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Mr. Farr moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, to approve the Hearings Official's Minutes, Findings and Recommendations of July 20, 1998. Ms. Taylor said that she did not believe it was fair that one of the objecting property owners should be expected to pay improvement district assessments until he was over one hundred years old. She also said she did not believe it was appropriate that out-of-town property owners could force local property owners to make improvements which were not desired. Mr. Lee stated that he had raised concerns about alley conditions proposed for repair through the improvement district under consideration at a previous meeting of the council. He said the conditions were dangerous and that he had been frustrated that University of Oregon student organizations had been previously unwilling to support payment for repairs. Mr. Fart noted that the out-of-town property owners referred to by Ms. Taylor were almost entirely national and regional entities of student fraternities, sororities, and church organizations that provided housing for a large number of Eugene residents. Mr. Meisner stated that he would support formation of the local improvement district with sympathy to the private property owners negatively affected. He said the concerns raised by Ms. Taylor pointed tothe inequity which existed in City assessment policies, an issue he had frequently discussed in council meetings. Ms. Nathanson said that she believed alley repairs provided by the local improvement district could spawn additional property improvements in the area. She asked whether utility lines would be placed underground when the alley in question was replaced. Mr. Lyle replied that he did not believe such work was planned as part of the project. Ms. Nathanson said she believed it would be an ideal time to encourage the utility companies to follow through with the stated goal of placing overhead wires underground. Ms. Swanson Gribskov asked for clarification of the likely assessment to be made by the improvement district on the objecting property owner. Mr. Lyle replied that an early estimate of $11,000 had been reduced to $7,500 when actual contract bids had been submitted. The motion was adopted, 7:1, with Ms. Taylor voting no. Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, to adopt Council Resolution 4573, forming a local improvement district for concrete alley paving and th storm drainage between Emerald and Onyx Streets and East 18 and East 19th Avenues, and storm rehabilitation on East 19th Avenue from Emerald Street to 160 east. The motion was adopted, 7:1, with Ms. Taylor voting no. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR AN ELECTION ON THE SKINNER BUTTE MEMORIAL FLAG; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Mayor Torrey stated that it was unusual to have a public hearing and action by the council on the topic of the hearing at the same meeting, but that it was proposed for the ordinance calling for an MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 27, 1998 Page 3 7:30 p.m.