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Mr. Clark maintained that the solid waste collection surcharge represented a short term fix to the operations and that <br />maintenance funding problems and other state funding mechanisms might provide more long-term solutions. <br />Mr. Clark indicated he would be willing to reconstitute a subcommittee of the council to explore long- term funding <br />solutions for operations and maintenance funding. <br />Mr. Zelenka expressed that foregoing the solid waste collection surcharge would cause a serious service reduction <br />with respect to local roadways and amounted to a significant step backwards with regards to the City’s responsibility <br />to maintain local roadways. <br />Mr. Zelenka felt that a street utility fee might be used to fill other portions of the operations and maintenance funding <br />gaps in conjunction with the solid waste collection surcharge. <br />Mr. Zelenka noted that HB 2001 would prohibit any new local gas taxes from being created until 2014 and that the <br />current City gas tax expired in 2011. <br />Mr. Zelenka expressed that to delay the solid waste collection surcharge would only make the roadway problems in <br />Eugene and surrounding areas worse. <br />Mr. Corey, responding to a question from Mr. Poling, commented that the council could vote to make the City’s local <br />gas tax permanent within 91 days after the signing of HB 2001. <br />Mr. Poling noted he had received a countless number of emails and phone calls from citizens who opposed the solid <br />waste collection surcharge. <br />Ms. Taylor expressed that the council should work to make the local gas tax permanent and further maintained that <br />the City’s leaders had not tried hard enough to implement a vehicle registration fee. <br />Mr. Zelenka, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved that the City Council adopt City Council Bill <br />5002, an ordinance concerning solid waste administrative powers and amending Section <br />3.250 of the Eugene Code, 1971. The motion failed, 3:5 (Mr. Clark, Ms. Solomon, Ms. <br />Taylor, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Poling voting in opposition). <br />Ms. Piercy adjourned the meeting at 1:16 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Jon Ruiz <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Wade Hicks) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 10, 2009 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br />