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e e e University in developing the Riverfront University Science Park. He supported the beautification projects. He urged the council to adopt the Eugene Agenda. Al Urquhart, 1820 Olive, discussed growth in general and each item in the Eugene Agenda. He favors controlled growth. He said the growth proposed in the Eugene Agenda depends on the "trickle down" theory. Eugene should work for stability which should be reinforced by diversity, low-energy expenditure, maintenance of a self-perpetuating natural environment, lowered consumption of goods, and increased variety and interconnection of services. Stability should be provided by local exchange, not improved jet service. Stability should focus on local businesses and artists. Mr. Urquhard said the Eugene Agenda does not emphasize those things. Mr. Urquhart said the Eugene Agenda indirectly encourages population growth and consumption of land and energy. It ignores what is unique about Eugene. The projects in the Agenda are good, but they lack substance. He said the airport expansion should be funded by user fees. The riverfront is the community's most open recreational area. People feel safe there. Con- sequently, the Science Park should be located somewhere else, perhaps downtown. Revitalization of the downtown will take business away from other centers unless the community grows. Residences should be developed downtown, and entertainment, financial, and government activities should be reinforced. Mr. Urquhart supported the improvement of 6th and 7th avenues and the Chambers Connector; however, he said mass transit and bicycle transportation should be emphasized. Beautification should be in the neighborhoods, not on the highways. Tom Hoyt, 460 Palomino Drive, supported the Eugene Agenda. He had talked about the Eugene Agenda to a representative of a Portland investment company. The agenda helped him sell the Eugene/Springfield area. The representative will be involved in a venture capital project in the community in the near future. The community is ready for controlled, reasonable, economic development, Mr. Hoyt said. It will provide jobs so that children can stay in the community. Mr. Hoyt said Senator Packwood is aware of the Eugene Agenda and talks about the improvements to the Ferry Street Bridge, the airport expansion, and the Riverfront University Science Park. John Bennett, 3960 Hilyard, is the executive officer for the Home Builders Assoclatlon of Lane County. He read a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Home Builders Association and submitted to the council. The resolution supported the Eugene Agenda and asked the City Council and city staff to determine the steps for implementing it. Mr. Bennett said a member of the association who is in the long-haul trucking business said the entrances to both Eugene and Springfield should be improved. Allen B. Struthers, 702 Spyglass, said the Eugene Agenda is very important. He works outside the community often. He views the airport as an entrance to the city. It should be improved because it does not indicate pride in the community. Mr. Struthers said all the items on the Agenda should be accomplished. It is a positive plan. When the community acts positively, it MINUTES-Eugene City Council April 1, 1985 Page 4