01/16/1985 Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

# i " e MEMORANDUM January 8, 1985 TO: FROM: RE: Mayor and City Council Planning Department Metro Plan Mid-Period Review e Background The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan" Plan was mutually agreed upon locally ~y March 1982 and was acknowl edged by the Land Conservation and Development Commission in August 1982. Major updates of the Metro Plan are called for every five years. In addition, the Metro Plan states that a review should be conducted between major five-year updates by the Metropolitan Area Planning Advisory Committee (MAPAC), Planning Commissions, and governing bodies. The Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC), on September 27th, approved a work program for the Metro Plan Mid-Period Review. As part of the Mid-Period Review, citizens will have an opportunity to: 1.) comment on how well the Metro Plan is being implemented, 2.) evaluate changes that have taken place in the metropolitan area, and 3.) propose Metro Plan amendments. Two reports are available to assist citizens in their review. The first is a Status Report. It is a brief summary of implementation activities, plans, and studies adopted or in progress since the Metro Plan was adopted in March, 1982. The second is a Monitoring Report. It provides an overview of changes that have taken place in the metropol itan area since the Metro Plan was prepared in 1977. The Monitoring Report evaluates how well the basic assumptions made in the land use planning process conform to actual experience over time. Both reports were approved by MAPAC and MPC for public distribution. The Eugene Planning Commission and Eugene MAPAC appointees are scheduled to conduct a public meeting on January 29 to allow citizens an opportunity to present their comments. Citizens can also testify at Lane County or Springfield Planning Commission public meetings scheduled for January 22 and 23 respectively. Written testimony will be accepted through February 11. By February 28, the Metro Planning Team will consolidate the list of issues and recommend to the Planning Commissions that they be considered either for a) Plan Review, b) Future Study, or c) Plan Update. In general, those comments that address progress made in the implementation of the Plan or proposals to make minor Plan amendments will be appropriate for Plan Review. Those issues that are more complex and require additional study will be appropriate for Future Study. Plan Update issues will be those that are even larger in scale or scope. Staff will provide cost estimates concerning the amount of ~ resources needed to address items recommended for Future Study or Plan Update.