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<br />Half-time Planning Assistant; in the process of being hired for a limited duration position <br />Planning staff time in support of the Economic Cartography project currently under contract <br />with Urban 3 consultants <br />Consultant work to develop the land need analysis (contract forthcoming) <br /> <br />Additional costs may include: <br />Growth scenario modeling software <br />Consultant work to assist with targeted public engagement activities <br />Consultant work to update data in the urban reserve study area <br />Consultant or staff work to evaluate land for inclusion in urban reserves <br /> <br />Other direct costs: <br />Mailings, printing, postage for public noticing, workshop materials, venue rental, food, <br />advertising <br /> <br />Assumptions & Policy Background <br />This section explores the potential unspoken factors that affect a project, its validity, execution or <br />acceptance in the community. <br /> <br />Envision Eugene Process <br />There is a long history of planning for urban growth across Oregon, as every city is required by State law <br />to plan for a 20-year land supply within its urban growth boundary. During Envision Eugene, there was <br />intense interest in residential growth and opposing views about the need to expand the UGB for <br />housing. The preliminary UGB proposal (in 2014) included a small expansion for low density housing, <br /> places zoned by the County for rural residential, <br />commercial, or industrial uses. These areas would be costly to serve, unlikely to develop at urban <br />densities given existing development patterns, and did not meet a variety of other policy goals such as <br />creating walkable neighborhoods and access to transit. During public review of the expansion proposal, <br />an error was discovered in the way the capacity assumptions had been applied to the land supply. <br />Correcting the error erased the need to expand. The Homebuilders Association questioned the <br />conclusion that no expansion was needed, and also questioned earlier assumptions about the adequacy <br />of the residential land supply. <br /> <br />One of the outcomes of discussions with the Homebuilders and others concerned about the adequacy of <br />was acknowledged by the state. Urban Reserves affords our community a way to consider all of the land <br />surrounding Eugene and weigh and balance the best places for growth beyond the 20 year Envision <br />Eugene planning horizon. This process would enable options for property owners interested in coming <br />into the UGB but who currently have land that is not exception land (e.g. their land is farm, forest, or <br /> <br /> <br />Participation by Lane County <br />County residents, elected and appointed officials, and administrative staff are all affected by urban <br />reserves directly. Lane County has delegated to the City through an intergovernmental agreement all <br />responsibility for planning, zoning, and permitting within the UGB, but questions and issues still remain <br />15 | Page <br /> <br />*´­¤ ΐΐǾ ΑΏΐΗǾ 7®±ª 3¤²²¨®­ ȟ )³¤¬ Α <br /> <br />