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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 January 22, 2013 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Greg Evans, Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett Councilors Absent: Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark Her Honor, Mayor Piercy called the January 22, 2013, Public Hearing of the Eugene City Council to order. 11) W&K1111do" 4 lull H 11 too I �/ 7 R tali 1. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Charges for Stormwater and Parks Service and Amending Sections 6.411, 6.416, 6.421, 6.426, 6.431, 6.436, 6.600, AND 6.605 of the Eugene Code, 1971 • Ruth Duemler - Opposed; wrong time to increase fees /tax; it's too much for poor people to pay. • Bob Siegmund - Opposed; feels the City's spending priorities are questionable. • Jeff Lozar - Opposed; he would be subject to new tax twice as a business and homeowner. • Kathleen Gaffney - Opposed; noted concerns about seniors living on fixed incomes /lost homes. • Brian Weaver - Opposed; City costs have increased, so cut employee costs. • Rev. Douglas Vaughan - Opposed; idea has a lot of people upset, poverty levels rising. • Dennis Gabrielson - Opposed; tax is regressive and money was wasted on the survey. • Greg Osborn - Opposed; the ordinance is poorly written and vague. • Scott Smith - Opposed; fee is not about stormwater, it's about filling holes in the budget. • James McCarthy - Opposed; enjoys parks system but wants volunteers to maintain parks. • Diane Thurlow - Opposed; feels City process is corrupt, City Council meetings serve no purpose. • Charles Hibberd - Opposed; fixed income households can't afford the tax. • TonyAntone - Opposed; the City has a spending problem and needs to get it under control. • Bonny Bettman - McCormack - Opposed; City has been in "financial crisis" for years; fee regressive. • Dennis Casady - Opposed; City needs to live within a budget just like citizens. • Vicki Mello - Supported fee; volunteers are vital to parks, the fee will protect parks. • Douglas Moorhead - Opposed; separate stormwater and parks fees, and clarify their purpose. • Nick Urhausen - Opposed; this tax is not deductible, put it on the ballot. • Laura Fenimore - Opposed; rule of law, deceptive proposal; can't justify spending money. • Jenn Perry - Opposed; EWEB bill is already high, as costs rise, EWEB will shut off electricity. • Bob Macherione - Opposed; City must live within its means, move to neutralize voter rights? Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing and opened the second public hearing item.