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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 />MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 23, 2006 Page 4 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br />