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~ ready existing problem, and that he fel.t the problem should be resolved once and for all. He said there doesn't appear to be a need for that .type of serv- ice in that area and elimination of the club will not handicap the communi ty although it is recognized it will handicap Mrs. Johnson. Comm 3/1/72 File Manager, said in answer t.o Mr. Mohr.'s question ,that the ,Laurelwood lease would expire on April 10,' 1972. And that a ~hange' of ownership of ~n establishment having a liquor li- cense must be approved by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. -- M. Meeting re: Closure Por.t1and at 30th - Manager announced a me~ting. scheduled to further d1.sCUSS closure of .Portland Street at 30th Avenue. The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 16, 1972, at 7:30 p.m. at Francis Willard School. Comm 3/8/72 File N. 1990 General Plan - James Pearson"president of the Eugene Planning COmnUssion gave a brief history of the Plan from the time of the first Plan Advisory Com- mittee'meeting in 1968 to the present time. He said the greatest change in the draft presented at the first public hearings is the result of the change in concept of' grow.th and of the entire area of t.ransportation. He said an extensi ve land inventory of the urban area was taken and it was found an ex- cess of industrially zoned land exists, considering development to the year 2050. Also, there iss,ufficient undeveloped land zoned' for residential use of all densi- ties to' satisfy the projected' population growth for 50 years wi thout expanding present areas to which urban services have been extended. Approximately 40% of all land zoned for residential use at the present time is unimproved. , - , Mr. pears'on said that as a iesu~t ',of, the analysis of development of the, com- munity it was concluded that urban, sprawl which was developing was detrimental to livability and very important with regard to tax monies expended for public facilities which 'were not being used through development of land. Also, revi- sions of the plan were made after the public hearings based on wri tten compila- tions of testimony, which will be made available to the Council, and an oppor- tunity was given to 're-evaluate specific areas of the Plan. A co-ordinating comnU ttee was formed comprised of two members from each of the three planning commissions (Lane County, Springfield, and Eugene) with the objective of compar- ing changes suggested by each, cOmnUssion in an attempt to reach agreement on a single plan which could be adopted by each corrunission. Concern wi th regard to adoption of a single plan stemmed from experience with development in the Willa- kenzie area and the adoption of an interim plan, resulting in divided opinion between the County"and City relative to land uses in that area. Mr. Pearson said the co-ordinating corrunittee process was very successful resulting in agree- ment on revisions at the cOmnUttee level which were recommended, to the individual comnUssions. Then in a final series of public hearings one plan was adopted by the three corrunissions .He recommended this procedure in deliberations by the County COmnUssioners, and Eugene and Springfield Councils in the hope that an identical plan will be adopted by the three jurisdictions. . Howard T. Bonnett, member of the Eugene Planning Corrunission, read definitions of the proposed Urban Service Area (USAL and said it was included in the Plan Diagram. He said it was crucial and a cornerstone to the Plan, and is the actual geographical area in which a minimum level of services would be available. There is also a projected USA which is the estimated geographical area in which a full range of services will need to be provided to accommodate development at any future point in time. Mr. Bonnett said the USA is a flexible concepti there is criteria in the Plan for its adjustment. It is hoped through the USA to achieve preservation of prime agri cul tural land and development of undeveloped areas for compact growth and utilization of public facilities which would not otherwise be used efficiently. It would also make urban mass transit more economically feasible. . Mr. Pearson described the transportation, element. He said the ESATS (Eugene- Springfield Area Transportation Study) plan, prepared by professionals, was in- cluded in the 1990 Plan arid guidelines of that plan followed until the time of the first public hearings. Then it was found the ESATS plan was the most criticized element of the General Plan. As a result the transportation element is the most changed and revised from its initial publication by the Plan Advisory COmnUttee. He said in his opinion the ESATS plan was conceived and formulated in the best technical sense at the time it w.as put together, but because of the changes in attitudes toward growth and transportation elements and as a result of the public hearings, different conclusions were reached. As a result there will be an en- tire restudy of the transportation element. . Bill Sugaya, planning staff, reported on the Citizen Participation element of the Plan, and referred to it as a long process of attitude changes. He said the Plan should be viewed as a process subject to change and not as a static Plan. He said it is recommended for annual review with a major updating on a five-year basis. It i~ also recommended that a citizens corrunittee be established to act in an advisory capaci ty in implementing the plan and keeping it up to date. ',1j \,J \:} 3/13(72