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Mr, Hansen moved, seconded by Ms, Ehrman, to adopt the resolution. e Ms, Wooten moved to amend the plan by adding language to require a positive economic feasibility study prior to the expansion of Laurelwood Golf Course, The mot ion to amend di ed for 1 ack of a second, Mr, Hansen said he was disappointed that the plan did not contain positive direction for a golf course in the community, He said he hoped the 1987 review would include an action plan that provided direction and he hoped the council leadership would charge Joint Parks and City staff with making a "Gus Keller Public Golf Course" a reality, Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. 8, Application for Designation of West Eugene Enterprise Zone City Manager Mi ke Gl eason introduced the item, Development Director Abe Farkas presented the staff report. He said the enterprise zone had been presented to the Council Committee on Economic Diversification and to other community agencies, He noted that letters of endorsement had been received from the Southern Willamette Private Industry Counci 1 , Lane Community College, the University of Oregon, the Metro Partnership, and the Advanced Science and Technology Institute. Mr, Far ka s said the purpose of urban enterprise zones was to revitalize e deteriorating urban areas, He described the location of the proposed West Eugene Urban Enterprise Zone in the Four Corners area and said the zone was intended to provide an incentive for firms to locate in the zone and to better provide employment opportunities fDr the local population, particularly those with low and moderate incomes, Mr, Farkas said the enterprise zone would not reduce City revenue and would not increase the taxpayer burden to support new companies locating in the enterpri se zone, He added that the enterprise ZDne was expected to begin reducing the amount taxpayers would pay in the second year of the zonels operation, Lee Beyer of the Deve 1 opment Department described requirements of the enterprise zone application and benefits to businesses and the community, Mr, Beyer said Oregon provisions limited communities to establish enterprise zones no larger than 12 square miles, Zones were required to include entire Census tracts, which had to meet requirements as economi ca lly di stressed a rea s, They also had to contain an adequate supply of industrial lands, he said, Mr. Beyer said all areas considered for enterprise zone status had been in the West Eugene area, He noted that six census tracts were proposed as enterprise zones and were shown on the map in the agenda packet. He said some areas were outside the City limits, but all were within the Urban Growth Boundary, The e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 5