Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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w~faee cornw.unication with the department in Sakw. w{)1..11d be in ordG and thi::; would aHow staff ro argue the i::;:me of the City's unwillingness and itwbil1ty to fulfi.n thc requirement.s of such a ume. Cmmdbr Solo.lHon renw.rked that th.) City \VaH Hble to fuWn such rer--.ll.limuents, but a majority d the counc-ii was rmwH.hng to dn so, Councilor Pape ;;!$ked what the motion on the tabk would do to the rnotion of June 29. City Attorney Klein re.plied that it \voukl instruct ~tHff not to try to tenninate the zons:": hefQre JUly 22. Mayor Piercy caJhxl t~)r a third round of comment~. Councilor HeHman believed that the (~ity t:HJ$sihly had the rik{ht to legal rdress becaus~ the reBQtution that applkd tbr the zone articulated the l;:ap per ne\v job cn.cakd aHd the intent to adopt commlmity standards and inkrimst;;lndards Sl;:t by community mcrnh:rs. She (jpined that the COl.-HIt)' had hreachd a eontn3-ct by rs:":tl..HTung to earlier agrel.~ments and opening a dialogue as if it tun:l been the (jty tlmt had breached the <ign..."ement. Shc Mk<;~d that the Cmlnty honG{' its original agreemen.t She thought the 7: 1 vote by th: council in support of the a:pphcatio!,1 as drafted helped influence the pwgre:;;s the applicatkm had made. She :.wid she Vlas hoping that the Count.y 'Nf!UJd not be "willing w sacrifice" the zone ~m.d that it would be willing to "uphold h::; original agreement" with thc City. COl,mdior Po1ing recalled th;;lt Councilor Kelly once said that thl;~ !;;("lUKilnr:s 'Nere politicians and pditicb:nB somet1Jnes changed their minds, ltwas importani. w realize that une had to work with that. He reiterated the importanee of inst~dling the enterprise zone at ptei;t:Tlt with interir:..'1 Mandan:ls and then '.vorking through the detaUs of community standHnh He urged t.he eou:ndl not to give it up, He felt giving it up would predude the City from being granted ::my tUtun.::. enteq:3ri",e zone~,. Coundlor Taylor indicated hcr support for the ::;ub",tituk motion, Holl can vote; thc vote for the substitute motion wa$ a tie, 4:4; councilors lkttrrlan, Ortiz, Kelly, and Taybr voting i.n. fa.vor; eOlm<:ilor:> Pryor, Poling, So!m"!lon" ;and P8;pe voting in opposition, IviayorPien::y 'loted tbr the Hlot1nn and the moti.on passed, Ih,l! <;;aU vote; the vote for the amended lHotion \vas H. t.ie, 4:4; l;:oundlors Bettrmm, Ortiz, Kelly, and Taykrvoting in favor; cou:ndktfS Pryor, P{lling, SolmrlOn, <m.d P,xpC voting in oppo",irinn, '[\'-1.ayor Pien))' vot<;::d t~'r the mot1nn and the motion pass.ed. The meeting a~journed at WAg P,n:\. Respectfully suhmitted, Denni::; wL 'rayi.n[: {.~ity J\-fanager {Rl".~con;hxl by Ruth ,-:'\kherson) MINUTES......Eugene City Council July IS, 2005 Page 17 Reg:ular Scssirm ----..----...--......... ..... .................................--................