Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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a simple majority vote. He thought the benefit of a charter amendment was that it allowed the public to make a final decision on that. Mr. Clark commented that a recent United States Supreme Court decision created a situation that caused the public great concern. He believed that creating more safeguards was a good idea. He said the community was in the middle of a very contentious and unnecessary fight over the issue of eminent domain. He said it was being used to solve a problem that could have been solved by people working together more effectively. He thought the community as a whole was very much in favor of the council having more consensus before taking major actions of that nature. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to table the motion. Ms. Ortiz stated she did not wish to terminate the conversation and asked if the item could be placed on the February 11, 2008, meeting agenda as Item C. Mr. Lidz pointed out that if the item was intended for the May ballot, it would need to be referred no later than February 13. The motion to table failed, 5:3; Ms. Bettman, Ms. Taylor and Ms. Zelenka voting in favor. Mr. Poling, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved to postpone the item to the February 11, 2008, agenda. Mr. Poling withdrew his motion. Mr. Clark agreed. The vote on the main motion was a 4:4 tie; Ms. Taylor, Ms. Bettman, Ms. Ortiz, and Mr. Zelenka voting in opposition and Ms. Solomon, Mr. Poling, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Clark vot- ing in favor. The mayor cast a vote in opposition to the motion and it failed on a final vote of 5:4. The meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angel Jones City Manager pro tem (Recorded by Lynn Taylor) MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 30, 2008 Page 10 Work Session