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e In response to a question from City Manager Mike Gleason, Mr. Rutan said he had attended a press meeting at the Eugene Airport the previous day on the Airport Master Plan at which Senator Bob Packwood had also been present, along with local Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives. He said he had discussed the City's request for a $7.3 million grant from the FAA and that Senator Packwood seemed knowledgeable and supportive of the request. Mr. Rutan said that if the City received this funding, most would be used for an extended runway. II. UPDATED AIRPORT MASTER PLAN Mike Boggs, Airport Manager, said the final Airport Master Plan had been updated and was similar in concept to the former 20-year plan. He said the County Commissioners had unanimously approved the plan. He said the plan included the acquisition of 980 acres adjacent to present airport property for future expansion and environmental buffers. Mr. Boggs said the master plan had taken 18 months to produce and had involved 20 public meetings. In response to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Boggs said more research was needed before traffic pattern changes on Airport and Clear Lake roads could be predicted. He said the master plan recommended that this research be e conducted in an independent study or through TransPlan. Ms. Bascom asked when flights from Eugene to Chicago would be scheduled. Mr. Boggs said this depended on the market and was a decision which would have to be made by United Airlines. He said the extended runway would make such flights possible. In response to a question from Mr. Holmer, Mr. Boggs said most of the 980 acres recommended for acquisition in the plan were zoned agricultural. He said some of this land that was designated as Airport Reserve on the Metro Plan Diagram might be used for airport-related needs. Gary Chenkin, Planning and Development Department, said use of the land would depend on its designation in the Airport Master Plan. He said most of the land would be used as a buffer between airport property and adjacent lands. He said some portions of the acquired 980 acres closest to the airport might be occupied by airport-related commercial and industrial uses. Mr. Boles asked if the 980 acres should include any industrial use if it were being purchased to be used as environmental buffering. He asked if any agricultural land would be developed by the Airport. Mr. Boggs said a portion of the new parallel runway would be built on agricultural land. Mr. Boles asked why the Airport needed to purchase agricultural land if its use would not change. Mr. Boggs said the FAA recommends airports own e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 31, 1990 Page 2