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B. Work Session: Discussion of the October 13, 1999, Council Motion Concerning <br /> Hyundai <br /> <br />Mr. Lee distributed a draft resolution for consideration by the council. The council reviewed the <br />resolution, which Mr. Lee labeled Alternative G: <br /> <br /> Whereas, the City of Eugene has adopted a Human Rights Ordinance at Eugene <br /> Code Section 4.613 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color~ <br /> sex, national origin, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, source of <br /> income, and disability; and <br /> <br /> Whereas, the City of Eugene was a sponsor of an enterprise zone through which <br /> corporations receive property tax waivers in exchange for creating jobs, and <br /> <br /> Whereas, Oregon statutes require that local laws be foflowed by those <br /> companies receiving property tax waivers when locating and doing business within an <br /> Enterprise Zone, and <br /> <br /> Whereas, Hyundai Semiconductor of America has constructed a factory within <br /> the West Eugene Enterprise Zone and is receiving property tax waivers through the <br /> Enterprise Zone program, and <br /> <br /> Whereas, the Superior Court of Orange County, California, has found that <br /> Hyundai Semiconductor of America committed illegal discrimination in their hiring for <br /> their factory in Eugene, Oregon (Case #778959), and <br /> <br /> Whereas, the trial judge has upheld that verdict and entered judgement against <br /> Hyundai Semiconductor of America, and <br /> <br /> Whereas, Hyundai has decided to appeal this decision and, as such, it has not <br /> been legally concluded that Hyundai has engaged in discriminatory hiring practices in <br /> violation of California statutes; and <br /> <br /> Whereas, discrimination in hiring is materially relevant to and contradictory to the <br /> purpose for which the property tax waivers were granted. Now, therefore, I move <br /> that: <br /> <br /> 1. The motion adopted by the council on October 13, 1999, as mentioned in the <br /> background section of the cover memorandum for this agenda item, is hereby <br /> rescinded. <br /> <br /> 2. The City Council condemns afl forms of discriminatory hiring practices and <br /> expresses deep concern about Hyundai's actions as found in the lower court <br /> decision in California. <br /> 3. The City Council affirms the findings and purposes of the Eugene Human Rights <br /> Ordinance described in Section 4.613(1) and (2) of the Eugene Code and <br /> condemns any form of discrimination as described in the code. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 7, 2000 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />