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EWEB should be treated like any other utility and that it was incumbent upon the council to do that to ensure a level playing field. Councilor Fart called council attention to a letter in their packets from the president of the EWEB Board of Commissioners, urging the council not to allow the placement of the charter amendment in the May ballot without an EWEB agreement placing limits on its telecommunication involvement. Councilor Lee stated that council would be voting on the issue on February 28 and he would be in favor of referring the issue to the voters. 6.PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO COMPENSATE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Councilor Lee opened the public hearing. Rob Zako, 1280 East 20th Avenue, noted that he was a member of the Citizen Committee on Mayor and Council Compensation, but stressed that he was speaking as a private citizen. He said that he was in favor of compensation since there were limits to volunteerism. Bruce Miller, 88 West 29th Avenue, called for the council to be generously compensated. He commented that quality people were needed for the City Council. He suggested offering quality amounts of money for hiring the best people for the job. Lazar Makyadath, 2067 Morning View, called for generous compensation for the City Council. Kevin Hornbuckle commented that it was easy for rich people to call for others to volunteer. He supported the idea of council compensation. Jim Hale, 1715 LindyAvenue, agreed with the previous speaker. He said that he had looked at other cities that were the same size as Eugene and that the vast majority of them paid their city council. He suggested focusing on the charter review first and examine how the role of the City Council might be changed by a charter amendment. Councilor Lee closed the public hearing. Councilor Rayor commented that his inclination was to put the issue on the May ballot because he did not see the advantage of the November ballot. 7.ACTION: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, A REFINEMENT PLAN OF THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN (METRO PLAN); AMENDING THE METRO PLAN DIAGRAM TO REDESIGNATE PROPERTY CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN REFINEMENT PLAN DIAGRAM; AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND PUBLIC FACILITIES PLAN TO ADD THE GREENHILL ROAD REALIGNMENT PROJECT; ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 14, 2000 Page 7 Regular Meeting