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Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to adopt Resolution 4911 certifying <br />that the City of Eugene provides the municipal services required by Oregon Revised Stat- <br />utes Section 221.760. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to adopt Resolution 4912 adopting <br />the budget, making appropriations, determining, levying and categorizing the annual ad <br />valorem property tax levy for the City of Eugene for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, <br />and ending June 30, 2008. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to amend the Resolution 4912 to al- <br />locate up to $170,000 to complete the buildable lands inventories specified in the Lane <br />Council of Governments scope of work, specifically the commercial/industrial demand <br />study and the residential supply and demand studies. This amount would be offset by the <br />Reserve for Revenue Shortfall. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark believed this work needed to be done in order to provide the council with better information <br />and to provide the ground work for better planning. He said while the City may be in technical compliance <br />with the law, it was not in compliance with the spirit of periodic review. He opined that it may hurt the City <br />and likely had already done so. He was bringing forward the motion at this time because the Oregon <br />Legislature had now voted to ask the City of Eugene to conduct this review. He underscored that the bill <br />had been backed by the Land Conservation and Development Commission, The Register-Guard, and 1000 <br />Friends of Oregon, among others. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said she supported passing the budget as it was presented. She averred that the City had <br />always intended to do the buildable lands study as required. She stated that the City would comply if and <br />when the legislation was signed into being. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman opposed the amendment. She said she would not support the budget if the amendment <br />passed. She estimated the cost of the bill to be more than $1 million. She did not think the allocation <br />suggested in the amendment would accommodate the cost. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman registered her objection to “politicizing” the budget. She averred that the legislation had <br />been submitted on behalf of the Lane County Home Builders Association and that the association had <br />lobbied for the bill. She believed that the home builders association opposed densifying businesses but <br />supported densifying residences. She alleged that the association was after an unlimited supply of “raw <br />land.” <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to table the amendment to a date <br />certain. Roll call vote; the motion failed, 4:3; councilors Bettman, Ortiz, and Zelenka vot- <br />ing in favor. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz indicated she would oppose the amendment. She felt very frustrated by the bill in the <br />legislature. She had, in particular, taken umbrage to comments made on the House floor referring to the <br />Eugene City Council as a “4:4 split.” She stressed that she tried to represent her constituency in all votes. <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka observed that the legislation had not been signed into being. He understood that the City <br />Attorney was preparing a memorandum on the ramifications of the legislation. He averred that it was <br />important to consider the information prior to moving forward with a motion for a land supply study. He <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 11, 2007 Page 8 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />