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He pointed out that one of the applicants had been born and raised within walking distance of where he <br />wanted to put in a small “redeveloped good-looking” housing project. He stated that the applicants would <br />continue to pay taxes and the tax incentive was an investment in the future. <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka clarified that he was not characterizing the developers in any way. For him it was a <br />matter of what the role of government should be and how it should use tax incentives and tax dollars. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor declared that the council did not know whether or not these projects would be built without <br />tax incentives. She also asserted that they did not know how many people were present at the neighborhood <br />meetings at which the applicants had garnered neighborhood approval. She opined that the City wanted <br />people to build good things but that should not mean they did not have to pay taxes. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the vote to substitute the motion was a tie, 4:4; councilors Poling, Pryor, <br />Solomon, and Clark voting in favor and councilors Zelenka, Taylor, Ortiz, and Bettman <br />voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in favor of the substitution and it passed. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the vote on the substitute motion was a tie, 4:4; councilors Poling, Pryor, <br />Solomon, and Clark voting in favor and councilors Zelenka, Taylor, Ortiz, and Bettman <br />voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in favor of the substitution and it passed. <br /> <br />6. ACTION: <br /> <br />Application for a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption – North Park Apartments <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to adopt a resolution approving a <br />multiple-unit property tax exemption for residential property located at the northwest corner <br />th <br />of 14 Avenue and Hilyard Street, Eugene, Oregon (Stephen Bennett/applicant-owner). <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman reiterated her opposition. She pointed out that she seconded the motion because it was <br />part of the office of council vice president. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the vote was a tie, 4:4; councilors Poling, Pryor, Solomon, and Clark voting <br />in favor and councilors Zelenka, Taylor, Ortiz, and Bettman voting in opposition. Mayor <br />Piercy voted in favor of the motion and it passed. <br /> <br />7. ACTION: <br /> <br />Application for a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption – The Fenway <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to adopt a resolution denying a <br />th <br />multiple-unit property tax exemption for residential property located at 450 East 14 Ave- <br />nue, Eugene, Oregon (Twenty LLC, applicant-owner). <br /> <br />Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to substitute a resolution approving <br />th <br />a multiple-unit property tax exemption for residential property located at 450 East 14 <br />Avenue, per Attachment A on page 307 of the City Council agenda packet. Roll call vote; <br />the vote on the substitution was a tie, 4:4; councilors Solomon, Poling, Clark, and Pryor <br />voting in favor and councilors Ortiz, Zelenka, Bettman, and Taylor voting in opposition. <br />Mayor Piercy voted in favor of the substitution and the motion passed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 14, 2008 Page 12 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />