The votes were in this sequence:

• Lyndsie Leech : 3 For (Keating, Zelenka, Yeh) | 4 Against (Groves, Evans, Clark, Semple)
• Thomas Hiura : 2 For | 5 Against
• Barbie Walker : 2 For | 5 Against
• Lyndsie Leech : 5 For (Groves, Evans, Keating, Zelenka, Yeh)| 2 Against ( Clark, Semple)

Ward 6 Councilor Greg Evans nominated Lyndsie Leech and voted for her. The other councilors voting for Leech were:

• Matt Keating (Ward 2)
  • Randy Groves (Ward 6)
  • Alan Zelenka (Ward 3)
  • Jennifer Yeh (Ward 4)

The City Council failed to appoint an Interim Ward 7 City Councilor at Monday’s work session. Click here for coverage by The Register-Guard.

Here were the votes:

• Barbie Walker: 3 yes votes to 4 no votes (same result in two rounds)
• Lyndsie Leech: 3-4 (same results in two rounds)
• Thomas Hiura: 2-5
• Carol Zorn: 3-4
• Janet Ayres: 2-5
• Daniel Isaacson: 3-4

The City Council will try again at their noon work session today.

Click here to read “A gambler’s guide to the Ward 7 appointment” in Whole Community News.

The seven city councilors interviewed five applicants the evening of Monday, December 5th. Each interview lasted 30 minutes and had the same seven questions presented. Each interview began with the applicant’s opening statement. Even if you don’t watch 2-1/2 hours of interviews, you can gain useful insight from viewing the few minutes of each opening statement.

The webcast is available at the link, below. The beginning runtime for each applicant’s interview follows the link. Click on any applicant’s name to view their submitted application.

https://eugene.ompnetwork.org/embed/sessions/257681/city-council-special-meeting-december-5-2022
12:35 — Janet Ayres
43:58 — Dan Isaacson
1:14:03 — Lyndsie Leech
1:39:13 — Barbie Walker
2:03:27 — Carol Zorn

Click here to view the applicants’ responses (or lack of response) to questions they were provided by the Steering Committee.

Click here to view all questions and applicants’ responses or non-responses.

Question 5. Addresses Daniel Isaacson’s opinion regarding the recall petitioners.

Question 6. Regards allowing homeless camping in City parks.

Question 7. Regards the number of hours applicants would commit to their duties as a city councilor.

Note: Applicants Lyndsie Leech and Carol Zorn have not answered any of the seven questions from the Steering Committee. Lyndsie Leech has advised the Steering Committee that she declines to respond to any questions. Carol Zorn has not responded to the Steering Committee request for an explanation for not engaging Ward 7 voters through the opportunities provided by Ward 7 Neighbors United.

The Steering Committee sent the following message to the seven city councilors who will appoint the Interim Ward 7 City Councilor.

December 5, 2022

Dear Mayor and City Councilors,

During the ongoing application and appointment process, Ward 7 Neighbors United provided multiple invitations for applicants to engage with Ward 7 voters.

Consistent with the goals of Ward 7 Neighbors United, we believe each applicant’s response (or lack of response) in the three regards listed below provide applicants’ actions, as well as their words, that city councilors should consider in deciding which applicant would best engage and effectively represent Ward 7 voters. 

Here is the summary of applicants’ engagement via the opportunities provided by Ward 7 Neighbors United:

Janet Ayres responded by the original deadlines to all invitations to engage, including:
* Submitted the Ward 7 Neighbors United form describing her reasons for applying.
* Signed the Petition to City Council for a transparent process that reflects the opinions of Ward 7 voters.
* Responded to all questions from Ward 7 voters that were presented to applicants.

Barbie Walker has responded to all invitations to engage, including:
* Submitted the Ward 7 Neighbors United form describing her reasons for applying. (December 3rd)
* Signed the Petition to City Council for a transparent process that reflects the opinions of Ward 7 voters.
* Responded by the original deadlines to all questions from Ward 7 voters that were presented to applicants.

Daniel Isaacson has responded as follows:
* Submitted the Ward 7 Neighbors United form describing his reasons for applying (December 1).
* Declined to sign the Petition to City Council for a transparent process that reflects the opinions of Ward 7 voters.
* Responded on December 1 to all questions from Ward 7 voters that were presented to applicants.

Lyndsie Leech has responded as follows:
* Submitted the Ward 7 Neighbors United form describing her reasons for applying.
* Signed the Petition to City Council for a transparent process that reflects the opinions of Ward 7 voters.
* Declined to respond to any of the questions from Ward 7 voters that were presented to applicants.

Carol Zorn has not provided any response to the Steering Committee’s invitations to engage Ward 7 voters.

Respectfully,
Volunteer Steering Committee
Lawrence Siskind
Patti Swinehart
Jordan Locke

We encourage all Ward 7 voters to submit their questions to the applicants for appointment as Interim Ward 7 City Councilor.

Click here to submit your question.

The Steering Committee will verify that all questions are from Ward 7 voters and then present questions to the applicants. Questions may address one applicant, a selected set of applicants, or all applicants.

We encourage Ward 7 voters to review the applicants’ applications via links at:
https://ward7neighborsunited.org/applicants/

We also encourage Ward 7 voters to review the applicants’ responses to questions at:
https://ward7neighborsunited.org/responses/

The Steering Committee may edit questions for clarity and conciseness.