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Councilor Kelly supported the motion because of the fact that there had been no work session or adoption of the Greater Downtown Visioning document. Councilor Pap~ opposed the motion. He expressed his appreciation of the work that the Greater Downtown Visioning Committee did and stressed the importance of trusting the members of the committee who went through the process. Councilor Bettman reiterated that the downtown visioning document had not been adopted by the council. The amendment failed, 4:3, with councilors Bettman, Taylor, and Kelly voting in favor. Councilor Kelly called the council's attention to the General Government Section of the legislative document. He noted that in the 1999 document there was a section on the use of the initiative process that urged reforms of the initiative process that came from a City Club of Eugene study. He cited raising signature levels for constitutional amendments as an example. He opined that those policies were at least as important as they were in 1999 and expressed a desire to discuss why those items were dropped from the current document. There was general consensus to reinstate a streamlined form of that language. Councilor Kelly expressed concern over picking top priorities for the document that evening. He suggested that the CClGR make a recommendation to the entire council after the first of the year. Councilor Nathanson suggested, to general consensus, to authorize staff to write a brief general statement describing the City's position on Ballot Measure 7, including mention of the vote of the citizens of Eugene so that it was clear that the council was representing their constituency. She said that such a section would justify all of the City's lobbying efforts in the coming months. Councilor Nathanson said that the priorities of the document should be to protecting the City budget, protecting home rule, and protecting livability. Councilor Rayor, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to remove the entire section on personal services and quality-based selection. Councilor Rayor said that he went out of his way to work with Public Works Staff and was disappointed in his inability to get staff to move on the subject. Councilor Nathanson said that the section in question was not describing the current situation, but was describing what would happen if the new mandates, possibly being sponsored in the legislature, were to come into effect. She said that the section was to direct a lobbying instruction that would oppose efforts that would prohibit cities from using cost as one of the criteria for a project. Councilor Rayor reiterated his disappointment in the lack of staff response to his concerns. City Manager Johnson suggested deleting the last paragraph on page 61 of the document of the document and the first paragraph on page 62 as a way of addressing Councilor Rayor's concerns. There was general consensus from the council. MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 11, 2000 Page 12 Regular Meeting