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. e e Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Haws, that the City Council return the issue to the Westside Neighborhood Quality Project and asked them to consider either the possibility of removing busi- nesses as members of the neighborhood association, so that they would not be represented, or the possibility of making membership an option for businesses fi,the area. In addit ion, that the' council request reports back in writing from any groups or individuals involved in the discussion on the adequacy of those possibilities, with particular reference to the choice between the two possible boundaries which had been given in the charter revision request. Ms. Miller noted that it should be at least two months before the WNQP could get back to the council on this item and that by that time the results of the discussion on revisions of the ERA boundary should be clear. Mr. Lindberg suggested that leaders of the WNQP and of area businesses be asked' at this time to respond as to whether they thought they could work with the proposal made by Ms. Miller. Mr. Andersen, representing WNQP, said that he could not speak for that group but that he personally felt the group would prefer the Lincoln Street boundary as a first alternative. If that is not possible, he felt that Ms. Miller's motion would be acceptable because it would open a forum for dialogue between the residents and the businesses in the area, which is what has been desired all along. Mr. Kurilo spoke for the businesses. He asked if Ms. Miller's intent was that business properties would be physically excluded from the revised WNQP bounda- ries. Ms. Miller responded that this was not the case. Mr. Kurilo did not feel that businesses should be included within the neighborhood boundary but excluded from voting. Mayor Keller asked for a direct answer as to whether the busi- nesses were willing to get together with WNQP representatives to discuss alter- natives and compromises. Mr. Kurilo responded that the businesses would be willing to do this. ' Ms. Smith hoped that if the motion carried and the two groups do work together, they would not be restricted to the alternatives suggested by Ms. Miller in her motion but would feel free to present to the council any other alternatives they came up with. Mr. Obie said he would support the motion. He suggested that the Lincoln Street boundary be chosen with the exclusion of businesses fronting on 13th Avenue, 7th Avenue, or Lincoln Street. He asked that Ms. Miller and her second include in the motion this and any other alternatives which the groups involved might come up with. Ms. Miller agreed that this had been her intent. Mr. Lindberg said that he would oppose the motion because he felt that every resident who wishes to belong to a neighborhood organization should have the option of doing so. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 11, 1981 Page 20