After four-and-a-half hours of discussion, the Hood River City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to codify the Waterfront Refinement Plan.  Councilors discussed a host of elements of the plan, and made a few fine-tuning changes involving language and clarifications to the City Planning Commission recommendations, and then all six in attendance voted in favor of adoption.  Mayor Arthur Babitz felt with an initial committee of nine to develop it and then going through the Planning Commission, the Refinement Plan received a thorough review.  There had been some who suggested the City take more time on the plan, but Councilors decided to move forward.  With one councilor absent, the Council will have to conduct a second vote to approve the ordinance, which will take place at a special meeting Monday at 6 p.m.