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Councilor Kelly also wanted to be kept apprized of developments in Rasor Park. He also asked for detail about the events with the alternative media at the January 21 meeting. Councilor Taylor also wanted to kept apprized on activities related to Rasor Park. She commented that she had no idea why the Christmas tree was removed from the Hult Center and added that the Christmas tree was not a symbol of Christianity, but a symbol of happiness and fun. Councilor Lee agreed with Mr. Handy that water quality issues dealing with endangered salmon runs would have to be handled on a local level. He said that the Clean Water Act was major legislation that affected everyone. He mentioned the idea of an urban watershed council that would be locally designed and represented local interests and would help set standards for complying with the Clean Water Act. II. ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL OFFICERS Councilor Meisner moved, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, to elect Councilor Lee as the Council President for the year 2000. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0 Councilor Meisner moved, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, to elect Councilor Taylor as the Council Vice President for the year 2000. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilor Meisner moved, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. Councilor Taylor offered corrections to paragraph 2 on page 9 the minutes of the November 22 work session. She asked that the second sentence be deleted and replaced with the following: "She asked if apartments were assessed as much per unit as single family units." Ms. Taylor also asked to pull Item D on the consent calendar for later discussion. Councilor Kelly referred to the minutes of the October 25 work session. He said that the last motion on page 5 should be changed to indicate that Pat McDaniels was appointed to the Citizen Committee on Mayor and Council Compensation. Referring to page 9 of the November 22 work session minutes, Mr. Kelly asked that the first paragraph, be revised to refer to "multi-unit subdivisions" rather than multi-unit dwellings. Referring to page 3 of the December 6 regular meeting minutes, Mr. Kelly said that the minutes should be amended to indicate that the friendly amendment to substitute one figure for another was accepted. Referring to page 3 of the December 8 work session, Mr. Kelly asked that the last line on the page be changed to indicate that the seminar at the National League of Cities he had described was conducted by the manager and a city councilor Bryan, Texas. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 24, 2000 Page 2 7:30 p.m.