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8. The Metropolitan Area General P1 an requires that Eugene develop methods of f ~ nand ng improvements ~ n the River Road and Santa Clara areas that are responsive to the unique situation of residents and property owners. The City has complied with this requirement as it relates to sewer costs by a . designing the 1 east cost sewer system, b. acquiring a $fi million Environmental Protection Agency grant to finance a portion of the system, c. establishing 1 ow income and 1 ow income elderly assessment deferral pro- grams, d. supporting the enactment of a State pollution control tax credit, e. sponsoring changes to federal law and State administrative rules to make the State Revolving Loan Funds available for collector sewers f . offering long-term 1 ow interest financing, and g. requesting that Lane County Raad Funds be used to pay for road repair components of sewer installation . .9. Adoption of these proposed amendments has been the subject of a publ ~ c hears ng before the Eugene Planning Commission and the Eugene City Counc~ 1. Nonce of the public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council has been given as required by Eugene Code, 1971, Section 9.134. Adoption of these proposed amendments has been recommended by the Planning Commission. 10. These proposed amendments are consistent with applicable Statewide Planning Goals as shown in the findings attached as Exhibit A and incorporat- ed herein by reference. 11. The proposed amendments are consistent with the fundamental princi- ples and applicable policies of the Metropolitan Plan as shown in the find- ings attached as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. 12. The proposed amendments are necessary to reflect a change in public pot ~ cy and because c~ rcumstances have changed i n a substanti al manner not anticipated at the time of initial adopt i vn of the Metropolitan P1 an . The shift i n public policy comes from the City of Eugene's abandonment of its policy to not extend sewers extraterritorially. The timeframes imposed by the EPA grant were not anticipated at the time of Plan adoption in 198. NDI~, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN A5 FOLLOWS: Section 1. The findings set forth above and the findings contained in Exhibits A and B attached hereto are adopted. In readopting the provi- s i vns of the Metropolitan Area General P1 an which are not amended herein, the Ci ty ~ Counci l relies ,upon the findings and evidentiary record used i n the original plan adopt ~ vn proceedings . Section ~. The subsection entitled River Road and Santa Clara in Chapter I I of the Metropolitan Area General Plan i s amended to revise Section D, Urban and Urban i zabl a land, to read and provide as f of 1 aws : RIVER ROAD AND SANTA CIARA Ordinance - 2