CC Minutes - 10/26/98 Work Session

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called attention to his October 17 memorandum about the issues raised by the commissioners and said some of those remain issues, particularly whether the plan be changed "piecemeal" ahead of the Airport Master Plan update. Addressing a follow-up question from Ms. Swanson Gribskov, Mr. Yeiter said the draft update was due in January or February 1999, followed by a formal adoption process involving Lane County and the City of Eugene much later in the year. Ms. Nathanson said the update of the master plan was a serious issue. She asked for more information about the environmental buffer. Mr. Yeiter referred her to page 111 of the Planning Commission Record contained in the meeting packet, noting that the term "environmental buffer" was not clearly defined in the Airport Master Plan. AirTech, the consulting group that worked on the previous airport master plan and update, said that the buffer was to keep non-airport uses from encroaching near the runway, but also to expand airport operations. Addressing a question from Mr. Lee, Mr. Yeiter said the conflict of interest was raised when the airport asked to proceed with the changes application and the County agreed and delegated the analysis work to City staff. The property owner claimed that the project was being "railroaded through" and the City was in affect "judge and jury" in this instance. Mr. Yeiter said, in fact, it was not that different a situation as occurred in planning for the City and happened in all jurisdictions where one department reviews and analyzes applications from another department. He said the County's delegation to the City is well-documented. Mr. Tollenaar said the only issue of merit is the timing issue as it relates to the master plan update. At Mr. Yeiter's invitation to comment, Mr. Boggs indicated that a there was a recent meeting between the Master Plan Advisory Committee and the airport consultants and no change in the location of the air cargo area is being recommended. Mayor Torrey said there seemed to be consensus to proceed with the process and address differences with the Lane County Board of Commissioners as the project moves forward. IV. INFORMATION ON TAX IMPACT OF BALLOT MEASURES Ms. Swanson Gribskov provided the report and applied the tax rates of proposed tax measures to the average Eugene home. She noted that all the proposed measures amount to less than the amount property taxpayers saved from Ballot Measures 47/50. Mr. Laue reminded the council of the "bond burning" next month, saying "we ought to make that point as we are talking about these tax measures." The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, James R. Johnson City Manager (Recorded by Yolanda Paule) MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1998 Page 5 5:30 p.m.