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The FY03 annual report outlined a summary of the Planning Commission Work Program for FY04. Those major tasks were outlined by program area and are summarized below: uS~ SectiOn Project Status/Notes Telecommunications Specific direction given by City Council in April 2004, public hearings Siting Standards set for Planning Commission in October & November 2004 Hospital Use Code Adopted by City Council on October 22, 2003 and was appealed to Amendments LUBA and then to Court of Appeals. City is awaiting decision. Nodal Development Ongoing - Chambers Node & 2-year work program Overlay Zone Amendments Land Use Code Ongoing - Planning Commission consideration began Fall 2004 Amendments Stormwater Public Works staff is developing draft standards Development Standards M etr ~o~uni t y ~lanning Project Status/Notes Periodic Review This has been a monumental task to complete due to multiple, complicated appeals, coordination issues and the added complexity of a Senate Bill 920 petition filed against the City of Eugene. All of these complications required staff to spend resources defending our actions and appearing in front of the State Land Conservation and Development Commission. Government-initiated Completed - Central Area Transportation Plan Update, Downtown Plan Metro Plan & Update, East Campus, Crescent Village Refinement Plan Amendments Nodal Development In FY03 the Department of Land Conservation and Development sent the Implementation City of Eugene a draft staff report recommending sanctions for lack of compliance with the Commission Order for our nodal work. Staff spent significant time working with the State to avoid sanctions and move the nodal program forward. Grant funding discussed in the FY03 work program was not awarded, subsequent applications for funding for the Chambers node was secured. The Planning Commission approved a 2 year work program. Goal 5 Work Program The inventory phase of the Goal 5 work for Eugene included adopting inventories for the urban incorporated and urban unincorporated areas is completed. Both actions were appealed and were on different timelines. The state ruled in favor of the City for the incorporated area inventory finding that the city had satisfied state requirements. The urban unincorporated area inventory is still pending. Meanwhile the next phase is progressing and slated to be completed in June 2005.