Item A: Priority Setting for JEO Meeting

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ATTACHMENT A PRIORITY LIST FOR THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD Submitted via e-mail by Assistant City Manager, Jeffrey Towery on January 22, 2008 TransPlan Work Plan DLCD staff has verbally expressed concern about the disconnect between a Draft RTP (federally required MPO regional transportation Plan) projecting a 2031 horizon year and the MetroPlan and its refinement plans such as TransPlan (state required transportation system plan) living on a 2015 horizon. The TPR (Transportation Planning Rule) says that federal MPO plans (RTP) and local TSPs (TransPlan) must be consistent. Once the 2031 RTP is adopted in November by MPC, the TransPlan jurisdictions will either need to make a finding of consistency that the RTP and TransPlan are “consistent”, or make any needed amendments to TransPlan to create “consistency”. TransPlan is a regional document; therefore, at a minimum it appears that the JEO (assumes that the PCs and governing bodies of effected jurisdictions and the Joint Planning Commissions have weighed in) will need to tune up the TransPlan project list (i.e. take the WEP out). Metro Plan – UGB Amendment Springfield believes that the establishment of separate urban growth boundaries (based on jurisdictional responsibilities articulated in the Metro Plan) is an appropriate first step for implementation. Whether or not this action is subject to the two-year time limit contained in the law or is limited solely to residential inventory, does not obviate the need, to establish the two UGB’s as mandated by HB 3337. Springfield planning staff is prepared to provide the report and findings necessary to allow the Council to act in compliance with this element of the law by January, 2008. Metro Plan – Conforming Amendments In order to fully implement HB 3337, SB 417, and SB 336 the Board of County Commissioners may need (or choose) to adopt into Lane Code Chapter 10 all of Eugene’s and Springfield’s newly adopted code amendments so that they have force and effect in the UT area. The establishment of separate UGB's for Springfield and Eugene will create the need for various conforming amendments to the Metro Plan which will continue to reference a single UGB unless amendments are made to reflect compliance with the HB 3337 mandate for separate UGB's. One approach that could help to preserve the regional partnership is to establish this conforming Metro Plan text to coincide with the action to establish separate UGB’s. Update – Inventories / UGB Amendments A final draft of the Residential Lands Study Report will be presented to Council early next year, in time to coordinate with the Commercial Industrial Buildable Lands (CIBL) project. The findings of the Residential Lands Study will be combined with those of the CIBL to allow staff to more accurately assess Springfield’s future land needs of all types and to plan accordingly for any necessary UGB amendments.