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failure to move forward opportunity-siting in a “meaningful way.” She believed that opportunity-siting would take neighborhoods and downzone areas that needed protection and then would allow the utilization of the “expertise of the people in the neighborhood” to determine what opportunities lay within the neighbor- hood to provide “very high density housing.” She averred that high density housing could be then placed in a neighborhood without “destroying the fabric of the entire neighborhood.” She supported holding a work session on the item. Councilor Bettman indicated she would support the resolution in opposition of the WOPR. She recalled a time in which she had worked as a tree planter. She felt it was a big mistake to engage in clear cutting. She opined that timber contracts often cost more to implement than they brought in for public revenue. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - September 18, 2007, Work Session - November 27, 2007, Workshop - December 18, 2007, Work Session - January 7, 2008, State of the City - January 16, 2008, Joint Elected Officials Meeting B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to approve the items on the Con- sent Calendar. Councilor Bettman noted she had submitted corrections to the minutes. Mayor Piercy deemed the corrections to the minutes, without objection, approved. Councilor Ortiz noted that her husband’s name was Gino and not Nino, as printed in the minutes of the State of the City address, dated January 7, 2008. Roll call vote; the Consent Calendar with the acknowledged minutes corrections was passed unanimously, 7:0. Mayor Piercy noted that Councilor Clark was ill. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to adopt Resolution No. 4928, a resolution opposing the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed Western Oregon Plan Re- vision by the City Council of the City of Eugene. Councilor Taylor acknowledged that the Eugene City Council had no jurisdiction over the plan. Councilor Ortiz indicated her support for the resolution. She said even though the resolution was a statement and had no ability to affect the outcome of the WOPR, it was important for the community to take a stand. She did not believe the plan revision would benefit the community Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:2; councilor Poling and Solomon voting in opposition. MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 11, 2008 Page 7 Regular Meeting