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<br /> Mr. Rutan said the issue is important. He had called some constituents who <br />- asked him questions to which he did not have answers. He continued to wonder <br /> if the council should make statements about nuclear war. He wondered if the <br /> council would be doing less with the complex issue of a comprehensive test ban <br /> treaty than it would do with a local land use issue. His constitutents <br /> indicated the resolution could easily be misconstrued. People in the <br /> community could think the council was jumping on a band wagon it had no <br /> business being on. <br /> Explaining his vote in favor of tabling the motion, Mr. Miller said he favored <br /> a process in which all the councilors could participate in developing a <br /> resolution. <br /> Mr. Hansen would not support the motion because he does not think a <br /> comprehensive test ban treaty is the counci1.s business. He said the City <br /> Council has much work to do in running the City. It was obvious the council <br /> did not know how the community felt about an income tax. He did not think the <br /> council should take action on national issues because one councilor thinks it <br /> is appropriate. Mr. Hansen also would not support the motion because he would <br /> like to know what effect such things as the immediate cessation of testing of <br /> all nuclear warheads would have on the official position of the United <br /> States. He did not know whether it would be good or bad. He urged other <br /> councilors not to present national issues to the City Council. <br /> Ms. Bascom said she is not willing to take time from local issues to work on <br /> developing resolutions about national issues. Answering a question from her, <br />e Mr. Miller said he would work with other councilors on rewording the <br /> resolution so it would reflect the concerns of councilors. <br /> Ms. Wooten said the significance of the resolution will be enhanced if it is <br /> received at the White House and the Soviet Embassy with similar resolutions <br /> from other local jurisdictions before the Geneva talks begin. Consequently, <br /> there would not be time for a committee to reword the resolution. <br /> Ms. Wooten said the council is on record supporting a bilateral, verifiable <br /> nuclear weapons freeze. She would accept Mr. Holmer's suggestion for the <br /> addition of the word "verifiable" to the sixth paragraph of the resolution, <br /> but thought the rest of the sentence should remain the same. Therefore, the <br /> sixth paragraph of the resolution should be: <br /> Whereas this Council is on record in support of a bilateral, verifiable <br /> US-Soviet nuclear weapons freeze of which a comprehensive test ban is a <br /> significant ingredient, and. . . <br /> Roll call vote; the motion carried 5:3. Councilors Bascom, <br /> Schue, Wooten, Ehrman, and Miller voted aye. Councilors Holmer, <br /> Hansen, and Rutan voted nay. <br />e <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 13, 1985 Page 7 <br />