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He said that between now and May 11 the group would try to se- lect a scheme and present it,to various developers to show them how they could impact the Eugene downtown area. He said the issues involved were transportation issues, cost and funding in regard to the private and City factors, and the more detailed. issue of whether 10th Avenue should be closed or open. He sa1d they will have a brochure of offering for developers and would hope that the public and City Council would endorse the brochure. He noted that 27 developers had already been contacted and there was a possibility of 35 very qualified developers to do the project. He said he was very encouraged and excited about the possibilities to have an entire shopping center in the downtown area of Eugene. . Ms. Smith questioned the time frame and expres~ed a concern in regard to the development of the proposal and the possibility of the City Council and public being fully aware. Mr. Kupper, HCC, said the first step would be for the Renewal Agency to look over the proposals and make recommendations, then the Renewal Agency would bring the final product to the City Council for acknowledgement. May 4, 1977 Committee-of-the~Who1e: I. Items from Mayor and Council e Com 5/4/77 File A. Senate, Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee Hearing-- Mayor Keller noted the hearing would be Tuesday, May 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The subject of the hearing will be slash burning and Senate Bill 1052. Senate Bill 1052 estab- lishes vehicle emission testing stations in the Eugene-Spring- field metropolitan area. The bill was endorsed by the Council Legislative Subcommitee with the provision that all vehicles in the Willamette Valley be monitored. As information to the Council, Mayor Keller noted he planned to testify at the hearing presenting the City's stand on Senate Bill 1052 and also an endorsement of the control of slash burning. He noted the stand is consistent with community goals and policies adopted in 1974. He said his testimony will include the following points: 1) Slash and field burning should be regulated through a single body to insure a coordinated program; 2) A fee schedule should be established for field and slash burning to fund the air monitoring program advocated by DEQ; 3) Standards should be established for the combined burning of field and slash burning to insure the particulate primary and secondary standards are not violated in the Eugene-Springfield area; 4) There should be a reduction in slash burning encouraged to compensate for the increase in total suspended particulate that will result from the Legislature increasing the field-burning acreage from the legal limit now, 90,000 acres in 1977 and 50,000 acres next year, to that presently planned by the Legisla- ture--235,000 acres. He noted this is consistent with the community's desires for a clean environment and it was his hope that the community would respond by appearing en masse . ,315 5/9/77--20