote in favor of a fee-supported <br />program, but against a General Fund-supported program. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 24, 2000 Page 6 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />