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direct the three local governments to comply with the Goal 5 Rule (OAR 660-023- 000). The Purposes and Intent section of the Goal 5 Rule (OAR 660-023-000) states: "This division establishes procedures and criteria for inventorying and evaluating Goal 5 resources and for developing land use programs to conserve and protect significant Goal 5 resources. This division explains how local governments apply Goal 5 when conducting periodic review and when amending acknowledged comprehensive plans and land use regulations." Recommendation: No change. b. Use of Both Standard Process and Safe Harbor Process within One Resource Category Issue: Can a local government use both the standard process and the safe harbor process for one resource category? Staff Analysis: In July 2003, Eugene staff asked DLCD whether or not a jurisdiction could apply the standard inventory process and the safe harbor inventory process to different sites of the same resource type, or to different portions of the same site. In a July 3, 2003 email response, DLCD staff said that a local jurisdiction can not only apply both standard and Safe Harbor processes to a single resource category, it can also split a single site between the two processes. The DLCD response states, in part, "A city may divide use of the standard and safe harbor approach for a single resource site when it is determ/ned through the standard process that there are significantly different on-site characteristics that would allow a clear distinction among various portions of the site." This question of whether the Goal 5 rule allows a split approach on methodology within a resource type may be confused with the applicability requirements of the new Goal 5 Rule, which require a jurisdiction to use only the old Goal 5 rule or only the new Goal 5 rule within all sites of a given resource type. Recommendation: No Change. c. Use of the Safe Harbor Approach Outside the UGB Issue: Do not adopt the safe harbor approach proposed for the area outside the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). Staff Analysis: The elected officials directed staff in the spring of 1997 to proceed with the Natural Resources Study, with specific direction to apply the "safe harbor" approach on lands outside the UGB but inside the Metro Plan boundary. The Goal 5 Rule provides for a safe harbor approach, a streamlined process that allows local governments to use existing mapped data to inventory the resource and skip the analysis step, provided they adopt the protection measures specified in the rule. Metro Plan Periodic Review Text and Diagram Amendments Staff Notes Page 16 of 28 City Council Agenda page 318