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ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br /> Lane Council of Governments <br /> 99 East Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, Oregon 97401-3111 (541) 682-4283 Fax: (541) 682-4099 TTY: (541) ~82-4567 <br /> <br />May 5, 2004 <br /> <br />TO: Metropolitan Policy Committee <br /> <br />FROM: Springfield City Manager, Eugene City Manager, and Lane County Administrator <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Scope of Work: Metro Plan Text Amendments Related to <br /> Urban Services Delivery <br /> <br />This memo reports on progress in obtaining agreement among the three metropolitan jurisdictions <br />on a scope of work for Metro Plan amendments related to urban service delivery. This item was <br />last before the MPC at its April 11, 2004 meeting. At that time, there was not sufficient time to <br />discuss the item. Subsequently, the City of Springfield and Lane County have decided to proceed <br />with the scope of work. Eugene will be available in a consultative role and will review the <br />proposed amendments when they are ready for formal review. Please see attached Scope of <br />Work: Metro Plan Text Amendments Related to Urban Services Delivery. <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br /> <br />No action requested. This item is presented for information only. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Administrative staff of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County met with Planning Directors to <br />discuss two issues raised by the elected officials at their joint meeting on February 10, 2004: <br />Metro Plan urban services policy and the need to clarify local autonomy in metro planning. The <br />attached Scope of Work incorporates the collective thinking of the staff group on the issue of <br />urban services. Regarding the issue of local autonomy in metro planning, the planning directors <br />are working with legal staff to prepare a memorandum interpreting current Metro Plan provisions. <br />That memorandum will be presented to the three elected bodies in the near future. <br /> <br />The existing urban services policy structure of the Metro Plan was adopted more than 20 years <br />ago. Since then, city services funded primarily with property tax revenue have been increasingly <br />subject to constitutional, statutory, political and practical constraints. These revenue constraints <br />are forcing local officials to make choices among important city services, including reducing or <br />foregoing some services in order to preserve or implement others. The City of Springfield and <br />Lane County have identified advantages in finding ways to provide services differently. The Metro <br />Plan sets broad policy direction for the provision of urban services in the metropolitan area, and <br /> <br /> <br />