Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Planning Commission Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to appoint Jonathan Belcher to Position 4 on the Planning Commission for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2009, and ending on June 30, 2014. Councilor Ortiz moved to substitute Carla Gary for Jonathan Belcher. The motion died for lack of a second. Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to substitute Carolyn Jacobs for Jonathan Belcher. Roll call vote; the motion failed, 6:2; councilors Brown and Taylor voting in support. Councilor Ortiz wanted to clarify that she had moved to substitute because she had hoped to “get some new blood” on the commission. She thought Mr. Belcher had done a great job during his previous tenure on the Planning Commission. Councilor Clark expressed respect for Councilor Ortiz’s position. He noted that there would likely be two new members on the commission and pointed out that the load ahead of the commission was heavier than it had been in some years. He agreed that there was value in new thoughts and new blood, but there was also a value in experience. He intended to support Mr. Belcher. Roll call vote; the motion to appoint Jonathan Belcher to Position 4 on the Planning Commission passed, 7:1; Councilor Taylor voting in opposition. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to appoint Lisa Warnes to Position 5 on the Planning Commission for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2009, and ending on June 30, 2014. Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to substitute David McLean for Lisa Warnes. Councilor Poling said Mr. McLean, though fairly new to the community, had been involved in the type of work that the Planning Commission was facing. He felt that Mr. McLean was not bringing a personal agenda to the table and would have a short learning curve because of past experience on a planning commission. Roll call vote; the vote was a tie, 4:4; councilors Poling, Solomon, Pryor, and Clark voting in favor and councilors Ortiz, Taylor, Zelenka, and Brown voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted against the substitution and the motion failed. Roll call vote; the motion to appoint Lisa Warnes to Position 5 on the Planning Commission passed, 5:3; councilors Clark, Poling, and Solomon voting in opposition. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to appoint Mark Baker to Position 6 on the Planning Commission, the unexpired term of Ann Kneeland, ending on June 30, 2011. Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to substitute William Randall for Mark Baker. Roll call vote; the vote was a tie, 4:4; councilors Solomon, Pryor, Poling, and Clark voting MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 26, 2009 Page 9 Regular Meeting