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Exhibit B Findings of Consistency with Oregon Statewide Planning Goals The Eugene-Springfield Me~opolitan Area General Plan is a local comprehensive lan y ~ p acknowledged by the state s Land ~onservat~on and Development Comm~ss~on, and the West Eugene Wetlands Plan is an adopted ref nement plan to the Metro Plan. This document contains findings that address the consistency of the attached amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan with applicable Gregor Statewide Planning Goals. These amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan ~WEWP} will result in changes to existing locally adopted policy that address four land use categories: natural resources, industrial lands, commercial lands, and residential lands. Accordingly, this analysis addresses Gregon Statewide Planning Goal 1 Citizen Involvement}, Goal S ~apen Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources}, Goal 9 Economic Development} and Goal l o Housing}. This analysis concludes that these refinement plan amendments are consistent with applicable aregon Statewide Planning Goals. Background The amendments analyzed herein are changes to policies and text of the West Eugene Wetlands Plan. The amendments include 1 } changes to the criteria used to designate wetlands for protection, restoration or development, 2} changes that will update policies regarding mitigation, 3}changes that respond to new information about rare species and 4} changes to the text of the plan knot adapted as policy}. These amendments will not change the plan designation of any land. These amendments clarify and further ref ne the WEWP. The findings of goal compliance made as part of initial adoption of the WEWP remain essentially unaffected by these amendments. The amendments do not significantly alter the function, design or structure of the WEWP. Goal 1-Citizen Involvement Statewide Goal 1 calls for local governments "to develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process." The planning and adoption process for these amendments has incorporated many opportunities for citizen involvement at all phases of the process as detailed below. 1. Preliminary staff recommendations for policy and text amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan were first presented to the public in a workshop held on June 28,1994. Notices were sent to all affected owners, and everyone on the West Eugene Wetlands Plan interested parties list amore than 80o people}. Palicy Amendments Ordinance, Exhihit B (Statewide Planning Goat Findings Page .l