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Councilor Taylor opined that the standards were "meaningless." She reiterated her opposition to the zone. <br />She remarked that most of the councilors wanted more rigid standards but she had noted that <br />redevelopment of a brownfield would net the developer only two points. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman did not agree with every provision in the interim standards but was prepared to support <br />them because they were short-term. She was glad that the number of points for brownfield redevelopment <br />was low because anyone who applied for the Enterprise Zone exemption would get them due to the area it <br />covered. <br /> <br />Regarding the cap, Councilor Bettman said the $30,000 cap was not the cap on how much in wages the <br />pay would be, but rather how much in benefits would be provided per job in terms of a tax break. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman asked how much of the percentage of the benefit was being provided by Lane County <br />as opposed to the City of Eugene. Mr. Braud replied that the tax rate for the City was approximately $7 <br />per $1,000 of real value and the tax rate for the County was approximately $2 per $1,000. Councilor <br />Bettman observed that even though the amount for the County was "substantially less" the County had <br />veto power over the standards. She did not believe this to be fair. <br /> <br /> Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved to adopt Resolution 4845 <br /> establishing interim local criteria applicable in the proposed West Eugene Enterprise <br /> Zone and adopting a public benefit scoring system. <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor called it a worthwhile discussion because the Enterprise Zone was important. He was <br />hopeful that the City would not have problems working with the County. He thought the zone would be <br />the subject of an ongoing discussion and he wanted to keep the momentum going forward. <br /> <br />Councilor Pap6 asked if any other communities had adopted standards of this sort and if they had been <br />successful reaching the goals set forth by the standards. Mr. Braud replied that the City of Portland was <br />the only other municipality that had adopted standards as part of its Northeast Portland Enterprise Zone. <br />He said there was a policy in place since the mid-1990s and the criteria had changed with time. Councilor <br />Pap6 ascertained that the City of Eugene could do the same. <br /> <br />Councilor Pap6 asked if a change in criteria would affect an application that had been concurrently <br />submitted. Mr. Braud responded that the application would be subject to whatever criteria were in place. <br /> <br /> Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:1; Councilor Taylor voting in opposition. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 9 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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