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<br />Mr. Pryor also did not want the motion to presume a value-added tax was the result of the work group <br />effort. He did not want to hamstring the group by overly specific direction. He hoped the spirit of the <br />motion was that the work group would work diligently on options, because he could support it if that was <br />the case. Ms. Ortiz deferred to the mayor, who had asked her to offer the motion. In response, Mayor <br />Piercy said her intent was to see if the value-added tax could be made to work. If other things emerged, then <br />other things emerged. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Papé, Ms. Ortiz indicated acceptance of amending the motion to include <br />a completion date of March 31, 2007, as a friendly amendment. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon did not support the motion because she could not support the friendly amendment. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor thought the motion was a time-delaying measure but she would support it in the absence of <br />anything else. <br /> <br />Speaking to Ms. Solomon’s comments, Mr. Kelly thought the spirit behind the motion was that the work <br />group would come back with a recommendation that might or might not take the form of an ordinance. He <br />pointed out there would be two new councilors at the table and if the majority of the council was not <br />interested, it could dispose of the issue in a work session. <br /> <br /> The amended motion passed, 6:2; Ms. Solomon and Mr. Poling voted no. <br /> <br /> The main motion passed, 6:2; Ms. Solomon and Mr. Poling voting no. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 11, 2006 Page 11 <br /> Work Session <br />