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Councilor Bettman said this would put the council's weight behind this stand. She noted the council did not support pursuing special districts, but the legislation would limit the authority of the City or a special district to object to a County service district. She called it a "preemption" of City authority to provide its own services. Councilor Kelly agreed that any special districts that could be formed involving any portion of Eugene should require City Council attention. In response to a clarifying question from Councilor Pap6, Mr. Heuser said Councilor Bettman was referring to Legislative Concept 2237, which might or might not be introduced as a bill. He thought it very possible that one of the legislators could "drop it." Councilor Pap6 reiterated that unless there was urgency to the items it should follow the normal path through the CCIGR. Roll call vote; the motion failed, 5:3; councilors Ortiz, Bettman, and Kelly voting in favor. 9. ACTION: Adoption of City Council 2004-06 Priority Issues Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved to adopt the City Council's priority issues for 2004-06. Councilor Kelly expressed delight with the work done at the goal-setting session to come up with eight priority goals. He wished to clarify that the priorities met with approval with the support of at least eight out of nine present (Mayor Piercy had an equal vote). He asked the City Manager if the next step was for staff to take the council's brainstorming and combine it with their own in order to provide the City Council with draft proposals for the next steps. City Manager Taylor responded in the affirmative. Councilor Taylor asked if the priorities would guide budget strategies. City Manager Taylor responded that many of the priorities were multi-year strategies, and would certainly guide the budget for FY07. Councilor Taylor was happy that the council chose to prioritize the neighborhood initiative, arts in the outdoors and the restaffing of Fire Station 9. She expressed disappointment, however, that tax reform had not received a greater priority in the council goal-setting process. Councilor Pap~ wished for the priorities to be expedited and put into place as soon as possible. He added that he appreciated the council's work. He said he wished the priorities included strategies for increasing employment in the community. Mayor Piercy also shared her satisfaction with the group's process. She wished to remind the council that it agreed to look again at the wording of the council's vision and goals.. Councilor Bettman reiterated, for the public's benefit, that the goals were misstated in The Register-Guard. She clarified that the first goal was supposed to be that the City sought to launch a neighborhood initiative which included strategies for improving the quality of life. MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 7, 2005 Page 17 Regular Session