CC Minutes - 11/30/11 Work Session

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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: We, the Eugene City Council, extend our appreciation to Richard Lariviere and hereby adopt this resolution expressing our gratitude for his commitment to the University of Oregon and to the larger community. The foregoing resolution adopted the 30` day of November, 2011. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Brown, moved to adopt the resolution. Councilors expressed general regret at the loss of Dr. Lariviere and commended his commitment to increased educational access and his work in the community. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. A. WORK SESSION: Metro Plan Boundary Adjustment Proposal The council was joined by Alissa Hansen of the Planning Division, who provided a PowerPoint presentation on a boundary adjustment proposal to the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan General Area Plan (Metro Plan) initiated by the Lane County Board of County Commissioners. Planning Director Lisa Gardner was also present for the item. Ms. Hansen shared a series of maps that illustrated the existing jurisdictional authority, the jurisdictional authorities proposed, and the boundaries as they would appear if the adjustment was approved. Ms. Hansen then called attention to Attachment B of the Agenda Item Summary for the item, which provided an overview of the Metro Plan amendment review process and identified current authorities for zoning and land use administration inside city limits (city), between city limits and the urban growth boundary (UGB) (city administering jointly adopted code), between UGB and Metro Plan boundary (Lane County), and outside the Metro Plan boundaries (Lane County). She reviewed the map included in the attachment entitled Boundary Relationships. Ms. Hansen described the two- phased approach proposed by Lane County, which would address the Springfield side of the map first and the Eugene side of the map following that. She shared maps showing the impacts of the phased approach. Ms. Hansen reviewed highlights of the testimony received to date, which included concerns about drinking water source protection, consistency with the Metro Plan text, the lack of benefits to Eugene and Springfield, concerns about an unequal decision making process for the Eugene phase, and a desire for a more comprehensive approach to Metro Plan changes. She said the Lane County Planning Commission recommended the proposal be denied; the Springfield Planning Commission forwarded a recommendation of approval with a condition that its concerns about the drinking water protection issue be addressed through an intergovernmental agreement; and the Eugene Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposal. MINUTES— Eugene City Council November 30, 2011 Page 2 Work Session