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e Mr. Lieuallen reviewed activities of the bureau. He said a reception will be held soon at Lane Community College to encourage the faculty and staff to bring meetings and conventions to the community. He said similar meetings were held at the University of Oregon. The bureau also will conduct a tour for industrial trade show planners in May. He said trade shows bring more money into the community than other conventions. Mr. Lieuallen reviewed several special projects, such as the Winter Olympics in Oregon, the Willard Scott reception, and the Teens in Travel project, in which the bureau takes part. He said he will sign a contract with Lane County soon that will begin new tourism activities for the bureau. He also discussed the bureau1s intern program. Mr. Lieuallen said the bureau has about 230 members. He said the convention services function of the bureau is very important. Answering questions from Ms. Wooten, Mr. Lieuallen said information about the number of convention delegates in 1986 and projections for 1987 was given to the City staff for the Budget Committee. He said about 82,000 delegates attended conventions in the Eugene/Springfield area in 1986. He projects an increase of about 5 percent in 1987. e Mr. Holmer said he would like the statistics to indicate categories of conventions, such as trade shows and religious conventions. He also would like information about the proportion of hotel and motel beds and restaurant seats represented in the bureau membership. Mr. Lieuallen said almost all the hote 1 s and motels in Eugene are bureau members. He said 25 to 30 of approximately 300 restaurants are bureau members. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom and Ms. Wooten, Mr. Lieuallen said Transient Room Tax receipts are increasing slightly in Eugene and more in Springfield. He said the bureau budget is about $500,000 for 1987/88. VIII. METROPOLITAN PLAN UPDATE WORK PROGRAM City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Planning Director Susan Brody gave the staff report. She reviewed each of the three phases and the processing committee structure of the work program for the Update of the Metropolitan Area General Plan. Mr. Holmer wondered if the council should be involved in the update sooner than indicated in the proposed process. He favored approving the proposed process but he suggested the staff inform the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) of possible disputes. Ms. Schue, a member of the MPC, said she is not sure earlier council involvement would change things. Mr. Bennett said it is important to know the quality of the area's industrial and commercial land inventory. He said it is important to know how available sites compete with sites in other areas and it is important to have the expertise needed to develop available sites. He said a marketing-based analysis would help evaluate sites. He asked other councilors what they thi nk. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 22, 1987 Page 5