Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mr. Nystrom pointed out that Attachment B would elevate all annexation requests to a public hearing before the council. Councilor Clark said he might support the intention behind Attachment B but he wanted to discuss it further at a later point. Councilor Solomon concurred. She felt the item warranted another work session. Councilor Taylor said she would only support the ordinance if it was the Attachment B version. Councilor Bettman repeated her assertion that an endorsement of the ordinance as per Attachment A actually reduced the ability for the public to have input into the process of extraterritorial extensions inside or outside of the UGB. Roll call vote; the vote was a tie, 4:4; councilors Bettman, Zelenka, Taylor, and Ortiz vot- ing in favor of the amendment and councilors Poling, Clark, Pryor, and Solomon voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted to oppose the amendment and it failed on a final vote of 5:4. Roll call vote; the main motion passed 6:2; councilors Taylor and Bettman voting in opposi- tion. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to extend the meeting by 10 minutes. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to schedule a work session on ex- traterritorial extensions. Councilor Clark asked when the joint work with the County in regard to annexations was planned to occur. City Manager Jones replied that staff was trying to schedule a meeting of the joint elected officials in February for the purpose of discussing high priority items. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 6. ACTION: An Ordinance Authorizing the Institution of Proceedings in Eminent Domain for the Acquisition by Condemnation of Property for Park and Open Space Land near the Amazon Creek Headwa- ters in South Eugene Councilor Zelenka averred that the goal of the council was to acquire and protect the Beverly and Green properties from a willing seller but, if necessary, to acquire them by eminent domain. He said the council took the power of eminent domain very seriously and believed it should be a tool of last resort, after other options had been exhausted. He stated that discussion had been initiated with both parties. He felt optimistic that with more time the negotiations would result in willing sellers and the protection of Amazon Creek headwaters property. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to postpone the discussion on the use of eminent domain to the Amazon headwaters, to give sufficient time for negotiation to MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 10, 2007 Page 17 Regular Meeting