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Mayor Torrey said that he was prepared to spend more to clean the carpet if the food and drink <br />issue was a critical issue for councilors. He suggested the council try the approach for 90 days. <br />The renovation was occurring in part to accommodate an increased number of meetings. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 agreed with the remarks of the mayor regarding openness and the need to comfortably <br />accommodate citizens who attended. He preferred a horseshoe seating arrangement that allowed <br />the councilors to see projected information. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner spoke to past meeting locations, noting that locations had moved around. He did not <br />support a 90-day trial but hoped the council and the Budget Committee could meet in other <br />locations. He was impressed with how well the 2nd Avenue & Chambers Street location worked, <br />and liked the Studio One space. He continued to support having work sessions in the McNutt <br />Room. Mr. Meisner said he had no idea the Council Chamber renovations were intended to <br />accommodate council work sessions. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly thought the mayor's points were valid about the McNutt Room but thought they could <br />be addressed inexpensively. For example, the entrance could be made more convenient for <br />wheelchair access. He acknowledged the mayor's points about the Budget Committee meetings <br />but also agreed with Ms. Bettman's remarks about food for members and staff. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 left the meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly did not want to design a meeting room to address just a few situations. He said that, like <br />Mr. Meisner, he was unaware of the scope of the proposed changes. He wanted to handle the <br />anomalies by exception. He liked the idea of enlarging the McNutt Room. He agreed other good <br />locations were available but noted the additional expense created for Metro TV when meeting <br />locations were changed. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor recollected that the council table used to be in the form of a horseshoe, which enhanced <br />sight lines. She felt it important to have all meetings at the City Hall because that was what people <br />were familiar with. <br /> <br /> Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to continue having work <br /> sessions in the McNutt Room. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly determined that Ms. Taylor and Ms. Bettman would accept the phrase "a great majority <br />of work sessions" as a friendly amendment. <br /> <br /> Mr. Farr, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to amend the motion to <br /> establish a 90-day trial where the majority of council meetings were held in a <br /> newly designed Council Chamber. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 18, 2001 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />