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éé Ms. Nathanson asked Mr. Pap to explain the rationale for his amendment. Mr. Pap believed that if the City took the property off the market for six months, there should be a cost to the ownership group. é Ms. Nathanson asked if Mr. Pap was concerned about the amount involved or the length of time é the property was off the market. Mr. Pap understood the ownership groups need for a period of = time for due diligence but thought there should be a fee associated with it, and that it probably should be higher. Although she did not intend to support the main motion, Ms. Taylor said the amendment made sense and she intended to support it. Mr. Meisner indicated he would oppose the amendment and suggested that if anyone should be penalized for keeping the property off the market, it should be the City for failing to deal with the property for several years. He did not want to threaten what he considered a good proposal. Ms. Bettman said the discussion highlighted a process problem in that the proposal was accepted before due diligence was performed. She pointed out the staff resources the proposal would require. Ms. Bettman said the ownership group should be willing to take the risk and show commitment to its proposal. Mr. Kelly said that the proposal before the council was the most thorough of the four the City received, and if it was not accepted, it was not as though the City had another proposal that was ready to go. Mayor Torrey indicated he would vote against the amendment if the vote was a tie. He wanted to see the project move forward and did not want to lose the opportunity to realize the proposal because of the amount of earnest money. é Mr. Pap offered a friendly amendment to his motion, which Ms. Bettman accepted, to change the amount to $7,500 for the first two months and $15,000 for the remaining four months. é The amendment to the motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Taylor, Mr. Pap, and Ms. Bettman voting yes. The vote on the motion was 7:1; Ms. Taylor voting no. B.ACTION: Resolution 4751 Establishing Hazardous Substance User Fees for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2003 é Mr. Pap, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to approve Resolution 4751, establishing hazardous substance user fees for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2003. Mayor Torrey called for council discussion on the motion. Ms. Solomon said as she researched the program she had become increasingly convinced it was not the program the voters approved. Because of court decisions affecting the program, there MINUTESEugene City Council March 12, 2003 Page 2 C Work Session