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Mr. Kelly, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to extend the time by three minutes. The vote was a tie, 4:4; Ms. Bettman, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Meisner voting in favor and Ms. Solomon, Mr. Papd, Mr. Poling, and Ms. Nathanson voting in opposi- tion. The Mayor voted for the motion and the motion passed. Mr. Kelly expressed disappointment that the council's request for a public involvement process that was analogous to the process the City of Portland had employed to be developed had not been brought forward for consideration. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to amend the motion to add a sentence requiring inclusion of some kind of Public Advisory Committee. Ms. Nathanson commented that the public process the council was reading about was associated with establishing a new district. Mr. Weinman affirmed this, adding that the City of Portland was very different and that the Urban Renewal Agency there was separate from the City Council. The motion on the amendment passed unanimously, 8:0. The main motion passed, 6:2; Ms. Taylor and Ms. Bettman voting in opposition. B. WORK SESSION: Proposed Downtown Urban Renewal Projects Mr. Pap~, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to direct the City Manager to prepare amendments to the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan that include projects noted in At- tachment A. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Papd, moved to amend the motion to reflect the amend- ments made to the previous motion. Mr. Papd pointed out that the amendments were only being passed on to the public for review at this point. Ms. Nathanson asked if the creation of an advisory committee would incur costs. Mr. Weinman stated that staffing an advisory committee creates the cost, but the amount is unknown at this time. Mr. Meisner requested that the amendments be put into legislative format. He also requested a memoran- dum with information on the former advisory committee for the Riverfront District. Mr. Weinman noted that the City Council had disbanded the committee. Ms. Bettman wondered if committees could be combined and if a police facility could be included. Mr. Weinman said that if the building project was in the district, some urban renewal funding could legally be applied to it. Ms. Bettman conveyed her disapproval of the inclusion of a street widening project on the project list, asserting that such a project could be funded through systems development charges (SDCs). MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 19, 2003 Page 8 Work Session