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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Region 2050 Status Report and Public Outreach Meeting Date: June 14, 2004 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Allen Lowe www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5113 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY This is an update on and discussion of Region 2050, a voluntary, collaborative, long-range planning process to improve and sustain quality of life in the Southern Willamette Valley. Carol Heinkel, Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) Region 2050 project manager, is requesting this meeting on behalf of the Region 2050 participants. The meeting is part of a process now underway to check in with all planning commissions and elected bodies in the region. The council was last briefed on the project over a year ago. The Regional Technical Advisory Committee and Regional Policy Advisory Board are gearing up for a public outreach campaign in the fall, including town hall meetings in each of the 10 cities in the region and outreach to rural areas. At this time, LCOG seeks City Council feedback on the project, including the attached Regional Goals and Objectives and Public Outreach and Involvement Plan Outline. More specific interactive public outreach is targeted to occur in the fall. BACKGROUND Council Action History In July 1999, the Eugene City Council adopted Resolution 4598 "supporting the concept of a coordinated growth management strategy for the Southern Willamette Valley region and LCOG' s pursuit of funding to support strategy development." The same resolution was adopted by the cities of Coburg, Creswell, Cottage Grove, Junction City, Springfield, Veneta, Lowell, Oakridge, and Westfir as well as by the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Each of these local governments has appointed elected officials to serve on the Regional Policy Advisory Board and management or planning staff to serve on the Regional Technical Advisory Committee to guide the process. Mayor Torrey and Councilor Kelly are the Eugene representatives on the Policy Advisory Board. In March, 2000, Region 2050 began as a Collaborative Regional Problem Solving Project (RPS), a program authorized by state law and administered by the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). RPS establishes guidelines for achieving consensus among local governments and state agencies to create solutions that may not necessarily meet the letter of administrative rules, as long as all participants agree. Region 2050 is one of four RPS projects now underway in Oregon. Policy Issues The regional strategy, to be submitted to the council for adoption, will reflect regional agreement on the distribution of population and employment each city agrees to serve over the next 50 years as well as L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040614\S040614B.doc