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" I Mr. Delay said this was a turning point for the City on this issue. The City should welcome the Governor's efforts in this matter. We disagree e with him in his interpretation of Section 110(g), he said, but this City's interest is in air quality and not who was right or wrong on that matter. Once again, the City must turn to the Clean Air Act because of the action of the Legislature (as we have for four years in a row). We need to guarantee that the situation will be stabilized for a couple of years under reasonable rules. We do not believe that the Governor has the power, but we are willing to set the gun on the shelf in order to deal with the issue of reasonable rules to protect the communities of the Vall ey. The rules are going to be presented as State Implementation Plan revisions. It is for this reason that I think the staff needs to be prepared to go to court if the compromise breaks down, Mr. Delay said. Mayor noted this motion was giving the Governor an opportunity that he asked for. He was interested in appropriate action for him to take appropriate to the rules. The Governor showed great concern for the citizens of Eugene. He was adamant about several things. "Agressive research program" is a nice phrase, Mayor said. We would like to know just what the Governor means. The Governor was not happy with a one-year program and would consider several years. We look forward to that. He indicated that there would never again be an order from this office dealing with an increase in acreage. We will wait to see if he is pre- pared to make that statement public. If things do transpire, it will be the most affirmative action taken, relative to field burning, that we have had in a long time. The Governor felt that 1978 was an excellent burning year after Mr. Long and I convinced him with all the information that we e had at our hands. He felt he could support that level as his priority. We will wait to see what his executive order will be. We will have an opportunity to talk to him about south priority acres, moisture control, perimeter burn, and a strong enforcement program. These are items that he is greatly interested in. If it all goes together, the Mayor said, Eugeneans will have an opportunity for a more healthful summer than they have had in the past; therefore, I urge support for the motion by Mr. Delay. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor, noting their presence, thanked Representatives Fadeley and Frohnmeyer for their strong support as representatives of Eugene. The Mayor said that if we are fortunate, we will have what you fought so hard for in the 1979 Legislative session. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and passed, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted ~ Charles T. Henry(~ (Recorded by Beth Conant) CTH:BC:sp/CM12a26 - 7/30/79--4 ~l~ ~~-