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Ms. Bettman said if one had the intent to get the motion out there but found it not possible to do so, parliamentary rules should not be imposed upon the body. She thought such a situation was only a remote instance and if it happened it was up to the council to decide whether or not to proceed with the motion depending on the circumstances. She felt there had only been a few instances under which a councilor had been specifically undermined, but given that former Mayor Torrey was no longer in office she asserted this was not likely to happen anymore. Ms. Taylor commented that things of this nature had occurred in the past. Mr. Pap6 acceded that clarifying rules were not necessary at this time. Ms. Hayes noted that the last item to be discussed under the operating agreements was parking. Ms. Bettman discussed her difficulties in finding parking for meetings and the number of parking tickets she received given that meetings were sometimes unpredictably long. Mr. Poling suggested a universal parking permit. He registered his offense at the last sentence in the memorandum on parking that indicated the annual cost was $6,000. Mr. Kelly thought the 4A parking permit could serve as the universal permit. City Manager Taylor asked if it would be possible to create a special parking key for the councilors or, perhaps, coupons. Mr. Kelly thought a parking key that would work in the meters could end up costing more. City Manager Taylor also suggested a parking decal that would allow councilors to park in all City- owned and managed parking spaces. He indicated he would investigate the possibilities. Ms. Utecht asked the councilors if they wished to work on the Shared Expectations List. Ms. Taylor and Mr. Kelly indicated their preference not to work on it. Mr. Poling thought Mr. Pryor and Ms. Ortiz could ask the senior members of the council clarifying questions if they wanted to. Ms. Ortiz asked if the list had been distilled from a larger list. She requested a copy of the larger list. Mayor Piercy commented that the expectations might not be shared given that they were not actually adopted. Ms. Utecht commented that there was a lengthy discussion on the expectations in September 2003. She asked that Ms. Rose provide the three new members with copies of the full discussion. Should they feel a need to further discuss the list, she suggested they bring the list to the next process session. Ms. Hayes called for a ten-minute break. 3) Boards and Commissions Process Ms. Walston explained that the Boards and Commissions process existed on two levels, the "macro level," as dictated by code, and the "micro level," consisting of the council's process to set up interviews and timelines. She noted that some interview questions were redundant and there had been some confusion as to who should be interviewed and with other aspects of the interviews. She said there had not been a comprehensive look at the Boards and Commissions process and the codes that govern them in twelve years. MINUTES-- Eugene City Council February 8, 2005 Page 7 Process Session