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Mr. Bradley askedif the one-man, one-vote position were taken by Eugene and was unacceptable to the other jurisdictions, would Council be prepared e to form the EIC by using the L-COG weighted vote. He felt it more impor- tant to form the commission and have it functioning, noting that perhaps later dialogue could address the voting representation. He noted the parochial concerns on the part of some of the membership and the difficulty in establishing the EIC because of that. Mr. Williams agreed with Mr. Bradley, noting the Teleprompter Commission on which he is working has equally weighted votes and it seemed to be working well. He agreed with Mr. Bradley's statements regarding parochi- alism and the resulting difficulty for cooperation. Mr. Williams moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, to instruct the delegate to authorize the equal voting system based on equal representation from each jurisdiction to form the EIC, if it is necessary. Manager noted the existence of a feeling around the county that Eugene somehow wants to corner all the industrial development, and he said that simply was not true. Rather, the City believes economic development in any of the outlying areas of a county, including Springfield, is very desirable in terms of overall county planning. The City is interested in seeing healthy satellite communities and would favor more self-sufficiency. In answer to a question from Mr. Lieuallen regarding the deadline, Tom Jenkinson, L-COG, said the objective was to make some decision at the e regular June meeting next week to get formation of the EIC started. He noted it was an objective, not a deadline. Mr. Lieuallen said he hoped Mr. Haws could attend the meeting without Council having to direct him to take a hardline approach. He felt that might jeopardize Mr. Haws' negotiating power. Mr. Obie was concerned regarding funding aspect, saying it should be proportionately the same in terms of influence of the jurisdictions. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to amend the motion that whatever the City delegate negotiates regarding voting represen- tation, the funding wouJd be apportioned the same. Mr. Williams said he would not accept the amendment to his motion. He said Mr. Bradley's concern for parochialism could not be overstated, as other juriSdictions are simply afraid of Eugene. The fear of abuse of power can paralyze the operation of the overall government which would benefit no one. He said the Teleprompter Commission had been funded on the basis of equal participation, business was conducted on three votes per jurisdiction, and it was working well. He felt it more important that the ErC be formed and functioning, and was in favor of equal pay and unequal votes if that would work better. Mr. Lieuallen expressed concern that some problems of Eugene may not be problems of outlying areas. If Eugene needed to take some kind of action to deal with its own economic problems which could be thwarted by e 6/14/7B - 6 ~~