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~ " said he would support the motion if the IIdiversity of wildlifell phrase were e deleted. Councilor Ball said the motion did not require any action by the council but did allow the council to consider other wildlife than those species on the list. In response to a question by Mayor Keller, Mr. Ball said he felt that the intent of the language was to preserve a diversity of wildlife. Ms. Schue commented that she felt the language meant that some areas of the city should be preserved to provide for a diversity of wildlife such as the Ridgeline area; she said the language did not mean that every animal would be protected in every situation. . Roll call vote; the motion carried, 6:2; Councilors Wooten, Ball, Bascom, Ehrman, Holmer, and Schue voting aye and Councilors Obie and Hansen voting nay. Councilor Wooten stated that she agreed with the comments of Mr. Miller regarding his suggestion to reinstate the second sentence of Goal 4. She felt that the second sentence defined and clarified the intentions of the City in the area of economic development. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to retain the language of Goal 4 as written in the June draft of the Community Goals and Policies document. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Schue to amend Suggested Action 2.1 on page 2 of the June draft to read IIDevelop standards and affirmatively seek applicants. . . II e In response to a question by Ms. Bascom, Councilor Ehrman explained that the council had discussed the language at its August'13 work session. She said the Planning Commission had changed the language from lIaffirmatively seekll to lIencourage.1I She believed that the commission viewed lIencouragell as. less objectionable. She supported the original language, stating that it placed the burden on the City Council. In response to a question by Councilor Obie, she said it could the the personal goal of individual councilors to solicit women for City boards and commissions but the language would not specifically advertise for women to fill vacant positions. Ms. Wooten said the City commissions could be used to notify citizens of vacancies. Mr. Obie said he wanted the council to clarify its position to the public. He said he preferred a council policy to seek a balance on boards and commissions. Mayor Keller felt that tying the council into a specific program would cause conflicts. He commented that October was Citizen Participation Month and that the City usually obtained numerous applications for a small number of vacancies. He felt the council had performed well in a difficult process but that there were not enough vacancies to place all people in the positions they desired. Ms. Wooten felt that lIaffirmatively seekll meant the council would assume the responsibility of seeking female and minority applicants and to notify the Human Rights commissions of existing vacancies. She said vacancies would not be advertised to solicit applicants of a particular sex or other category but to clarify that the council would consider individuals who had not previously participated. Ms. Schue shared the feelings of Ms. Wooten, stating that the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 1984 Page 6