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She explained that the committee did not feel it was the best group to make those allocations. Ms. Smith asked if the projects being referred to the JSSC e were presently funded or being reviewed by the JSSC. Community Development Coordinator Richard Weinman responded that the joint fund will request propo- sals, adding that he imagined that most of the proposals would come from existing programs. He expected that most of the proposals would be received in the next four to six weeks. Mr. Ball stated that the committee had not ear- marked particular projects for the last allocation forwarded to JSSC, explaining that the committee had forwarded the allocation with the provisal that it be used on capital projects. He said the JSSC will follow its normal procedures in reviewing the proposals. Ms. Anderson explained that the $32,000 will be added to non-allocated JSSC funds. Mr. Ball stated that the Interim Community Devel- opment Committee had little time in which to act but managed to hold a public hearing at which the public echoed the council's frustration with the process. He said the committee will work to refine the process for the future. He felt the committee acted well in showing good faith to the public given the restric- tions placed upon it. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, to approve the Community Development Block Grant statement of objectives. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 7:0. Ms. Wooten temporarily left the meeting at this time. Mayor Keller directed staff to draft a letter to be sent to the committee expressing the appreciation of the council for the work of the committee in this process. e VI. SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE RESEARCH CORRIDOR UPDATE (memo distributed) City Manager introduced the agenda item and presented the staff report, briefly reviewing his June 14, 1984, memorandum to the City Council which outlined the members and the recent work of the consortium. Two of the projects performed by the consortium in its primary task of awareness building were an 18-minute video presentation and a brochure for local and regional outreach efforts. He reviewed the various aspects of the program and the responsible actors as listed in the memorandum, explaining that the workload had been distributed to obtain the most effective results from a low-budget program. Mr. Gleason stated that the program has been obtaining state-wide and national recognition. He said staff has researched other similar programs such as the Durham/Chapel Hill/Raleigh connection, the North Carolina Research Triangle, which has been in existence for 25 years. He said the Southern Willamette Research Corridor was a long-term program and represented the opportunity to leverage research grants, industrial sitings and to link the University of Oregon's assets with the Economic Development Program. He said it would also allow the City to have a major regional component to any metropolitan economic development program. Lastly, he felt the consortium provided the opportunity for the chief executive officers of the involved cities and colleges to meet in a forum to discuss mutual problems and opportunities. Ms. Wooten rejoined the meeting prior to this time. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 20, 1984 Page 5