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e e - IV. TAX ALLOCATION BUDGET (memo, resolution distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Warren Wong. Mr. Wong noted that this item was being brought before the council in its capacity as the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency and would provide for the Budget Committee to make recommendations to the Renewal Agency on the tax allocation budget. Res. No. 897--A resolution of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency appointing members of the Budget Committee. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the resolution. Councilor Lindberg asked if the tax allocation budget would be referred to the Downtown Commission for its consideration and recommendations. Mr. Wong said that this would be done and noted that the Downtown Commission had approved the proposed change. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. V. HOUSE BILL 2785--STATUS REPORT ON.STATE HIGHWAY FUND ALLOCATIONS (memo, background information distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Don Gilman, Assitant Director of Public Works. Mr. Gilman said that House Bill 2785 would provide increased allocations to the City of State highway funds. He said that the City presently received 12.17 percent of the funds and that HB 2785 proposed this be increased to 14 percent. He said that counties presently receive 21.07 percent and would, under the bill, receive 24 percent. Mr. Gilman said this represented a 19.6 percent increase for counties and a 15 percent increase for cities. He said that passage of the bill would mean additional revenues of $224,000 for the City of Eugene, in addition to the $1.49 million now anticipated for FY84. Mr. Gilman said that the League of Oregon Cities was supporting passage of the bill but had indicated that strong support would be needed from the cities to get the bill out of committee. He said staff urged support of the bill as well as of an amendment to change the share allocated to cities to 14.55 percent, which would make the increases for counties and cities equal. Councilor Smith noted that there had been a split vote on action on this bill in the Council Legislative Subcommittee. She said that she and Councilor Schue had voted to support the bill and the amendment as recommended by staff on the basis that it would provide additional needed revenues. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to approve the staff recommendation in support of HB 2785 with the amendment to increase the share allocated to cities to 14.55 percent. Roll call vote, motion carried 7:1, with Councilor Holmer voting in opposition. VI. SEMI-ANNUAL STATUS REPORT ON THE SIX-POINT ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION ACTION PLAN (memo, background information distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Susan Smernoff, Planning. Ms. Smernoff noted that a lengthy written report on the 36 items in the economic diversification program had been distributed to councilors. She briefly discussed eight items that had been completed: 1) development of a Business Assistance Catalogue; MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 11, 1983 Page 5