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government district, the Springfield Economic Development District's Glenwood Urban <br />Renewal Plan area will participate in compression like any other governmental district. <br /> <br /> 18. What is the ceiling of the deficit of public safety services the County is trying to plug <br /> with the Public Safety District? No total number has been put to the need that the <br /> County has identified? (Bettman) <br /> <br />At the current funding level offering limited public safety services, Lane County shows a <br />$3.7 million deficit in FY07-08 and continuing deficits thereafter. That is why the County <br />is pursuing the Public Safety District concept. The actual rate and revenue necessary to <br />address citizen public safety need is still developing. We will try to include amounts <br />necessary to address compression and other city concerns. <br /> <br />In addition to future deficits, decades of cuts have left the public safety service system full <br />of holes. 14/ith losses in each area, there have been subsequent impacts on the amount of <br />services cities obtain from the County in areas such as prosecution, parole & probation, <br />incarceration, including County jail and SB114 5 functions, youth services, mental health <br />crisis response, child and adult victims services, and drug treatment. <br /> <br /> 19. Are we asking approval of the district before we know what the financial costs of the <br /> services are? (Bettman) <br /> <br />No. Lane County is only requesting approval of the Metro Plan amendment to clarify <br />that the services proposed by the County would be consistent with the Metro Plan. Next, <br />financial issues of each city could be addressed when we seek resolutions of support. <br />Because of the length of time land use matters can take, we thought it was prudent to <br />address this issue first. If the apparent limitations of the Metro Plan are addressed, we <br />can work out specific city issues with district formation to obtain the resolutions.of <br />support necessary to proceed to the Boundary Commission. <br /> <br />20. Would this policy amendment allow the County to locate correction facilities outside <br /> the urban growth boundary? (Sorenson) <br /> <br />No. This Metro Plan policy amendment does not directly affect location of correctional <br />facilities. Although there are no such plans, if the Public Safety District wanted to build <br />a new facility it would have to locate the facility where it is consistent with the applicable <br />zoning. For example, when Lane County located the Forest Work Camp, it was consistent <br />with the applicable statewide goals, land use plan & zone district. <br /> <br />Testimony: <br /> <br /> 1. Fred Simmons <br /> 2. David Hinkley <br /> 3. Charles Biggs <br /> <br /> Page 9 of 10 <br /> <br /> <br />