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SPRINGFIELD
CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date:
Meeting Type:
Staff Contact/Dept.:
Staff Phone No:
Estimated Time:
Council Goals:
10/4/2021
Regular Meeting
AJ Nytes/CMO
541-726-3700
5 Minutes
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our Hometown Feel
while Focusing on
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Environmental Quality
ITEM TITLE: APPOINTMENT FOR SPRINGFIELD REPRESENTATIVE ON THE LANE
REGIONAL AIR PROTECTION AGENCY (LRAPA) BOARD
ACTION
Appoint/Not Appoint Terry Fitzpatrick as the Springfield Citizen Representative on
REQUESTED:
the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Board.
ISSUE
The LRAPA Board is a nine -member board which meets monthly to establish
STATEMENT:
policy and adopt agency regulations. To date, Springfield has one city councilor as
the representative on the LRAPA Board and one citizen as a second representative
on the Board.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
DISCUSSION/
The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency was created in 1968 to achieve and
FINANCIAL
maintain clean air in Lane County, Oregon in a manner consistent with local
IMPACT:
priorities and goals. With the support of its member entities, which include Lane
County and the cities of Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove and Oakridge, LRAPA
carries out its mission to protect and enhance air quality through a combination of
regulatory and non -regulatory programs and activities. To date, the board consists
of four representatives from the City of Eugene, on representative from Lane
County, two representatives from the City of Springfield, one representative from
the City of Cottage Grove, and one representative from the City of Oakridge.
The City posted recruitment for the At -Large position previously held by Gabrielle
Guidero on August 11, 2021 and the Council held interviews of two eligible
candidates on September 27, 2021 during a work session meeting.