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Goal 14--Urbanization: To provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use. The proposed Metro Plan amendment does not convert land from rural to urban use. The proposed public safety service district is not a growth inducing service that will encourage urban sprawl and scattered in-cohesive development. Public facilities such as water, wastewater, stormwater and transportation services and facilities are recognized as the drivers of increased density and more urban development. Therefore, the Metro Plan amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 14. Goal 15 Willamette River Greenway: To protect, conserve, enhance and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River as the Willamette River Greenway. The Metro Plan amendment makes no changes to policies or findings in the Metro Plan affecting the Willamette River Greenway. Therefore, the Metro Plan amendment has no affect on Statewide Planning Goal 15. Goals 16 through 19 (Estuarine Resources, Coastal Shorelands, Beaches and Dunes, and Ocean Resources): These lands are not present in central Lane County, therefore, these statewide planning goals are not relevant to the Metro area. Criterion #2: Eugene City Code Section 9.128(3)(b), Springfield Development Code 7.070(3)(b), and Lane Code 12.225(2)(b): Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. The Metro Plan Public Facilities and Services policies recognize water, wastewater, stormwater and transportation services or facilities as the drivers of the urban growth form. The Metro Plan Growth Management and Special Service District policies were developed to guide city development and provide more uniform and orderly services on the urban fringe. This proposed pubic safety service district is not a growth inducing service that will encourage urban sprawl. Service districts or other entities within the Metro Plan are currently providing transit, schools, parks, fire and EMS, electric, water, communication, either directly or through contract. Lane County is already providing (or has in the past) the following public safety services countywide: Adult and youth correction services, prosecution, detention, supervision, mental health and alcohol and drug services for offenders, drug court, interagency narcotics enforcement, patrol, investigation, and arrest. In many cases Lane County is the exclusive provider. In some cases, 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 4 of 5