Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Responding to a question from Mayor Piercy as to how she interpreted the council’s input, Ms. Osborn indicated that depending on the council direction, staff would present the two draft scenarios to the public but would begin to prepare some alternate scenarios that reflected the council’s feedback. Mayor Piercy questioned how one could determine which community of interest might predominate in a particular area if more than one such community existed. Ms. Taylor thought it would be good if each ward could include part of downtown but that was not physically possible and so supported keeping it in one ward. She also believed that the Amazon neighborhood mentioned by Mr. Zelenka should be included in Ward 2 as it had been previously. Ms. Taylor suggested the council should also consider residents’ routes of travel to and from their homes in establishing the boundaries. Ms. Ortiz believed all councilors were committed to serving all parts of the city, not just their own ward. Mr. Pryor concurred. Mr. Brown was also interested in further council discussion of including downtown in a single ward. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Brown, moved to proceed with Option 1 to obtain additional public input on ward boundary scenarios, with council action on final boundaries in early fall. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. II. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - June 8, 2011, Work Session - June 13, 2011, Work Session - June 15, 2011, Work Session - June 20, 2011, Public Hearing - June 27, 2011, Regular Meeting B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Brown, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Beth Forrest City Recorder (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 25, 2011 Page 5 Work Session