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tit EUGENE CITY COUNCIL
November 9, 1977
Adjourned meeting from October 26, 1977, of the City Council of the City of
Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by Council President Eric Haws at 12 noon,
King's Table, Oakway Mall, with the following Council members present:
D. W. Hamel, Tom Williams, Ray Bradley, Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, Brian
Obie, and Betty Smith. Mayor Gus Keller was absent.
II. Pedestrian Safety Award Presentation
John McDonald, Oregon Automobile Club, expressed pleasure in awarding
to the City of Eugene a special citation for casualty record in the
1977 AAA Pedestrian Safety contest for cities in the 50,000-100,000
population category. He said Eugene's pedestrian death rate for
the contest rate of 1976 was 1.1 per 100,000, compared to the rate
of 2.2 for the average of all cities in its population group. The
AAA gave awards to 320 cities throughout the United States; this
was the ninth AAA pedestrian award to be won by the City of Eugene.
He presented a plaque commemorating the award to President Haws.
He said he received pleasure in working with the City of Eugene
e and felt the City was doing an excellent job and outstanding effort
in pedestrian safety. President Haws accepted the plaque on behalf
of the City.
I. Items from Mayor and Council
A. Handicapped Commission--Manager noted letter of resignation re-
ceived from Rodney Bossart. He said the past procedure had been
for an alternate to be officially appointed by the Council and
staff recommended following that procedure. The alternate was
Paul Martinez.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to approve the appoint-
ment of Paul Martinez to the Handicapped Commission for a
term ending 1/1/78. Motion carried unanimously.
B. National League Conference, San Francisco, December 3 -7--
Manager noted the necessity for Council to appoint two voting
delegates and one alternate for this convention. He said it had
been usual practice for the Mayor and President of the Council
to be delegates, and one alternate to be chosen. Mr. Haws noted
he had been a delegate last year and felt someone else might like
to have that position this year.
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Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, that Mayor Keller .
and Bill Hamel be the two voting delegates for the City of
Eugene; Betty Smith to be named alternate. Motion carried
unanimously.
C. November 28, Monday night Council meeting--Manager noted although
the second reading of the Human Rights Ordinance regarding sexual
orientation would not involve a public hearing, it was anticipated
there may be a large crowd present. He asked Counci1's consideration
of location for the meeting in order to accommodate a large number.
A list of various meeting places located within the city was
distributed to Council, and Manager noted Council could discuss
at a later meeting whether or not it preferred to move the meeting
from the Council Chamber.
Mr. Delay wondered if there was any possibility of a local TV station
or some other mechanism, to be used to broadcast the Council meeting.
Ms. Rutter said she would check with KOlI.
Ms. Smith felt the public should be notified that this would not be
a public hearing, and felt Council should stay at the Chamber for
its meeting. Mr. Bradley said there was a possibility Council
could decide by majority vote to reopen the public hearing that
night. He said Council would then find itself in the same situation
as occurred at the October 24 meeting. Mr. Haws questioned whether
any Council members wanted the public hearing opened or preferred
to have the meeting held elsewhere. Mr. Obie indicated he would e
like to have the pUblic hearing reopened, noting the inability of
many of the people to testify or get into the Chamber to hear the
testimony. Mr. Williams agreed with Mr. Obie, noting the number
who were restricted at the public hearing. However, he continued,
the process had been completed and he saw no point in opening the
public hearing again. Mr. Haws agreed, saying he did not think
there would be any more testimony presented that had not already
been heard by Council.
Mr. Haws wondered if there were any way those attending the meeting
November 28 could be evenly divided between pros and cons. Mr.
Lieua11en felt that would be difficult to deal with, noting it would
amount to saying some could and some could not attend. Mr. Haws
ended the conversation by saying City Manager would make the
decision.
Mr. Haws passed to Councilors a packet of letters received regarding
the Sexual Orientation Amendment. He requested when Council had
finished reading them, to return them to Dee.
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D. Combined Meeting of Mayors, City Councils, and Lane Commissioners--
. Manager said Springfield had suggested the meetinQ of all three
groups Friday, November 18, 11:30 a.m., Thunderbird Estate Room.
The purpose of the discussion would be to have a thorough, in-depth
discussion and presentation on economic development arrangements
for the Metro area. He said this meeting date had been suggested,
as L-COG Council and City Council's representative would be re-
quired to vote on the economic development issue at the December 1
meeting.
E. Budget Committee Meeting--Manager said a Committee meeting would
be held Thursday, December 1, 7:30 p.m., McNutt Room. Three budget
appointments need to be made before that date. Discussion will
revolve around the five-year forecast, budget proceedings and
scheduling for 1977-78, and areas of emphasis and de-emphasis.
F. Council Meeting, November 23--Manager requested Councilors indicate
plans to attend to ensure a quorum. A consensus of Councilors
determined there would be a quorum.
G. Introductions--Manager introduced Don Nelson, reporter for the
Register-Guard, who would be taking Lee Wilkinson's place. Also
introduced was Kent Gorham, Human Rights Specialist in the City
Manager's Office. Mr. Gorham had graduated from Rutgers University
as an attorney, worked for several years for TWA, had spent time
as a teacher in New York City, and also been affiliated with the
e Peace Corps in Brazil.
H. L-COG Make-up Session on T-2000 Plan--A make-up session has been
scheduled for Thursday, November 10, at 7 a.m. in the L-COG conference
room. This would be for City Councilors, Mayors, and Lane Commissioners
who had missed the November 8 presentation. Mr. Haws wondered if
the presentations would be made to different neighborhood groups in
the city. John Porter, Planning Department, said that was true;
however, this special make-up session was just for City officials.
He said a calendar of presentations for neighborhood groups would
be presented to Council.
1. 1990 Metro Plan Policy Committee--Mr. Bradley said a meeting would
be held Thursday, November 10, 7 a.m., Carrow's Restaurant, Springfield.
J. Tri-Agency Policy Board--Mr. Bradley reported on the meeting last
week with the following decisions made: 1) The issue of required
amendment to establish a spay-neuter clinic had been referred to
the attorneys of the three jurisdictions, with the decision from
them expected by November 15. The Policy Board will have 15 days
thereafter to resolve any differences and make a recommendation
back to the three jurisdictions. 2 ) The Policy Board affirmed that
additional amendment to the original agreement was not needed for a
spay-neuter program. The Board asked the various jurisdictions to
reconfirm the September amendment to the Tri-Agency agreement which
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3 ) The Policy Board asked Springfield to exercise its option .
to purchase the property for the pound. Springfield had done
so at a special Council meeting and Mr. Bradley understood the
property had been purchased. He said a Tri-Agency Policy Board
meeting would be held at noon, Thursday, November 10, in the City
Council Chamber.
Manager said he had signed the various documents for acquisition
of the property, but the details of how the three jurisdictions
will work together for a spay-neuter clinic have yet to be resolved.
K. Budget Committee Appointment--
Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to appoint Joseph
Soderberg, 112 East 13th Avenue, to the Budget Committee for
a term expiring 12/31/80.
Mr. Bradley asked for a biographical sketch. Mr. Obie responded
Mr. Soderberg was a partner with Les Anderson, a successful business~
man in the community, and knew much about budget processing.
Vote was taken on the motion, which carried unanimously.
L. Appointments to Boards and Commissions--Mr. Haws acknowledged
receipt of list Commission members for reappointment, indicating
attendence records. His concern was whether the excused absences
created a hardship for the work of the commissions. He asked for e
Council feedback.
Mr. Williams said there were two sides to the question: Whether
there was a hardship to the commission by those persons not being
in attendence; or whether the group was doing anything worthwhile
otherwise making it a low-priority meeting.
Mr. Haws wondered what City policy was regarding persons being
appointed to commissions and boards, then moving out of the city
while they were still serving their terms. Assistant Manager
replied in Council's By-Laws, a person must be a resident of the
city at the time of appointment. If the person moved from the
city after appointment, the person was allowed to complete his
term of office.
Mr. Obie returned to Mr. Haws. concern about attendence on the
commission and whether the commissions were functioning, making
them a low-priority item for commission members. He said it might
be important, in light of the amount of money being spent on the
commissions, to look at that question more thoroughly. Mr. Haws
said if any Councilor wished that item to be discussed further
at a Council meeting, to contact City Manager.
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III. Police Services: Initial Discussion--Memo distributed to Council.
e Manager reported this was one of the items targeted by Council at
its special work session regarding Council goals. He said Chief
Brooks would review the memo which had been distributed and then
proceed with a question and answer period.
Chief Brooks said the memo submitted to the City Manager concerned
possible courses of action the City could take to reduce crime. He
had listed the items in order of his priority for programs which Council
should consider, noting there could be additional programs developed
or added as the year progresses. He then reviewed the memo and various
programs:
A. Personnel Resources--He noted the Police Department was understaffed
in all positions. He said no new programs could be developed or
existing programs expanded without an increase in personnel. He
said a study of various cities was conducted and the results indi-
cated that the Eugene Police Department needed to increase its staff
by 23 police officers to gain a reasonable standard of manning.
He said one indication of this undermanning was that the most frequent
complaint the Police Department received from citizens concerned
the length of time it took for a police officer to respond to a
ca 11 . He noted there were just enough officers to respond to emer-
gency calls. He feared in the event of a major emergency occurring
in the Eugene area, the Police Department would be undermanned.
e B. Space--He invited Councilors to walk through the Police Department
to see the crowded conditions existing. He also noted the Department
was understaffed in Records and Communications sections and had
no full-time personnel assigned to crime analysis, research and
development, and planning.
C. Primary Crime Problem--Chief Brooks noted the juvenile involvement
in theft and burglary was not unique to Eugene. He indicated he
would like to obtain more information and submit to Council for
consideration a more sophisticated diversion program for youth
and to determine why juvenile crime is such a problem. He noted
existence of a youth diversion program at the Lane County level, and
indicated he would like to talk to those persons involved to
determine whether a major metro area diversion program could be
established.
D. Communications--He noted the duplication of public safety communi-
cation networks and consideration of a system with a workable 911
System.
E. Crime Victim Assistance--He intended to request Federal funding
early next year for a possible program for victim assistance.
He asked for strong Council support of this program.
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F. Noise--He noted more and more complaints being received by the
Police Department about noise pollut~on, indicating those to be e
traffic and machinery problems more than party noise. He under-
stood there was a proposed ordinance addressing this problem.
G. Big City Crime Problems--He said it is important Councilors realize
Eugene is no longer a nice little city, but a large city now.
Symptoms of increasing big city problems are beginning to appear
in Eugene. He said there had been a reduction in most of the
major crim~ and it might seem strange that the Police Department
was asking for more police officers. However, he said the City
should not be complacent, noting the increasing number of calls
for special police services. He noted cooperation by the pUblic
with the police had helped somewhat in reducing some of the crimes,
and this awareness of the potential problem by the community was
of assistance to the Police Department.
Mr. Haws indicated most of the programs outlined appeared to necessitate
going through the Budget Committee process first. Ms. Smith wondered
if Chief Brooks would provide Council with a budget breakdown of the
various programs outlined. Chief Brooks said that could be done.
In response to a question by Ms. Smith regarding a youth diversion
program, Chief Brooks said he would like to talk to people in the
county to see what they are doing and to get an opinion and ideas on
what is needed for such a program. He noted this would be an entire
metro area program, with strong support from the City of Eugene. He e
said the same was true of the communications 911 System.
Mr. Delay wondered if the 911 System would require a major capital
investment. Chief Brooks replied most of the equipment would have to
be replaced and it would cost considerable money. Assistant Manager
reviewed for Council that the last time such a system had been explored,
the cost estimate was $100,000. He said a centralized dispatch system
would probably involve some major equipment changes and major physical
plans. He said it would be a major investment.
Mr. Bradley requested from Chief Brooks a report of the amount of
money needed for the programs, the kinds of programs, federal money
available, and what on-going programs were being supported.
Mr. Obie requested City Manger to prepare for the Budget Committee a
proposal that would outline the total number of dollars requested for
the proposed increase of 23 police officers. Assistant Manager said
that could be done, but the difficulty with that approach was a diversion
from past practice of management trying to blend the diverse priorities
from various departments. He noted it would cost approximately $1/2
million for the 23 officers. Assistant Manager felt the discussion
should be presented to the Budget Committee first before staff spent
its time in preparing such a proposal for one department.
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Mr. Lieuallen felt Mr. Obie1s request was saying that the Police
. Department had No. 1 priority on budget monies. He said that was
not necessarily the case, and he felt it was the Budget Committee's
place to decide what priorities should be made. If staff were going
to present information for just the Police Department, then Mr.
Lieuallen felt that same information should be presented for all
departments. It seemed an implication that the Police Department
had No.1 priorities on budget monies.
Manager noted the December 1 Budget Committee meeting would deal with
that question exactly, the emphasis versus de-emphasis of service needs
on budget monies.
IV. Public Hearing: Withdrawal from Oakway Water District
Manager noted this was a routine legal hearing to allow the withdrawal
to avoid double taxation.
Public hearing was held with no testimony presented.
C. B. 1563--Authorizing withdrawal from Oakway Water District that
property annexed by Final Order No. 442 on October 6, 1977,
was read by council bill number and title only, there being
no Council member present requesting it be read in full.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be read
the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous
e consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at
this time. Motion carried unanimously, and the bill was read
the second time by council bill number only.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved
and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Council members
present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered
18072.
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V. Schedule Public Hearings December 21, 1977
Manager noted the public hearing for the street and easement vacations
had been scheduled for this meeting; however, because legal notification
was not properly executed, it was necessary to reschedule the public
hearings for December 21, 1977.
C.B. 1551--Calling public hearing December 21, 1977 re: right-of-way
vacation located between South Willamette and Donald streets,
south of Coachman (Leavitt) (SV 77-4)
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be read
the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous
consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at
this time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read
the second time by council bill number only.
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Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved .
and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Council members
present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered
18058.
C.B. 1552--Calling public hearing December 21, 1977 re: Street vacation,
a portion of Spy Glass Drive located south of Cal Young
Road, and east of Hammock Street (Oakway Development Company)
(SV 77-8) was read by council bill number and title only,
there being no Council member present requesting it be read
in full.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be read
the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous
consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at
this time. Motion carried unanimously, and the bill was read
the second time by council bill number only.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved
and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Council members
present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered
18059.
C.B. 1553--Calling public hearing December 21, 1977 re: Public utility
easement vacation located between Pattison and Avalon streets
and between Jacobs and Hughes streets (Smith)(EV 77-4) was
read by council bill number and title only, there being .
no Council member present requesting it be read in full.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be read
the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous
consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at
this time. Motion carried unanimously, and the bill was read
the second time by council bill number only.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved
and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Council members
present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered
18060.
VI. Public Hearing: New Liquor License Application
Park Place Partners, RMB, New Outlet, 756 West Park Street; Unthank,
Chase, Nuemoeller, and Paffrath
Manager said the OLCC report indicated no objectors and staff found
all papers in order and had no objections.
Public hearing was opened.
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Sharon Poticha, 767 Willamette, Manager of Smeede Hotel, indicated
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Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony
presented.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to forward with
approval to OLCC. Motion carried unanimously.
VII. Parks Department: Land Acquisitions and Eminent Domain Authorization--
Memo and map distributed.
Manager noted the actions for Council today would be to: 1) Authorize
executing an option for purchasing the property (Parcels 5 and 6); and
2) Authorize acquisition by power of eminent domain for 12 other
parcels. He said this action will result in City-controlled property,
with the exception of one parcel, along the Willamette Greenway, between
the Ferry Street Bridge and Beltline Road. The estimated total cost
would be $423,000; 50 percent paid by the Bureau of Recreation money,
25 percent by State, and 25 percent by the City. He said the acquisi-
tions had been approved by the Greenway Agency. If there was a need
to discuss any individual parcels, Manager noted that would have to
take place in Executive Session.
Mr. Obie wondered if the recent serial levy passed by the voters had
indicated the money was to be used for this purchase. Ed Smith, Parks
Director, said the serial levy funds specifically stated they would
e be used to purchase river front property. Funds from the 1971 bond
issue specified acquisitions in this area also. Mr. Obie wondered
how much money was to be spent from each. Mr. Smith replied of the
$105,000 total, $67,000 would come from the bond issue, and the
remainder from the serial levy monies.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to authorize City
Manager to execute option for purchase of property (Parcels
5 and 6) within Willamette Greenway, located between Ferry
Street Bridge and Beltline Road. Roll call vote. The motion
carried with all Councilors voting aye, except Mr. Williams
voting no.
Res. No. 2787--Authorizing acquisition by condemnation of properties
located within Willamette Greenway, between Ferry Street
Bridge and Beltline Road was read by number and title.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to adopt the resolution.
Roll call vote. Motion carried with all Council members present
voting aye, except Mr. Williams voting no.
VIII. Calling Public Hearing re: Street Vacation
C.B. 1567--Calling public hearing December 21, 1977 re: Street vacation,
located between Minnesota and Dakota streets, north of Barger
Drive was read by council bill number and title only, there
e being no Council bill present requesting it be read in full.
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Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Del'ay, that the bill be read e
the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous
consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at
this time. Motion carried unanimously, and the bill was read
the second time by council bill number only.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved
and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Council members
present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered
18073.
IX. Resolutions
Res. No. 2788--Amending FAA Grant offer for Airport Development Project
was read by number and title.
Manager said this was for an additional $600,000 to
the original grant offer. This money had not been
included in the original grant offer, because the FAA
had not had the final order to authorize distribution.
This resolution simply accepts those funds.
Res. No. 2789--Endorsing need for improvement of Highway 99 from Airport
Road to Junction City was read by number and title.
Manager noted the resolution had not been received by
Manager's Office and would be omitted from this agenda. e
Res. No. 2790--Authorizing transfer of funds to replace hot water heating
system at Lane County Correctional Facility was read by
number and title.
Manager said the heating system at the jail needed repair
and City was bound by a legal agreement to contribute 50
percent toward maintenance costs until the new facility
was built.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to adopt the Resolutions.
2788 and 2790. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously.
X. Code Amendments
C.B. 1556--Manager said the companies operating silent alarm systems were
not notifying the Police until they had conducted their own
investigation of an alarm set off. The Police Department felt
it was losing opportunities to apprehend perpetrators and this
amendment would require the Police to be notified first, who
would then notify the alarm source to notify owners. He said
the present situation allows intruders to escape and endangers
the owners who go to investigate.
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Mr. Delay said it seemed the amendment would put an increased
. burden on the City and also would be assuming servicing of that
business by having alarms coming into the Police Department first. He
said it would increase the workload for the Police Department and
assume part of the services being provided by these agencies. Chief
Brooks replied a good alarm system is the best intruder catcher there
is. It had been the experience of the Police Department that
the alarm companies are trying to catch the intruders. This action
delays response time by the Police Department and sometimes endangers
the life of any managerial persons who might be in the building. He
said it has happened, also, that burglar alarm companies have called
the building and end up talking to the intruder, who indicates
there is no problem. He said these were the kinds of responses
the Police Department wanted to reach without any delay. Mr. Delay
again said the Police Department would then be assuming this service,
but noted he was not opposed to that. He wondered if this would be
actually duplicating the services already provided, and whether the
City should be providing those services.
Mr. Bradley left the meeting.
Assistant Manager reviewed for Council that originally the calls were
coming to the Police Department, with the resultant jamming of Police
circuits, especially when there happened to be a malfunctioning alarm
system. Staff had asked that calls go through an answering service so
that incoming lines at City Hall would not be affected. He said the
e present situation is one in which the alarm systems are calling the
owners and the whole efficiency of the alarm system has been diminished.
Some will not call the Police first, but call the owner. He said this
amendment would be one way to make this service work in a more regulated
manner. Chief Brooks reiterated that by calling the owner first, the
alarm companies are creating a delay for the Police Department to respond.
He felt the alarms should be reported directly to the Police Department
and noted he would oppose having a private police source checking out
the grounds of any business where an alarm had gone off. He again said
the Police Department was being notified too late, and in some cases,
not at all.
Mr. Delay wondered if this was going to place an extra demand on the
Police Department to respond, especially during the night shifts.
Chief Brooks replied these were cases in which he felt the Police
Department must respond.
Mr. Williams wondered what percentage of the alarms that are now in
use, do notify the owners rather than the Police Department. Chief
Brooks estimated about half. Mr. Williams said then it seems that
if a system was so unsatisfactory, the word would soon get around
and people would jump to the opportunity to have the Police notified.
Chief Brooks said that just is not happening. He wanted the Police
Department to be able to respond to such alarms, to avoid endangering
of lives and preventing any tragedy occurring.
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Mr. Williams then wondered if the government had a right to direct .
individuals or suppliers of information and regulate them in the use
of that information. Stan Long, City Attorney, said that question
had been looked at, and it was concluded that police power of the
city was sufficiently broad to indicate it could protect a police
department from being disabled. He said there was a question of
balancing the danger that a police officer thinks is present, as
opposed to an individual who does not call the Police Department
first. He said that kind of balancing justifies such action.
Mr. Lieuallen wondered if there could be an amendment to give the
property owner the choice of calling the Police Department; and whether
there was a system of fines that could be instituted for false alarms.
Assistant Manager noted the use of an answering service had eliminated
the problem of continuing false ala.rms. He said the last time this
problem arose, it was determined the most effective way to deal with
the problem was with the supplier of the alarm systems, noting there
were licensing and registration procedures required for alarm operators.
Mr. Williams continued he was very troubled in the sense that it seemed
to him that if someone wanted to get himself killed, that was his private
decision; the government should not say he can or cannot. He felt the
same held true for alarm system reports. However, he said, that if, in
fact, it were a problem where a police officer's life was in danger
because of an intruder in the building with a gun or an owner with a gun,
then he felt it was a City Council problem. He noted there had been no
testimony from any of the owners or alarm companies. He felt it necessary .
for Council to have input from those people most affected before it
takes any action.
Chief Brooks responded the Police Department wanted to try to reduce to
zero the chances of someone getting hurt or killed. The delay in response
time for the Police Department was his main concern, as this would give an
advantage to the intruder'who might be desperate and his action could lead
to a tragedy. He said in the past, some statements from City Manager's
Office or some City official might have some effect, but it was not a
long-lasting effect.
C.B. 1556--Concerning alarm monitoring service; amending Section 3.661
of Code 1971; and declaring an emergency, was read by council
bill number and title only, there being no Council member
present requesting it be read in full.
Mr. Williams moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, to schedule
the item for another Council meeting, allowing for further
input from those affected. Motion carried unanimously.
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- C.B. 1557--Manager noted under the present Code a loophole existed
in that an owner may mean husband and wife and Code does
not say that under such circumstances neither one may
own assets in excess of certain amounts to qualify. He
said this would clear up the ambiguity regarding the
husband-wife ownership of property in qualifying for
deferred assessments.
C.B. 1557--Concerning deferral or extension of assessments; amending
Sections 7.195, 7.120, and 7.215 of Code, 1971; and
declaring an emergency, was read by council bill number
and title only, there being no Council memeber present
requesting that it be read in full.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay that the bill be read the
second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of
the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion
carried unanimously, and the bill was read the second time by council
bill number only.
Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved
and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All Council members present
voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbere 18074.
IX. Approval of Minutes
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Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay to approve the Council
minutes of October 19 and 26, 1977. Roll call vote. Motion
carried unanimously.
Mr. Delay requested Chief Brooks to provide for Council the financial implica-
tions regarding the proposed alarm monitoring system, and the pOSSibility of
offering that as a City service.
Upon motion duly made, seconded, and passed, the meeting was adjourned to
November 16, 1977.
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