Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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sites of long-time local businesses and she did not agree with disposing of them for the convenience of a larger project. If the property owners of the involved properties wanted to maximize their investment when selling their properties, they had that right. Councilor Solomon also thanked those in attendance and in particular wished to recognize the seniors in the Advanced Placement Government Class at Marist High School. She noted her own attendance and graduation from Marist High School. She believed all councilors would agree an engaged citizenry was the City’s greatest asset. She asked the students not to hesitate to call if there was anything she could do to keep them engaged. Mayor Piercy suggested that the new citizen review board could also assist persons such as Ms. Dunn. Mayor Piercy agreed with Councilor Kelly about the value of hearing input from citizens regarding the proposed downtown development agreement criteria. Mayor Piercy also thanked the students from Marist High School for their attendance. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to approve the items on the Con- sent Calendar. Councilors Bettman, Kelly, and Papé noted that they had submitted corrections to the minutes earlier that day. Mayor Piercy deemed the corrections to the minutes accepted. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency. 4. ACTION: Resolution 1037 Acknowledging Receipt of the Annual Financial Report of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene, Oregon, for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2005 City Manager Taylor noted that the independent auditor had given the City a clean audit both with regard to the general operating budget as well as the Urban Renewal Agency budget. Action to adopt the report must be made by resolution. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to adopt Resolution 1036, ac- knowledging receipt of the Annual Financial Report for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency and reconvened the meeting of Eugene City Council. MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 9, 2006 Page 5 Regular Meeting