Item A: City of Coburg Request for Connection to Regional Wastewater Facilities

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the Eugene-Springfield UGB it comes under the jurisdiction of the Lane County RCP. Likewise, once the line crosses the Coburg UGB it comes under the jurisdiction of the Coburg Comprehensive Plan. Neither of these two plans contemplated this proposed service delivery at any location, therefore both of these plans would require amendments to reflect this policy decision and the physical presence of the pipe. It may also be necessary to specify in the RCP that this is an exclusive arrangement between the cities and county and no lateral connections between the two UGBs would be allowed. It is unclear if additional text amendments to the Metro Plan, the RCP or the Coburg Comprehensive Plan must address any of the following issues: ? identifying Coburg as a customer or partner; ? would Metro Plan public facilities policy need to address future development in Coburg related to Periodic Review, Plan amendment, or UGB expansion; ? would the Coburg Comprehensive Plan rely on this arrangement to satisfy Goal 11 and OAR 660-011 with respect to an acknowledged plan having adequate public facilities to accommodate planned development; ? would Eugene, Springfield and Lane County elected officials need to approve amendments to the Coburg Comprehensive Plan by making corresponding amendments to the Metro Plan if circumstances in Coburg change over time; ? would the Metro Plan need to include new policies that address unexpected impacts on the capacity of this service from development in Coburg, or could this matter be addressed in an IGA between the service provider(s) and the client; and, ? to what extent are Goal 11 compliance questions satisfied by reliance on OAR 660-011- 0060 which addresses sewer extension outside of UGBs. Plan Amendment Procedural Requirements Amendments to the Metro Plan that would allow this particular proposal to be considered must be initiated by one of the three governing bodies of Eugene, Springfield or Lane County. Only a governing body may initiate a refinement plan, functional plan, a special “ area study or Periodic Review or Metropolitan Plan Update .” (Metro Plan, Policy #4c, page IV-2) Lane County and the City of Coburg would need to follow the rules of their respective comprehensive plans to determine how such amendments would be initiated in their jurisdiction. One of the requirements of OAR 660-011-0010 is to identify the service provider, require urban growth management agreements (IGAs) and identify the source of funding to construct the facilities. MWMC exists through an IGA and mutual cooperation among Lane County, Springfield and Eugene. These Governing Bodies select from their own memberships, and from the general citizenry of the area, their representatives on the MWMC Commission. The MWMC Commission oversees planning, construction and operation of the facilities, and approval of the budget, capital improvements plans (CIPs), and user fees and charges. The three Governing Bodies ratify budgets, CIPs and significant long-range facilities plan updates. The Governing Bodies of Eugene and Springfield adopt and implement user rates and SDCs. The MWMC Commission would be the signatory on the OAR-required IGA with the City of Coburg. Page 12