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E. National Energy Plan--Mr. Delay said the National Energy Plan was a great step forward in the country, noting an excellent opportunity for citizens to impact and review the plan. The National League . of Cities had reviewed the plan and had found great difficulty with it. The general impression of the plan was that it would contain 1) a conservation plan, 2) use of nuclear power as a last resort, and 3) the breeder program would be scrapped. Resistance to the plan resulted from actual findings that the plan was a comparison between what would happen if there were no plan as to what would happen under the energy plan. Mr. Delay reviewed the three major areas, citing the problems under the Energy Plan of each one. He said the result of the plan might be a more inefficient distri- bution of energy. He felt it important for City Council and citizens of the community to become informed and to consider what the plan entailed, making their opinions known. F. Mayor's Absence--Mayor Keller would be out of the office July 25 through July 29. G. Japanese Student Recepti on--Mayor Keller remi nded Council and those in the audience of the reception at 6:45 p. m. Monday, July 25, in the McNutt Room for the Japanese student delegation. H. Meeting Scheduled for August--Assistant Manager requested Council to consider at the end of tOday's agenda the meeting schedule for August, noting any vacation plans. I. Flakcatcher--Assistant Manager introduced Mavis Adams from the Finance Department, who will be flakcatcher in the City Manager's .. office for the next six months. II. REVIEW OF MPPC "r4ETRO PLAN UPDATE WORK PROGRAW Assistant Manager noted Council had received material several weeks ago and had had a chance to review those materials, saying John Porter and Randi Bjornstad of the Planning Department were available to answer questions. Mr. Delay expressed two areas of concern which he felt should be em- phasized in the plan update process: 1) the carrying capacity of airshed, and its impact on development in the Metro area. He further noted it was critical to have developed an air quality maintenance plan; 2) the impact of growth, saying he felt it important.to understand the population projections in the report were nothing more than best guesses that were historically low. He asked the report address itself as to what will happen to the community at both a slower and faster rate of growth. John Porter, Planning Department, responded to the first concern of Mr. De 1 ay, sayi n9 it is covered in the Community Goa 1 s and Po 1 i c i cs . as a number one issue and can be incorporated into the work program. In regard to Mr. Delay's second concern, Mr. Porter said he would tentatively agree the issue could be accommodated in the work program. However, he would have to check with LCOG and other agencies' staffs - 7 n o/n - " 510