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e E. Expansion of Mahlon Sweet Airport Terminal Councilor Rutan said he expects the Council Subcommittee on the Airport to submit a proposal by the middle of June concerning the expansion of the Mahlon Sweet Airport terminal. F. Alton Baker Park Councilor Hansen asked for a report at another meeting about the maintenance of Alton Baker Park. II. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING (memo distributed) e Eugene Economic Director Abe Farkas said his report will cover economic activity in the community and respond to direction given at the council goal-setting session. He said economic development involves a complex array of participants and functions. He said the community has built strong links among public and private participants and the links now enhance the City's ability to address economic development opportunities and issues. He said the council's policies and programs have yielded positive economic results. Mr. Farkas said the focus of Eugene's economy has been in flux for many years, but economic development has had the highest policy priority for some time. He said the City focused on urban renewal with Federal funds in the early 1970s. Later, neighborhood development financed by Federal funds became important and, in the late 1970's, economic diversification became important. He said economic diversification programs were further developed in the early 1980s. Mr. Farkas discussed milestones in the Economic Development Program such as the Community Goals Conference of 1974 which cited economic development as an important element, the formation of the Eugene Economic Development Committee which addressed development of industrial land, the 1980 council adoption of Four Economic Strategies, and the adoption of economic development as the highest priority of the council. He said the milestones were based on the Metropolitan Area General Plan, the 1984 Community Goals and Policies, and the Six-Point Economic Diversification Program. Discussing the Six-Point Program, Mr. Farkas said several City departments are involved in each part of the work program for the Six-Point Program adopted by the council. He said the Planning, Public Works, Development, Aviation, and Administrative Services departments are involved in site and infrastructure development; the Development, Public Safety, Public Works, and Planning departments are involved in business assistance; the Development Department and private entities are involved in marketing and recruitment; the Planning, Public Works, and Development departments are involved in downtown development; the Parks Department is involved in destination-point development; and the Development and Administrative Services departments are involved in establishing public and private partnerships. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 14, 1986 Page 3