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perhaps a streamlined minor Metro Plan amendment process might be needed. He said that staff did not want Mr. Kloos' clients to be in the position of seeking a Metro Plan amendment in such cases. Ms. Fitch requested a staff response to Ms. Cuellar's testimony regarding the statutory requirement for a 20-year land supply, and if the requirement existed, why it was not being fulfilled. Mayor Torrey recalled the Eugene council's discussion about the switching land inside and outside of the UGB to accommodate a new City park and asked how that topic related to the discussion at hand. Mr. Yeiter said the area under discussion was currently in the urban reserves and did not meet the current State rules for those reserves. He had considered making a recommendation to the council to retain the reserve, but the State priorities for where the reserve could be expanded were very specific. The top priority was for reserves adopted prior to the rule, which Eugene's did not meet. The State also stipulated that such expansion would not occur on prime agricultural land, which some of the land in question was. He said he would do additional research to determine what could be accomplished inside of periodic review. Ms. Fitch asked what goals took priority. She suggested the lack of a 20-year land supply would mean the community was out-of-compliance with State laws. Ms. Heinkel said the community was required to have a 20-year land supply at the time of periodic review, or during a legislative review of the UGB. She said that the three jurisdictions had completed the Residential Lands Study as part of periodic review. She said the urban reserves were not related to the supply of land inside the UGB because of their location and because they were designed to accommodate land needs beyond the 20-year horizon. Mr. Dwyer determined from Ms. Heinkel that through the periodic review process, the three jurisdictions will have completed the metropolitan portion of the National Resources Study. She indicated that jurisdiction-specific work remained to be completed, and that effort was underway. Responding to a question from Ms. Taylor, Ms. Heinkel indicated a written response regarding the testimony on the Willamette Greenway Study would be provided to all the elected officials. Ms. Morrison, seconded by Mr. Dwyer, moved third reading of the ordinance. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m. (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials February 10, 2004 Page 10 Lane County, Eugene, and Springfield