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Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Papé, moved to amend the motion by adding the words “and a project list” after the parenthetical reference to the PROS Comprehensive Plan. Mayor Piercy called for comments on the motion. Councilor Kelly believed the amendment would make the motion impossible to pass given the fact the project list was not before the council. He said staff had articulated a good reason for adopting the two documents separately, and while he was anxious to get to discussion of the project list, he believed there was a convincing argument to adopt the list separately. He opposed the amendment. City Manager Taylor noted that the project list would be considered by the council in a work session in two weeks. Councilor Bettman opposed the motion as preempting a future council discussion. Councilor Poling said he offered the amendment in an attempt to avoid litigation and to respond to those in the community who did not think the council should adopt the plan without a project list. He thought the project list should be part of the plan. Mr. Lidz noted that the project list was not before the council and he was unclear as to the intent of the motion. Was it to adopt a project list or to postpone action? Councilor Poling said that the project list existed but had not been finalized and he thought both the plan and project list should be adopted concur- rently. Mr. Lidz did not see how the council could adopt a project list that it did not have before it. Councilor Poling clarified that the intent of his motion was to include the project list in the PROS Plan. He asked for guidance on how to accomplish that intent. Mr. Lidz indicated the motion would have to be tabled for that to occur. Councilor Poling withdrew his motion with the consent of his second, Councilor Papé. Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Papé, moved to postpone action until April 10, 2006. Councilor Papé supported the motion. He said legal counsel indicated to him that he believed the plan was likely to survive a legal challenge but that would come at a cost. He asked the council to consider the costs of any litigation and to support the motion. City Manager Taylor expressed concern that the council had repealed the existing ordinance establishing a comprehensive parks plan and could potentially leave nothing in its place until it developed the best legal strategy in regard to the project list. He asked the council to consider if that was the policy it wanted to leave the voters of the city with on the same night that it forwarded a strategy for placing on parks acquisition measure on the ballot. Councilor Pryor said he liked the idea of including the project list into the plan but had previously not thought it feasible. It now appeared it might be. He was willing to explore that possibility, but thought the manager’s point about a lack of an ordinance was well-taken. He suggested the council postpone the MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 13, 2006 Page 14 Regular Meeting