Item 1: Southbank Bike Viaduct: Metro Plan Amendment

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0022(6) Willamette Greenway and the exception requirements of OAR 660-004- 0015, this exception is hereby adopted as an amendment to the Metro Plan text, Policy D. II. Chapter III, Section D. The motion passed unanimously, 4:0. Mr. Noble, seconded by Mr. Siekiel-Zdzienicki, moved that the Lane County Planning Commission recommend to the Lane County Board of County Com- missioners (BCC) a text amendment to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan that added the following language: An exception to Statewide Planning Goal 15 Willamette River Greenway was approved by the cities of Eu- gene and Springfield and by Lane County authorizing construction of a bike path viaduct beneath the I-5 bridges, along the south bank of the Willamette River. The exception authorizes construction of the bike path viaduct including the fill and removal of fill necessary to build the structure. This exception satisfies the criteria of Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 660-004-0022(6) Willamette Greenway and the exception requirements of OAR 660-004-0015, this exception is hereby adopted as an amendment to the Metro Plan text, Policy D. II. Chapter III, Section D. The motion passed unanimously, 5:0. Mr. Kirschenmann, seconded by Ms. Moore, moved that the City of Springfield Planning Commission recommend to the Springfield City Council approval of File No. LRP 2009-00005, the proposed Metro Plan text amendment adding a Goal 15 exception to policy D.11 of Chapter III, Section D. for the purpose of al- lowing fill to be placed within the Willamette Greenway for the construction of the South Bank Viaduct. The motion passed unanimously, 5:0. Mr. Cross announced this concluded the public hearing for the Willamette Greenway. B. Metro Plan Text Amendments: New Population Forecasts for Eugene and Springfield Mr. Cross opened testimony for the Springfield Planning Commission. Ms. Arkin opened the public hearing for the Lane County Planning Commission. Mr. Carroll opened the public hearing for the Eugene Planning Commission. Greg Mott, Planning Director for the City of Springfield, offered the staff report. He introduced Jason Dedrick, City of Eugene Planning Department and Kent Howe, Lane County Planning Director. Mr. Mott distributed and reviewed the following handouts: Chronology of key population forecast events. Existing Proposed Plan Text. Memorandum dated September 1, 2009 to City of Springfield, Eugene, and Lane County Plan- ning Commissions from Greg Mott, Kent Howe, and Carolyn Weiss, subject TransPlan Horizon Year. The City of Eugene, City of Springfield and Lane County were proposing amending the Metro Plan by adding separate population forecasts for each city and their urban growth area. The forecasts were prepared by Lane County pursuant to the provisions of Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 195.036 and were recently adopted into the Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan. The proposed Metro Plan text amendments implemented stated population forecasting and land use planning statutes by provid- ing separate coordinated population forecasts for the Eugene and Springfield jurisdictional areas of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. MINUTES—Joint Planning Commissions— September 1, 2009 Page 6 City of Eugene, City of Springfield, Lane County Attachment 3-6