Laserfiche WebLink
March 3, 2009 <br />Joint Elected Officials Meeting <br />City of Springfield <br />City of Eugene <br />Lane County <br />Page 10 of 11 <br /> <br /> <br />Councilor Pishioneri said he thought this was a good way to go. Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) <br />could also be called in as an outside agency. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dwyer said this was a great idea great regarding reviewing opportunities. He didn’t want <br />to duplicate the services of the Chamber and the Lane Workforce. It was best to coordinate and take <br />advantage of the federal stimulus. He thought it would be a good idea to have a sunset date. Springfield’s <br />Community Service Manager John Tamulonis knew more about economic development than most of <br />them would ever know, as well as Jack Roberts and others. <br /> <br />Board Chair Sorenson said Eugene knew who they were going to appoint, Springfield was going to <br />appoint someone after discussion, and Lane County was supportive. He would like to see a rough draft of <br />what this group would be discussing to help identify which commissioners to appoint. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said the longer spent talking about this, the less able they would be to act quickly. This <br />subcommittee needed to be moving forward now. <br /> <br />Mayor Leiken said the Lane Metro Partnership had a database, information and direct contact with <br />DLCD. The elected officials could use the bully pulpit, use the information from the Lane Metro <br />Partnership, and move forward, with a six month sunset. <br /> <br />Commissioner Handy asked if they could get this on their agenda in two weeks to discuss and address. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark said he was supportive of moving ahead quickly. The elected officials could do <br />something the other organizations couldn’t such as deal with the regulatory environment the businesses <br />were operating under, which Springfield had done so well. <br /> <br />IT WAS MOVED BY SPRINGFIELD COUNCILOR WOODROW WITH A SECOND BY EUGENE <br />COUNCILOR CLARK TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGERS TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC <br />DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE TEAM. COUNCILOR WOODROW MADE AN AMENDMENT, <br />AGREED UPON BY COUNCILOR CLARK, FOR THIS SUBCOMMITTEE TO SUNSET AFTER 6 <br />MONTHS. MEMBERS WOULD BE SELECTED BY EACH JURISDICTION. <br /> <br />Councilor Fleenor noted that the County Administrator was not part of the motion. <br /> <br />COUNCILOR WOODROW MADE AN AMENDMENT, AGREED UPON BY COUNCILOR CLARK, <br />TO INCLUDE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR AS THE AUTHORITY TO CREAT THIS <br />SUBCOMITTEE FOR THE COUNTY INVOLVEMENT. <br /> <br />Councilor Woodrow restated the motion: TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGERS AND COUNTY <br />ADMINISTRATOR TO FORM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE TEAM WITH A <br />SUNSET OF 6 MONTHS AND TO GO FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS WITH TWO MEMBERS <br />FROM EACH JURISDICTION APPOINTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND MAYORS. <br /> <br />THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 17 FOR AND 1 AGAINST. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />