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Ms. Nathanson said the telecommunications fee was merely the cost of companies doing business in Eugene <br />and she wanted to update the information on the tax that was reviewed by the Council Committee on <br />Telecommunications some years back. She said the information indicated that Eugene's fees were not out of <br />line with other jurisdictions nor was its fee higher than typical. Eugene's fees were about average among <br />those charged. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson requested assistance with a constituent complaint regarding the roundabouts on Terry Street, <br />where cars were leaving the road and going onto private property. Public Works staff had indicated that <br />there was insufficient time to gauge the success of such roundabouts, but if the City had information about <br />two accidents already, she suggested there were other incidents the City had not heard about. She requested <br />follow-up outside the response that there was nothing to be done. Mr. Taylor said the City was working on <br />a solution, which might involve the removal of the roundabout in question. <br /> <br />Mr. Taylor said that the article in The Register-Guard regarding what direction the City might take in <br />regard to paying for the costs of judgments not yet arrived at was very speculative. Staff had not proposed <br />such a remedy at this time. He said that staff would continue to keep the council apprized of the progress of <br />litigation. <br /> <br />Mr. Taylor endorsed the work session proposed by Mr. Pap& <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner expressed appreciation for the information on the telecommunications fee provided to the <br />council by Franchise Manager Pam Berrian and suggested the information needed to be shared with the <br />public more than with the council. He asked the manager what options the council had for informing the <br />public about the origin of the fee, what other communities had done, and how Eugene compared to those <br />other communities. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly requested follow-up on a statement in a recent article in The Register-Guard indicating that there <br />was no money for art in the new police forensics building. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey noted his participation in the official opening of the Sheldon Village affordable housing <br />project, which he termed a wonderful project. He noted that the project was initially opposed by the <br />neighbors, but he had yet to receive a complaint about it. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey said his major concern with the fence issue was that the City appeared to treat residents <br />differently. Some residents in his area living on comer lots were told to take their fences down, while others <br />on comer lots with similar fences were not contacted at all. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey determined there was sufficient council support to hold a work session on the question of <br />referring an external auditor to the voters on July 28. <br /> <br />Referring to a recent Cal Young Neighborhood newsletter, Mayor Torrey objected to allowing City <br />newsletters to become the voice of a single individual. He asked what regulations governed what was <br />included in such newsletters. He asked who elected people in such organizations, and the residency <br />requirements. Mr. Taylor indicated he would follow-up. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 12, 2004 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />