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Mayor Torrey refused to accept the motion at that time. He said Councilor Taylor could make her motion at the end of the meeting, following the prescribed agenda for the meeting. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to appeal the Mayor's decision. Roll call vote; the motion resulted in a tie vote; councilors Kelly, Taylor, Bettman, and Nathanson voting yes, and councillors Meisner, Fart, Rayor, and Pap~ voting no. Mayor Torrey voted in opposition to the motion, and it failed on a final vote of 5:4. Councilor Kelly said the council should support the idea of a resolution because of the eloquence, awareness, and fear in the voices that had spoken that evening. He said the council had acted before when there was a national issue with local implications. He cited a resolution against the harmful aspects of the World Trade Organizations actions as an example. He said the act dramatically affected the legal rights of Eugene citizens and called attention to the petition of 2,000 Eugene citizens calling for a resolution. He also noted that the Eugene Human Rights Commission had unanimously recommended that the council pass a resolution opposing the USA Patriot Act. He said Congressman Peter DeFazio, who had come out strongly against the USA Patriot Act, had remarked on the value of local governments speaking out on the issue. He added that Eugene's Director of Library Services had said that the act cut to the head of her mission as a librarian. He said he would strongly support a motion for a resolution whenever the vote was allowed. Councilor Rayor noted that the council had previously convened Public Forums once a month, noting that they were now held at every regular session. Councilor Rayor said he intended to support the resolution when a vote was on the table. He thanked those that had come out for the Public Forum, especially those from the Muslim community. Councilor Bettman said she would support the resolution when a motion was made. She said a resolution was the least that the council could do. She remarked that the Bill of Rights and the Constitution were what distinguished the United States from its enemies. Mayor Torrey thanked the young people that had shown up for the forum and had witnessed how a community debated issues. He stressed that the discussion was an example of what was great about the United States of America. He quoted from some written material he had received from a proponent of a resolution that said: "To be patriotic is to dissent." Mayor Torrey stressed the importance of knowing that it was okay to have a different point of view. He said the fact that people disagreed was not wrong but was what made the country great. He reiterated that there would be a vote at the end of the stated agenda business. II.CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes: MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 25, 2002 Page 5 Regular Meeting