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Mr. Doll emphasized that the Eugene Airport was a major economic driver for the region. The Oregon <br />Department of Aviation indicated the airport was directly or indirectly responsible for 4,000 jobs and <br />contributed about $332 million to the economy annually. The airport had recently completed two projects <br />that provided $13 million in construction work. The fire station project alone had created 56 construction <br />jobs. <br /> <br />Mr. Doll recommended that the plan be adopted prior to the end of the federal fiscal year so the airport <br />could close out its federal grant. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy noted that the joint adoption process was necessitated by the airport’s location, which was <br />within the jurisdiction of both bodies. She called for public testimony. <br /> <br />Commissioner Handy read the title of Lane County’s Ordinance PA 12-73 into the record. <br /> <br />There being no requests to speak, Mayor Piercy closed the hearing on behalf of Eugene. Commissioner <br />Handy closed the hearing on behalf of Lane County. <br /> <br />Councilor Poling determined from City Attorney Jerome that he likely had no conflict in regard to the matter <br />due to his employment with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), but she would research the <br />issue further before the council took final action. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy asked if the advisory committee had discussed carbon emission reductions. Mr. Smith <br />reported that committee members had general concerns about reducing the airport’s carbon footprint. <br />However, the committee was not concerned that the specific projects in the plan would result in carbon <br />emissions of any significant impact. Mr. Doll said that airport projects were built to LEED (Leadership in <br />Energy and Environmental Design) standards and the airport worked with the airlines to reduce their carbon <br />footprint. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy acknowledged the new fire station at the airport was a “green” building. She did not raise the <br />subject to suggest there was a fault in the master plan, but to express her hope that staff thought of the issue <br />in general when considering airport management concerns. Mr. Doll said the airport staff was concerned <br />about the environment and kept it in mind in regard to all its improvement projects. <br /> <br />Councilor Brown noted concerns voiced by planning commissioners about the percentage increase in parking <br />projected at a time when the population was not projected to increase by the same percentage. He shared <br />those concerns. Mr. Doll responded that parking demand was determined by passenger projections and were <br />also related to peak travel periods, such as holidays. He did not know when the new parking would be <br />constructed because it would be related to increased demand. Councilor Brown hoped that the new parking <br />would be structured parking. <br /> <br />Councilor Brown determined from Mr. Doll that the airport was required by the federal government to <br />protect airspace for safety reasons and the scope of the protected space was defined by the Federal Aviation <br />Administration (FAA). <br /> <br />Councilor Brown expressed concern about the lack of reference in the plan to public transportation. Mr. <br />Doll said staff had talked to Lane Transit District (LTD) and learned that the agency had no plans to serve <br />the airport. He said staff would continue to work with LTD to try to make that happen. Councilor Brown <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Joint Elected Officials September 14, 2010 Page 2 <br /> Eugene & Lane County <br /> <br />