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mining the need for the improvement. He thought the ESATS update should be completed before a decision on the 30th and Hilyard intersection tvas made. Murray-Shirey to schedule public hearing on the 30th-Hilyard- . Amazon widening project to have the benefit of public input. In making the motion, Mr. Murray expressed the hope that the Planning Commiss~on would participate in the public hearing and take an advisory vote pr~or to the Council's decision. It was a critical issue he said and . , , one ~n which the Commission should be involved. Assistant Manager noted that the Commission had not taken a stand at the joint meeting but that he understood Commission members now Ivanted to take part in the decision. He s~ggested the public hearing not be scheduled before the July 28 meet~ng because of public hearings already scheduled 'for the 14th. Comm Vote was taken on the motion to schedule public hearing. " 6/25/75 Motion carried unanimously. . See Assistant Manager invited Council members having individual inquiries from action th~ public to con:act staff for assessment and help in preparing information below p~~or to the.publ~c hearing. He felt information gathered should be shared w~t~ t~e.ent~re Council and that there was need for more dialogue with staff on ~nd~v~dual questions as they arise. Assistant Manager said it had come to light that additional work would be needed with regard to environmental impact statement as it related to the park land in the 30th and Hilyard area. Some of the issues involved will not be answered until after the ESATS update. Also, it has been learned that accomplishment of the project clearly would not occur until the 1977 construction season. In view of these developments, he said, there seemed to be no great urgency in conducting a public hearing at this time. The Council could take testimony on the project - at the July 28 meeting and get that part out of the way if it wished, or it could postpone the hearing until after the ESATS update. Mr. Keller moved second by Mr. Williams to postpone public hearing on the 30th-Hilyard-Amazon project until after the ESATS review and update. Motion carried unanimously. E. Metropolitan Area Cable TV/Translator Report - Copies of the study commit- tee's report, a proposed agreement between the cities of Springfield and Eugene and Lane County, and a draft of a resolution implementing the report were distributed to Council with the agenda. The committee recommended adoption of resolution by Eugene and Springfield councils requesting Teleprompter to renegotiate its franchises with the respective bodies, requiring an answer within 90 days of adoption of the resolution. The committee further recommended establishment of a metropolitan area commission (Eugene, Springfield, Lane County) to develop identical franchises to be granted by the three agencies and to negotiate provisions of those fran- chises with Teleprompter. The metropolitan area commission, the committee suggested, should be authorized to contract for an engineering study to determine the feasibility of erecting translators which will meet Federal liscensing requirements if Teleprompter does not agree to renegotiate within 90 days, if agreement cannot be reached on terms of a new franchise, or if the area commission finds translators could be used to supplement cable service rather than damage it. Councilman williams chairman of the study committee offered to answer any questions other Council members might have with regard to the report. Comm . Williams-Murray that the resolution be placed on the July 14, 1975 6/25/75 Council agenda for adoption. Motion carried unanimously. Approve 7/16/75 - 8 3'31