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<br /> - -~- <br /> e Ms. Dumdi said the commissioners would discuss the issue among themselves and <br /> make a recommendation based on the group's consensus. <br /> E. Metro Plan Update <br /> Pat Decker, Planning Department, gave the staff report. She said the Eugene <br /> City Council expressed strong reservations at its meeting on November 28, <br /> about the Metropolitan Policy Committee's recommendations regarding <br /> amendments to the Metro Plan. Ms. Decker said staff felt this would be a <br /> good opportunity for the Board of Commissioners and the City Council to <br /> exchange ideas about MPC's recommendations, before MPC meets again on <br /> December 16. Ms. Decker added that after the council raised concerns about <br /> the proposed changes, staff met and developed alternatives to the approach <br /> the council had reviewed. <br /> Mr. Bennett said he strongly believes that the jurisdictions should conduct a <br /> major update as has been done in the past. He said his understanding is that <br /> the council is being asked to consider alternative procedures because of a <br /> lack of desire and/or funding to proceed with the update on the part of the <br /> County and Springfield. <br /> Mr. Bennett said part of the reason the community has been successful in its <br /> past development ventures has been the General Plan, which includes a <br /> combination of technical expertise and community input. He said the <br /> existence of a General Plan with broad public support makes the best possible <br /> development environment. W~thout a plan, people do not know what type of <br /> e development to ex~ect next, so they must be constantly on guard. Mr. Bennett <br /> added that while he feels the plan must be dynamic, he does not feel <br /> continued progress toward land use and economic development goals will be <br /> possible if the planning process is compromised. <br /> Mr. Cornacchia stressed the importance of separating the update process from <br /> the amendment process. He said whether or not the update is conducted is an <br /> issue of resources, which are currently extremely limited. What to do with <br /> the amendment process is an issue of cost and time efficiencies. Mr. <br /> Cornacchia said the majority of the Board of Commissioners believes that a <br /> rural comprehensive plan which is constitutional and will be recognized by <br /> the State is more important than an update of a currently existing plan. <br /> Springfield has similar budgetary priorities. Mr. Cornacchia agreed that the <br /> Metro Plan must be a dynamic document that is open to change, but questioned <br /> whether it is imperative to change the plan this year. <br /> Mr. Cornacchia said he believes the amendment process needs to be changed and <br /> feels the community agrees with this position. He said the current amendment <br /> process costs the local governments too much money and requires too much time <br /> both for developers and for staff. In addition, Mr. Cornacchia said the <br /> minority veto situation that currently exists between the three jurisdictions <br /> makes it very difficult to accomplish goals. <br /> Mr. Bennett agreed that the opportunity to review the amendment process is <br /> valuable. He said he still believes, however, that an update should occur. <br /> e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 30, 1988 Page 5 <br />