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Mr. Rutan said that if the council intends simply to reappoint the current members, it should state this at the outset and not interview other e applicants. Ms. Wooten said she was disturbed by one of the applications of the three current members. She said that if the council does decide to reappoint them, she would at least like the council to have the opportunity to discuss with the members how they view their role on the Metro Partnership. She said that with the exception of Bob Fenstermacher, she was not sure about whether the current members should be reappointed. Ms. Ehrman asked staff to provide councilors with a more legible photocopy of Sallie Edmunds' application to be a member of the Planning Commission. II. DRAFT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN A. Review of the Process and Draft Plan Mr. Rutan, Chair of the Council Committee on Economic Diversification (CCED), said the development of this plan took a long time, perhaps too long. He said the draft represented the input of CCED members (Councilors Rutan, Wooten, and Holmer), City staff, the staffs of other public agencies, and seconda ry research. He said the purpose of this meeting was for the council to review the draft plan, ask questions, and make comments. Mr. Rutan emphasized that the plan is still a draft, or an outline, and that additional input from the council and the public is needed in order to make it truly a community economic development plan. e Ms. Wooten said CCED began its efforts by conducting a thorough and critical review of the City's past and present economic development situation. The committee generated a series of IIwhite papersll analyzing various programs, projects, and ongoing strategies. Then, with the help of staff and many others, the committee began to establish priorities and develop the draft plan. Ms. Wooten outlined the major points of the plan's IIGoals and Objectivesll section. She said the goals and objectives were not too different from those of past economic development efforts. Mr. Holmer made a few comments about the plan's fi rst two chapters, IIBackground on the Local Economyll and IIHi story of Economic Development Planning and Assessment of Progress.1I He said the City has had a substantial hi story over the last seven or eight years of involvement in economic development planning. He said the results suggest that the City ought to continue being active in this regard. He said the draft plan remains consistent with the objectives the City has had in the past. He said the economic indicators suggest that progress is being made in Eugene. Somewhat taking issue with a comment made by Mr. Rutan, Mr. Holmer said he did not think the development of the draft plan took too long, especially in light of the time required to adopt past economic development plans. Mr. Holmer specifically referred to three statements in Chapters 1 and 2. The second e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 2