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Mr. Kelly said he raised the issue of the roundtable's position on the Natural Resources Study only because <br />the roundtable's letter was in the council packet and being used to justify funding the commercial and <br />industrial lands study. He said the roundtable had not viewed the studies as directly linked, but considered <br />the completion of the Natural Resources Study an important component of the commercial and <br /> <br />industrial lands study. Mr. Kelly said it was not a quidpro quo issue for him, but he wanted to have a staff <br />recommendation on the issue by September 13. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly pointed out that a full work session was not contemplated as the issue was scheduled for action at <br />the regular meeting on September 13. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ believed that staffwould be able to develop a process that had community credibility. He did not <br />want to micromanage that process as he did not think it appropriate. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ said it appeared the input of the roundtable had been raised to the level of the Mayor's Committee <br />on Economic Development and he did not think that was appropriate; while the council discussed transpar- <br />ency and doing things in the open, it was his understanding those meetings were closed to the public. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman agreed with the remarks of Mr. Pap~ in regard to the roundtable but pointed out that <br />roundtable's letter had been included in the packet as a rationale for funding the study. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman contended that the community did not want the commercial and industrial lands study. The <br />Metropolitan Partnership originated the demand for the study. The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce <br />wanted a study of commercial lands because it did not believe there were enough for large parcels for <br />"malls, and things like that." <br /> <br />Speaking to Ms. Bettman's comments, Ms. Nathanson believed the community had asked for the study. <br />While individual citizens may not know all the steps involved, statistically valid survey results indicated that <br />a majority of residents believed the City of Eugene had a role to play in creating a healthy economy. <br />Citizens who studied the issue of how to work toward a healthy economy suggested that completion of an <br />inventory was an important step in knowing what land was available for jobs. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly pointed out the council had still not seen a scope of work regarding the study, and he wanted to <br />see that information before acting. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly agreed with Ms. Nathanson about the results of the survey but pointed out the same survey <br />indicated citizens believed there was sufficient industrial land available in Eugene. He agreed there was a <br />need for the inventory, but did not believe that the community-at-large had voiced the need. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman did not think the majority of citizens knew what the inventory was. She believed it was a way <br />to "commodify" raw land. The survey would open up farm and forest land to development. She believed <br />that was the ultimate objective in moving forward with the study, and said that was not something the <br />community had discussed. <br /> <br /> The motion to reconsider passed, 5:3. <br /> <br /> The motion to postpone action until September 13, 2004, failed, 5:3; Ms. Taylor, Mr. <br /> Kelly, and Ms. Bettman voting yes. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 11, 2004 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />