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Ms, Wooten said she was very troubled about the proposal because she thought the industrial recruitment programs taking place in the United States were e paramount to sweepstakes and lottery programs, with communities giving away much in return for a chance of winning, She said she would support the proposal for one time, adding that she continued to favor ways of expanding businesses locally and perhaps moving them into the zone if it would assist in creating jobs that she believed would not come from outside the area for a lDng time, She said she favored the proposal in the sense that it would provide support for people in the community and the county, She also said she was uncomfortable that lots of businesses had struggled with property taxes for a long time and might resent the fact that "outsidersll were getting a break they did not receive, She said she wDu1d like the council to pay attention to the area's own entrepreneurs, Mr, Miller asked whether the priority benefits would supersede existing process, Mr. Farkas said processes would continue, but as plans and applications were received, those in the enterprise zone would be handled first, Mr, Gleason said the average turnaround time was 10 to 12 working days and he did nDt think priority benefits would make a significant difference in scheduling the department's workload, Mr, Hansen suggested that the word IIpriority" be replaced with lIexpedite,lI Mr, Gleason and councilors agreed to the change, Ms, Ehrman said she supported the proposal but was dubious about the number of takers the offer would draw, She added that she strongly favored a review in two years, e Res. No. 4001--A resolution authorizing the City Manager to make application to the State of Oregon for designation of a West Eugene Enterprise Zone, Mr, Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to adopt the resolution with the language change to sections 2a and 2b and with a review to be conducted after two years. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. Mayor Obie recessed the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency. I II. BROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Renewal Agency Chair Ann Bennett introduced the item. She said the Broadway Improvement Project was being revisited because the first figures used had been preliminary cost estimates and were not adequate to finish the project. She said the Downtown Commission had attempted to keep the project budget within the original numbers, and when that could not be done, it had attempted to ensure that the numbers presented tonight were complete and accurate. e MINUTES--Eugene City CDuncil September 8, 1986 Page 8