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e e e X. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (memo distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Doug Eveleth, Business Assistance Team, gave the staff report, explaining the Economic Development District (EDD) concept. Designation of Lane County as a member of the existing EDD, that includes Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties, would enable planning grant funds and favorable grant ratio monies to come into the area. The District 4 Council of Government administers the EDO. A letter signed by the Mayor approving the concept of Lane County being a part of the EDD will be transmitted to the Economic Development Administration officials for their approval. He explained the benefits of belonging to the EDD in that about $1.7 million in grant funds has been disbursed to the existing EDD members. George Kloeppel, Director of Lane Council of Governments, offered to answer any questions. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve a letter from Mayor Keller to the Lane Council of Governments in support of Lane County being included in the Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Economic Development District. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously, 6:0. XI. UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CENTER (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason suggested holding over the update on the Development Assistance Center until the next council meeting. He encouraged those Councilors who had time to tour the center after the meeting to do so. Individual tours could also be arranged in the future. Councilor Hansen said that he had received many positive comments about the center. The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m. to January 18, 1984. Respectfully submitted, ~. ..... ../' _~'Lt;~/ - ,; Y' ...~'-;P;.r/ /t2: "'.v ~~<~t.,;.A.oy.0C:V~ ... v~... /' ' / - -~ .... Micheal D. Gleason City Manager (Recorded by Sybil Peters) SP:sp/CM7bI8 MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 11, 1984 Page 12