Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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to model, but only had to develop the scenarios if funding was provided by the legislature. He said the GHG Task Force recognized that the State needed to establish goals, develop tools and provide funding to assist local planning efforts. TransPlan only addressed VMT reduction; the new mandate also addressed GHG emissions reduction and provided the link between land use and transportation planning. He explained how the toolkit being developed by the State would allow MPOs to determine how best to reduce GHG and VMT. Mr. Clark urged legislators against using STIP or other funds for planning that might otherwise be allocated to capacity-building and maintenance of the existing transportation system. Mr. Clark remarked that the STIP funds being considered were those already allocated for planning. Ms. Solomon asked if the new planning mandate would require a TransPlan amendment. Ms. Wilson said the MPO could decide whether to develop another plan or incorporate the GHG/VMT strategies into TransPlan. Ms. Solomon asked if the July 2013 deadline assumed that MPOs would receive funding immediately and if funding was delayed, would the 2013 deadline be extended accordingly. Ms. Wilson said the assumption was that funding would be provided early in the process, but if funding was delayed then jurisdictions would discuss with the legislature either extending the deadline or combining HB 2001 compliance with SB 1059 requirements. Mr. Zelenka stated that all MPOs agreed that the work was very important; the problem was lack of tools and funding to complete it. He felt the GHG model would be a part of the TransPlan process rather than a separate plan. He hoped that eventually the State and federal transportation planning processes would be merged into a single plan. C. WORK SESSION: Area Commission on Transportation (ACT) 101 Ms. Wilson distributed a map showing all ACTS and a document comparing ACTs and MPOs and a listing of the Forum on an ACT for Lane County (FACT-LC) membership. She provided a brief overview of the role and functions of ACTs, which were advisory bodies chartered by the OTC. She said Lane County and Portland Metro were the only areas in the State without an ACT; in Lane County the Board of Commission- ers currently functioned as our ACT. She said SB 944, enacted by the 2009 legislature, required Lane County to establish an ACT. She introduced Rob Zako, a consultant hired by the County to facilitate the process of forming an ACT. Mr. Zako said an ACT was intended to assure more effective communication, coordination and use of transportation resources. He said the FACT-LC membership represented the jurisdictions and agencies that would be part of the ACT. He said the group was developing proposals for the ACT membership structure, bylaws and charter Ms. Piercy commended Mr. Zako’s facilitation of the process and Creswell Mayor Bob Hooker for his leadership during FACT-LC meetings. Ms. Wilson stated that the FACT-LC would present its proposal to the Board of Commissioners, which would then present it to OTC by September 30, 2010. She drew the council’s attention to the proposed membership of up to 27 voting members and ex officio members. She indicated that 1000 Friends of MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 12, 2010 Page 4 Work Session