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Fyijcju!D! providers attended the sessions. All stakeholders, including those who were not able to attend a session, were invited to submit written comments over a three-week period. As part of Phase 2 outreach, staff held a series of four working group meetings to engage stakeholders in discussions related to significant key issues identified during Phase 1. Over the course of Phase 2, the interested parties list grew to over 80 members. Meeting invites and reminders were sent to all interested parties. In addition, an outreach flyer was provided to various City committees such as the Housing Policy Board, the Sustainability Commission, the Historic Review Board, and the Active Transportation Committee. Project updates were included monthly in the Envision Eugene e-newsletter that reaches over 1,500 community members. Over 40 stakeholders representing neighborhood associations and residents, housing builders and developers, design professionals, housing advocates, and affordable housing providers attended some or all of the working group meetings. This project was designed to be accessible to everyone. Meeting videos and materials along with online surveys were provided on the project website so that anyone wanting to participate had access to the materials. City staff also offered four two-hour drop- for anyone with questions about the project, the land use process, or the issues and possible concepts discussed at the working groups. During Phase 3, the draft code writing phase, interested parties had opportunities to provide comment on draft code amendments. Their feedback helped to drive refinements processed through multiple Planning Commission and City Council work sessions. Finally, a Notice of Proposed Amendment was filed with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development on September 18, 2020. A public hearing was held before the Planning Commission on October 20, 2020. Consistent with land use code requirements, the Planning Commission public hearing on the proposal was duly noticed to all neighborhood organizations in Eugene, as well as community groups and individuals who requested notice. In addition, notice of the public hearing was published in the Register Guard. Information concerning the amendments, including the dates of the public hearings, was posted on the City of Eugene website. These processes afforded ample opportunity for citizen involvement consistent with Goal 1. Therefore, the ordinance is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 1. Goal 2 - Land Use Planning. To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual basis for such decisions and actions. formal adoption procedure and approval criteria that were used in considering these amendments. The record shows that there is an adequate factual basis for 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 Qbhf!3!pg!32!