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Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Lorraine Kerwood to Po- <br />sition 2 on the Sustainability Commission for a two-year term beginning November 1, <br />2007, and ending on October 31, 2009. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:2; councilors <br />Bettman and Taylor voting in opposition. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Lisa Arkin to Position 3 <br />on the Sustainability Commission for a two-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and <br />ending on October 31, 2009. <br /> <br />Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to substitute David Funk for Lisa <br />Arkin for Position 3 on the Sustainability Commission. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman asserted that it was “a good thing that [the council] articulated in the ordinance a chance <br />for Wards 1 and 2 to have some representation on the Sustainability Commission because if it were a <br />majority” there would be a majority of conservatives on the commission. <br /> <br />Councilor Poling said the reason he substituted Mr. Funk had nothing to do with what ward he resided in or <br />his political alignment; it was because he had been very active in sustainability from the “very start” and it <br />was important to have that history. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon commented that the concept of equal ward representation on the Sustainability <br />Commission fell on “deaf ears” for her given that she had tried to make that argument when making <br />appointments to both the Budget Committee and the Planning Commission. She said she was willing to <br />implement that kind of policy but it would have to apply to all appointments. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman remarked that Ms. Arkin had also served on the Sustainability Task Force and asserted <br />that she knew “her way around the Legislature.” She felt Ms. Arkin’s credentials were “stellar.” <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said both Ms. Arkin and Mr. Funk were very good people. She felt the characterization was <br />unwarranted and unfair. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor thought it was strange to substitute anyone for Ms. Arkin. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 15 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />