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<br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to authorize the City Man- <br />ager to consummate the exchange of the City-owned .29 acre tax lot for the proposed <br />easement over approximately .56 acre of the Tedron Properties parcel and the addi- <br />tional $143,300 cash payment from Tedron Properties. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to table the item. Roll call <br />vote; the motion failed, 6:2; councilors Bettman and Taylor voting in favor. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the main motion passed, 6:2; councilors Bettman and Taylor voting in <br />opposition. <br /> <br /> <br />4. ACTION: <br /> Implementation Strategies for Sustainable Business Initiative Measures <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor stated that the materials in the packet contained the recommendations as presented at <br />the work session. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to direct the City Manager to <br />place the proposed resolution as modified by Attachment B publicly committing the City of <br />Eugene to sustainable practices and to businesses that produce sustainable products and <br />services on an upcoming Consent Calendar. Roll call vote; the motion passed unani- <br />mously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to accept the Sustainable Busi- <br />ness Initiative report as presented to the City Council on September 25, 2006. Roll call <br />vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to consider the recommendations <br />of the Sustainable Business Initiative report as a new council priority during the January, <br />2007, council goals session. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon felt this motion circumvented the process that the City Council used in its goals <br />session. She said the discussion should include councilors-elect Alan Zelenka and Mike Clark. <br /> <br />Councilor Papé acknowledged Councilor Solomon’s concern. He remarked that the word ‘consider’ made <br />the motion acceptable for him. <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor echoed Councilor Papé’s comments. He added that he thought the Sustainable Business <br />Initiative (SBI) report was “great.” <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Solomon voting in opposition. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to direct the City Manager to <br />prepare an ordinance to create a sustainability commission as a standing committee advi- <br />sory to the City Council. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 23, 2006 Page 5 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />