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MIGHT HAPPEN <br /> <br /> · A lot of the above; not many of the below <br /> <br /> WON'T HAPPEN (Level of enthusiasm is low) <br /> <br /> · Less than minority on council want it to happen--e.g., the Emerald Canal <br /> · Mayor is not supportive; never asks about it; asks if it really has to happen <br /> · City Manager not excited <br /> · Only one department is affected <br /> · Register-Guard editorial against <br /> · Chamber of Commerce is not supportive <br /> · Intergovernmental partners offer no help <br /> · No advisory committee; no champions <br /> · Long-term versus short duration <br /> · Is very expensive <br /> <br />Ms. Pierce said Mr. Johnson mostly talked in project-specifiC terms as opposed to a long-term <br />vision with action steps. She asked if that was based on his experience that Eugene tended to do <br />economic development one step at a time, and if he expected that pattern to continue. Mr. <br />Johnson said yes. He did not think the council had been very good over the years about <br />identifying goals, objectives, and tasks and about implementing the tasks that get one closer to <br />one's goal. <br /> <br />Mr. Bowerman asked Mr. Johnson if he would consider the community had an economic <br />development problem. He pointed out that Eugene had been using up its buildable lands supply <br />at a fairly fast pace, and economic development had occurred in Eugene over the past few years. <br />Mr. Johnson said he believed there was a problem. He pointed out that wages in Eugene were <br />low compared to other communities regionally and nationally, and low-income families required <br />food assistance because ora lack of family wage jobs. He suggested the better question was <br />whether that problem would translate into sufficient enthusiasm for a solution. <br /> <br />Mr. Goldsmith suggested the discussion could be more fruitful if it occurred on a regional basis. <br />Mr. Johnson agreed. Mr. Goldsmith asked Mr. Johnson to comment on that. Mr. Johnson said <br />things do happen because of good relations between jurisdictions. They were hard to manage <br />and nourish in this kind of setting, but they do happen. Some things do not happen because <br />relationships were not as good as they should be. He cited as a good example of <br />intergovernmental cooperation the 1986 urban transiti°n agreements between the two cities and <br />Lane County. .. <br /> <br />Ms. Smith suggested that enthusiasm for a project essentially translated into agreement about the <br />project, and asked Mr. Johnson what opportunities existed for potential agreement that could be <br />fruitful area for the committee to focus upon. Mr. Johnson did not know precisely what those <br /> <br />MINUTES--Mayor's Committee on Economic Development April 20, 2004 Page 4 <br /> <br /> <br />