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Howard Grooters, 650 West 12th Avenue, Eugene, said that commuting by bicycle in Eugene is a joy and he hopes it remains that way. He added autos do cause risk to public safety, noise, and carbon monoxide polutions. He suggested to make the auto less convenient, not more. He said TransPlan is not just about building roads, it is about building a road to hell. He asked the officials to follow the Friends of Eugene. Chris Clemow_, 25340 Vaughn Road, Veneta, noted TransPlan was not a special interest Eugene-only plan. He said TransPlan is a metropolitan area transportation plan that includes Springfield and Lane County. He added there were not a lot of people from Springfield and Lane County who attended. He said the TransPlan document is not perfect, it is a planning document that will be revised. He added it should be revised as soon as this one is adopted. Xochitz Hernandez Howe, 2544 Kincaid Road, suggested the TransPlan should facilitate the community's future independence from inefficient polluting. She said it would encourage Eugene to become a leader. She proposed that an updated TransPlan set forth a yearly goal of completion of a number of miles with non-automobiles constructed for safety, and bike paths. She asked for the plan to reserve a particular budget of no less than $60 million for the development of bike paths that would be allocated to businesses in the form of grants or utilized by the city to complete specific bike paths. Randy Prince, PO Box 927, Eugene, said there should be bicycles to prevent auto traffic. He said he likes the rapid transit part of the TransPlan because there are restricted lanes of traffic that are efficient. He added there should be a toll role where people could pay as they went and taxis should be considered. Ted Butler, 695 River Loop, #1, Santa Clara, said he is 15 years old and he does not have the ability or option to drive a car. He said there is a large contingency of young people that need to get around. He read a poem that he had composed. MOTION: to approve the Third Reading and Continued Public Hearing and setting a Fourth Reading and Discussion for Ordinance PA 1132 on December 1, 1999. Sorenson MOVED, Dwyer SECONDED. VOTE: 4-0. Mayor Maine noted that the Springfield City Council will take up the item at its first work session on TransPlan on December 6. Wylie stated she was closing LTD's public hearing and adjourning its meeting. Green thanked everyone for taking the time to speak. There being no further business, Commissioner Green adjourned the meeting at 10:15 p.m. Page 10 -- Continued Joint Elected Officials' Meeting -- October 20, 1999 WP bc/m/99136/T