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8. Urban Reserves Issue: Testimony submitted at the hearing requested retaining the existing Urban Reserve designations in the Metro Plan diagram, now proposed for deletion. In addition, them is continued interest on the part of Eugene planning staff to retain the designation of Urban Reserve in the north Eugene area. The owner of property in that current Urban Reserve has discussed the possibility of withdrawing forested hillside and ridgeline property from the UGB on the south end of town if the flatter land in the urban reserve with readily available services could be added to the UGB. The owner has offered to donate to the City an extensive area of land for future parks to make the developable acreages between the two sites equal. The City of Eugene staff believe this "UGB swap" could be in the best interests of the Eugene community in the long run, and retention of the Urban Reserve designation my facilitate this "UGB swap." Staff Analysis: At the November 29, 2000, Joint Work Session of Eugene and Springfield City Councils and Lane County Board of Commissioners, elected officials asked staff to schedule individual work sessions with each elected body to further discuss the future of urban reserve areas in the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. Work sessions were held with the Eugene City Council on February 21, 2001, with the Springfield City Council on March 5, 2001, and with the Lane County Board of Commissioners on March 21, 2001. The result of the actions taken at these meetings was that the elected officials unanimously directed staff to proceed to remove urban reserves from the Metro Plan Diagram (see Attachment C: Minutes of elected officials' meetings providing direction to remove urban reserves). The decision of the elected officials was based on the analysis and recommendations contained in the staff report and the report, Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Urban Reserve Analysis and Alternatives Report, June 2001. This report is included in the record of the planning commission hearing process for the amendments subject to this request. The conclusion of that study was that the existing urban reserves do not meet the criteria in the administrative rule and therefore they should be removed from the diagram. DLCD has issued a letter stating that the existing urban reserves must be removed in order to complete this Periodic Review work task. Recommendation: Staff recommends removing all existing urban reserves from the Metro Plan diagram in order to be consistent with existing state law. Staff further recommends that urban reserves be reconsidered through Region 2050, a collaborative process now underway to develop a Regional Growth Management Strategy for the Southern Willamette Valley. 9. UGB Location at RiverRidge Golf Course Issue: Testimony indicated that the location of the Urban Growth Boundary as shown on the GIS map as it passes through RiverRidge Golf Course (TL 1703070000304) is incorrect, and has been shown incorrectly since at least 1988. Materials submitted into Metro Plan Periodic Review Text and Diagram Amendments Staff Notes Page 24 of 28 City Council Agenda page 326