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Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pap6 requested that Item C from the Consent Calendar be reconsidered. Councilor Bettman, on behalf of Councilor Pap~ and seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to reconsider Item C. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pap~ asked if the rezoning being proposed was applicable to the tax lot alone or the surrounding area. City Manager Taylor responded that it was only applicable to the tax lot in question and that he was uncertain, as yet, as to whether it would impact surrounding tax lots. Roll call vote; Item C of the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved, 8:0. Regarding Item D, Councilor Pap~ asked if there was any assurance that the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) would, in fact, provide rebates. It was determined that this information would have to be provided by the Eugene Water & Electric Board. City Manager Taylor said he would provide a memorandum to the council with this information as soon as possible. Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to consider the two resolutions in Item G separately. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to adopt Resolution 4809 to oppose the November 2004 General Election Ballot Measure 36 by the Eugene City Council. Councilor Poling said he did not wish to discuss the merits of Ballot Measure 36. He said that the City Council had difficulty reaching the end of a %imple agenda" and should concentrate on City business and not on a State ballot measure. He objected to the lack of discussion prior to placement of the resolution on the docket for a vote. He underscored that he did not intend to indicate that he would vote yes or no on the measure, only that he did not want to take a stand on it through this venue. Councilor Solomon concurred. She called the ballot measure a State issue and opined it was presumptuous to take a vote at the present meeting on the resolution and assert that she was representing Ward 6. Councilor Bettman believed that action on Resolution 4809 was within the purview of the council. She pointed out that the council had set a precedent for taking stands on ballot measures before. She said any ballot measure that would enshrine discrimination in the State Constitution should have the attention of the local elected officials. She felt that, as elected officials, the council had an obligation to step in and make it known that it was important to protect the rights of everyone they represented. Councilor Kelly supported the motion. He stated that the council had taken positions on statewide measures a number of times because of the potential impact a ballot measure would have on the community. He likened it to endorsements that elected officials frequently make. He reminded the council that members of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) recommended the council take a position and the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) had voted, 2:1, to bring it before the City Council. He felt the message was two-fold: that the majority of the City Council opposed Ballot Measure 36 and that the MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 13, 2004 Page 5 Regular Session