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Mr. Pap~ said that he was concerned that the City had such an overlay zone and preferred to see a site-specific approach. He suggested that the council needed first to determine whether the zone was the appropriate tool before improving it. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to add four minutes to the time for discussion. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Ms. Bettman did not think that the overlay was the problem; rather, the problem was that the area in question was already nodal, but the City lacked money for the needed site-specific planning. She said she would oppose both motions. Speaking to Ms. Bettman's earlier comments that the issues related to the 29th and Willamette node did not occur in other identified nodes, Ms. Solomon said that all the problems that applied to this area also applied to the proposed Gilbert nodal area. Mayor Torrey asked the council if there was objection to switching the order of the motions. There was none. Ms. Nathanson suggested that unless Mr. Pap~ was contemplating a repeal of the zone, failure to initiate the amendments was to leave the problem in place. She did not see the need for the first motion if the council did not pass the second motion. The vote on the motion asking the Planning Commission to begin a process with City residents, business owners, and developers to develop solutions for nodal development that facilitate appropriate development and redevelopment and also implement the qualitative and quantitative land use requirements in TransPlan failed, 5:3; Mr. Kelly, Ms. Bettman, and Mr. Pap~ voting yes. Mr. Meisner determined from Ms. Childs that the Planning Commission's vote to recommend to the council that it initiate the amendments was unanimous. The vote to initiate amendments to the/ND Nodal Development overlay zone as requested in the Planning Commission report dated April 8, 2003, was a 4:4 tie; Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Meisner, Mr. Pap~, and Ms. Solomon voting yes; Ms. Taylor, Ms. Bettman, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Poling voting no. Mayor Torrey cast a vote in opposition to the motion, and it failed on a final vote of 5:4. C.WORK SESSION: Review of Social Service Siting Task Force Report Planning and Development Director Tom Coyle joined the council for the item. Richie Weinman of the Planning and Development Department was also present for the item. Mr. Coyle provided background on the study, initiated by the council in 2001, and noted members of the social service providers were present as well as task force members Jon Belcher, Paul Conte, Sarah Charlesworth, Ron Chase, Jeanne Benson, Carolyn Frengle, Emily Schue, Mark Schlossberg, and Carmen Urbina. Mr. Coyle called attention to the task force's final report, included in the meeting packet. He invited questions to himself or task force members. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 28, 2003 Page 8 Work Session