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Exhibit A FINDINGS The Eugene City Council will apply the following criteria from EC 9.8065 ro the proposed code amenCh~ent: (1) The amendment is consistent with applicable statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission, Goat ~[ - Citizen [nvolvement, To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportuniO: for citizens to be im, olved in all phases of the planning process, The City has acknowledged provisions fbr citizen involvement that ensure the opportundty ~br citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and set out requirements for such involvement. The action taken did not amend the citizen involvement program. The process for adopting these amendments complied with Goal 1 since it complied with and surpassed the requirements of the City's citizen involvement provisions. The substance of these amendments and the adoption process was discussed at the April 23, 2003, Eugene Cky coUncil work session. The code amendments were then the subject of a series ofpubtic hearings by the Planning Commission and City CoUncil prior to adoption. Goal 2- Land Use Planning. To establish a land use planning process and policy fi'amework as a basZ's for alt deci--sions and actions related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual basis for such decisions and actions. The Eugene Land Use Code specifies the procedure and criteria that were used in considering these amendments to the code. The record shows that there is an adequate factual base fbr adoption of the amendments. The Goal 2 coordination requirement is met when the City engages in an exchange, or invites such an exchange, between the City and any affected governmental unit and when the City uses the ~nfbrmation obtained in the exchange to balance the needs ofthe citizens. To comply with the Goal 2 coordination requirement, the City engaged in. an exchange about the subject of these amendments w~th all of the affected governmental units. There are no Goal 2 Exceptions required for these amendments. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 2. Go_al 3 -Agricultural_Lands. To presem, e agricultural lands. The amendments affect property located within the urban gro~vth botmdary and do not affect any land designated for agricultural use. Therefore, Goal 3 is not applicable or relevant to the amendments. Goal 4 - Forest Lands. To conserve fbrest lands. Exhibit A - 9