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- Mr. Haws moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to adopt the resolut~on. . Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. VI. Spencer Butte Parking Lot Paving Award of Contract--Memo distributed. Manager reviewed for Council the bids opened October 20 (tabulation attached). This is the first stage of an EDA grant and recommended low bid from Wildish be accepted. Mr. Haws moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to accept low bid as recommended by staff. Motion carried unanimously. A short recess was taken. VII. Rezoning: Properties located between 7th and 13th avenues, extending from Washington Street to Lincoln Street, from C-2 and R-3 to MU Mixed Use (Eugene Planning Commission) (Z 76-38) Recommended by Planning Commission November 1, 1977, with a 4:2 vote. Manager noted this was a tangled morass of procedural problems and requested City Attorney to explain the legal status. Stan Long, City Attorney, reminded Council its own bylaws provided that at any Wednesday meeting, any two Councilors could request an item be held over to the next regular Monday meeting. He asked Council to determine that action and then he would proceed with the explanation. Manager noted it might possibly be an entire month before the issue could be resolved. If the issue were held to November 28 and lacked unanimous reading, it would be held for the next December meeting. City Attorney reviewed for Council that it had had a motion to approve and e give final passage to an ordinance. During that discussion, an amendment was made which was different from the Planning Commission report, which consequently led to a joint Planning Commission Council meeting. If tOday.s motion passes, the bill as amended would have to be read the first and second time. If tOday.s motion were defeated, a Councilor could make a new motion. He reminded Council it was in a quasi-judicial situation and would have to make one decision or another. A possibility might occur in which one Councilor would want to do something or vote down the amendment, which would take a motion to reconsider by someone who voted for the amendment. If that motion were to pass, then the second reading on the original council bill would be held at this time. He said in this instance the motion to amend passed and the ordinance did not pass, noting it would need to be read as amended a first and second time. He continued, because the amendment came at the second reading, Council has not read the bill in its present form as amended the first time. Mayor Keller requested any Councilor to express his intention to set the item over to the next Monday night meeting. No Councilor so indi- cated. Mr. Long pointed out another possibility: If Council wished to resolve the issue today, unanimous action could be taken on the first reading and then Councilors could vote their real choice on the second reading. e 8Y~ 11/16/77--8