Item A: River Road/Santa Clara Transition Project

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The time period between initiating annexation and sale of a home or opening ofa business varies but can easily take from two to six years. Large-scale and timely annexations ofundeve1oped and underdeveloped areas should be encouraged to enhance the opportunity for compact urban growth, an efficient land use pattern, and a \vell-planned supporting arterial street system, The approachd*';0xpH;:s~;('?d:.i-n..th,<}.f~}1~}w;+l.g..gmflhk~ is to allow the cities to develop annexation programs which will ensure a six- to ten-year surplus of land, Such a range will allow the maintenance of an adequate surplus of land at any point in time, The six- to ten-year surplus is suggested as a reasonable range which vvHlnot only allow for the conversion ofurbanizable to urban land through annexation but will allmv the cities the opportunity and flexibility to plan lOf and provide nrbanj}li(iliti.9s.VJld services on a large scale. The six-year minimum wiB aHow the cities and other providers of urban services to develop coordinated capital irnprovernent programs in accordance with the /'vletro Planadopl-0.d..g-0H\":'r-aj,p+(lfi. Such coordinated capit.al irnproveUlent programs can and should be dosely related to implementation of annexation plans, l!')-<je--Fi..g'i'<;f3fI-i-€ The ]lde/ro Plan will he updated hefore undeveloped surplus urban lands are exhausted. The six- to ten-year low density residential land surplus should he based on the amount of development over the previous six to ten years, For other land use categories, annexation programs should be based on past trends, Aietro Plan assumpt.ions, and ldetro Plan Goals, particularly those goals deaEng with promotion of economic development and diversity. Improved monitoring techniques made possible by the g~'(l-gmf3h-i-€.{~atil.sy::"il;:HlI\~~Ki.l:,m.f\U,".$LlI~l 111.fr;'UlmlA9r01~10h~~Q.n~~l1.I:. .~[jUl-lty. .n~I". ~p).. .1~}rm~rb:;):.Qi~J~l~(::~;lx~:L~t~.J1.}E1..Qs9gr9J!i;j.(; InthnxwJ19n.Sx:'ils<.wJQISJ should allow such rnonitoring to occur, The monitoring information should be provided on a jurisdictional basis and on the metropolitan level. Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County shaH cooperatively monitor and periodically report on development trends and land supply l~x all categories of residential, commercial, and industrial land. This system shall include consideration of proper zoning, coordinated capital improvements programming, annexation, and other factors necessary to maintain availability of sufficient land to ensure lLwtJtJ9SupplY\:'i]esponsive to demand in keeping with th(~ IfundamentaI I:principIes of the lvIetro Plan. In summary, the cities should continually monitor the conversion of urbanizable land to urban and pursue active annexation programs based on local policies and applicable provisions of this Metro Planinduding, lOr exarnpJe: I. Orderly economic provision ofpuhlic facilities and services (maintenance and development of capital improvement programs), 2, A vailability of sullident Jand to ensure a supply responsive to demand. II-E-2