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- - e '-' e '- due to lay citizen input provided by the membership of MAPAC. In addition, the commi ttee thought it unnecessary for Eugene to have a weighted vote on the Committee because of review phases during the update process. If any disagreement oc~urred during the review phases, the process would go back to the policy cor~ittee. Additionally, the comrndttee proposed that the formal structure for thE:' Study Team and Technical Advisory Committee be abandoned and that the three jurisdictions and LCGG work to establish an administrative agreement to service tht. Policy Cornmi ttee. Funding should be the responsibili ty of the local juriSdictions and the State, with Eugene funding 50%, Springfield 25% and Lane County 25%. State assistance should be sought, they felt, due to the required conform:J.nce of the metropolitan plcln with the State's Goals and GuideI ines. Mr. Porter also displayed a chart, as distributed to Council, outlining the four phases of the update process. Mrs Beal expressed concern with Eugene paying twice as much but having an equ Ii vote. Mr. Keller and Mayor Andersonbqth expressed the thought that the Committee had further streamlined the process. Mr. Murray was satisfied with.the staff role as proposed and with the makeup of the policy committee. However, he expressed great dissatisfaction with the funding arrangements; Eugene should not have to pay twice as much and not ha ve twice as many votes, he. sai d . Mayor Anderson responded that the co~ttee structure was felt to be more of a negotiating body to iron out differences, with checks and balances, and that the funding arrangement seemed most satisfactory, though other proposals for funding could be conside~ed. Funding should not be related to representation, he fel t. Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mr. Bradley to restructure the funding to an equal 1/3 allocation for each of the three jurisdictions. Mrs. Beal expressed agreement with Mr. Murray's philosophy but was worried that, with equal 1/3 funding, the update process might not be adequately funded. She suggested maybe as a compromise the MAPAC representative to the comrndttee could be appointed by the Eugene City Council. Mr. Murray felt that would be an improvement but still feels the funding ShOlld be equitable. Perhaps Eugene's money would be better spent on more concentrated plan refinement within the city limits, he said. With the economic situation and city layoffs as they are, he cannot justify this type of expense to the taxpayers. Mr. Keller said the study group felt the important thing was to bring people to~~ther for discussion and planning, with opportunity to agree or disagree. He .toes not feel Mr. Murray's suggestion would be any more beneficial. Eugene hap.oens to represent 50% of the people so should probably pay 50%, he said. Mr. Williams does not feel Mr. Murray's motion is realistic. The question of how voting power should be allocated is not a question of right or wrong, he said, but rather a question of reality. Since any document will have to be ado.?ted through the political entities of all three jurisdictions, there will be no document without concurrence by all three. Mr. Murray responded that realities do change. '.SJ, 3/22/76 - 11