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and promptly communicated to the council. Mr. Clark responded that it would be important for staff to carefully and <br />thoroughly determine the effects any potential litigation might to be initiated might have as a result of the ordinance. <br />Ms. Jerome noted that she was surprised by how few community members had participated in the public hearings <br />regarding the matter, but further noted that there was still a chance that the City might be sued as a result of the <br />ordinance. <br />Mr. Zelenka called for a vote on Mr. Clarke’s previously stated motion. The motion passed, <br />6:2 (Mr. Clark and Ms. Solomon voting in opposition). <br />B. WORK SESSION – Economic Development <br />Mr. Ruiz directed the council to the revised Economic Development Statement (EDS) included in the agenda <br />materials and further noted that staff would be asking the council to adopt the EDS. <br />Planning Development Division Manager Mike Sullivan gave a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Economic <br />Development” and provided copies of same to the council. <br />Mr. Sullivan briefly noted that the presentation included observations regarding the local economy as well as an <br />examination of the City’s existing efforts to assist local businesses. <br />Mr. Sullivan noted that small businesses comprised of between one and four employees made up approximately 60% <br />of the total business population of Lane County. <br />Mr. Sullivan commented that the economic figures listed in his presentation demonstrated a very close correlation <br />between business size and average wages in that as Lane County businesses increased in size their average wages <br />generally decreased. <br />Mr. Sullivan reported that while the City of Eugene and Lane County had historically had a very strong <br />manufacturing base, manufacturing as a percentage of the local economy had dropped from 22% in the 1970’s to <br />17% in 2000 and 11% currently. Additionally, Mr. Sullivan reported a surge in the service sector as a percentage of <br />the local economy, up from 17% in the 1970’s to 28% in 2000 and 38% currently. He noted that this trend mirrored <br />those of other similarly sized population centers across the country. <br />Mr. Sullivan proceeded to demonstrate statistics regarding inflation adjusted annual average wages and median <br />household incomes from his presentation. He noted that current median household incomes trailed state averages by <br />17% and national averages by 22%. <br />Mr. Sullivan noted as part of his presentation those more successful business categories with higher wage levels that <br />had been identified by the Lane Workforce Partnership (LWP). <br />Mr. Sullivan briefly described the aforementioned City business assistance and economic development efforts for the <br />benefit of the council. <br />Mr. Ruiz noted that the information provided by Mr. Sullivan’s presentation would be helpful to them in determining <br />a course of action on the proposed EDS as well as any potential community or legislative initiatives that would make <br />use of federal or state stimulus funding assistance. <br />Mr. Ruiz noted that the proposed EDS had two specific goals, to create and retain new jobs in the community and to <br />increase the average median income. He further noted that the EDS generally addressed both immediate and near- <br />term strategies to achieve those goals. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 28, 2009 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />