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transition process was about in the 1980's, still being implemented in the local area. He noted that all administrators were interested in having a discussion about the issues that are coming out in the various service areas. He added the work they did included three background documents, (one written specifically for this event around intergovernmental cooperation and urban transition) a two page report that contained brainstorming ideas and the issues the chief administrative officers had identified as being of concern to elected officials in the local area. He said a third item was an historical piece that was updated in 1992 about the different activities that the three governments were involved with together. He said tonight they will focus on the history of the Metro Plan and the urban transition process in eight service areas. He added that the three administrative officers and himself had been present within the past 20 years and had lived through all the intergovernmental activities. He noted that the first real comprehensive plan for the Eugene-Springfield area was the 1990 Plan that was adopted in 1972. He added it established an urban service area concept, compact urban growth and other key focuses that went into the Metro Plan when it was developed. He noted the Metro Plan in 1982 was the first one that was developed specifically to address the requirements of the statewide Land Use Planning Law. He added the 1990 plan had pre-dated that law and the concepts were incorporated into the state law, but the Metro Plan of 1982 was the first acknowledged as meeting all the goals and guidelines of the state planning program. He said the Urban Transition Project was an attempt to implement the essence of the Metro Plan with a joint resolution of the three bodies in December of 1984. He added that the Metro Plan had not been a stagnant plan, but had undergone periodic review in 1987 where new state requirements had to be addressed. He noted that the key element the Metro Plan is built upon is that it established the urban growth boundary, which separated urban uses from rural uses. He added the Metro Plan was based on a number of fundamental principles: cooperation of all the local agencies, compact urban form, and that Eugene and Springfield were the logical providers of urban services. Carlson reported that the Urban Transition Project was formed by a committee that was made up of two elected officials from Eugene, Springfield and Lane County. He added in 1987, that committee was transformed into the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) and part of the charge of the bylaws of that group was to continue as a forum for analyzing, discussing and resolving issues related to urban transition-type activities. He noted that a key element of the urban transition process was thinking about the urban transition area, not only outside of the city limits, but inside the urban growth boundary. He said that since 1990, there had been 230 annexations in the River Road/Santa Clara area. He said the focus of the urban transition process is to transition services. Carlson noted with Planning and Building Services, the decision through the urban transition project was to have the cities administer land use applications for building permits, and Lane County adopted the City codes to apply to the lands inside the urban transition areas. He added Lane County entered into intergovernmental agreements with both cities for them to Page 2 -- Joint Elected Officials Meeting -- April 14, 1999 WP bc/m/99039/T