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in May and November that includes city-wide and ward-defined candidates. e Staff was requested to investigate to see if local ballot measures could be printed in the State voters pamphlet. Mr. Ball moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to adopt the resolution. Mr. Obie said the citizens needed to know how the council feels about the resolution. He said this measure was detrimental to the community. It would draw attention to a preconceived notion that it is hard to get things done in Eugene. Ms. Ehrman stated that she had voted against the council taking a position. She had met with the proponents and with Mr. Gleason. She had toured the area. She opposed the measure, not for the reason stated in the resolution, but because she felt that the city should not have a public vote every time even one tree would be affected by widening. She was disappointed in the resolution and its reference to the widening of 6th/7th Avenues as well as other findings. She could not vote for the portion of the resolution con- taining the findings. Mr. Ball supported the resolution. He would be in favor of rewriting the resolution. He favored Councilor Bascom's proposal for a city-wide tree commission as a way to address this problem. He gave the reasons that he objected to the measure and urged broader citizen participation during the planning process for transportation projects instead of giving the citizens an opportunity to veto a project. e Mr. Holmer suggested the members adopt the resolving portion of the ordinance, deleting the findings and the words, "Based upon the above findings. . ." Ms. Ehrman said she would accept that suggestion. Mr. Obie and Ms. Schue supported the proposal also. Ms. Schue did not want to give the impression that the council was opposed to trees. She cited Arbor Day awards presented to the City, the effort to save most of the trees in the 6th/7th Avenue projects, and the Community Development Block Grant money going to street trees. Mr. Ball, who made the motion, and Ms. Schue, who seconded the motion, agreed to amend the motion and adopt a replacement resolution that reads as follows: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1 The City Council opposes passage of the proposed charter amendment on historic street trees as it represents a serious detriment to regional transportation planning and implementation, to economic development of the City, and to the obtaining of transportation funds for the City of Eugene. Roll call vote. The motion carried 6:1. Mr. Obie, Mr. Ball, Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Holmer, Ms. Schue, and Ms. Bascom voting aye; e Ms. Wooten voting nay. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 26, 1984 Page 4