Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Roll call vote; the motion to approve Consent Calendar Item B, approval of the sale of a portion of City drainage way to the Oregon Department of Transportation passed unanimously, 8:0. . Regarding Consent Calendar Item A, Councilor Bettman expressed concern that the Joint Elected Officials meeting was scheduled for October 11, a date on which several councilors and the mayor thought they would not be able to attend. She pointed out that should another councilor be unable to make it the group would lose its quorum. She averred it would be more productive to reschedule. Mayor Piercy said she would "check on the numbers." Councilor Pape asked Ms. Jones to relay a question on when a work session on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) could be scheduled. He noted that they had talked about holding such a work session two or three months earlier. Roll call vote; the motion to pass Item A, the tentative agenda, passed unanimously, 8:0. Regarding Item C, Appointments to the West Eugene Enterprise Zone Community Standards Committee, Councilor Bettman noted that although she believed all of the candidates were qualified, she was concerned that within the context of the committee, the candidates from Eugene would help make the committee extraordinarily unbalanced. She averred that the City was foregoing more tax revenue than the County, yet each had an equal number of representatives. Councilor Bettman opined that in the face of the "most egregious tax breaks," community standards would be minimized and therefore rendered moot. Mayor Piercy.reiterated that the two individuals she recommended for the committee both had been involved in the community standards discussion and both were participating with the sustainable business initiative process. She believed that both candidates brought good and clear voices and were intelligent and experienced people. She felt both supported standards that would bring living wage jobs to the community for working families. Councilor Kelly said he found Councilor Bettman's argument compelling. He could not support the process. Councilor Taylor also could not support the process. She had little hope that standards would make any difference but if there was hope, she felt other applicants would provide better balance on the committee. Roll call vote; the motion to approve Consent Calendar Item C, the Mayor's appointments to the West Eugene Enterprise Zone Community Standards Committee, passed 5:3; Councilors Bettman, Kelly and Taylor voting in opposition. MINUTES-Eugene City Council Regular Session September 26, 2005 Page 4