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vided the second. Councilor Kelly asserted that the draft ordinance would not be completed by September 22. He said he hoped that the council would provide final direction for such a draft on the 22nd and not plan on approving it at that time. Councilor Bettman opined that the record should remain open for two weeks as the community has "a lot of passion around this issue." She asked Mr. Coyle to state where further testimony could be submitted. Mayor Torrey called for a vote on the motion on the table. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0; Councilor Nathanson was ex- cused. Mr. Coyle provided the following address for further testimony: Steven A. Nystrom Planning and Development Department 99 West l0th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401 steven, a.nystrom~ci, eugene, or.us 682-8385 Councilor Pap6 called the ordinance an indicator of the need to be more proactive and less reactive. He felt that a medical or hospital overlay zone should have already been put into place. He thought that municipal government should be more forward-thinking when addressing community needs. Councilor Pap6 commented that he was "troubled" by the recommendation from the Planning Commission. He questioned, in particular, the process recommendation contained in Attachment D, which had not passed the muster of a vote. Mr. Rusch responded, on behalf of the Planning Commission, that commissioners had spent much time on this, but not enough time. He related that the commission had acknowledged that the siting area would be restricted and that this could present difficulties for a medical entity and, as a result, had suggested that a negotiating committee be included in the procedure for hospital location. He said this was considered a critical component and, though there had not been time to vote on the recommendation, it had been decided to include it in the commission's report nonetheless. Councilor Papd advised staff to ensure that the Planning Commission voted on such things in the future. He felt it integral to the process to understand whether something presented before the council had been given unanimous or marginal support. He stressed that an item presented before the council needed more than a "kumbaya" done around it. As such, he asserted that the Planning Commission recommendation was incomplete. Councilor Kelly thanked all those who testified, calling it high-quality testimony. He reiterated that the most important objective was the location of a viable hospital in the City of Eugene. He speculated that, at most, the City would consider two potential sitings based on the certificates of need likely to exist in this metro area. He suggested the committee be called a facilitation committee and that it sit with the two MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 2003 Page 11 Regular Meeting