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Exhibit C Findings of Consistency With Criteria for Approval of Metro Plan Amendment The critetia for approval of a Metro Plan amendment are found in Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code at 9.7730(3): Cfitetia for Approval of Plan Amendment. The following critetia shall be applied by the city council in approving or denyqng a Metro Plan amendment application: (a) (h) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant Statewide Planning Goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; and Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. (a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant Statewide Planning Goals. Goal i - Citizen Involvement. To develop a citizen involvement program that ensures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The City has acknowledged provisions for citizen involvement that ensure the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and set out requirements fbr such involvement. The adoption of these ordinances does not amend the ckizen involvement progrm, The process for adopting them complied with Goal 1 since it complied with, and surpassed the requirements of, the citizen involvement provisions. The process for adopting a Goal 5 Invemory for the area within the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary has provided numerous opportunities for citizen involvement. A public involvement plan for the Goal 5 process was reviewed ~d approved by the Joint Planning Commission Commktee in May, 2000. In Jtme 2000, two pubhc workshops were held to provide an overview of the Goal 5 process for Springfield, Eugene and Lane County within the Metro Plan boundary. J~ April 2001, a public workshop has held to review the &aft inventory and significance criteria for Springfield, Eugene and Lane County within the Metro Plan boundary. On December 17, 2002, a pubhc heating was held before the Eugene Planning Commission on the Goal 5 inventory ofripmian and upland wildlife habitat sites within the urban growth boundary. All owners of affected and adjacent properties were notified, in addition to a large list of interested parties. The Eugene Planning Commission opened the public record for additional written comments kom February 3, 2003 to February 7, 2003 and from March 17, 2003 to March 28, 2003. The Eugene Planning and Development Department staffheld a public infbrmation meeting on May 21, 2003 on the status of the Goal 5 inventory. On June 9, 2003 a public hearing was held before the Eugene City Council. In addition to public meetings and mailed notices, ptinted materials related to these proceedings were made available at Planning and Development Department offices and via the City's Intemet site prior to each meeting. As described above, the opportunities that have been provided for citizen involvement are more