Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Bettman asserted that it was “a good thing that [the council] articulated in the ordinance a chance for Wards 1 and 2 to have some representation on the Sustainability Commission because if it were a majority” there would be a majority of conservatives on the commission. Councilor Poling said the reason he substituted Mr. Funk had nothing to do with what ward he resided in or his political alignment; it was because he had been active in the sustainability initiative from the “very start” and it was important to have that history. Councilor Solomon commented that the concept of equal ward representation on the Sustainability Commission fell on “deaf ears” for her given that she had tried to make that argument when making appointments to both the Budget Committee and the Planning Commission. She said she was willing to implement that kind of policy but it would have to apply to all appointments. Councilor Bettman remarked that Ms. Arkin had also served on the Sustainability Task Force and asserted that she knew “her way around the Legislature.” She felt Ms. Arkin’s credentials were “stellar.” Mayor Piercy said both Ms. Arkin and Mr. Funk were very good people. She felt the characterization was unwarranted and unfair. Councilor Taylor thought it was strange to substitute anyone for Ms. Arkin. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:3; councilors Ortiz, Bettman, and Taylor voting in op- position. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Josh Bruce to Position 4 on the Sustainability Commission for a two-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2009. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to substitute Lisa Arkin for Josh Bruce for Position 4 on the Sustainability Commission. Roll call vote; the vote was a tie, 4:4; councilors Bettman, Zelenka, Taylor, and Ortiz voting in favor and councilors Poling, Pryor, Solomon, and Clark voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted for the substitution and the motion passed. Mayor Piercy congratulated the appointees. Toxics Board Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint David Doll to Position 2, a business representative on the Toxics Board for a three-year term beginning on No- vember 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unani- mously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Cynthia Kokis to Position 5, an advocacy representative on the Toxics Board for a three-year term beginning on No- vember 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unani- mously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy congratulated the appointees. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 8 Regular Meeting