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recently. She said that other minority groups had asked her what the hurry was, and why one minority group "had so much power." Mr. Pap8 said that his vote against the motion was a vote in favor of what the council had adopted on June 9, which he believed was a more inclusive community process to honor Dr. King. His vote was not on honoring Dr. King, but how it occurred. The motion to substitute passed, 5:3; Mr. PapS, Mr. Poling, and Ms. Taylor voting no. The substitute motion to adopt Council Bill 4834 passed, 6:2; Ms. Taylor and Mr. Poling voting no. Mr. Meisner, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to reject from the record any documents and information received from the public that was not part of the record for the item when it closed. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Ms. Bettman asked the City Manager if a motion was needed to move forward with a process to creat a committee for exploring ways the City can identify additional opportunities for recognizing minorities. Mayor Torrey suggested that councilors supporting the formation of another committee send suggestions about its work activities to the City Manager. City Manager Dennis Taylor indicated staff would return with a proposal. B. WORK SESSION: Downtown Tools-Incentives for Downtown Housing Richie Weinman of the Planning and Development Department was present for the work session. He introduced the subjects of the work session, which were the establishment of a Vertical Housing Zone and amendments to the Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) ordinance. He noted the relationship of the items to the council's Vision for a Greater Downtown and its goals for compact urban growth and growth management. He emphasized that the tax exemption programs under consideration would not result in a flood of new housing, were likely to be revenue-positive in the long-run, and had no significant short-term revenue downside. Mr. Weinman recalled that at a February work session, the council directed the manager to propose amendments to the MUPTE and to seek the recommendation of the Planning Commission related to the Vertical Housing Zone. He noted that both programs were authorized by the State legislature as an incentive for housing in core areas. Mr. Weinman noted that since 1978, the City had granted 11 MUPTE exemptions. Mr. Weinman noted that on March 4, Terry Moore of EcoNorthwest had made a presentation to the Planning Commission Plus Three on the economics of downtown housing; a summary of that presentation was included in the meeting packet. Mr. Weinman briefly reviewed the details of the MUPTE and Vertical Housing Zone. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 11, 2003 Page 4 Work Session