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AGENDA COVER MEMO <br /> <br />DATE: February 1, 2005 Planning Commission Meeting Date <br /> <br />TO: JOINT EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD/LANE COUNTY <br /> PLANNING COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />FROM: KENT HOWE, PLANNING DIRECTOR <br /> LAND MANAGEMENT DIVISION <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM TITLE: IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE EUGENE- <br />SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN POLICIES TO CLARIFY <br />AND PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN SERVICE DELIVERY FOR A PUBLIC <br />SAFETY SPECIAL DISTRICT, (METRO PLAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY <br />15, PAGE II-B-5 OR PERIODIC REVIEW REVISED METRO PLAN PAGE II-C-5). <br /> <br /> I. MOTION: <br /> <br /> RECOMMEND THE EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA <br /> ELECTED OFFICIALS ADOPT THE METRO PLAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT <br /> POLICY 15 AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN SERVICE <br /> DELIVERY FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL DISTRICT. <br /> <br />II. ISSUE OR PROBLEM <br /> <br /> On August 25, 2005, the Board of County Commissioners initiated a <br /> Eugene/Springfield Metro Plan (Metro Plan) amendment (Order 04-8-25-8) to <br /> Chapter II Growth Management Policy 15 that would provide greater flexibility for <br /> service delivery in the Eugene/Springfield Metro Area. <br /> <br /> IIL DISCUSSION <br /> A. BACKGROUND <br /> <br /> The Metro Plan Chapter II Growth Management Policy 15 provides the requirements <br /> for the creation of new special service districts within the Plan Boundary of the Metro <br /> Plan. This policy was adopted prior to the changes to local government financing <br /> that resulted from the passage of Ballot Measures 5, 47 and 50. These changes have <br /> drastically affected the Lane County General Fund ability to finance public safety. <br /> Consequently, public safety services are not able to keep up with the needs of Lane <br /> County citizens, both inside and outside the Metro Plan. <br /> <br /> The goal of this policy amendment is to authorize a new financing vehicle without <br /> undermining the compact urban growth policies of the Metro Plan. <br /> <br /> <br />