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Tim Lewis, Post Office Box 11122, stated that he believed the Metropolitan Policy Committee needed to have a representative of those with experience in community access television involved as it makes decisions regarding funding. Pam Boudine, 3109 Kinsrow, stated that she had been asked to provide directions to the production facilities of Eugene Public Access Community Television. She described its location at Sheldon High School. She said it was her understanding that the cable franchise ordinance stated that cable fees were to be used for community access television equipment and facilities. She encouraged council to review the policy which placed franchise fees into the General Fund. There being no other requests to speak, Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing. Ms. Elmer stated that the council would consider Resolution 4525, relating to the City’s Annual Budget. Res. No. 4525--A resolution adopting the budget, making appropriations, determining, levying and categorizing the annual ad valorem property tax for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998 Mr. Farr moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, that Resolution 4525 be approved. Mr. Farr moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, that Resolution 4525 be amended to increase the Administrative Services Department’s General Fund Operating Budget by $62,500 and decrease General Fund Transition Reserve by a like amount to restore cattery services and partially restore animal control services for FY 98. The motion to amend was adopted unanimously, 7:0. Mr. Farr moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, to request that the Metropolitan Policy Committee direct that the public access television center be open at least two days a week for a month while the committee develops a service plan for MetroTV. Mr. Lee said that he appreciated the testimony of those who spoke regarding Eugene Public Access Community Television and reported that it was an issue about which he received many citizen comments. He said he was concerned that the funding provided for the program in fiscal year 1997-98 was unsustainable in future years and that a different source would have to be determined in the future. Mr. Farr stated that he had listened with care to the testimony regarding Eugene Public Access Community Television and planned to accept the invitation to visit the production center. Mr. Lee asked for a staff report on community access television issues related to funding and the ordinance creating the service. The motion to amend Resolution 4525 to request that the public access center be open two days a week was adopted unanimously, 7:0. Ms. Taylor stated that she would vote against adopting the fiscal year 1997-98 budget because she felt its priorities were wrong. Ms. Nathanson observed that, following many weeks of discussion of Measure 50 impacts, voting to adopt the budget seemed anticlimactic. She said she would be interested in an estimate of the number of person hours that had been spent developing and considering options in reaching the point of adoption of the budget. Minutes--Eugene City Council June 23, 1997 Page 9 7:30 p.m.