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