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<br />e Ms. Wooten said she supports proposal A with an appointed board. She said <br /> the histrionics demonstrated by the opponents of proposal A speaks to whether <br /> Eugene should be a nuclear free zone at all, and not what type. She said <br /> proposal A would not have the "chilling effect" on Eugene's business climate <br /> that its opponents claim. She said the proposal is not an extreme position, <br /> and said the council is obligated to pay more than lip service to peace. <br /> Ms. Ehrman said she will be voting against proposal B. She said she has felt <br /> since the beginning of the process that the council could proceed with the <br /> board and let it take care of the flaws in the ordinance. She said the <br /> council acted in good faith setting up the task force and obtaining several <br /> legal opinions on how the ordinance could be implemented. She said it is <br /> clear to her that the community wants more than a simple statement condemning <br /> nuclear war. <br /> Mayor Obie said he is concerned about remarks made earlier by Ms. Bascom <br /> about the male members of the council not supporting the nuclear free zone. <br /> He said it is unfortunate to try and create a division along gender lines. <br /> He said a gender split has not existed in the past and does not exist now. <br /> Mayor Obie said he believes there is merit in Eugene being a nuclear free <br /> zone. That is a position he said he would probably not have taken in <br /> November 1986. However, he said he does not want a board such as the one <br /> outlined in proposal A that has investigative powers that no other board in <br /> the community has. Despite what has been said regarding what the community <br />e intended in the previous two votes, he said in the end he has to decide what <br /> he thinks is right for the community. That decision is to support proposal <br /> B. <br /> Ms. Schue pointed out for the audience that an ordinance requires two votes <br /> by the council. Before an ordinance receives final approval or disapproval, <br /> it must first pass its first reading for procedural reasons. She said the <br /> second vote is the real vote. <br /> Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. <br /> Council Bill 3053 was read the second time by council bill number only. <br /> Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, that Council Bill <br /> 3053 be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; the <br /> motion carried 5:4, with councilors Holmer, Bennett, Miller, <br /> Rutan, and Mayor Obie voting aye, and councilors Wooten, <br /> Schue, Bascom, and Ehrman voting nay. The bill was declared <br /> passed (and became Ordinance No. 19565). <br />e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 1988 Page 6 <br />