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Councilor Lee asked for clarification about how a level three emergency was defined. Mr. Solin said that the City Manager would make that determination based on staff recommendations. He added that there was no mechanism currently on the books to declare an emergency. Councilor Nathanson questioned the wording of the causes of a disaster. City Manager Johnson replied that the wording was referring to a kind of disaster rather than looking for causes. Councilor Pap~ commended the City Manager and the City Attorney for considering the questions and comments made by councilors and members of the public during the hearing for the ordinance. He recommended changing the wording of the ordinance to say that a declaration of emergency could be accomplished upon the recommendation of the City Manager or in his absence, the Mayor, or in case of both their absences, any member of the City Council. Councilor Kelly suggested that a motion be made. The City Manager asked the City Council to consider Council Bill 4699, an ordinance concerning the emergency code; adding section 2.1055; amending Section 2.1990 of the Eugene Code 1971 Councilor Meisner, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved that Council Bill 4699, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at that time. Councilor Kelly thanked everyone involved in the evolution of the emergency ordinance. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to amend the ordinance, in Section 4 (b) second line, by dropping the word "use" and in Section 4 (m) changing the words "this paragraph" to "Section 2.1055." The motion to amend passed unanimously. Councilor Kelly brought up the comments of Mr. Ford in the public forum regarding the definition of weapons. He asked if the word weapon was defined in Eugene Code. Councilor Pap~ moved to remove the final sentence of proposed code 2.1055 Section 2 (b) and replace it with language stating that the Mayor, or in the Mayor's absence, the president of the City Council, or in both their absences any member of the City Council, upon the recommendation of the City Manager, may declare a state of emergency. There was no second. Councilor Pap~ questioned whether the sale of and carrying of weapons would be banned in the emergency area in particular or banned citywide. City Attorney Glenn Klein said that the ban would not be limited to the area of the emergency. He said the City Manager could prohibit the sale and carrying of weapons anywhere in the city. Councilor Lee clarified that an emergency could only be declared by the City Council approving the ordinance. He commented that he preferred that emergencies be handled by local agencies rather than State agencies. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Lee, moved to amend the ordinance to require the vote of the entire city council to declare an emergency. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 9, 1999 Page 8 7:30 p.m.