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any further conditions on a brownfield would discourage developers. She added that since redevelopment cost more than new development, a 66 percent three-year tax exemption would also probably not cover those costs. Ms. Pierce expressed another concern. She said that she did not think that providing family- wage jobs would solve the unemployment and low-income problem in Eugene. She said that many people who were unemployed or low-income did not have the skills to qualify for family- wage jobs and that perhaps creating more family-wage jobs would lead to a growth issue rather than solving the problem of low-income in the area. Ms. Edwards said that she was a little more optimistic about businesses taking advantage of brownfields because of the statistic that 86 percent of the businesses who took advantage of the Enterprise Zone were already local businesses. She agreed with Ms. Pierce that the incentive needed to be there for brownfield development. She added that she did not think that an Enterprise Zone would be creating jobs or increasing wages. She did not think that it was that powerful in driving business. Mr. Bowerman said that he thought that the incentive was meant to be a "balancing act" between the cost of redevelopment of brownfields and that it would only influence a decision in a small way. He said that he thought that there were a lot of brownfield properties that did not have contamination and were merely underdeveloped. Mr. Forbes called for a vote on the motion. The motion passed 11:0, with Ms. Rygas abstaining. Ms. Fifield gave a brief overview of the draft final report. Mr. Forbes asked members for any questions or comments on the report. Mr. Korth said that he thought the report was very clear and easy to understand and had captured the committee's discussion as background. Ms. Pierce said that she agreed with the exception of a few sections which she would discuss during the review. Mr. Kahle said that he was struck by how out-of-proportion some of the content was in that a lot of detail of the committee's discussions was given in some sections with very little given in others. He said that he thought that the report was well written and provided good context for the recommendations, but added that some of the context was more than the committee received, such as information about the Zucker Report. He suggested using different type styles to help people navigate through the report. Those suggestions were: · Use italics for background information that held the report together · Use bold type for recommendations · Use regular type for the rest MINUTES--Mayor's Committee on Economic Development June 28, 2004 Page 6