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Ozone ordinance revision ends Citv Council debate Marcelene Edwards Oregon OaoV £nwa*j The City Council approved a revised ozone protecting ordin&nc e for Eugene at a work session Wednesday, which end ed much debate over enforcement and funding The new ordinance, which passed 5-4 with Mayor Ruth Bnscom casting the deciding vote, will ban the sale or use of ozone-depleting products, only if they have developed a ozone-safe, r est-com parable substitute — instead of banning all products that contain ozone-depleting chemicals. The law goes into effect July 1 Gary Houser, a spokesman for Save Our Ozone, the group that put a stricter ozone protection measure on the ballot last May. •wild the new regulations were a "qualified victory" beuuM they are not at strict as they need to be F.ugene voters turned down the ozone measure in lost May's election 2-1 In December the Council developed ozone laws that would have gone into effect this July Since then. Bascom and other count dors have asked for revisions on the ordinance There is potential fur Eugene to lead the country in this type of law," Houser said after the meeting Although the new ordinanc e is a step in the right direction, Houser said, it does not have the same power as the original law Houser said the original proposal brought to the City Council in IVi ember, which he helped develop, asked for a < it izens advisory committee to help deter mine what products were in violation ol the law This rev ised law is at the discre tion of the city manager, Houser said C ouncilor Shawn Holes opposed the revisions saving they just added insult to injury They are not strong enough and do not provide enough restriction “This Ithe new regulations! simply dri ves a stake through its heart,” Holes said Councilor Kevin Hornhuckle said he w anted to add a mandatory fine for ropeat ed violations to make the nrdimim v more effective The amendment failed The revisions are based on recommen dations from lame Regional Air Pollution Authority, the council officers letters fmm citizens, business concerns and resean h of similar type ordinances from other t ities 1 he ntm regulations will allow the t ily manager to uv infonnntion from the t init ial Nations Montreal Protocol and the Envi ronmental Protection Agency in deciding what should he considered an ozone depleting product. At tho work session on May 10 Holes obt»‘< tod to a i Kongo in the I V< ember lan guage that said the city manager "may" rather than "shall ' impose fines when a person violated the law Mornbut kle brought up the motion again to change the word "may" to "shall" because he said, it would lie more effei live than the way the revision reads It sends the message that this is some thing you tan flirt with," he said The motion w as defeated SAFE will review sexual assault codes Colleen Pohlig Oepae Daily F/'iefak1 A new campus t.isk fori e has formed to determine whether University Student (Conduct Cotie rules < omply with federal laws regarding student sexual assault complaints. Students for a Sexual Assault Free Environment, a group of about 50 women and men. began meeting about a month ago to review stole and federal regulations about sexual assaults and to see bins University policies match up. "If we find the University does not comply, we will devel op a polity that is in compli ance and con improve upon current University polit v," said Heather Fowler, n senior and founder of SAFE "I see it as a supportive thing for the University." tuaine urwiie, assoc:iate aean of students and student i:omiui t coordinator, agreed. She said she appreciates the group's efforts in reviewing tin- poli cies. She added that she and the University are willing to work with the group to come up with act eptahle policies, if needed. SAFI! members are specifical ly concerned that the University doesn't comply with the federal Campus Sexual Assault Victims Hill of Rights Croup members are looking into whether the University com plies with the following five areas, which the Victims Hill of Rights mandates for all univer sities receiving federal funding: • Universities must inform r.i|H' survivors of their attai kern' punishment* SAM members believe cur nintlv. this does not happen at the University Green said a relent amend ment to the current policy now authorizes the University to release the punishment infor mation to the student victim. • Universities may not use language that downgrades a charge of rape Currently, the University refers to rape and sexual assaults as "unwanted sexual behavior." The administration's Unwanted Sexual Behavior Task Force created the rule that uses this language. Green said However, she said she would he willing to "revisit the rationale of this language " • Universities must allow survivors to have legal repre sentation and charm ter wit nesses that have been denied them but allowed to the attack er. Currently, the University rep resents student victims arid itself against perpetrators Victims are allowed their own council. Green said, but the council would not represent the University, only the student • Universities must inform survivors that they have the right not to live in the same dorms or be in the same i lasses with their attacker Rather, it must be the attacker that moves Currently, the University has no written policy about who should leave a classroom or dorm in the case of sexual assaults However, Green said there have been "many cases1' where the student perpetrator has moved to another Its ation • Universities must develop and distribute a policy about the campus's sexual assault pro grams and the procedures fol lowed once a sex offense has occurred The policy must include educational programs to promote awareness of sexual v iolence While the University does have sexual assault programs and classes in plai «*, none are mandatory Group members have divided into five sub groups to address tile areas and establish a new policy, if necessary, to be re< otnmeuded to the administra tion. Fowler said she encourages all students to part it ipate in the task force Additionally, Fowler wants students who have had any experiem es with University sexual assault poll i ies and procedures to share them with the group or with her privately "I want the work we're doing to have real people and real experiences behind it," Fowler said "This will allow us to change policy and do it through personal experiences to make it an effective and sensitive poli cy," SAFE meets Monday nights at H tO in the EMU Check the EMU calendar hoards or the Women's Center for the meeting room, as it varies. j§ m | Screen Saver Collection UO Screen Saver Let your computer display the proud, spirited colors and photos of the University of Oregon. Includes After Dark®' 3.0 engine. Will run all After Dark® 3.0 modules. Microcomputer Support Center 202 Computing Center Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm 346-4402 e moil mppOoregon ooregon edu URL http //mpp uoregon edu Pitch in! 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