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unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pape, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to reappoint Neff Van Steenbergen to Position 13 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2003, and ending October 31, 2006. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pape, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to appoint Carmen Urbina to Position 14 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning on November 1, 2003, and ending on October 31, 2006. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pape, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to reappoint Jon Belcher to Position 1 on the Planning Commission for a four-year term beginning on November 1, 2003, and ending on October 31, 2007. Councilor Poling declared he was not willing to vote for Mr. Belcher, though he believed Mr. Belcher to be qualified. He related that some of his constituents felt citizens living north of the river were not adequately represented on the Planning Commission. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Poling voting in opposition. Councilor Pape, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to appoint Steve Johnson to Position 4, an advocacy representative on the Toxics Board for a three-year term beginning on November 1, 2003, and ending on October 31, 2006. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pape, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to reappoint Brian Allen to Position 1, a business representative on the Toxics Board for a three-year term be- ginning on November 1, 2003, and ending on October 31, 2006. Councilor Meisner stated he would support the motion. However, he encouraged staff and councilors to recruit people to apply for these positions. He felt it regrettable that the community showed so little interest in serving on the Toxics Board. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pape, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to reappoint Eric Forrest to Position 5 on the Budget Committee for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2003, and ending on October 31, 2006. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly, Councilor Pap~ said the order of the appointments had been changed as it had been anticipated there would be discussion on the last vote. He explained the vote was expected to be a tie. Councilor Kelly objected, calling it a process problem. He thought that all councilors should be made aware of a change in the straw vote. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to table the motion to reap- MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 27, 2003 Page 7 Regular Meeting