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The subcommittee recommends that the Council go on record opposing the following bills: H.B. 2631 This b,ill would aboLish councils of government; . H.B. 2475 - This bill exempts agriculture from restrictive laws relating to air pollution and noise. It could also be interpreted as forbidding legislation regulating any burning on farms. The subcommittee supports in principal: H.B. 2779 - This is a bill requir.ing environmentalirripact statements on almost every function of government. The subcommittee supports this bill in principle; however, we question the broadness of Section 5, sub. 11, which because of its all inclusiveness would prove to be cumbersome and possibly unworkable. The term "any action" is not sufficiently defined and the city government would have to file an analysis giving reasons why no enviromnental impact statementswere required. These analyses would prove almost as troublesome as filing the impact statement itself. The subcommittee can take no position on: S.B. 248 - This is the big bill sponsored by the committee on Judiciary which among other things abolishes municipal courts. The subcommittee can take no position on this bill because we requested further information from staff which has not as yet been provided. We requested the following information: 1. The financial impact of this provision on the city. 2. The eff.iciency of city courts vs. the state district COUL"t operation. J. The benefit or loss to the general public which is now dealing . with the municipal court. Councilman Haws directed attention to S.B.248 (which would abolish municipal courts) on which no position was taken because of lack of information. Assistant Manager advised that report was in draft form and would be ready for the March 31 subcommittee meeting. Comm 3/26/75 Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Keller to accept the recommendations Approve as submitted. Motion carried unanimously. C . Planning Commissior! Recommcnc1,j tions.'u!~i vinyst()r~_~llcU...J}j~I(:'L~~~Hnarci<!l Study (February 24, 1975) were presented on Recommendations 1, 2, and 5 of the study. Copies of Planning Commission recommendations wera previously dis- tributed to Council members. 1. L&B Recommendation 1 - To identify several potential regional shopping center sites during the annual General Plan review and protect from piecemeal development. The Planning Commission recommended that the co-ordinating committee - comprising representatives of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County planning commissions - convene for discussion of the possibility of a third regional center and recommend appropriate action to the respective commissions. In making the recommendation, the Commission felt the co-ordinating com- mittee should be made aware that the city was committed to the long-term health of Eugene's downtown and Valley River as active and cpmpetitive retail markets which could be affected by the possible creation of a third .'" \ \. 4/14/75 - 10 I(oZ