REDMOND, OR -- The City Council in Redmond has given formal approval to the South 97 Urban Renewal Plan, and Mayor George Endicott says there are three factors that come into play with the urban renewal effort. They include highway safety….commercial freight mobility, and…access to local businesses.The plan will open up more than 900 acres for business development near the Redmond Airport. Mayor endicott says the council also approved the 2040 Comprehensive Plan that will guide the city's efforts to manage growth over the next 20 years. He says more than 400 citizens took part in the two year process to develop that plan.