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Roll call vote; the motion to approve Item B passed unanimously, 7:0. Councilor Solomon explained that she pulled Item D because she objected to groups coming and asking the City Council to take positions on federal legislation. She could not support the resolution as written. She supported changing the Endangered Species Act so that it contained an acknowledgement or an analysis of economic impacts to local communities. She also wanted to amend it so that it included flexibility in crafting habitat management plans and to create more accountability in measuring successes. Mayor Piercy commented that all three of the resolutions in the Consent Calendar had been vetted by the CCIGR. Councilor Bettman averred that a similar resolution had been supported by the City Councilors and community leaders from all over Oregon. She listed some of the organizations that supported it. She read from a letter sent to Senator Ron Wyden that spoke to the importance of the Endangered Species Act. Councilor Papé ascertained that the CCIGR vote had been unanimous. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:1; Councilor Solomon voting in opposition. 4. WORK SESSION: Report on Sister City Trip Mayor Piercy stated that the delegation to Irkutsk included City Councilor Taylor, President of the Irkutsk Sister City Committee Galina Groza, David Piercy, and herself. She expressed her appreciation to all of the delegation and to the people of Irkutsk who made them feel so welcome. She felt it was a very important time in the United States to foster friendships with other nations in the world. She commended the people in Irkutsk for taking their growing democracy and the protection of the environment very seriously. Councilor Taylor said every effort had been made to welcome, entertain, and educate the delegation about all aspects of the area including arts, education, and health care. She had been very impressed by the friendship between the sister cities and the work that the sister city committees had done to strengthen the relationship. She felt the Mayor had done a good job of speaking for Eugene. The Mayor provided a narrative as slides from the voyage were being shown. She called it “a lovely and informative trip.” Councilor Papé asked about the status of organized religion at present in Russia. Mayor Piercy replied that people there were very religious and that there was a lot of effort to bring back the churches. Councilor Ortiz wished to acknowledge the Boy Scout troop in attendance at the council meeting and welcomed them. Mayor Piercy said the people of Irkutsk wanted to show the delegation from Eugene all of the progress that had been made there. They also made four requests of the City of Eugene: they wanted to rejuvenate their Rotary contact and visits, they wanted a stronger relationship between their technical university and the MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 13, 2006 Page 7 Regular Meeting