Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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projects. He disputed the notion that the bill sought to “somehow monkey with the limit.” He agreed that pilot projects encouraged innovation and were not mechanisms to “do things underhandedly.” He thought such projects were opportunities to be creative in procurement. He underscored that the laws from one year earlier had been put in place in part to improve the monitoring and thresholds. He believed the bill represented good changes to the contracting laws. Councilor Zelenka felt that the law indicated that all that had to be shown was a belief that a pilot project would save money. He thought the bill was written so broadly that anything could be considered a pilot project. Mayor Piercy was not convinced that the bill was onerous. She indicated she would oppose the position the CCIGR had taken. Roll call vote; the vote to support the recommendation of the Council Committee on Intergov- ernmental Relations to take a position to change the recommendation on HB 2140 to Priority 2 Oppose was a tie, 4:4; councilors Ortiz, Zelenka, Taylor, and Bettman voting in favor and councilors Pryor, Poling, Solomon, and Clark voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in op- position and the staff recommendation of Priority 3 Support stood. Councilor Taylor noted that it was late in Washington, DC, and signed off. Councilor Pryor reiterated his belief that a close vote on CCIGR recommendation warranted a larger discussion at the council level. Councilor Zelenka commented that the CCIGR minutes were somewhat difficult to understand. He asked for a bill summary to aid in understanding what the bills were. Councilor Pryor stated that the CCIGR was presented with a large stack of bills and in most cases the staff recommendation was accepted. 5. ACTION: An Ordinance Providing for Withdrawal of Territories from the River Road Water District and the River Road Park and Recreation District, and from the Santa Clara Water District Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4939, an ordinance providing for withdrawal of territories from special districts. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Mr. Klein ascertained from the Mayor that the ordinance that had been voted on included the amendment provided to the council prior to the meeting. 6. ACTION: An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Land Use Diagram; Amending the Willakenzie Area Plan Pursuant to Section 9.7750(4) of the Eugene Code, 1971; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date (Huntington Crossing) MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 12, 2007 Page 12 Regular Meeting