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when it is found that: <br /> a. A minimum level of'key urban facilities' and services can be provided to the <br /> area in an orderly and.efficient manner." <br /> <br /> The Metro Plan Glossary defines minimum level of "key urban facilities and services" to <br /> include "police protection" as well as other services including but not limited to stormwater <br /> service, solid waste management, water service, fire and emergency medical services and <br /> public schools. "Police protection" is not further defined and may present an interpretation <br /> issue when trying to form a public safety special district. <br /> <br /> · Lane County was and is the logical provider of many of the countywide public safety <br /> services for urban, suburban, and raral Lane County. It was not anticipated that cities would <br /> provide these services once any region or area reached an urban density level and these <br /> services do not encourage or promote growth or development. In addition, historically, there <br /> have been other mutijurisdictional law enforcement services such as drug interdiction, <br /> SWAT, and domestic violence investigation services provided by Lane County, within and <br /> outside of Eugene/Springfield's urban growth boundary. The emphasis of the Metro Plan <br /> and the land use planning goals it supports reduce the fragmented approach to service <br /> delivery by encouraging single agency service delivery over service delivery by several <br /> agencies. None of the public safety services currently or historically provided by Lane <br /> County outside the urban growth boundary have discouraged compact growth or augmented <br /> sprawl. <br /> <br /> Public Safety Special District <br /> <br /> There are several public safety services traditionally provided by, or statutorily mandated <br /> for, Lane County. These include, but are not limited to corrections (both youth and adult), <br /> parole and probation, prosecution, and unincorporated patrol. The decline in the county's <br /> financial resources has led to system degradation as indicated by: · A reductitn in jail beds <br /> · A 'matrix' system at the jail that releases inmates into the community on a dally basis <br /> · More than 100 parolees per parole officer to manage <br /> · Fewer and fewer crimes prosecuted by the District Attorney's Office <br /> · A youth detention facility operating at minimal capacity <br /> · Rural and suburban police patrol minimized to unacceptable levels <br /> · The elimination ofinteragency drug team participation <br /> · The elimination ofinteragency special tactics teams to deal with critical incidents <br /> <br />The goal of creating a countywide service district is to provide a separate funding source for <br />public safety services. The goal of the district would be to make available the kinds of public <br />safety services the county currently is under authority or mandated to provide, not to displace <br />any other jurisdiction or create a duplication of services. <br /> <br />The timeline goal is to put the proposal on the November 2006 general election ballot. The exact <br />description of a Lane County public safety district is in the preliminary stages. A district of this <br />type will need input fi.om a variety of sources and comprehensive analysis before decision <br />makers can finalize the details and outline the specifics of the district's components. <br /> <br />BCC Agenda Cover Memo - County Special Service District Page 5 of 6 <br /> August :25, 2004 <br /> <br /> <br />