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Mayor Piercy called for the vote on the amendment to the motion. The amendment to the motion failed, 2:5, Ms. Bettman and Ms. Taylor voting in favor of the motion. Ms. Colbath offered an overview of several issues the Planning Commission was addressing. She reported that interaction with neighbors and neighborhoods had improved dramatically during the past few years, starting with the East Campus Plan. She said that intense staff interaction to work out the difficulties as well as last night’s public hearing provided a venue for an open dialogue with enthusiastic and dedicated residents in the neighborhoods. The Planning Commission had consistently seen that the neighborhood plans were outdated and were creating difficulties. It took a lot of effort from staff to do this but it had been a worthwhile venture. Ms. Colbath said the Planning Commission was looking forward to continued feedback from the council as it worked through Ballot Measure 37 issues. Mr. Belcher thanked Mayor Piercy and the City Council for the opportunity to serve, noting it was a challenge at times. He saw two issues, Ballot Measure 37 and the Growth Management Study, which would continue to be challenging for the community: Mr. Kelly said there was currently no definition of what “Other” meant in the Planning Commission‘s work program. He asked that such a definition be included in next year’s presentation to the City Council. He again thanked the commissioners for their good work and a good discussion. Mr. Pryor expressed his enormous appreciation for the Planning Commission. He looked forward to working with the Planning Commission on some of the very thorny, difficult projects. The commission did the incredible amount of homework and study that councilors did not have the opportunity to do. He was very reliant on the commission’s study and perspective on many of these issues that had been very helpful. He looked forward to working together with the Planning Commission. Ms. Levis expressed appreciation for the in-depth way the council looked all these issues. Unfortunately, time would not allow an opportunity to talk a little bit more about relationships. The buddy system was helpful. She appreciated Mr. Kelly’s comment that just because the council did not agree with the commission or did not go the way the commissions recommend did not mean the council had not listened to the commission. There had been times when the commission felt it had not been heard. Creating these better relationships was a way to help the commission understand issues from the council’s perspective. City Manager Taylor thanked the Planning Commission and the City Council for setting priorities and keeping them, noting that if priorities are set and work occurs on the highest priorities first, more is accomplished. That was the City’s experience since discipline had been imposed last year. He saw not only the relationship between the City Council and Planning Commission growing, but also the relationship between the Planning Commission, City Council, and the community. He applauded the commission and council for their focus and discipline. Mr. Belcher thanked Ms. Muir for the hard work she had done, noting she had been very effective since coming to the City. MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 27, 2005 Page 10 Work Session