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e Ms. Decker noted that, since the time of the plan draft, considerable study had been done on commercial interests in the plan area. Councilors agreed to accept the changes recommended in Councilor Miller's memorandum, deleting the sentence that reads, "This plan suggests that commercial uses in the plan area need further study after the plan is adopted, because this planning process has tended to focus on residential and institutional issues." B. Findings Councilors agreed to delete Finding 35, since they did not believe it was properly classified as a finding. They agreed to include a portion of Finding 35 as a policy, to read, "Commercially zoned property must be used more intensely in the future." e Councilor Miller referred to the reordering of findings suggested in her memorandum. She felt the reorganization presented the findings in a more logical order, grouping subject areas such as employment and land use. Councilor Miller suggested that the first line of Finding 38, which states, "Health care is an important and growing industry in the local economy," be deleted, since a similar statement is included as a policy and since she believed including the statement would require further identification of other important industries in the plan area, such as the University of Oregon and Northwest Christian College. Ms. Wooten and Mr. Lindberg agreed. Mr. Obie felt that the sentence should be left in, since he felt it was important to recognize that the health industry is a major growth industry in the plan area. He did not foresee a great deal of growth for the educational institutions in the plan area. Mr. Hamel agreed. ./ After considerable discussion, councilors agreed that Findings 38 and 41 should be combined, with addition of information on the payrolls, expenditures, and numbers of employees for the University of Oregon and Northwest Christian College, similar to the information for the medical community contained in the draft of Finding 38. C. Po 1 i ci es 1. Policy 19 Councilor Miller felt it was important to indicate that the City's support of the growth and maintenance of the health care and education industries would be balanced with other City goals. Mr. Lindberg favored the wording suggested in Councilor Miller's memorandum, since he believed that it recognized the limits of City resources. Councilors agreed to accept Councilor Miller's wording, substituting the word "grow" for the words "remain stable." The amended language reads, "The City will assist the health care and education industries to grow and to continue to provide services and employment, to the extent allowed by balancing of all City goals, recognizing that they are important contributors to the local economy." e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Work Session on West University Plan 3/17/82 Page 4