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Councilor Kelly declared he was in no way convinced that the City should consider providing ongoing funding to LCARA at the previous levels and that this vote was for one-time funding. He looked forward to the meeting on January 12 at which the Animal Welfare Task Force would present its report. City Manager Taylor conveyed the wish of staff to discuss why Lane County was the only county that participated in the funding of animal control, as all other counties considered such funding a county responsibility. Councilor Bettman voiced her support for Councilor Nathanson's motion. The substitute motion to provide $26,000 from the General Fund Contingency Ac- count to the cattery for FY04 failed, 6:2; councilors Taylor and Kelly voting in sup- port. Councilor Kelly expressed concern that Councilor Nathanson's motion would only provide ;;bridge" funding for the cattery. He opposed the motion, stating it would ultimately cause more problems than it would solve. Councilor Pap6 voiced his support for the motion. He commented that hearing that Eugene was ;;48 percent of the problem" had helped to sway his vote. Councilor Taylor, declaring something was better than nothing, said she would vote in favor of Councilor Nathanson's motion. The motion to allocate $15,078 from the General Fund Contingency Account to the LCARA cattery passed, 7:1; Councilor Kelly voting in opposition. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to amend Resolution 4781 to place $500,000 from the $1,220,610 proposed for the Reserve for Revenue Short- fall into a separate reserve account dedicated to the hospital siting, as per the council resolution. Should the funding remain unused, it shall be reallocated to the Reserve for Revenue Shortfall. Councilor Kelly conveyed his appreciation to councilors Bettman and Pap~ for putting the motion on the floor. He averred the motion sent %trong signals" that the City was willing to aggressively work to site the hospital. Councilor Solomon found it ironic that the council was willing to spend $500,000 to attract a hospital but was unwilling to spend $400,000 to attract an airline service with money reserved for that specific purpose. Councilor Bettman countered that the most important thing to do as a City right now, within the parameters of the budget, was to assure citizens access to emergency room services within the geographic core. Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to extend the meeting by 15 minutes. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 1, 2003 Page 15 Regular Meeting