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he understood Mr. Haws' request, he was asking if some persons, either citizens or Councilors, could be assigned to such a committee. Assistant Manager advised Council it was in a regulatory posture at . this time, and that in the past, City Council had wanted to be in- volved. However, staff could draft proposals and recommendations to bring back to Council. Mayor Keller said he would appoint a City Council member to work with staff to prepare a proposal for dealing with rate regulations. II. ESATS--Initia1 Discussion--Memo and. Table distributed Manager said at this stage, the discussion will center around two aspects: 1) the proposed process for review of the ESATS matter; and 2) the content of the major elements of the study to date. He said actual report would be distributed in about two weeks. Jim Farah, Planning Department, reviewed the proposed process. He said the first thing to emphasize was the July 1, 1978 adopted deadline was semi-imposed by the Federal Department of Transportation. Everything was keyed from that date. In order to meet the requirements to receive funds for transportation-related projects, it was necessary to have a long-range adopted plan. He said the first review by elected officials of the plan would be in late October. In early November, a joint briefing will be held between the two city councils, the County Commissioners, and the three local planning commissions. From mid-November to January, a wi~espread public discussion will be held with input from neighborhood groups and various interested organizations in the city. In early January, a joint meeting of the three planning commissions will be held e to receive public testimony, and there could be other public hearings set up at the discretion of the Eugene Planning Commission. In mid- February, the recommendations will come to the City Council, at which time it can receive further pUblic input. In mid-March, the City Council will be asked to make a recommendation to the Metro Area Transportation . Commi ttee. Between March and May, ratification by Springfield and Eugene councils and Lane County Commission is scheduled, with ultimate rati- fication from the L-COG board. He noted there would be many meetings and it might be difficult to maintain the schedule. He said the schedule was simply a reference point to see if the plan was on target. In response to a question by Mr. Delay, Mr. Farah said the 30 days between June 1 and July 1 would be adequate time to prepare the required federal documents. Ms. Smith requested staff prepare a written month-by-month outline that had just been presented with review and action target dates indicated. Mr. Farah said that could be done. Dave Reinhard, Transportation, discussed the main elements of the plan. In reviewing the major elements of the process, he noted two years ago, the City Council had evaluated conceptual alternatives and adopted some general goals to set the direction for preparing the transportation . 10/12/77--4 l1Co