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1. Modifies the text on'page 28, preceding Table 3, and adds Tables 4a and 4b that ' identify MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Primary Collection System improvements, respectively. 2. Modifies Map 2, which shows Planned Wastewater Facilities, and adds Map 2a that concerns Existing Wastewater Facilities. 3. Modifies the existing narrative on "Wastewater System Condition Assessment" in Chapter IV. (Page 82). 4. Modifies existing paragraphs #1 and #2 under the discussion of"Wastewater'' in the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service Availability Within Urbanizable Areas" in Chapter IV. (Page 97). 5. Adds new Table 16a (following Tab1e 16) entitled."MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost Estimate, and Timing Estimate." (Page 101) 6. Adds new Chapter VI regarding amendments to the PFSP: Metropolitan Area General Plan Amendment Criteria The proposed amendments are considered to be Type I Metro Plan amendments because they are non-site specific amendments to the Plan text. Amendments to the Plan text, which include Changes to functional plans such as TransPlan and the PFSP, and that are non-site specific require approval by all three governing bodies to become effective.2 Springfield, Eugene and Lane County each adopted identical Metro Plan amendment criteria into their respective implementing ordinances and codes. Springfield Code Section 7.070(3) (a & b), Eugene Code 9.128(3) (a & b), and Lane Code 12.225(2) (a & b) require that the amendment be consistent with relevant statewide planning goals and that the amendment will not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. Thes_e criteria are addressed as follows: · (a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals adopted bY the Land Conservation and Development'Commission; Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opp°rtunity for citizens. to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The two cities and the county have acknowledged land use codes that are intended to serve as the principal implementing ordinances for the Metro Plan. SDC Article 7 METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS and SDC Article 14 PUBLIC HEARINGS prescribe the manner in which a Type I Metro Plan amendment must be noticed. Citizen involvement for a Type I Metro Plan amendment not related to an urban growth boundary amendment requires: 1) Notice to interested parties; 2) Notice 2 See SDC 7.070(1)(a), EC 9.7730(1)(a), and LC 12.225(1)(a)(i). Staff Report and Findings Page 3 1-5