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e e e Mayor Miller thanked Mr. MacDonald for reconsidering the final decision. He noted that while Councilor Ehrman is not present at this meeting, she has encouraged the council to consider the issue in her absence. Roll call vote; the motion carried, 5:2; with councilors Rutan, MacDonald, Bascom, Green, and Robinette voting in favor, and councilors Boles and Nicholson voting opposed. Mr. MacDonald said that while he moved to reconsider, he still believes that the council should not approve the request and would vote against the motion. Mr. Green stated that council approval of the request would be consistent with the Springfield City Council's action; the property in question lies within Springfield's city limits. He said that he shares concerns with the recent increase in the number of people who are purchasing property with the intent of requesting an urban growth boundary amendment and said that the council should take a hard look at this issue if it occurs within Eugene's city limits. Ms. Bascom said that her vote in favor of Blue Water Boats proposal supports the unanimous decision of the three Planning Commissions and said that it is arrogant for the council to suggest that the commissions do not respect the concept of compact urban growth. Mr. Boles emphasized that the boundary in question is set cooperatively by the three jurisdictions and does not belong to Springfield. He also pointed out that the planning commissions' decisions were not based on the same tes- timony that had been presented to the council, particularly with respect to the length of time that the water was needed for boat testing. He also pointed out that the City of Springfield was a co-applicant to the request, which might have affected the jurisdiction's partiality. Roll call vote; the motion carried, 4:3; with councilors Rutan, Bascom, Robinette, and Green voting in favor, and coun- cilors MacDonald, Nicholson, and Boles voting opposed. IV. RECONSIDERATION: GOOD NEIGHBOR CARE CENTERS Mr. Boles pointed out that the proposal for housing involves apprOXimately $16 million in economic development activities for the City of Springfield and asked whether councilors on the prevailing side of the issue wished to reconsider the council's request denial. Ms. Bascom indicated her willingness to reconsider the issue, noting that there may be some room for negotiation among the bodies on the Metropolitan Policy Commission (MPC). Mr. Green said that his primary concern with respect to this issue was the MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 28, 1991 Page 4