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/9~s'6 . EXHIBIT A NOTE: This document represents findings based on the recommendations of the Springfield Planning Commission. References to staff recommendations and Plan Advisory Committee recommendations have been deleted. References to specific Planning Commission recommended changes tv the Draft Gateway Refinement Plan will be deleted upon final adoption of ordinances incorporating these findings. FINDINGs DEMONSTRATING CONSISTENCY OF EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN DIAGRAM AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN THE GATEWAY REFINEMENT PLAN WITH STATEVIDE PLANNING GOALS AND GUIDELINES, METRO PLAN TEXT, AND GATEWAY REFINEMENT PLAN TEXT Section 7.065 ~2} of the Springfield Development Code {SDC} implements Metro Plan policies concerning Approval of Metro Plan amendments. In accordance with SDC 7.065, the fallowing criteria must be applied in approving or denying Metro Plan amendments: (a} the amendment must be consistent with the relevant Statewide Planning Goals,,.; =b} adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent; and ~c} the amendment must not be a Plan update amendment, unless the amendment has been initiated by the governing bodies of the City of Eugene, City of Springfield, and Lane County... STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS The following Statewide Goals are applicable to the Gateway Refinement Plan area Metro Plan Diagram amendments. Goal ~ , Citi,~en Involvement Goal ~ is intended to ensure that citizens are involved in all stages of the planning process. It directs planning bodies to; provide information tv the public, involve citizens in all stages of the planning process at a level appropriate to the scale of the effort, route proposals through the official "committee for citizen involvement" (which is the Planning Commission in Springfield's case}, make the technical information available and understandable, ensure that two way communication occurs between the citizen and planning agencies, and ensure that policy makers respond to the citizens with the reasons for their decisions. Findings: ~} In February and March of 7990, priortostaff development of draft plan elements, two neighborhood forums were held in the Refinement Plan area. Notices of the public forums were mailed to all property owners and residents of the Refinement Plan area. Over ~ 00 people attended each of the forums. People who attended the forums were asked to fill out questionnaires indicating their opinions about critical issues related to future growth of the Gateway area. The responses were compiled and considered by staff in development of draft plan elements. ~} In April of ~ 990, Springfield's Committee for Citizen Involvement ~CCI} appointed a seventeen-member Plan Advisory Committee (PAC} to provide input throughout the development of the draft Refinement Plan. The PAC, as formulated by the CCI, was made up of i 3 voting, citizen members, and 4non-voting, ex-officio members. The citizen members were selected to represent geographic regions within the Re#inement Plan area, as well as various special interest ar issue areas. The PAC held twenty ~X H I ~ l ~~._,....~.~.. PA~I~~~..~P