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Councilor Pryor observed that it was not “what you do but how you do it.” He wanted to talk about the funding before he made a commitment to it and this was ensconced in the original motion. Councilor Kelly reiterated that including it in the budget made a strong statement in support of sustainabil- ity. Roll call vote; the vote on the amendment was a tie, 4:4; councilors Taylor, Bettman, Kelly, and Ortiz voting in support and councilors Poling, Solomon, Papé, and Pryor voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in favor of the motion and it passed on a final vote of 5:4. Roll call vote; the vote on the main motion, as amended, was a tie, 4:4; councilors Taylor, Bettman, Kelly, and Ortiz voting in support and councilors Poling, Solomon, Papé, and Pryor voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in favor of the motion and it passed on a final vote of 5:4. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to direct the City Manager to as- sign staff to develop a plan for the ideas, concepts, and recommendations in the Sustain- able Business Initiative report. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to amend the motion to direct the City Manager to begin standard recruitment for the Office of Sustainability staff as soon as possible, with start-up funding set aside in the FY07 budget for Sustainable Business Initiative implementation. Councilor Kelly averred that this motion was the logical motion to follow the previous one. He said that getting the office up and running in the present would give the City continuity in that office rather than having temporary staff workers who would later be replaced by permanent workers. Councilor Poling indicated that he was willing to support the substitute motion. Councilor Papé thought the $100,000 was allocated for the SBI initiative and not the staff. City Manager Taylor replied that at the time, it was unknown exactly what the money would fund, given that the task force recommendation was not yet known. Given that the recommendations were likely to be worthy, the Budget Committee had set this money aside. Council, Public, and Government Affairs Manager, Mary Walston, stated that the only drawdown on the money had been for the cost of the report, which was $4,600. In response to a follow-up question from Councilor Papé, City Manager Taylor expressed hope that the existing funding would be adequate to initiate sufficient staff to get the commission up and running and no other resources would be needed other than for mailing and support. He added that if the council chose to adopt the proposed ordinance sooner than the beginning of the next fiscal year, he would propose using the remainder of the $100,000 that had been set aside to get the commission up and running. Councilor Papé was more comfortable with the original motion. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 23, 2006 Page 8 Regular Meeting