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Mr. Kelly agreed with previous speakers and cited communication between the manager, council, <br />and public as his chief expectation. <br /> <br />Mr. Tollenaar thanked Mr. Lewis, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Pap~, and Mr. Rayor for their participation. <br /> <br /> C. Reconsideration of the Motion on Options for Memorial on Skinner Butte <br /> <br /> Ms. Taylor moved to postpone consideration of doing anything on the butte <br /> until after the council's next goal-setting session. <br /> <br />The motion died for lack of a second. <br /> <br />The council reconsidered Mr. Tollenaar's motion from the June 24 meeting: <br /> <br /> Mr. Tollenaar moved, seconded by Ms. Swanson Gribskoc, to direct the City <br /> Manager to arrange for moving the existing war memorial located next to the <br /> Skinner Butte bike path to the top of the butte and arrange for erection of a <br /> normally sized flag on a normally sized flagpole on the butte. <br /> <br /> Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, to amend the motion on the table <br /> to refer the issue of the flag unchanged from the revised recommendation by <br /> the Stewart Family, with the exception of replacing the words "charter <br /> amendment" with the word "ordinance." <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson stated that she continued to be dismayed that many citizens and media <br />representatives had misunderstood the actions taken by the council. She emphasized that the <br />council had not made a decision regarding a on the butte, but had asked the City Manager to <br />bring back a range of options for consideration. Ms. Nathanson asked if passage of the motion <br />meant that the council would no longer consider such a range of options, or if it would continue <br />that process in case a ballot measure failed. In response, Mr. Torrey said that it was his <br />expectation that the motion would not preclude councl consideration of a range of options, but he <br />believed there was plenty of time for development of an alternative solution. <br /> <br />Mr. Tollenaar agreed with Ms. Nathanson regarding the level of misunderstanding about what the <br />council did, and that misunderstanding was even reflected in the staff notes regarding the item. <br />He said that in seconding the motion, he hoped to ensure that a measure regarding the flag <br />appeared on the ballot, removing uncertainty for the Veterans of Foreign Wars about whether <br />sufficient valid signatures had been collected. Mr. Tollenaar strongly favored employing an <br />ordinance rather than the charter because he believed the charter was already inappropriately <br />"cluttered" with amendments. He added it was not his intent to preclude any further discussion of <br />alternatives. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee asked if the initiative process would stop if the motion was adopted. Mr. Torrey did not <br />know, and suggested the possibility there could be two ballot measures. <br /> <br />Ms. Swanson Gribskov said that she had thought the council was working toward a proposal that <br />all could support and feel good about. She did not feel good about the motion as the council had <br />not had the opportunity to reach a recommendation. However, Ms. Swanson Gribskov said, if a <br />majority of the council supported the motion the council should "take a break" and let the people <br />vote. She was not interested in spending further council or staff time on the issue. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 13, 1998 Page 9 <br />5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />