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Finding #2. This Metro Plan amendment was initiated jointly by the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield and Lane County. A Notice of Proposed Amendment was filed with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development on June 30, 2009. A letter signed by the Planning Managers for each of the jurisdictions was included with the Notice. Finding #3. The Springfield City Council approved a motion on July 6, 2009, affirming the action of the Springfield Planning Manager to initiating the amendment. Finding #4. SDC 5.14 -135 and EC 9.7730(1)(b) states that to become effective, " a site specific Metro Plan Type I amendment that involves a UGB or Plan Boundary change ... or that involves a Goal exception not related to a UGB expansion, shall be approved by all three governing bodies. Finding #5. A public hearing was scheduled before the Joint Planning Commissions of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County on September 1, 2009. Finding #6. At the September 1, 2009 Joint Planning Commission hearing, each Commission voted to send their governing body a recommendation that the proposed text amendment be approved. Finding V. A public hearing was scheduled before the Joint Elected Officials of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County on September 22, 2009. Finding #8. Mailed notice of public hearings associated with a Metro Plan amendment must be sent to property owners and residents within 300 feet of the subject sites (SDC Section 5.2 -115 (A), and 5.14 -140, EC 9.7735(3)). Finding #9. Mailed notice of public hearings was sent out on August 7, 2009 to property owners and residents within 300 feet of the proposed bicycle viaduct. The mailing allowed more than 20 days notice before the first public hearing as required by Section 5.2 -115 A of the SDC and EC 9.7745 which directs compliance with the procedures at EC 9.7735(3). Finding #10. Section 5.2 -115 (B) of the SDC and EC 9.7735(3) requires that proposed land use actions be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation, providing information about the legislative action and the time, place and location of the hearing. Finding #11. Notice of the public hearings concerning this matter was published on August 10, 2009 in the Register Guard, advertising both the hearing before the Joint Planning Commissions on September 1, 2009, and the Joint Elected Officials on September 22, 2009. The content of the notice followed the direction given in Section 5.2 -115 B of the SDC and EC 9.7735(3). Finding #12. While no formal notice process is required, the Notice of Proposed Amendment packet that was sent to DLCD was also sent electronically to Jan Houck, Water Recreation Coordinator with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department on July 27, 2009. Attachment 1 -4