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Councilor Rayor said he was uncomfortable with an arbitrary number when the University had already made a fair offer. He did not want to force an applicant to change an intergovernmental agreement. He added that the number was unfair without consulting the University ahead of time. Councilor Papd said that passage of the amendment would set a horrible precedent. He invited WISTEC board members to come through the normal City budgetary process and see if they could get some funding. He opined that a future council would regret the precedent set if the amendments passed. Councilor Taylor commented that the extra money would not affect the football program at the University but would mean the difference between existence and nonexistence to WISTEC. She said that she would support the amendments. She said that the money would give them time to find other funding. She noted that the council supported programs for youth and that WISTEC was an existing youth program. Councilor Kelly said that he was uncomfortable with the situation but noted that circumstances had brought the council to its current situation. He said that the amendment was the only way he could think of to deal with the situation. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding the reason for amendment 3, Mr. Klein said that it added the 30-day limit for the University to make the decision. Councilor Nathanson noted that WISTEC was benefitting from a $1 dollar a year lease of its property to the City. She added that there were many other worthy institutions that did not receive this benefit. Mayor Torrey said that the amendments were not fair to either party and were not consistent with past council action. He said that if the vote resulted in a tie then he would vote against. The amendments failed, 5:3; councilors Taylor, Kelly and Bettman voting yes. Amendment 4 Councilor Bettman said that lots 8 and 9 were essentially given to the University to use for extra parking. She pointed that the 432 spaces in 8 and 9 were not being counted against the total number of required parking for the University and were therefore not needed. In response to a question from Councilor Pap~ regarding when the current Intergovernmental agreement was over, City Manager Johnson said that it was over in January of 2007. He added that the motion intended to require the end of use of lots 8 & 9 at the end of the event season of 2006. Councilor Kelly stressed the need for clarity about what would happen in 2007 with lots 8 and 9. In response to a question from Councilor Meisner regarding what would happen in 2007 with the current agreement, City Manager Johnson said that the negotiations would be reopened and that both parties would need to agree to extend the use of the lots. Councilor Rayor supported the amendment because it met the request of the East Alton Baker Park Citizen Planning Committee. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 22, 2001 Page 12 Regular Meeting