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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--City Hall <br /> <br /> February 16, 2005 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Gary Papd, Bonny <br /> Bettman, Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: David Kelly. <br /> <br />Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order. She announced that Mr. <br />Kelly had requested no action be taken on the enterprise zone at the present meeting as he was unable to <br />attend due to illness. Thus, action on the first item had been rescheduled for March 7. <br /> <br />A. WORK SESSION: <br /> Economic Development Committee Recommendation on an enterprise zone <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy stated that the day's work session would cover two topics related to the City's sustainability <br />goals. She looked at sustainability in terms of economic growth and how the City could meet the goals of <br />environmental regeneration, social equity, and profitability so that the City could protect its natural and <br />human capital while supporting prosperity. She said enterprise zones were tools available to the City to <br />target economic incentives and achieve the City's sustainability goals. She hoped the council would take <br />this opportunity to undertake that targeting. <br /> <br />City Manager Dennis Taylor said staff was before council at its direction to bring back an application for an <br />enterprise zone prior to its submission to the State. He asked Denny Braud of the Planning and Develop- <br />ment Department (PDD) to speak about the application. <br /> <br />Mr. Braud recapped the direction from the City Council to pursue an application for an enterprise zone, <br />given in October 2004, based upon the recommendation from the Mayor's Committee on Economic <br />Development. He reviewed the committee's recommendations as outlined in the agenda item summary <br />(ALS). He noted that there was competition for enterprise zones because of the State cap. He said the <br />application materials were substantially complete, but it was up to the City Council as to when it should be <br />submitted. He added that local criteria did not fall under the jurisdiction of the State and did not need to be <br />included in the application, though it should be in place prior to the designation of the enterprise zone on <br />July 1. He conveyed staff's agreement with the recommendation of the committee to move forward with the <br />application. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor averred that until the State Legislature made changes regarding what qualifications the local <br />jurisdiction could impose, it should not be considered. She said she would feel differently if it was limited to <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 16, 2005 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />