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Exhibit B To Ordinance No. PA 1221 FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE- SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN (METRO PLAN) TO CLARIFY AND PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA (METRO PLAN, GROWTH MANAGEMENT, POLICY 15). The following criteria from Lane Code 12.225(2), Springfield Development Code Section 7.070(3) and Eugene City Code Section 9.7730(3) shall be applied by the elected officials in approving or denying an amendment to the Metro Plan: (a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; and (b) Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. The Lane County Board of Commissioners makes the following findings with respect to the criteria set forth in Lane Code 12.225(2): Criterion #1: Lane Code 12.225(2)(a): The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Goal 1--Citizen Involvement: To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. This Metro Plan amendment proposal is subject to the public notification and heating processes adopted by the City of Springfield in SDC 7.100, City of Eugene in EC 9.118 to 9.136, and Lane County in LC 12.240. This amendment was considered at a joint public hearing before the Springfield, Eugene, and Lane County Planning Commissions on February 1, 2005. On January 12, 2005, more than twenty days prior to the February 1, 2005 joint planning commission public heating, a legal ad was published in the Eugene Register Guard. Following a recommendation from the planning commissions, the Springfield and Eugene City Councils and Lane County Board of Commissioners held a duly noticed joint public hearing to consider approval, modification, or denial of the amendment on April 19, 2005. On March 30, 2005, more than twenty days prior to the April 19, 2005 joint elected official's public hearing, a legal ad was published in the Eugene Register Guard. Exhibit B: Findings in Support of Ordinance No. PA 1221 Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) to Clarify and Provide Greater Flexibility For Public Safety Service Delivery in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area (Metro Plan, Growth Management, Policy 15.) Page 1 of 5