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Mr. Farr requested that councilors indicate by a show of hands their support for Mr. Meisner, Ms. Nathanson, and Ms. Taylor. Ms. Nathanson received four votes; Mr. Meisner received three votes; Ms. Taylor received one vote. Mr. Farr indicated that Ms. Nathanson and Mr. Meisner received the majority of votes and asked councilors to vote again. Ms. Nathanson received the votes of Mr. Lee, Mr. Farr, Mr. PapS, and Ms. Nathanson; Mr. Meisner received the votes of Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rayor, Ms. Taylor, and Mr. Meisner. Mr. Farr said that his year as vice president assisted in helping him prepare to be president. He believed that the president of the council should serve one year as vice president first. He noted that Ms. Nathanson had served as president and vice president and in addition was the senior councilor. Mr. Farr said that for such a new council, he would be more comfortable with Ms. Nathanson's experienced leadership. Mr. Rayor said he preferred to spread out leadership positions among councilors. He said that Mr. Meisner had not yet been an officer and should have that opportunity as a relatively long- serving member, which had already been accorded to Ms. Nathanson twice. Mr. Kelly agreed with Mr. Rayor, adding that Mr. Meisner had observed the duties of a president sufficiently to occupy that office. He said the code text was included to ensure that leadership duties were shared among councilors. Mr. Pap~ said his support for Ms. Nathanson was based on his experience with her work as chair of the Parks and Open Space Committee, which included a very diverse group of people. Mr. Meisner recollected that during the previous year's discussion, Ken Tollenaar's election to the seat of vice president had been justified on the basis there was no need for a person to serve a year as vice president because there was no longer a Council Officers Committee. Ms. Taylor agreed, noting that she had objected to Mr. Tollenaar's selection only because he was leaving office and would not be able to serve as president as was customary. She further pointed out the council included three people who had served longer than two years and not been president. Mr. Johnson noted that the council did not have to take action at this time. He suggested the council table the issue until January 20 to avoid a situation in which the mayor had to break a tie. Mr. Torrey indicated an unwillingness to break the tie as he believed the issue of council leadership was one for the council to decide. He endorsed the City Manager's suggestion to table the issue and resume discussion on January 20. The council agreed to table the issue until January 20. D. Reconsideration of Eugene City Council Resolution 4469 as Requested by the City of Springfield Related to an Amendment to the Metropolitan Plan to Expand the Urban Growth Boundary to Include the Site Known as the Springfield Sports Center Planning Director Jan Childs introduced the item. She said that the council would consider a resolution on January 25 to reconsider a decision it made in 1995 to opt into an urban growth boundary (UGB) amendment sought by Springfield. Ms. Childs said that the amendment referral MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1999 Page 6 11:30 a.m.