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e E. City Council Minutes Ms. Bascom discussed the verbatim minutes transcription that council re- ceived in their Friday packets. Mr. Boles noted that the minutes recorders' independent microphone system made it difficult for people at the other end of the room to be heard. Darcy Marentette, City Manager's Office, said staff was in the process of linking minutes recording equipment to the same system as the media. F. Compact Fluorescent Lights Ms. Bascom shared information on Eugene Water & Electric Board's Super Good Cents features and wondered if the City had considered using compact fluores- cent lights which produce more light for less electricity. Staff will re- search their use. G. Lane Economic Council Ms. Bascom said projects chosen by the Lane Economic Council are funded from State Lottery money. She noted that there is no evident progress on projects previously chosen. With regard to the State's regional strategies program, Lee Beyer, Planning and Development Department, said that the Legislature impressed upon counties that decisions had to be made quickly and the money had to be spent within two years. He said 12 key industries were selected for funding considera- - tion. County Commissioners need to choose one of these industries by Febru- ary and submit a grant application by May. Mr. Rutan said the council needed to decide whether it wants to provide tes- timony before the State Department of Economic Development on November 21. His recommendation is that the City not present testimony. He noted that Lane County qualifies for up to $1.3 million, a reduction from allocations in previous years. Mr. Rutan also noted that Eugene has been one of the largest recipients of regional strategies funding, and this is a good opportunity to let smaller communities benefit. Responding to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Byers said last year's strategy has not been implemented yet. The grant has just been signed and one of the projects includes manufactured housing. He read the list of the chosen industries: agricultural products, fisheries, horse products, plas- tics, metals, high techonology, bio-techonology, interstate tourism, aero- space, software, film and video, and environmental sciences. There was consensus not to present anything at the State Department of Eco- nomic Development meeting on November 21. H. Southern Willamette Private Industry Council Mr. MacDonald announced that the annual meeting of the Southern Willamette Private Industry Council (SWPIC) would occur at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon at e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 6, 1991 Page 2