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inventory. The Residential Land and Housing Study included redevelo able lands in the P inventory see 1999 Technical Supply and Demand Analysis, section titled Irifill and Redevelopment}. 2, Coordination of Population Forecasts FORS 195,36} HB 279 requires the coordinating body for an area to establish and maintain a o ulation . pP forecast for the area and to coordinate the forecast with the local governments within its boundary. L-COG is the designated coordinating body in Lane County for re grin and p p g updating population forecasts. L-COG coordinates the population forecasts with Lane Coon .. tY and all cities ~n Lane County and their forecast was used in the Residential Land and Housin . g Study. They also coordinate at the state level with the Oregon State Economist rovides 20- ear . P Y statewide forecasts and coordinated regional forecasts. 3. Priority of Lands for UGB Expansions (ORS 197.298) The Residential Land and Housing Study and proposed Metro Plan amendment do not call for expansion of the urban growth boundary, 4. ORS 197.296 Requirements ORS 197.296 requires certain jurisdictions to provide fora 20-year housing need based on actual developed densities in the past five years or since the last periodic review; to take measures andlor expand the UGB, if needed; and to zone land appropriate for planned densities as indicated by the market. According to DLCD staff, the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area does not have to meet the requirements of ORS 197.296 at this time because these provisions must be met at periodic review and the local periodic review process was initiated prior to passage of the legislation. However, the guidebook, "Planning for Residential Growth": A Workbook far Oregon's Urban Areas, does provide guidance onpre-existing Statewide Goal 10 requirements, as well as the new requirements specific to ORS 197.296. The Metropolitan Residential Land and Housing Stud Y was conducted in a manner consistent with the tasks and steps laid aut in the guidebook for the following tasks: • Inventory the supply of buildable residential lands • Conduct a housing needs analysis In addition, the Residential Land and Housing Study recommends policies and implementation measures to increase densities, provide a greater mix of housing types, and monitor development activity over time to determine the impacts of these measures. These policies and measures will help ensure that the land in the existing urban growth boundary is sufficient to meet the needs of 14 - Findings in Support of Metro Plan Amendments