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•Councilor Semple noted that Eugene may reach 300,000 residents soon. Expressedunwillingness to support a bill that would preempt Portland’s home rule. <br />•Councilor Clark withdrew his motion. <br />MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE: Councilor Evan, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to substitute to oppose HB 2001. <br />•Mayor Vinis reiterated that she was concerned about the high likelihood of passageof the bill and the impact of the City’s position on its relationships. <br />•Councilor Evans said negotiation isn’t always a good path to take. Would like tostrongly oppose. <br />•Councilor Zelenka said he would like staff to be empowered to work with people toamend the bill to make it more palatable. Urged council to support his originalmotion. <br />•Councilor Pryor said he would prefer the City’s legislative staff to be empowered toinfluence the outcome. <br />•Councilor Clark suggested the City could strongly oppose as part of a sophisticatedstrategy. <br />•Councilor Evans did not think that opposing the bill would result in the City notcontinuing to be part of the conversation. <br />•Mayor Vinis clarified that the purpose of the vote from her perspective was to directstaff, particularly as council goes into its spring break and will not be able to givestaff additional direction during that time. <br />VOTE ON MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE: PASSED 5:3, councilors Pryor, Yeh and Zelenka opposed. <br />VOTE MAIN MOTION AS SUBSTITUTED: PASSED 7:1, Councilor Pryor opposed. The meeting adjourned at 1:37 p.m. Respectfully submitted, <br />Beth Forrest City Recorder <br />(Recorded by Cas Casados) Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here. <br />April 8, 2019, Meeting - Item 2A