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RESOLUTION NO. 5082 A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON MAY 21, 2013, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING IMPOSITION OF A CITY SERVICE FEE TO FUND PUBLIC SAFETY, HOMELESS AND BASIC HUMAN SERVICES AND CORE QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. The City of Eugene has continued to experience the distressing effects of the severe economic recession that began in 2008. Because of the depressed economy, the City received significantly less revenue from property taxes than projected. As a result, the City is anticipating a $6 million annual General Fund budget gap over the next several years. B. Over the past four years, the City Council and staff have driven down costs in order to balance the budget without increasing taxes. The City has already cut $24 million from the General Fund budget (about 20 %) over the past four years; eliminated more than 100 full - time positions; and maintained reasonable reserves to address unexpected impacts. C. Cutting an additional $6 million from the budget, on top of the $24 million that has already been cut, will require reducing or eliminating important city services. The city manager will propose approximately $1 million of additional cost saving reductions in the FY14 Proposed Budget. Due to the impact that an additional $5 million of reductions would have on the public, the city manager proposed for the first time that additional funds be raised in order to avoid having to make all of those reductions. Unless there is additional revenue for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2013 (FY14), the city manager's proposed budget will provide for the reduction, elimination or closure of the services and facilities listed below; if there is additional revenue, the proposed FY14 budget will include funding for these services. The dollars associated with each item are the approximate costs in FY14. Fire Company at Station #2 $0.7 million Branch Library at Sheldon $0.3 million Police Investigations $0.4 Branch Library at Bethel $0.3 2nd Cahoots Van $0.3 Downtown Library One Day a Week $0.5 Teen Court Program $0.1 Sheldon Pool $0.4 Human Services Commission Equity, Human Rights, Neighborhoods Discretionary Funding $0.5 & Sustainability $0.8 Looking Glass - Station 7 $0.1 Recreation Programs & Services $0.3 Neighborhood Park Restrooms $0.1 Parks Maintenance $0.5 Total $5.3 million Resolution - Page 1 of 3