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Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to approve the items on the Consent Cal- endar. Councilor Solomon pulled Item B. Councilor Zelenka pulled items D and F. Councilor Taylor pulled Item G. Councilor Bettman said she had electronically submitted minutes corrections. Mayor Piercy deemed the minutes corrections, without objection, approved. Roll call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calendar, with the exceptions of Items B, D, F, and G, passed unanimously, 8:0. th Regarding Item B, the Tentative Working Agenda, Councilor Solomon asked why the update on the 10 Avenue and Charnelton Street property had been postponed from the January 24 meeting. City Manager Taylor replied that staff was still working on the negotiations and would not have a recommendation for the council at that time. Councilor Solomon also saw that the items for the work session scheduled for January 31 were cancelled and asked if something else would be placed on that agenda. City Manager Taylor responded that a work session to follow-up on the City Council goal-setting session was planned. Roll call vote; the motion to approve Item B, the Tentative Working Agenda, passed unani- mously, 8:0. Councilor Zelenka wished to ensure that everyone had seen the new tally for Item D, the appointment to the Toxics Board. Mayor Piercy noted that a new motion to appoint would be required. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to appoint Jennifer Olson to the Toxics Board. Councilor Solomon did not recall such a vote happening in her earlier term. She asked who had determined that the council would change to preference voting. Council, Public, and Government Affairs Manager Mary Walston, explained that there were three candidates and it seemed like this would be a good opportunity to try preference voting. She said this would save the councilors’ time as it would preclude an interview. She stated that one candidate did receive over 50 percent of the vote, so the preference voting did not actually occur. Councilor Solomon asked if there was a policy change to always use preference voting in the case of a tie. Ms. Walston replied that it was “just an idea” that was thought to potentially expedite the process. Roll call vote; the motion to appoint Ms. Olson to the Toxics Board passed unanimously, 8:0. MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 22, 2007 Page 4 Regular Meeting