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Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 6. Appendices (inventories, policies, and implementing measures) to reduce risk to people and property from natural hazards including floods (coastal and riverine), landslides, earthquakes and related hazards, tsunamis, coastal erosion, and wildfires. In accordance, the Eugene -Springfield Metropolitan Plan is the guiding document for regional land use planning and includes policies related to development in the floodway and floodplain, geologic conditions, and on hillsides. Statewide Planning Goal 7 further states local governments should coordinate their land use plans and decisions with emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans.13 As the City of Eugene and City of Springfield plans, listed below, are being developed or renewed the Eugene -Springfield Area NHMP 2020 findings will be incorporated into the planning process. The Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan includes a range of recommended action items to reduce the area's vulnerability to natural hazards. Many of these recommendations are consistent with the goals and objectives of the area's existing plans and policies. Linking existing plans and policies to the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan helps identify existing resources which can be used to implement the Mitigation Action Items. Implementing action items through existing plans and policies increases the likelihood projects will be supported, implemented, and updated. The City of Springfield manages its comprehensive, land use, infrastructure, and capital improvement planning all through a single city department —the Development and Public Works Department. This integration of functions provides a direct conduit for identifying community needs and improvements and integrating them into codes, procedures, and plans. A specific example of this integration would be the update of the City of Springfield's Development Code standards. The City's Emergency Manager is a member of the project team providing recommendations for code amendments related to natural hazards and other relevant issues. Integrated planning also extends to the plans themselves. For example, the City's 5-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) — A Community Reinvestment Plan, contains a project list which includes a listing of the other plans, such as the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, that are related to the project. The City Council conducts a public hearing and adopts the updated CIP every other year. The following list documents the plans and policies already in place in the Eugene - Springfield area. • Plan: Public Facilities and Services Plan Date of Last Revision: 2001, amendments 2011 Author/Owner: City of Eugene, City of Springfield, Lane County 13 United States. Oregon Planning Department of Land Conservation and Development. Goal 7. Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards; Guidelines A Planning. September 2001. Accessed November 2019. https://www.oregon..qov/lcd/OP/Pages/Goal-7.aspx 6-47 January 2020