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conserving scenario also saved $1.81 billion in capital infrastructure and maintenance costs, or 6.6 percent. <br />He added that the forum did not attempt to quantify all costs. <br /> <br />Mr. Just noted historic population increases and the impact those increases had on farmland, and said that the <br />land conserving alternative would save an equivalent of 150,000 acres of farmland. <br /> <br />Mr. Just discussed ways land could be used more efficiently, citing changes in zoning, mixed-use <br />developments, and minimum lot sizes as examples. He showed the council a map showing the densities that <br />would occur under a scenario without land use laws, emphasizing the amount of low-density development on <br />rural lands outside urban growth boundaries. Mr. Just said that many choices lay ahead. <br /> <br />Councilors thanked Mr. Just for the presentation. <br /> <br />Mr. Croteau noted that the previous presentation focused on the entire valley; the next presentation focused <br />on the local area. He invited remarks from Councilor Kelly, a member of the Region 2050 Advisory <br />Committee. Mr. Kelly said that the study was a way to determine how to best accommodate growth in Lane <br />County on a collective basis while recognizing the differences between communities. He said that it was <br />exciting to see staff and elected officials from many jurisdictions work to find common ground. He had <br />learned that there was a good deal of common ground between the people involved. Mr. Kelly pointed to the <br />broad regional goals and objectives adopted by the participants as an example of that common ground. He <br />said that the continuation of the effort was vital to a win-win solution. <br /> <br />Mr. Croteau called attention to display materials posted around the room and tabloid materials included in the <br />meeting packet, and said they would be used in various public information forums. <br /> <br />Mr. Croteau provided a PowerPoint presentation entitled Regional 2050: Sustaining Quality of Life in the <br />Southern 14Zillamette Valley. The presentation included background on the process, the geographic area <br />involved, and the participating jurisdictions and agencies. <br /> <br />Mr. Croteau shared demographic information related to population and population densities and growth rates <br />in the various communities, including school growth rates. <br /> <br />Mr. Croteau reviewed the process used by the committee to develop growth scenarios. He briefly reviewed <br />the different scenarios developed by the advisory committee. Mr. Croteau noted the upcoming livability <br />conference scheduled for June. He anticipated the development of more scenarios over the course of the year, <br />and said the advisory committee would reach agreement on some strategies, with implementation in 2004. <br /> <br />Mr. Croteau invited questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ asked if coordination was occurring with Linn and Benton counties. Mr. Croteau said that the study <br />as envisioned initially included the participation of those counties. However, the State did not approve the <br />grant application that would have underwritten that cost, so the proposal was scaled back to Lane County <br />alone. He added that there were things that could be done to share the information with those counties. Mr. <br />Pap~ asked what those counties were doing. Mr. Croteau said they were involved in the Willamette Livability <br />Forum. Mr. Just said that he was not aware of any countywide studies underway to address the issues related <br />to growth. Mr. Croteau said that Salem-Keizer had discussed growth issues in that area. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 13, 2002 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />