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, 7 <br /> 1 January 11,1984 . <br /> ,. <br />. _ <br /> r- Councilman Overstreet commented that he felt baseball and beer go A <br /> 1 hand-in-hand a.asked..type of enforcement Prohlems would. <br /> created. He felt the police Department should I.asked for <br />: I commute on this issue. , <br />'• ,, p'gl'aiem"Ir7:7 t=etrde"y!rayTonafingthgiT'm""rn" . <br /> • <br /> i . <br />. . NAVY ISSUE <br /> 1, . <br /> , . <br /> Bruce Jones,City Attorney,said he was uncertain whether he would . <br /> be able to prepare an opinion to allow Council perusal before next <br />, I, week's Council meeting regarding the Navy home-potting in Everett, . <br /> I, but said he would get to work on.. <br />,L, Councilman Pope suggested scheduling this matter the following week <br /> but President Stephenson said he would like the procese to get started ' <br /> r- a..0.es possible. <br /> 1 1 <br />' I PUBLIC HEARING-HOTEL/MOTEL TAX INCREASE .. <br /> A Pat McClain,of Administration,briefly reviewed comments made by <br /> Stan Finkelstein at a workshop 4uld 3 weeX.ego HE end.Poke 0.the <br /> a• 1 background of the present 28 hotel/motel tax as well as the proposed <br /> 36 increase,whicb would raise the sales tto 10.88 on hotel/motel .. <br /> 7 or transient lodging which is rented for not moyu than 30 days by . <br /> the <br /> =Insame party. Under the law these funds may only be used for the <br /> ' "nt7L'T=17:m°:=ttrViit"' <br /> . tax which was enacted in 1967. <br />, I He eaid these monies could be used for a.portion of the Jackson ' <br /> Center that are defined as conference facilities. However,he pointed ' <br /> 7 1 out there was a movement to remove the tax in this legislative session. <br /> 7 1 Councilman Pope asked if the funds generated.by the additional 38 <br /> t I cou7M PRY for the whole thing and if not,where would the other monies <br />' I come from. Mx.McClain replied it would not pay for the facility and -, <br /> additional funding would probably come from private contributions, . <br /> grants or put to vote of the people for support. . <br /> Councilman Pope then asked if the Chamber of Commerce had tak. <br /> ' position on this issue and Councilman Overstreet replied he understood . <br /> it had been discussed but no recommendations had been made. I r <br /> Councilman Michelson stated he was opposed to the tax increase,and <br /> councilman Pepe felt Council would be voting on an unspecified project, 1 <br /> , although he said he was not 0...te a convention center. .' <br /> Councilman Gipson asked how Everett would compare with other cities if , <br /> this Oa%were imposed and Mx.McCladn replied it would fall in the <br /> middle range. ., <br /> president Stephenson said representatives of hotel/motels having <br /> 7 15 or more rooms had been contacted regarding this public hearing <br /> . ana asked if anyone wished to speak. . <br /> , .., <br /> 11'. ' <br />