Item 4: Ordinance on Business License Tax on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dealers

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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. ______ AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL DEALERS’ BUSINESS LICENSE TAX AND REPEALING SECTION 3 OF ORDINANCE NO. 20337. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. On January 24, 2005, the City Council enacted Ordinance No. 20337 which amended subsection (b) of Section 3.467 of the Eugene Code, 1971, by increasing the motor vehicle fuel dealer tax from three to five cents per gallon. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 20337 contained a sunset provision to cause the tax to revert to three cents per gallon on February 29, 2008. B. On January 28, 2008, the City Council enacted Ordinance No. 20401 which amended Section 3 of Ordinance No. 20337 by extending the sunset provision. The amendment provided that “Unless otherwise extended by the City Council, the amendment to Subsection (b) of Section 3.467 shall sunset on February 28, 2011, and the tax will revert to three cents per gallon.” C. Although substantial street preservation work has been completed utilizing the five-cent per gallon motor vehicle fuel tax, the backlog of needed repair work continues to grow and construction costs continue to rise. D. The City Council finds it is in the public interest to repeal the sunset provision in Section 3 of Ordinance No. 20337, and allow the motor vehicle fuel dealer’s business license tax as set forth in Section 3.467(b) of the Eugene Code, 1971, to remain at five cents per gallon. NOW, THEREFORE, based on the above findings, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 20337 (the sunset provision) is repealed. Section 2. A copy of this Ordinance shall be appended to Ordinance No. 20337 and Ordinance No. 20401. Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor this ______ day of _____________2009 _____ day of _______________ 2009 ___________________________ _____________________________ City Recorder Mayor Ordinance - Page 1 of 1 S0907274-attA.DOC