Item A: Public Hearing onMetro Plan Amendment (Delta Sand and Gravel)

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complete a . low permeability barrier to reduce groWldwater flow into the, excavated area. The Planning Commission has forwarded this matter to the Board with. a recommendation. This Ordinance, accompaniecJ .' by findings prepared .~y the applicant (to be'delivered in a supplemental packet), sets ~he matter . before the, Board for adoption, modificati~nt or denial. The' same information is provided to the City Council for conside~"tion of the Metro Plan Amendment. ,. '111. PROCED(JRE :peCause thi~Oi~ a T~.n,.MetroPlan Amendment, it requires appro')al of both the ~ome City of Eugene and ~e County. . The City of ~p~field has elected to opt out o(.tbe decision pfocess. . The Board of Commissioners has established '.and generally follows these hearing procedures: . 1. Announce the purpose oCthe hearing and explain the"ro1ei of conduct; 2.. . DisClose any ex parte contac~ and call for abstentionS from the Board and Eugene City CounCil; 3. ,Request the ~r or staff to p~ an iiltroductory" repOrt, explain any graphic or pictorial 'displa~ which are a part of the' report, rea~ findings. and recollUJlendatioDS,' if' any, and provide . such informa~on as" may. be requested ~y the Board and .the City COWlcil; '4. Allow the applicani to be heard first, on its own 'bebaIf or by representatives. S. Anow the lieighboring residents to be beard, on their own behalf or by representatives. 6.,. 'Allow staff~i1s of~blic'agencies to be heard; . . 7.' Allow otha- Pa:sOn... to be heant . .' . 8. Allow the Director'to present ~y fmthcr ~ents orlnformation in response to testimony and 'evidence offered by any ip~ed perso~.' . . ' . 9. .Allow the applicatit to-rebU:t, on his' own behalf or by representative, "any.testimony 'preViously presented t9'~ B~ ind City Councll. ." " '" ,.' 1 O~ Conclude the hearing of. testimony at ~s. time ~ close the. record, unless the, Board or City . CO\U1cil wants to' continue .the hearing or leave the record open. . 11. :At the cOnclusio~ 'of the public testimony, the ~ard and Councilbave several options: a) , 'They em continue the Jtearing ~ a'date 8nd time certain for the purPoses of hearing. additional testimony before commencing' with deliberatio~;or . . b) '.Leave the recOrd open' for additiOnal Written :tesiimQny. The. Board and Council must d~ennine .reasonable time periods for the'recotd 'to remain open for the. sulltnittal of additional written informatiQll by the applicant and Opponents; or . , , " ' c) . Move directly to dehOerations at a time specified by the Bo~ aild Councll in either joint or separate m~, and make a deQision based on fin4ings offset and conclusions in respOnse to the .record and testimony. ".". . . 12. At the canolusioll of deliberations, the Board and Council ~ve several options: a)" the Board. and Council .may adopt ~ce'8 for ,each j~sdiction with th~ supporting findings of fact prepared by the applicant; or :. ',' . , b) the Bod and Council inay.assign the .drafting of revised. f4tdings of fact and ooilclusions to ',the applicant for .doption at a subsequent R~g;. or, , c l . the Board .and cOuncil may take action to t~tatively deny the 'request, and, assign the drafting ~f Ord~' s for denial to the Director o~ co~el for the <Wonents. . IV. '. 'DISCUSSION A. Definitions: . . .'This report~cludesseveral tenns or phrases that are defin~ in OAR 660-023-180(1).' Definitions' "applicable to.tl$ proposal are provided below: ' . . . , ' . " Board/Council Hearing - Ordinance N'o. P A 1238 . Agendl Cover Memo Delta Sand & Gravel Expansion