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There was significant opportunities and involvement by citizens throu bout the Residential L . g and and Housing Study. On March 27,1995, the Joint Planning Commission Committee JPCC ~ ~ approved a Citizen Involvement Plan (CIP} for the Residential Lands Stud .The JPCC is made . Y up of two planning commissions from each jurisdiction and is char ed under the Metro Plan with .. .. g prov~drng guidance for citizen involvement in all metro studies and ro'ects See olic 5 p J ~ P Y Citizen Involvement Chapter III-K}. Consistent with the JPCC-a roved CIP the Residential pp Lands Study was guided by an eleven member Citizen Advisory Committee CAC . The CAC . ~ ~ represented various housing perspectives in the metropolitan area, and the coin osition of the P group was approved by the Joint Planning Commission Committee. The list of members and the organizations they represented were submitted to the Eugene, Sprin field and Lane Coun g tY elected off vials for approval. In the summer 1995, the CAC was officiall formed as the rou . y g p responsible for the preparation of the Res~dent~al Lands Study. CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCESS Opportunities for citizen involvement during the CAC process included: • Monthly CAC Meetings between July 1995 and December 1997. Meetin s were g advertised and open to the public and opportunity for public comment was available at each meeting. • During this process, representatives from the CAC and staff made presentations on the study to interested groups. In November 199b, the CAC held a public forum. At the forum, citizens, and CAC members identified residential land and housing issues, In October 1997, the CAC released the Preliminary Draft Recommendations Re ort. The p report was made available, free of charge, at a variety of accessible locations throw bout g the metropolitan area for at least 30 days. The draft report was also sent to state agencies and local officials for comment. Each report contained a comment form intended to capture public sentiment on the issues. An open house was held on October 3 x,1997 to allow the CAC to hear directl from Y those wishing to comment on the report.. Newspaper display ads, poster dis la s and . .. .. p Y direct mailings, including the Periodic Review Newsletter mailing list, were used to advertise the availability of the document and the open pause. • In November and December 1997, the CAC reviewed and addressed all comments and released the CAC Policy Recommendations Report in January 1998. Following release of the CAC recommendations, two open house events for the 3 -Findings in Support of Metro Plan Amendments