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<br />Councilor Taylor concurred with Councilor Bettman. She thought the use of eminent domain, if for the <br />public good, was reasonable. She defined that public good as saving natural areas, habitat, and stream <br />corridors. She opined that taking land from one business owner and giving it to another was a misuse of this <br />law. She did not believe the City should help negotiate. She said if the council believed in free enterprise, it <br />should let it be free. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly clarified that he had no intention of saying to business owners that they should “sell or <br />else.” <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz thanked everyone for coming to testify. She stated that the recent council decision was to <br />pursue a “fact-finding path” in the downtown situation. She wanted to see what the options were. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy underscored that everyone was looking for a “win-win” solution in the downtown area. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor wished to clarify that no one wanted to return to development of a mall for the <br />downtown area. <br /> <br /> <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br /> <br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br /> -November 30, 2005, Work Session <br />-December 12, 2005, Work Session <br /> -December 12, 2005, City Council Meeting <br />B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br />C. Resolution 4857 Calling a Public Hearing to Consider Proposed Withdrawal of <br />Territories from the River Road Water District and River Road Park and Recreation <br />District and from the Santa Clara Water District <br />D. Appointments to Judicial Evaluation Committee <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved approval of the Consent <br />Calendar. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly stated that he had submitted a correction to the minutes electronically. Mayor Piercy <br />deemed the correction, without objection, approved. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br />3.PUBLIC HEARING: <br /> <br />An Ordinance Concerning Used Merchandise Dealers, and Amending Sections 4.989 and 4.990 of <br />the Eugene Code, 1971 <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor asked Police Captain Elvia Williams to speak on the ordinance. <br /> <br />Capt. Williams stated that the system currently in use was time-consuming. She reported that staff sent out <br />for proposals for an electric system. After selecting a system, the Eugene Police Department tested it in <br />shops as a pilot project and found it saved time and enabled the department to return more stolen goods <br />faster. She requested that the City Council approve the ordinance change. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 23, 2006 Page 4 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br />