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Generally it is important to look ahead strategically and think long term about where we would like <br />our planning program to be and understand what types of opportunities and constraints could <br />impact our system. While this is not intended to be a comprehensive, complete list nor is it <br />intended to be a Strategic Plan, the following items have come to light for either the Planning <br />Commission or the Planning Division staff and are a good starting point for further discussion if <br />additional time and other resources become available. <br /> <br />· There are outside forces to legislate changes to our land use systems at a statewide level. The <br /> City of Eugene will need to continue to be strategic and be prepared to respond and develop <br /> policy for dealing with these types of influences that may impact the way we implement our <br /> plans. <br /> <br />· There has been some recent success surrounding a collaborative approach to conflict resolution <br /> on planning matters and continued flexibility toward problem solving could be expanded to <br /> more projects to encourage this approach. Moving away from a 'one size fits all' approach <br /> may be a way to make progress and further discussion could help us build trust and consensus <br /> in our community for planning projects. If a consensus based approach to land use is desired, <br /> the relationship between the amount of regulation and ability to be flexible and to defer to the <br /> desires of all stakeholders may need to be considered. <br /> <br />· The Planning Commission has a desire to look at and review their bylaws and operating <br /> philosophy and see if updates are needed. <br /> <br />· There continue to be questions regarding the relationships between the proposed Region 2050 <br /> Plan, the Metro Plan and the City's refinement plans. A strategic, long term look at where we <br /> are going in relationship to these plans could be beneficial. <br /> <br />· Our partners in the Metro Plan, particularly Springfield, have begun discussing publicly the <br /> pros and cons of reevaluating their participation in the Metro Plan. This could have serious <br /> consequences to our regional planning efforts. <br /> <br /> 3_3_ <br /> <br /> <br />