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Roll call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calendar, with the exceptions of Item D, passed unanimously, 7:0. Councilor Pryor pulled two items under Item C, Senate Bill (SB) 187 and SB 335. Indicating she did so at the request of Councilor Bettman, Councilor Taylor, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved that discussion on the pulled items be postponed until Councilor Bettman was present. Roll call vote; the motion to approve Item C, excepting SB 187 and SB 335, passed unani- mously, 7:0. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Adopting Hazardous Substance User Fees for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2007. Assistant City Manager Angel Jones asked Glen Potter to briefly describe the issue before the council. Glen Potter, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, provided the staff report. He said in accordance with provisions of the Eugene City Charter, the City’s Toxics Right-to-Know Program was funded by fees assessed to local businesses that were hazardous substance users. To support the program for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, the Toxics Board unanimously recommended a fee of $37.38 per full-time equivalent employee (FTE) employed by participating businesses in 2006, up to a maximum of $2,000 as provided by state law. Last year’s fee was $31.30 per FTE up to the cap. Ms. Ortiz reviewed the rules for members of the public speaking at the public hearing Zachary Vishanoff , Patterson Street, said the University of Oregon (UO) had been exempt from the toxics program reporting, which he found to be a big loophole in the system. Rather than exempting the UO, it should be required to report at a higher standard because it was formulating new things others did not understand. He asserted that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently decided to take action on regulating nanotechnology containing silver particles. He asserted that the UO conducted nanotechnology projects for Nike. He said he would provide additional information in the future on EPA requirements. Noting no other requests to speak, Councilor Ortiz closed the public hearing. She determined that councilors had no questions at this time. 4. ACTION: An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) Diagram to Redesignate Property Identified as Map 17-03-3044 Tax Lot 8900 (Oregon Motor Pool Site) from High Density Residential/Mixed Use/Nodal Development Designation to Commer- cial/Nodal Development Designation; Rezoning the Property from I-2/TD Light-Medium Indus- trial with Transit Oriented Development and Nodal Development Overlay Zones to C-2/TD/ND Community Commercial with Transit Oriented Development and Nodal Development Overlay Zones’ and Adopting a Severability Claus. MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 26, 2007 Page 4 Regular Meeting