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Mr. Pap8 liked the regional planning being done for parks and open space, saying that the <br />cooperation of the other communities was necessary or they would grow into Eugene. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that it was important to have a greenbelt around the city, important to preserve <br />farmland in and near the city, important to preserve the forest land, and she liked the idea of <br />cooperating with Lane County. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee believed that Eugene had a role in regional planning for parks and open space. He said <br />that the effort was a recognition that environmental issues are interdependent. He said that a <br />plan was needed, and he looked forward to more information about plan implementation. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor was strongly supportive of a regional planning effort for parks and open space. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr suggested that such a regional plan would be a model for intergovernmental <br />cooperation. He liked the greenbelt concept. He said that he agreed with Mr. Kelly that <br />conservation easements and the purchase of development rights were good mechanisms to <br />employ as long as the City kept the rights of individual landowners in mind. Mr. Farr did not want <br />to see other cities growing into Eugene and a greenbelt might provide a buffer. He said that if <br />the City did not manage its growth judiciously, growth would occur in other communities and <br />toward Eugene-Springfield, creating what he termed the worst kind of urban sprawl. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner supported the concept, and called for careful monitoring of any partnership the City <br />entered into with other governments. He said that if the effort contemplated was a planning <br />effort, he supported it; if the effort contemplated was an acquisition effort, he supported it with <br />the caveat that it was not Eugene's sole fiscal responsibility. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey agreed with the remarks of previous speakers. He pointed out that Eugene already <br />had a problem with Junction City encroaching on Eugene's urban growth boundary. He noted <br />that the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission intended to use the site initially <br />intended for a prison site as a poplar farm, which would provide some barrier between Eugene <br />and the planned prison. <br /> <br />Responding to a request for direction from Mr. Johnson, the council agreed that staff should <br />schedule a joint work session with the elected officials from Springfield and Lane County. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Jim Johnson <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 12, 2000 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />