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paragraph on page 3 stated that IIUp to World War II, agriculture was the main industry in the region.1I He asked staff to verify the accuracy of this; he e said he thought the timber industry was dominant in the region before World War II. The third paragraph on page 7 stated that "additional high quality office space has been recently constructed in the Country Club Road area and at the Valley River Office Park.1I Mr. Holmer mentioned that this is in Ward 5. The fifth paragraph on page 15 stated that IIUniversity enrollment for 1986 was the hi ghest ever recorded. II Mr. Holmer asked staff to update thi s by replacing 1986 with 1987. Mr. Rutan said that when developing an economic development plan, the City needs to have a clear understanding of past and present development efforts-- this i s the purpose of Chapters 1 and 2. He a 1 so said the background information in the first two chapters will inform members of the public and allow them to better participate in the discussion of the plan. Ms. Wooten said that Chapter 3, "Buil di ng on Successful Strategies,1I i dent ifi es the aspects of past economic development efforts that have succeeded and recommends ways to continue and enhance this success in the future. She briefly outlined the major points and strategies in the chapter. Mr. Rutan said that Chapter 4, IIInto the Future--Eugene as a Regional Center,1I identifies a short list of specific programs and projects to further economic development of the community. He reviewed the major points and strategies in thi s chapter. B. Goals and Objectives e Ms. Bascom referred to the plan's goal, which is to IIbroaden, improve, and diversify the metropolitan economy while maintaining/enhancing the environment.1I She said nothing in the plan seems to address specifically the 1 atter ha If of thi s goal. Ms. Wooten said one of the plan1s assumptions, whi ch perhaps could be underscored more directly, was that one of Eugene's strengths in terms of marketing is its high quality of life. She added that the plan does refer to the Entrance Beautification Study (Chapter 2, page 10) as one of things to implement the latter half of the plan's goal. Ms. Ehrman added that the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (LRAPA) could be mentioned in chapter 3 as something that should be supported in the future in order to preserve the environment. Mr. Bennett said the council should take a narrow view of the goals and objectives: efforts to maintain and enhance the environment through such things as the Entrance Beautification Study and LRAPA should be viewed as ways to achieve economic development, rather than as being part of the economic development goals and objectives. Mr. Bennett referred to the plan1s six objectives: 1) to reduce unemployment; 2) to increase quality job opportunities; 3) to increase per capita net income; 4) to lower residential, commercial, and industrial vacancy rates; 5) e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 3