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Councilor Poling said he had no communication with anyone on the issue after the close of the hearing on May 27, and any decision he made was based on testimony received before that time. In response to a question from Councilor Nathanson regarding whether the original idea was to have all of Centennial Boulevard be renamed including the part in Springfield, Assistant City Manager Carlson said the direction from the council had been to begin the process of renaming the portion of Centennial Boulevard within Eugene. He said there had been no clear direction for including the portion located in Springfield and added that he was not aware of any public hearings on the subject in the City of Springfield. Roll call vote; the amendment failed, 6:2, with councilors Bettman and Kelly voting in favor. Speaking to the original motion, Councilor Kelly said, although the intent of Councilor Papa's motion was to honor Dr. King in some way, there was no way to incorporate/presuppose a future motion's passage when a new process was completed. He said he would not support the motion since it would just "draw out the agony" by shunting the process to another committee for four months. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved to amend the motion by changing the date of the recommendation from the proposed committee to September 17, 2003. City Manager Taylor said he thought staff could get a recommendation from the proposed committee back to the council by that date, but noted that if there was an alternative recommendation, then a new process and time frame would have to be followed. Councilor Bettman said the date was artificial because there would be a long land use process after the recommendation from the proposed committee was returned. She said she would not support the date change or the main motion. Councilor Taylor said October 15 gave more time for the mayor to select members and for the community to speak. Roll call vote; the amendment passed, 5:3, councilors Poling, Taylor, and Bettman voting in opposition. Councilor Bettman said passage of the motion would be a slap in the face to the African American community and she would not support it. Roll call vote; the main motion passed, 6:2, councilors Kelly and Bettman voting in opposition. Mayor Torrey called a five-minute recess to the meeting due to the audience reaction to the vote. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: Chambers Nodal Development Area MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 10 Regular Session