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Mr. Hansen moved"seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion carried e unanimously, 7:0. IV. FORMULATION OF MILL AND ELEVATOR TASK TEAM (memo distributed) Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced consideration of a Mill and Elevator Task Team. Planning Director Susan Brody gave the staff report. She said the Planning Commission overturned a decision of the Historic Review Board and allowed the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) to proceed with demolition of the Eugene Mill and Elevator Building which is a City historic landmark. Approval of the demolition specified that the building should not be demolished before October 21. She said the Planning Commission recommended that a Task Force be formed to consider ways of preserving the building by moving it from its present site. She suggested the Task Force be directed to finish its work by October 15, 1986. Ms. Wooten said the Downtown Commission was interested in the Mill and Elevator building. She suggested a member of the Downtown Commission be appointed to the Task Team. Ms. Brody said the suggestion was appropriate. Ms. Ehrman asked Ms. Brody to convey to EWEB officials her appreciation of their offer to delay demolition until October 21. Mr. Hansen said it is not necessary to form another group to consider preserving the Mill and Elevator building. He said he did not think the e staff time spent on the group would be warranted. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to authorize forming a task team that will include a member of the Downtown Commission as well as the members recommended in the July 23, 1986, memo titled IIMi 11 & El evator Task Teamll and which will finish its work by October 15,1986, to explore possibilities of moving the Mill and Elevator Building to another site in order to preserve and reuse it. Roll call vote; the motion carried 5:2 with Councilors Schue, Wooten, Bascom, Miller, and Ehrman voting aye and Councilors Hansen and Rutan voting nay. V. INITIATIVE PETITION ON NUCLEAR-FREE ZONE (memo, petition distributed) Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the item. City Recorder Karen Goldman gave the staff report. She said the Lane County Elections Division verified that 5,756 signatures were collected on an initiative petition to place a measure on the November 4, 1986, genera 1 election ballot. If approved, the measure would designate Eugene a nuclear-free zone. Only 5,522 signatures were required. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 1986 Page 8