Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Commissioner Sorenson referred to the land required for parking and asked if there were alternatives to the parking proposed in the plan. Mr. Doll said the plan showed the need for additional parking on land already owned by the airport. Staff would analyze the parking need and determine the best location. The parking would be phased. Staff would analyze all options for parking, which included a parking structure. He believed the location was ideal for parking. Commissioner Sorenson asked what efforts were made to minimize parking. He cited the shuttle service as an example of an alternative to parking. He requested data from comparable airports facing similar parking problems to determine if the community should have a dedicated shuttle bus to take people to and from the “hot spots” of usage, such as the University of Oregon. Mr. Doll said that each airport was unique in how they handled parking. Such a service must be profitable to the provider. It would not be an airport-provided shuttle. Commissioner Sorenson asked why not. Mr. Doll said generally such airport-provided shuttles were for on-site transportation and private companies provided off-site shuttles. Commissioner Sorenson wanted to know if such a shuttle would be profitable for LTD, and if not, what the sources of funding were to subsidize a shuttle so the airport did not have to build additional parking. Mr. Doll said he would research the question. Commissioner Sorenson asked if the master plan would increase or decrease the amount of carbon produced. Mr. Smith said that had not been analyzed. Emissions could increase if one assumed that future cars and planes would generate fewer emissions but more people boarded planes. However, there were plans underway to reduce carbon emissions. Commissioner Sorenson asked how expanding the parking or number of flights leaving and coming to the airport satisfied State Goal 13, Energy Conservation. Mr. Smith said that passengers could chose to fly out of either Eugene or Portland and those going to Portland produced more emissions, while local flights reduced car emissions. Commissioner Sorenson suggested there were greater emissions per mile for planes versus automobiles. Mr. Smith responded that the answer depended on the style of aircraft. Commissioner Sorenson asked if the City’s Sustainability Commission had reviewed the plan and, if not, could the commission review the plan. Mr. Flock said the review was not required but could be done. Mayor Piercy said the Sustainability and Planning commissions were beginning to meet jointly and would have an opportunity to review such plans in the future. Commissioner Sorenson asked if there were any public safety craft projected in the future of the airport. Mr. Doll said the Civil Air Patrol was located at the airport now. The airport would work with any agency that wanted to use the facility. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office and United States National Guard had not approached the airport, and he did not know where they located their planes. Commissioner Sorenson requested data on the growth projections so the elected officials could see the assumptions behind them. Mr. Smith described how the projections were arrived at and indicated the numbers were reviewed with the FAA and the FAA concurred with the forecast. The percentages applied were clearly documented. Commissioner Sorenson asked when a 20-year plan started in 2006, had to be approved. Mr. Doll said Eugene needed to close out its FAA grant by the end of the federal fiscal year, September 2010. As far as the FAA was concerned the plan was complete. Commissioner Sorenson asked if the airport had a letter MINUTES—Joint Elected Officials September 14, 2010 Page 4 Eugene & Lane County