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be proactive in that effort rather than wait for EWEB to act. She thought a lot of people in the community would be grateful if the City took that approach. Ms. Bettman referred to page 12 of the council meeting packet (Attachment B) and recalled that Avenue A was previously removed as unneeded. She wanted to take out the bulleted item at the bottom of the page referencing that before the council approved the plan. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Solomon, moved to approve the proposed Hospital Develop- ment in the Central Core Action Plan. Ms. Solomon said she would support the plan for the time being. She was not interested in endorsing the nd Chambers Street and 2 Avenue site as a Plan B at this time. She thought it would be in the best interest of the public if the City went “back to the drawing board” and looked at sites previously identified both within and outside of the 2-1/2 mile radius. Ms. Solomon suggested that reexamination would involve representa- tives of McKenzie-Willamette. She hoped that when the hospital become interested in a Plan B, the City was “ready to go.” Mr. Pryor declared a conflict of interest due to his wife’s employment with McKenzie-Willamette Hospital. Ms. Bettman offered an amendment to the motion that stipulated Exhibit 2 was for illustrative purposes and was not adopted as shown, and that the mention of extending Avenue A to the Riverfront Research Park property be deleted. Mr. Poling and Ms. Solomon accepted Ms. Bettman amendment as a friendly amendment to the motion. Mr. Papé offered an amendment to the motion, stating he would like to see the first paragraph of Attachment B modified with the mention of both the 2004 and 2005 council retreats of the Eugene City Council. Mr. Poling and Ms. Solomon accepted the amendment as a friendly amendment to the motion. Mr. Kelly pointed to the top of page 9 of the council packet as the place the amendment would occur. The motion passed, 6:1:1; Mr. Pryor abstaining from the vote and Ms. Ortiz voting in op- position to the motion. C. WORK SESSION: CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUE—REVISED RACE PRIORITY ISSUE ACTION PLAN The council was joined by Human Resources and Risk Services Director Lauren Chouinard and Human Rights Director Greg Rikhoff for the item. Mr. Chouinard acknowledged the contribution of staff members Lynda Rose, Rachel Wells, Karen Loy, and Mr. Rikhoff. Mr. Chouinard reviewed the changes made to the Race Priority Action Plan in response to council remarks at the June 13 work session on the topic. Mr. Chouinard noted the inclusion in the meeting packet of the City’s diversity training calendar, which he termed the most extensive in Oregon. He also called the council’s attention to a pledge respecting diversity and honoring human rights, which had been signed by members of the council seven years earlier. He invited questions. MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 8, 2005 Page 7 Work Session