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Councilor Taylor averred that the bill did not require citizenship and did not constitute discrimination. She noted that 39 states already required proof that a person was in the country legally prior to granting a driver's license. Councilor Poling concurred. Roll call vote; the vote on the motion was a 4:4 tie; councilors Ortiz, Bettman, Kelly, and Pryor voting in favor and councilors Solomon, Poling, Taylor and Pap6 voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in favor of the motion and the amendment passed on a final vote of 5:4. Roll call vote; the main motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy moved on to Item D, the resolution to approve the Eugene/Springfield Consolidated Plan. Councilor Bettman said it would be awkward to address her concerns because the councilors did not have a copy of the plan in the agenda packets, she did not have the requested specific amending language to the plan, and the plan was required to be adopted by May 15. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to delete the word ;rental' from the heading of the table at the top of page 54. Councilor Kelly requested, should the other proposed amendments be of a ;;surgical quality," that they be bundled. Councilor Bettman said she spoke to staff and they were amenable to the edit. Councilor Solomon asked PDD Grants Manager Linda Dawson to speak to the amendment. Ms. Dawson said the proposed word change was in line with the intent of both cities. Roll call vote; the amendment passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to delete references to alley improvements and to references to code changes as it pertained to the City of Eugene. Councilor Bettman said, in terms of zoning issues, the plan could be amended afterward. She felt the council needed to give the City Manager policy direction on the issue of mixed-use development. Regarding alley and street improvements, she averred that should the council be able to see the plan, it would understand the need to make this amendment. City Manager Taylor stated that the plan was available in the council office and on the Internet. He said he had only just heard the suggestion for amendments from Councilor Bettman earlier in the afternoon. He asked the council if it wanted to hold up the plan and defer action to the work session scheduled for May 11. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 9, 2005 Page 9 Regular Session