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ORDINANCE N0. /~ AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TD THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METR4P4LITAN AREA TRAN5P4RTATI4N PLAN The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: 1. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation P1 an ~TransPlan} was adopted by the Eugene City Council on April 28, 1986 by Eu- gene Ordinance Nv. 19385, and in accordance with the provisions contained therein, subsequently endorsed on July 27, 1987 by Resolution No. 4049 and amended on November 28, 1988 by Ordinance No. 19584. 2. The TransPlan is a functional refinement plan supporting the Eu- gene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Metro P]an~; is designed to serve as the long-range transportation plan for the Eugene-Springfield Metro- politan Area; and should accurately reflect anticipated improvement projects that affect the area's transportation system. 3. The Willakenzie area P1 an contains proposed street, highway and bicycle facility improvement projects that are not currently listed in the TransPlan. 4. The TransPlan amendment process requires that the proposed amend- ments be reviewed by the Transportation Planning Committee ~TPC~ for the Eugene~Springfield area prior to public hearings on those amendments. The TPC reviewed Wil1akenzie Area Plan-related TransPlan amendments on August 22, 1991 and September 1Z, 1991. The TPC recommended several revisions to ;the project 1 i st, as described i n the draft Wi 11 akenzi e Area Plan . 5. On October 15, 1991, the Eugene, Springfield and Lane County plan- ning commissions conducted a joint public hearing on the proposed TransPlan amendments. This joint public hearing was advertised in accordance with the Oregon Public Meeting Law and Eugene's own Code requirements. The citizen involvement process used exceeds the requirements of LCDC Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement. 6. During the period November 12 through December 1D, 1991, the Eugene Planning Commission met six times to review and deliberate on the draft Willekenzie Plan, including proposed amendments to the TransPlan. On Decem- ber 10, 1991, the Eugene Planning Commission, having made or approved the amendments described in Exhibit B, recommended the proposed TransPlan amend- ments to the Eugene City Council, Springfield City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners for adoption. 7. The proposed plan amendments are consistent with applicable Statewide Planning Goals, and meet other, criteria for approval of refinement plan amendments as required by Section 9.145~2~ of the Eugene Code. _1_