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encouraging single agency service delivery over service delivery by several agencies. <br /> <br /> The Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission was created under ORS Chapter <br /> 199, and has jurisdiction over local government boundary changes for many special districts. <br /> Today, the Lane County Boundary Commission is the only local government boundary <br /> commission still existing in tho state. <br /> <br /> The Boundary Commission policies regarding efficient delivery of services do not prohibit <br /> the use of special districts. The local comprehensive plan is the primary tool employed to <br /> express legislative policy about local service delivery needs. Part of the requirement for <br /> Boundary Commission action is a determination that the proposal is consistent with the <br /> comprehensive plans of the involved area. In this case, only the Eugene-Springfield <br /> Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) was adopted with specific expressions of what <br /> entity should provide services under these policies. <br /> <br /> However, the Metro Plan was developed and acknowledged before voter-spproved property <br /> tax limitations, Measures 5 and 50, restricted local government's ability to finance services <br /> via property tax increases. <br /> <br /> Metro Plan <br /> <br /> The Metro Plan is the official long-range general plan of metropolitan Lane County and the <br /> cities of Eugene and Springfield. Its policies and land use designations apply only within the <br /> area under the jurisdiction of the Plan. The Metro Plan sets forth general planning policies <br /> and land usc allocations and serves as the basis for the coordinated development of programs <br /> concerning thc use and conservation of physical resources, furtherance of assets, and <br /> development or redevelopment of the metro area. <br /> <br /> Any proposed new special district within the area of the Metro Plan must be consistent with <br /> the Plan. Depending on the content of a public safety service district, the Metro Plan does <br /> appear to contain policies and perhaps definitions that might act as obstacles to formation of <br /> a new district. All other adopted and acknowledged comprehensive plans within Lane <br /> County do not seem to preclude formation of a public safety service district but will need to <br /> be carefully reviewed and analyzed to ensure consistency if the proposed public safety <br /> special district concept proceeds. <br /> <br /> The Metro Plan, Growth Management, Policy//15 addre~es creation of new servic~ districts <br /> and states that service districts are considered "interim" service delivery methods. Thc Metro <br /> Plan calls for annexations to occur over time and existing service districts within the urban <br /> growth boundary to be dissolved. The Metro Plan does recognize that Lane County provides <br /> a variety of public services to unincorporated portions of the Eugene-Springfield <br /> metropolitan area. Currently, Lane County provides countywide public safety services such <br /> as corrections, juvenile justice, prosecution, and parole and probation, in incorporated as well <br /> as unincorporated areas of the county. <br /> <br /> The Metro Plan, Cu'owth Management, Policy # 8 states ':land within the urban growth <br /> boundary may be converted from urbanizable to urban only through annexation to a city <br /> <br />BCC Agenda Cover Memo - County Special Service District Page 4 of 6 <br /> August 25, 2004 <br /> <br /> <br />