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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Mayor's Committee on Economic Development <br /> Bascom Room--Eugene Public Library <br /> <br /> March 8, 2004 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />PRESENT: <br /> <br />Committee: Jim Forbes, Chair; Tom Bowerman, Marcia Edwards, Bill Goldsmith, Don Kahle, <br /> Steve Korth, Michael Phinney, Gretchen. P. ierce, Joshua Proudfoot, Rusty Rexius, <br /> Jana Rygas, Kathy Smith, Ellen Teninty, Craig Wanicheck, members; <br /> <br />Staff: Mayor James D. Torrey; Planning and D~velopment Director Tom Coyle; Terry <br /> Moore, Anne Fifield, ECONorthwest, staff; <br /> <br />Guests: City Manager Dennis Taylor; AssistantCity Manager Jim Carlson; Public Works <br /> Director Kurt Corey; Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief Tom Tallon; <br /> Police Chief Bob Lehner; Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Director <br /> Angel Jones; Rob Hankins, Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services <br /> Department; Mike Sullivan, Steve Nystrom, Planning and Development <br /> Department; City Councilor David Kelly; Chris Nystrom, Eugene Chamber of <br /> Commerce, guests. <br /> <br />ABSENT: Kartar Khalsa, Marvin Re'Voal, members. <br /> <br /> 1. Welcome and Introductions <br /> <br />Mr. Forbes called the meeting to order and welcomed members of the Mayor's Committee on <br />Economic Development. At his request, those present introduced themselves. <br /> <br /> 2. Purpose and Desired Outcome <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey thanked those present for their willingness to serve on the committee. He <br />acknowledged the difficulty of the challenge facing committee members. He said economic <br />development issues were frequently contentious in the community. However, he believed the <br />community must find some agreement about what it was willing to do, or otherwise Eugene <br />would unnecessarily lose economic development opportunities. Mayor Torrey said Eugene had <br />a bad reputation in Oregon business circles because of the time it took for the Hyundai <br />development to occur. Businesses that were not as controversial as Hyundai were concerned <br /> <br />MINUTES--Mayor's Committee on Economic Development March 8, 2004 Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />