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City's Role in Economic Development <br />City residents support the concept of the City taking an active role assisting businesses in order <br />to provide more jobs in the community, though the level of support varies significantly <br />depending on what form that assistance takes and whether it is provided to local businesses or <br />outside companies. Eighty-three percent of respondents feel the City should provide problem- <br />solving assistance to businesses for siting, permit, and development issues (down from 88% in <br />2003). Roughly the same percentage (86%) feel the City should take an active role helping local <br />businesses create and retain jobs (virtually unchanged from 88% in 2002). A large majority (80%) <br />feel the City should take an active role helping outside companies come to Eugene in order to <br />increase economic opportunities, up substantially from previous years, while 60% feel the City <br />should provide assistance with road, sewer, and utility costs to new and expanding businesses, <br />virtually the same as 2003. Sixty-seven percent feel the City should provide tax incentives to <br />businesses creating new jobs, up substantially from 2003. Fifty-three percent feel the City should <br />provide financial support to businesses in targeted areas, such as Downtown (up slightly from <br />the previous two years). <br />Support for Development Activities <br />City takes an active role helping local businesses <br />create and retain jobs? <br />City provides problem-solving. assistance to, <br />businesses for siting, permit, and development <br />issues? <br />City takes an active role helping outside companies <br />come to Eugene to increase economic <br />opportunities? <br />City provides tax incentives to businesses creating <br />new jobs? <br />provides assistance with road, sewer, and utility <br />costs to new and expanding businesses? <br />City provides financial support to businesses in <br />targeted areas? <br /> I <br />"~> <br />t ~ <br />G ~~~ ~ <br />~~~ <br />~ <br />~, <br />. <br />8 <br /> <br />i <br /> 83 <br /> I <br />80 <br /> <br /> <br />I ~ <br /> <br />7 i <br />j <br />~ <br />I <br /> <br />60 I <br /> <br />I <br /> 53 <br />0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 <br />Percent <br />OREGON SURVEY RESEARCH LABORATORY, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON <br />CITY OF EUGENE, FEBRUARY 2005 Page 22 <br />