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e Ms. Schue said Mr. Prichard's resignation was unexpected. The council interviewed Mr. Yordy and other candidates in December 1986 for Planning Commission vacancies then. Ms. Wooten said she favors interviewing at least the people who were finalists in December. Responding to a question from her, Mr. Gleason said the opening on the commission was publicized and four applications were received from people who did not apply in December. Mr. Rutan said the council interviewed many of the present candidates in December and he did not think the list of finalists would change. Ms. Ehrman said she favors interviewing candidates again. She;s interested in some of the new applicants. Ms. Bascom said interviewing is useful because the councilors become better acquainted with applicants during second and third interviews. The motion carried 5:3 with Councilors Miller, Rutan, Schue, Holmer, and Bennett voting aye and Councilors Ehrman, Wooten, and Bascom voting nay. Responding to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Brody said Mr. Yordy is a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Advisory Committee (MAPAC). Consequently, another person will have to be appointed to his position. ~ III. BUSINESS CONTACT PROGRAM REPORT City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Bill Sloat of the Development Department gave the staff report. He said the Business Contact Program is a jOint program of the City and the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce and the first phase of the program is complete. He said the purpose of the program is to ascertain from business people what the assets and liabilities of doing business in Eugene are. Larry Douglas, Executive Vice President of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, reviewed Phase I of the Business Contact Program. He thanked the Council Committee on Economic Diversification (CCED) for supporting the Business Contact Program. Mr. Douglas said the report of the Business Contact Program quantifies the attitudes and opinions of business and manufacturing owners and operators in the city. He said Phase II of the program will focus on wholesale and warehouse activities in the community. He said the report indicates that livability is the greatest asset of the community but livability must be defined. The report indicates that taxation and regulation are the community's greatest liabilities. Mr. Bennett said the report indicates that some people think City processes are inefficient. However, his experience indicates that City processes have e MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 15, 1987 Page 3