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e Mr. Boles voiced concern with a March vote because it would be in the middle of the Eugene Decisions process. If the council cannot accomplish a campaign and vote by November, it should put the the library back into the Eugene Decisions process. Mr. Gleason reminded the council of the magnitude of the decisions that will have to be made during the Eugene Decisions process. In order to hold an election in November, all decisions would have to be made by September 5. He noted that it would be possible to take the library out of the General Fund it could be supported through some other type of tax, such as a restau- rant tax. Roll call vote; the amendment failed 1:6; with Councilor MacDonald voting in favor and councilors Boles, Bascom, Green, Robinette, Ehrman, and Nicholson voting opposed. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mayor Miller said that he is com- mitted to both the library and the Eugene Decisions process. He voiced con- cern that the council may not understand the full consequences of Measure 5. Mr. Nicholson said he is convinced by the argument that the library would be unsuccessful if voted on in November. In order to have a successful library campaign, he supports putting the library back into the Eugene Decisions process. e Ms. Ehrman urged the council to take a leadership position on this issue and reiterated the need to form a subcommittee to begin work immediately. Mr. Boles pointed out that the Eugene Decisions process is a broad-based advisory committee; the ultimate decisions rest with the council. It might be useful to have a subcommittee examine and make a recommendation in August on whether the council could put a vote before the public in November. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to amend the main motion to proceed with a vote in November contingent upon a review by a council committee to report to the council in August and acceptance by the City Council at that time. Mr. MacDonald said that he does not believe a vote in November would be suc- cessful and would not support the motion. Roll call vote; the amendment failed 2:5, with councilors Boles and Ehrman voting in favor, and councilors Bascom, Robinette, Nicholson, Green, and MacDonald voting opposed. By consensus, it was agreed that the library would remain as a part of the Eugene Decisions process. The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 10, 1991 Page 8