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MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session Bascom Room-Eugene Public Library June 18, 2003 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary Pap~, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor Bonny Bettman, George Poling, dennifer Solomon Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. Mayor Torrey recognized Mr. PapS. Mr. Pap8 indicated that he had e-mailed the councilors and Mayor Torrey the previous day to inform them of his possible intent to make a motion to reconsider the council's action of June 11 renaming Centennial Boulevard in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He said that he would prefer not to make the motion, and asked the council to consider instead a motion granting him and Mr. Poling five minutes each to place information regarding the renaming process before the body. Mr. PapS, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to amend the agenda to grant Mr. Pap8 and Mr. Poling five minutes each for a presentation regarding the renaming process. Councilors discussed the motion. Mr. Kelly determined from Mr. Pap8 that, if the motion allowing him an opportunity to make his presentation passed, he would not offer a motion to reconsider the decision to rename Centennial Boulevard. Ms. Bettman opposed the motion as there was a process in place for getting an item on an agenda and she believed it to be a request for extraordinary privilege. Ms. Taylor supported the request as she wanted all information out before the public. Mr. Meisner supported the motion although he questioned the actual impact on the agenda. Ms. Nathanson expressed concern about the amount of time the motion would require on the agenda given that there was certain to be discussion. Ms. Bettman questioned why, if Mr. Pap8 had information pertinent to the topic and had it for some time, he could not have informed the council of those facts prior to this. Mr. Kelly determined that Mr. Pap8 and Mr. Poling would accept a friendly amendment allowing councilors one round to respond after the presentation. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to table the motion. The motion to table failed, 6:2; Ms. Nathanson and Ms. Bettman voting yes. Ms. Nathanson indicated her intent to oppose the motion. She questioned the productivity of further discussion as the community had already gone through a great deal and she did not believe the outcome would change. Ms. Taylor believed the discussion was needed because of a lack of openness regarding the process. As an example, she cited the fact she was not aware of Ms. Nathanson's intent to offer a motion to reconsider the council's decision the previous week, but it was her perception that MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 18, 2003 Page 1 Work Session