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Finding#15.ApublichearingontheproposedamendmentsisscheduledtocomebeforetheJoint <br />ElectedOfficialsofEugene,SpringfieldandLaneCountyonNovember10,2014. <br />Finding#16.NoticeofthepublichearingsconcerningthismatterwaspublishedonSeptember30, <br />2013intheRegisterGuard,advertisinghearingbeforetheJointPlanningCommissionsonOctober23, <br />2014.AsecondnoticewaspublishedintheRegisterGuardonOctober23,2014advertisingthe <br />November10,2013publichearingwiththeEugeneandSpringfieldCityCouncilsandtheLaneCounty <br />BoardofCommissioners.ThecontentofthenoticesfollowedthedirectiongiveninSDCSection5.2115 <br />B,EC9.7735(3),LC12.025(2)andLC12.040(2). <br />Finding#17.InformationconcerningtheproposedMetroPlanEnablingAmendmentsandthedatesof <br />thepublichearingswerepostedontheCityofSpringfieldandtheCityofEugenewebsites.Theseweb <br />sitesroutinelyincludeinformationaboutupcomingandcontinuingplanningmatters.Agendanotice <br />andoragendapacketsareroutinelyprovided(primarilybyemail)tomanyinterestedpartieswhohave <br />askedforsuchnotificationbyEugene,SpringfieldandLaneCounty.Thosenotifiedincludelocalmedia <br />outletsandnewspapers,localutilities,schooldistrictsandpartneragencies,localstaterepresentatives, <br />theEugeneandSpringfieldChambersofCommerce,theLaneHomebuildersAssociation,aswellas <br />variousneighborhoodgroupsandleaders. <br />Goal2ʹLandUsePlanning.Goal2outlinesthebasicproceduresofOregon'sstatewideplanning <br />program.Itsaysthatlandusedecisionsaretobemadeinaccordancewithacomprehensiveplan,and <br />thatsuitable"implementationordinances"toputtheplan'spoliciesintoeffectmustbeadopted. <br />Finding#18.Goal2requiresthatactionsrelatedtolandusebeconsistentwithacknowledged <br />comprehensiveplansofcitiesandcounties.TheEugeneSpringfieldMetropolitanAreaGeneralPlan <br />(MetroPlan)istheacknowledgedcomprehensiveplanthatguideslanduseplanninginSpringfield, <br />EugeneandLaneCounty. <br />Finding#19.ORS197.304,adoptedbytheOregonLegislaturein2007,requiresEugeneand <br />SpringfieldtodividethemetropolitanUGBintotwocityspecificUGBs.Eachcityisalsorequiredto <br />demonstratethatitsseparateUGBincludessufficientlandtoaccommodateits20yearneedfor <br />residentiallandconsistentwithStatewidePlanningGoal10(Housing)andGoal14(Urbanization). <br />(Urbanization).Thesestatutorymandatesimplicitlyrequireeachcitytoalsoadoptaseparate20year <br />populationforecast.ORS197.304allowsthecitiestotaketheseseparateactions͞΀Ŷ΁ŽƚǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ. <br />..acknowledgedcomprehensiveplanprovisionstotheĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ͘͟ <br />Finding#20.TheORS197.304mandatesarebeingcarriedoutbythetwocitiesandLaneCounty <br />throughaseriesofincrementalactionsovertimeratherthanthroughaMetroPlanUpdateprocess. <br />SomeofthelanduseplanningthathashistoricallybeenincludedintheMetroPlanwill,instead,be <br />includedintheĐŝƚŝĞƐ͛separate,cityspecificcomprehensiveplans.Thisdoesnotdiminishthefactthat <br />1 <br />thecitiesandthecountyremaincommittedtoregionalproblemsolving. <br /> <br />1 <br />Inadditiontothecontinuedcollaborationthroughsomeregionallanduseplans,suchastheregional <br />transportationsystemplanandtheregionalpublicfacilitiesandservicesplan,thethreejurisdictionsare <br />committedtoworkingcollaborativelyinotherwaysandthroughotherinitiatives,suchastheRegionalProsperity <br />provedinFebruary,2010. <br />EconomicDevelopmentPlanjointlyap <br />MetroPlanEnablingŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐͶ^ƚĂĨĨFindings <br />{00142030;1} <br />November10,2014Page5 <br />