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November10,2014publichearingwiththeEugeneandSpringfieldCityCouncilsandtheLaneCounty <br />BoardofCommissioners.ThecontentofthenoticesfollowedthedirectiongiveninSDCSection5.2115 <br />B,EC9.7735(3),LC12.025(2)andLC12.040(2). <br />Finding#11.InformationconcerningtheproposedamendmentstotheMetroPlanEnabling <br />AmendmentsandthedatesofthepublichearingswerepostedontheCityofSpringfieldandtheCityof <br />Eugenewebsites.Thesewebsitesroutinelyincludeinformationaboutupcomingandcontinuing <br />planningmatters.Agendanoticeandoragendapacketsareroutinelyprovided(primarilybyemailed) <br />tomanyinterestedpartieswhohaveaskedforsuchnotificationbyEugene,SpringfieldandLaneCounty. <br />Thosenotifiedincludelocalmediaoutletsandnewspapers,localutilities,schooldistrictsandpartner <br />agencies,localstaterepresentatives,theEugeneandSpringfieldChambersofCommerce,theLane <br />HomebuildersAssociation,aswellasvariousneighborhoodgroupsandleaders. <br />Conclusion: <br />TheproceduralrequirementsdescribedinSDCSections5.2115,5.4135and5.4140,EC9.7745andEC <br />9.7735(3)andLC12.210throughLC12.245havebeenfollowed.Noticerequirementsestablishedby <br />DLCDforamendingtheDevelopmentCodehavealsobeenfollowed. <br />III.DecisionCriteriaandFindings <br />SDCSection5.14135,EC9.7730andLC12.225describethecriteriatobeusedinapprovingan <br />amendmenttotheMetroPlan.Inreachingadecision,thePlanningCommissionsandtheCityCouncils <br />andCountyCommissionersmustadoptfindingswhichdemonstratethattheproposalmeetscertain <br />approvalcriteria.Thesecriteriaandfindingsareshownbelow. <br />Criterion#1͞dŚĞamendmentmustbeconsistentwiththerelevantstatewideplanninggoals <br />adoptedbytheLandConservationandDevelopmentŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘͟ <br />Findings: <br />Goal1ʹCitizenInvolvement.Goal1callsfor"theopportunityforcitizenstobeinvolvedinallphases <br />oftheplanningprocess." <br />Finding#12.ApublichearingontheproposedamendmentswasheldbeforetheJointPlanning <br />CommissionsofEugene,SpringfieldandLaneCountyonOctober23,2014.EachCommission <br />recommendedthattheirelectedofficialsapprovetheproposedtextamendmentstotheMetroPlanbut <br />thattheproposedamendmentstotheMetroPlanDiagramandPlanBoundaryMapberemovedfrom <br />consideration. <br />Finding#13.AletterfromtheLawOfficeofBillKlooswasreceived,assertingthattherewasan <br />inaccuracyinthebasemapusedtopreparethemapamendments.ThisletterisincludedasAttachment <br />CtotheStaffReportfortheJointElectedOfficials. <br />Finding#14.Attherequestofstaff,thePlanningCommissionswererequestedtoremovethe <br />proposedmapamendmentsfromconsideration.TheCommissions,asmentionedinFinding#12 <br />recommendedapprovaloftheMetroPlantextamendmentsbutrecommendedthatthemapsbe <br />removedfromconsideration. <br />MetroPlanEnablingŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐͶ^ƚĂĨĨFindings <br />{00142030;1} <br />November10,2014Page4 <br />