Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Clark thanked Drix for his testimony, as well as the others who had testified. He added that the vote on the resolution would not be unanimous as he was not persuaded that the council should take action on a national matter. He especially wanted to thank the people who testified who had served in the armed forces or who had family members who had done so. Councilor Zelenka thanked the people who testified. He said as a former member of the United States Air Force he honored the troops and their sacrifice. He had helped to craft the resolution. He averred that the war was based on lies. He had been moved by the white flag display at the University of Oregon campus. He believed that the United States was embroiled in a civil war with no end in sight. He thought it was time to stand up and ask for an end of the war in order to start rebuilding the destruction. He commended the patriotism that was embodied by dissent. Mayor Piercy thanked everyone for coming. She commented that having people in the community speak up on what they felt was important and right honored the community. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - January 17, 2007, Work Session - January 31, 2007, Work Session - February 12, 2007, City Council Meeting B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Adoption of Resolution 4906 Authorizing the Institution of Proceedings in Eminent Do- main for the Acquisition of Property Interests for the Courthouse District Transportation Improvement Project (City Job 4237) D. Adoption of Resolution 4907 Urging the Cessation of Combat Operations in Iraq and the Return of United States Troops Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to approve the items on the Consent Cal- endar. Councilor Zelenka pulled Item D. Roll call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calendar, with the exception of Item D, passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Zelenka offered a friendly amendment to make the following four changes to the reso- lution: 1) “E. The war and occupation has caused an estimated 650,000 Iraqi deaths, including men, women, and children, according to an October 11, 2006, study in the British medical jour- nal, The Lancet.” 2) “I. The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq highlights our dependence on imported oil for our energy needs and uses funds that could be better allocated do developing renewable al- ternatives to fossil fuels.” 3) “J. The more than $107,500,000 spent by Eugene taxpayers to date on the war and occu- pation in Iraq could nearly eliminate our backlog of road repairs; or could have provided one year of Head Start preschool for nearly 14,000 Eugene children; or one year of medical insurance for more than 61,000 Eugene children; or one year of salary for more than 1,775 public school teachers in Eugene; or more than 900 additional housing units in Eugene; or MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 12, 2007 Page 5 Regular Meeting