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Councilor Kelly said he would vote against the motion because he did not believe there was any <br />relevance to general political outlooks of council officers. He said what mattered to him were the <br />integrity and professional courtesy in which the council had conducted its business the past few <br />years. He expressed a hope that the council could move past the issue and continue to work in <br />a collegial manner but commented that he had doubts that this would happen because <br />professional courtesy had been "thrown out the window." <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor agreed with Councilor Kelly. She said the vote was setting the tone for incivility <br />in future council actions. <br /> <br /> Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:3; councilors Taylor, Bettman, and Kelly <br /> voting in opposition. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey commented that he had intentionally had not participated in the discussion because <br />it was a decision that councilors should make, but stressed that the vote was not "a railroad job." <br />He noted that the previous Thursday he had gone out of his way to appoint Councilor Bettman to <br />one of the most prestigious committees the council participated in (the Metropolitan Policy <br />Committee), and went on to say that he had nominated her to be the vice chair of that group. He <br />said the Metropolitan Policy Committee was a conflict resolution body in which every councilor <br />had indicated a desire to participate. He stressed the importance of the public understanding <br />that, while there were differences of opinion on the council, there was a diversity of <br />representation on the various committees of the City and through the City Council. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey observed the evening's discussion was civil, even though there had been <br />disagreement among the councilors, and added that the civility of the discussion was <br />appropriate. <br /> <br />III.CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br /> A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br /> <br /> B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br /> <br /> C. Adoption of Resolution 4747 Authorizing Lane County to Assess Benefitting <br /> Properties Under the Jurisdiction of the City for Improvements to River Road <br /> between Beacon Drive and Carthage Road and Beacon Drive between River Road <br /> and Grace Drive <br /> <br /> Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to approve the <br /> items on the Consent Calendar. <br /> <br />Councilors Bettman, Nathanson, and Kelly noted corrections to the minutes submitted by e-mail. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman pulled Item C. <br /> <br />Councilor Nathanson pulled Item B. <br /> <br /> Roll call vote; the remaining item passed unanimously. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 2003 Page 5 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />