Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Lane Transit District (LTD) bus route status changes had been considered, nor had implementation of bus rapid transit in Springfield or between Eugene and Springfield. He requested an explanation. Mr. Handy questioned the lack of a staff report regarding the impact of mixed-use centers on the plan's performance thus far. He asked what the cities were doing, if they needed to do better, and if there had been any progress toward addressing the TransPlan Alternative Performance Measures and TransPlan goals. He asked “Where is the full analysis of all of this?” Mr. Handy indicated he would submit his written remarks into the record. Mr. Handy closed the hearing on behalf of Lane County. Mayor Piercy closed the hearing on behalf of the City of Eugene. Mayor Leiken closed the hearing on behalf of the City of Springfield. Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Zelenka, moved that the Eugene City Council record be held open to accept the staff responses to Mr. Handy’s questions. Ms. Ortiz determined from Mr. Yeiter that Lane County staff would respond to Mr. Handy’s questions. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Mr. Simmons, seconded by Ms. Wylie, moved that the Springfield City Council record be held open to accept the staff responses to Mr. Handy’s questions. The motion passed unanimously 6:0. Mr. Fleenor arrived and assumed the chairmanship of the Board of County Commissioners. Mr. Fleenor read the ordinance for the first time. Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Handy, moved the first reading, setting the second reading for July 7, 2010, for Ordinance PA 1272, leaving the record open until July 7. The motion passed, 4:0. 2. METRO PLAN WORK PLAN REPORT Lane County Planning Director Kent Howe provided the staff report. He said since the last update, staff of the three jurisdictions continued to update the Metro Plan to reflect the JEO subcommittee recommendations, the implementation of House Bill 3337, the necessary conforming amendments to the Metro Plan, and housekeeping amendments. The Board of County Commissioners and Springfield council heard an update on the process in May 2010, and Eugene had scheduled a council update in summer 2010. The jurisdictions had completed the work required by House Bill 3337, and staff was now identifying where the text in the Metro Plan needed to be revised. Mr. Howe referred to a flow chart provided to the elected officials that showed how the directors were working to combine processes to meet the various requirements facing the area. He anticipated that staff would return in September with policy questions for the elected officials. MINUTES—Joint Elected Officials—Lane County & Eugene June 17, 2010 Page 4