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Mayor Torrey announced that there were no other persons who had submitted requests to speak in the public hearing by the time it was begun. Mr. Farr moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, to allow anyone else wishing to present testimony in the public hearing on the Skinner Butte Memorial Flag issue to do so. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8:0. Elizabeth J. Hatfield, 1626 Willamette Street, stated that she was commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 293. She said that she appreciated the decision of the council to place the proposed ordinance on the ballot because it increased the flexibility for displaying the flag. She said she was confident the ordinance would be approved by voters. Jennifer Solomon, 2005 Lemuria Street, described her experience of being involved in collecting signatures on petitions to place a charter amendment initiative the ballot. She said she looked forward to future opportunities to participate in exercises in democracy. Mayor Torrey determined there were no other persons wishing to speak and closed the public hearing. Mr. Farr stated that the vote to be taken by the council was not about the propriety of placing a memorial flag on Skinner Butte, but about whether an ordinance requiring the City to do so be placed before voters. Mr. Johnson announced that the council would consider Council Bill 4660, relating to an ordinance calling for an election on the Skinner Butte Memorial Flag. Mr. Farr moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, that Council Bill 4660, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. Ms. Nathanson said she believed the proposed ordinance would be more precise and respectful if language referring to the "American flag" were changed to the "flag of the United States of America." Ms. Nathanson moved, seconded by Mr. Lee, that the motion be amended to add that references to "American flag" in the ordinance and attached election notice be replaced with "flag of the United States of America." Mr. Tollenaar asked why the amendment should not be considered after the first reading of the bill. Mr. Klein replied that amending the ordinance after completing the first reading of the bill would require that a first reading be held again for the amended ordinance. Mr. Tollenaar said that he was confused by the proposed amendment because the motion adopted by the council deciding to place the issue on the ballot had specifically stated that the language of the Charter amendment initiative petition would be used. Ms. Taylor said that she would vote for the amendment, even though she was opposed to the motion. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 27, 1998 Page 5 7:30 p.m.