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the residential land study is an important work task in periodic review and addresses state planning Goal 10, to provide for the housing needs of citizens of the state. She said the study began in 1995 and was guided by citizen advisory committees and approved by the local jurisdictions. She said in January 1998, the citizen advisory committees released their recommendations and forwarded their recommendations to the three planning commissions. She noted that after the release of the report, two open houses were conducted (one in Eugene and one in Springfield) and four Public Hearings occurred. She said the record was left open for four months and in January 1999, with the approval of all three planning commissions, a unified set of policy recommendations was forwarded for hearing and action by the elected officials. She added that since February, each of the three elected official bodies had conducted work sessions to become familiar with the recommendations and the background information. She said in addition, attached to tonight's agenda is a briefing memo which covers the key policy recommendations and some of the discussions that occurred at the work sessions. She said the record will be held open until April 26 at 5:00 p.m. Mayor Torrey stated there would not be a decision made this evening, testimony will be taken, and then there will be questions from the elected officials following the testimony. Mayor Maine opened the Public Hearing for the City of Springfield and read into the record the matter of Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metro Area General Plant to Adopt a New Residential Lane Use and Housing Element and Related Changes to the Plan Text and Glossary; and Adopting a Severability Clause and providing an effective date. Commissioner Green opened up the Lane County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing and read the Ordinance PA 1128 into the record. Barbara Cole, stated she was speaking on behalf of the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (LRAPA), 1010 Main Street, Springfield. She raised the issue that decisions have a long range impact on air quality in the community. She noted that over the past 25 years, stringent motor vehicle and fuel standards have reduced the emissions from individual cars by 95% and at the same time populations have grown and the number of vehicles and miles driven has grown faster than the population. She said the cost for building more roads to accommodate a growing population is prohibitively expensive. She said transportation demand management needs to be thought about. She added if more people are able to use mass transit, walk or bicycle to get around in the future, there will be cleaner air and a more livable community. She said a way to reduce the dependence on the automobile is to encourage high density mixed use communities that accommodate people's basic needs within a short distance to where they live in close proximity to shopping and jobs. She stated that LRAPA supports the plan that is Page 10 -- Joint Elected Officials Meeting -- April 14, 1999 WP bc/m/99039/T