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Councilor Kelly thanked the members of the public for their testimony. He seconded Councilor Solomon’s request for a memorandum regarding the council’s legal authority over EWEB. He thought if nothing else Councilor Poling could draft a letter to EWEB for the City Councilors to sign. Additionally, Councilor Kelly suggested that the City Council hold a work session on the annexation policy. Councilor Taylor expressed concern about the River Road area residents, especially given that the residents that had testified had talked about their trust being destroyed. Councilor Taylor echoed the comments of her colleagues regarding the Quail Run issue. Continuing, Councilor Taylor also agreed with Mr. Morin regarding whether to attract outside business. She preferred to preserve local businesses. Councilor Taylor, noting she was in the minority, reiterated her preference to save the existing City Hall and continue using it for that purpose after retrofitting it. Councilor Ortiz supported the proposal to have a work session on street annexations and also supported the idea of sending a letter to the EWEB Board. Councilor Ortiz had been moved by the picture of the Kennedy brothers presented to the City Manager. She was saddened by the news that City Manager Taylor was considering another city management job. She supported his need to do what was best for him but hoped he would remain in Eugene. Councilor Bettman commented that EWEB had come up “over and over” as an issue. She asserted that there was “no oversight” over EWEB. She said EWEB’s authority was granted to it by the City charter and given that the charter was created by the people of Eugene it would be up to the people to change the charter. She opined that EWEB was “an entity unto itself with virtually no oversight except the oversight that happens internally.” Councilor Papé asked if a work session was scheduled with EWEB. City Manager Taylor replied that the Mayor and he had been trying to meet regularly with EWEB and had discussed having a joint meeting. He related that a tour had been set up for November 15 to understand better the property issues associated with their location. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - August 14, 2006, Work Session - August 16, 2006, Work Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Approval of Exchange of Real Property Interests on Franklin Boulevard D. Appointments to Lane Workforce Partnership Board Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 25, 2006 Page 8 Regular Meeting