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MINUTES OF THE JOINT ELECTED OFFICIALS WORK SESSION OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL, THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AND LANE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2013 A joint elected officials' work session with the City of Springfield, City of Eugene and Lane County was held in the Springfield Library Meeting Room, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, November 4, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Lundberg presiding. ATTENDANCE Mayor Lundberg welcomed everyone to Springfield City Hall and opened the meeting of the Springfield City Council. Mayor Piercy opened the meeting of the Eugene City Council. Commissioner Leiken opened the meeting of the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Present from Springfield were Mayor Christine Lundberg and Councilors VanGordon, Wylie, Moore, Ralston, Woodrow and Brew. Springfield City Manager Gino Grimaldi and other Springfield staff were also present. Present from Eugene were Mayor Kitty Piercy and Councilors Brown, Zelenka, Poling, Clark, Evans, Syrett and Pryor. Councilor Taylor was absent. Eugene City Manager Jon Ruiz and other Eugene staff were also present. Present from Lane County were Board Chair Leiken and Commissioners Farr, Sorenson and Stewart. Commissioner Bozievich was absent (excused). Planning Manager Matt Laird and other Lane County staff were also present. 1. Amendments to Chapter IV of the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan). City Planner Mark Metzger presented the staff report on this item. He introduced Keir Miller from Lane County and Alissa Hansen from the City of Eugene. He also introduced Lauren King from the Springfield City Attorney's office. The planning staffs and legal counsel for Eugene, Springfield and Lane County had worked together for a long time and had prepared amendments to Chapter IV of the Metro Plan for the purpose of implementing ORS 197.304. The proposed amendments clarified each jurisdiction's role in future Metro Plan amendments and amendments to related documents. ORS 197.304 (HB 3337) established separate Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs) for Eugene and Springfield and was the impetus for the Springfield 2030 Plan and the Envision Eugene planning initiatives. As these planning efforts were readied for adoption, amendments to Chapter IV were needed to clarify which governing bodies would participate in decision making given the establishment of separate UGBs. The most significant changes to Chapter IV of the Metro Plan were: