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.~ ~ .~ MEMORANDUM - October 24, 1985 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Fire and Emergency Services Department RE: LONG RANGE PLAN Staff in the Fire and Emergency Services Department have completed a long- range planning process and are bringing before the Council for ~ublic hearing the draft Long Range Plan for Fire and Emergency Services, which is expected to provide direction and policy guidance for the department over the next 15 years. The plan document covers every phase of department re- sponsibility, including fire suppres~ion, fire prevention, emergency medical services, and related emergency and support activities. The draft plan is organized into seven sections; four of these sections~-Metro Services, Code Development and Enforcement, Department Infrastructure, and Public Education-- have been before the Planning Commission, which amended and now forward them to the Council. Three additional sections of the plan--Emergency Operations, Human Resources and Training, and Department Administration--are being review- ed by the City's executive managers, but are included in the draft document to allow for public review and comment. . The planning process began in mid-1984. In order to give the department1s e employees a sense of ownership, and due to the technical aspects of many of the department1s operations~ the initial step in developing the plan wa~: the formation of a number of committees, made up of department members. The initial recommendations of these committees were placed into plan format.,. at which point a Citizen Advisory Group was formed to: l)review the draft document to ensure that it was complete, practical, and understandable to the general public, 2)advise planning committees of community concerns not ade- quately addressed in the draft, and 3)inform their constituent groups of the planning process, solicit input, and support the plan through adoption. After consulting with staff in the City Manager's Office, the following groups/ organizations were invited to provide representation on the CAG: Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, Lane County Board of Commissioners. Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, Lane County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Lane Community College Advisory Board. Lane County Insurance Agents Association, Lane County Fire Defense Board, City of Springfield, Lane County Medical Society, Neighborhood Leaders, the local chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons. and the League of Women Voters. The CAG was chaired by Gerry Gaydos, the Chamber of Commerce representative, and a member of the Planning Commission. Following the CAG's review and modification of the document, it was publicized through the news media and presentations on the proposea plan were made to the e Neighborhood Leaders, the Chamber of Commerce Planning and Land Use Sub- committee, and the Joint Committee on Economic Development. In addition. the plan was the topic of a number of presentations made by department staff to various civic groups. The Planning Commission, following a worksession on the plan. held a September 17 public hearing on the plan, receiving written testimony on the document .