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Councilor Brown clarified his remarks about last- minute amendments were in regard to Councilor Clark's substitute motion. Roll call vote: The vote on the motion was a 4:4 tie; councilors Pryor, Clark, Poling, and Farr voting yes, and councilors Taylor, Ortiz, Zelenka, and Brown voting no. Mayor Piercy cast a vote in opposition to the motion and it failed on a final vote of 5:4. Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to amend the motion to adopt the text in Councilor Poling's resolution. Councilor Pryor said he preferred Councilor Poling's revised text to the original resolution proposed by Councilor Brown because of what he considered small but significant changes. Councilor Clark reiterated his support for the intent of the resolution but continued to be concerned about what he considered incendiary language as well as the hostility expressed toward those objections. Some in the community found the language in the resolution hard to accept. He wanted to express the same intent in different words. He said residents did not view issues uniformly, and he wanted to find a way to capture their similarities and move forward. Councilor Clark said he supported Councilor Poling's revisions because they addressed his concerns about Councilor Brown's resolution, such as the use of the word "occupation" instead of "war." Councilor Farr suggested that it was more than slightly disingenuous for Councilor Brown to suggest that the resolution was not divisive, particularly after his remarks at the earlier work session about what he considered to be the divisiveness of the Pledge of Allegiance. He was baffled that Councilor Brown did not understand the resolution was divisive to the community. Councilor Zelenka hoped to find a compromise. He preferred what he considered Councilor Brown's more inclusive text for Section 3. He suggested the council accept Councilor Poling's revisions for Section B and D of the preamble and Section 2 and retain Councilor Brown's Section 3. Councilor Brown did not want to make additional revisions to the resolution. He believed that the word "occupation" was correct. The United States had invaded Iraq and Afghanistan without invitation, which was by definition a military occupation. He considered the word to be a statement of fact. Councilor Ortiz supported both resolutions but preferred Councilor Poling's proposed revisions to Section 3. She also supported the inclusion of Councilor Brow's text calling for support for environmental clean- up and alternative energy programs in Section 3. Councilor Clark supported Councilor Poling's revised Section 3. He said Councilor Brown's Section 3 presumed a list of spending priorities he did not agree with. Speaking to Councilor Brown's remarks about last- minute changes, Councilor Clark said he was not attempting to surprise anyone but was offering a compromise knowing the council would be divided. He thought the mayor's resolution would be acceptable to most if not all the councilors. Councilor Brown thought the original text in the resolution was acceptable. He believed the section in question was broad -based in the programs it mentioned for funding. He said the list could be expanded, which was what the motion accomplished. He thought it was a given that more funds would be directed toward the services of concern to Councilor Poling but he did not think the resolution needed to be specific as to that. He saw no reason to expand the resolution further. MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 27, 2011 Page 6 Regular Meeting