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first stakeholder meeting had 68 of the 88 stakeholder representatives attending and over 150 attendees. Later stakeholder meetings had fewer participants, but all stakeholder meetings had a strong level of citizen and stakeholder participation in the process of forming and identifying issues. Stakeholder task forces were established for each of the three revised TransPlan components - land use measures, transportation demand man- agement and transportation system improvements - which developed strategies and rec- ommendations used in the preparation of alternative plan concepts. Public involvement continued during Phase III of the process. From 1994 through 1996, JPCC reviewed various TransPlan involvement activities, including formation of focus groups and public review of alternative plan concepts. Community workshops were con- ducted, focus groups were formed and their input was used in later plan development. Throughout the development process, a newsletter, Transportation News, was published and circulated among the public. A guidebook focusing on transportation and growth issues was developed and circulated. Copies of the proposed changes to the regional transportation plan, including modifications as they were developed during the public in- volvement, were widely distributed. After extensive citizen and key stakeholder involvement, including elected government officials and the Metropolitan Policy Commission, proposed revisions to TransPlan were reviewed through a public hearing process before the Eugene, Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions and the Lane County Roads Advisory Committee (LCRAC). The February 1998 draft TransPlail revision document was subject to the public notification and hearing processes adopted by the City of Springfield in SDC 7.100, City of Eugene in EC 9.118 to 9.136, and Lane County in LC 12.240. Notice of the public hearings was published in the Register-Guard and the Springfield News. The three planning commissions and the LCRAC held joint public hearings on April 14 and 16, 1998. In addition, the Springfield Planning Commission on April 21, 1998 and the Eugene Planning Commission on June 30, 1998 held separate public hearings. On August 18 and September 29, 1998, joint public work sessions were held by the planning commissions of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County and the LCRAC. Over the next six months the planning commissions and the LCRAC held a combined total of twenty public work sessions. As a result of these"sessions, the May 1999 Revised Draft Trans- Plan and proposed amendments to the Metro Plan were forwarded to the elected govern- ing bodies of Eugene, Springfield and Lane C<?~ty and the Lane Transit District Board. The May 1999 Revised Draft TransPlan went through an extensive public and adopting official review. A variety of techniques were used to inform and involve the public, in- cluding: direct mail, broad distribution of TransPlan, web site information, direct contact in person and via e-mail, Metro TV, distribution of TransPlan summary to all Register-tGuard, Springfield News and Business Week subscribers, display ads, news releases, a~- tive contact with print, radio and television media, public comment periods and public hearings. Throughout the deliberations of the Revised Draft TransPlan by the adopting Exhibit C Findings in Support of the Adoption of TransPlan 5