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Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to appoint Ron Burley to Position 2, Melis- sa Mona to Position 4, Michelle Maher to Position 6, Lorraine Kerwood to Position 8, Mat Beecher to Position 9, Toni Gyatso to Position 10, Autumn Lovell to Position 11, Iva Boslough to Position 12, Brian Keith Mason to Position 13, and to reappoint Linda Hamilton to Position 14 on the Human Rights Commission. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy congratulated the members appointed to the Human Rights Commission. 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’ 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. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 26, 2009 Page 10 Regular Meeting