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heavily supported. She speculated that the Governor would support the recommendation of the work group <br />when it was completed. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon stated that all of the information the bill would require was already part of the West <br />Eugene Enterprise Zone. She declared that the City received the information and tracked it. She said the <br />bill seemed like an attempt to add bureaucratic layers. She could not see anything the bill would require that <br />the City was not already doing. <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson stated that the two bills that were introduced were an attempt to mirror the Minnesota law. She <br />noted that the law was working well there. She said once the report was completed she would provide <br />copies of it to the council. <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor recalled that such information would be collected upon application in order to gain <br />reauthorization in the Enterprise Zone. He surmised that the concern lay in that the information was not <br />necessarily tracked through the whole process. He underscored that the reason to oppose it was that it was <br />an unfunded mandate; it would require a significant amount of money, time, and effort for the City of <br />Eugene to begin compiling and collecting the information to report back to the State. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor averred that the bill would lead to more accountability and transparency. She also <br />believed it would eliminate a subsidy based on the types of jobs provided. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman reiterated her support for the bill. <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka said he would support the recommendation of the CCIGR. He believed the bill would <br />increase transparency. Regarding a potential unfunded mandate, he felt the City could find some creative <br />ways to get the money back. <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to amend the position of the Coun- <br />cil Committee on Intergovernmental Relations on House Bill 3264 to oppose the bill. Roll <br />call vote; the motion failed, 4:4; councilors Solomon, Poling, Pryor, and Clark voting in fa- <br />vor and councilors Ortiz, Bettman, Taylor, and Zelenka voting in opposition. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz called for the vote on the main motion. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:2; councilors Clark and Solomon voting in opposition. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 8:36 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 14, 2007 Page 8 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />