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ATTACHMENT 5 . YL A. Board Action and Other History Since 1974 Lane County and several of the cities utilized the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) to perform the regional coordination of planning activities, which included the development of population fcmc asting for local jurisdictions since 1977. As a local agency with staff experienced in planning analysis and demography, LCOG was a logical provider of this service. As of all counties or coordinating bodies in Oregon have been required to work with the cities to develop population forecasts for use by the county and cities in maintaining and updating comprehensive plans or other land -use planning activities. In 20D6, the Land Conservation and Development Cofnmiaslan (LCDC) promulgated OAR 660 - Division 24, which Included direction to counties to adopt and maintain coordinated 20 year population forecasts rea for the county and each urban a within the county. OAR 660 -024-0030. In early 2008, the Board of County Commissioners resumed responsibility for coordinated population forecasts under ORS 195.036. On June 27, 2006, the ten small titles in Lane County submitted an application to Land Mstagement requesting consideration of a Rural Comprehensive Plan Post Adinawiedgement Plan Amendment (PAPA) to adopt a coordinated twenty -year forecast proposed by the cities for the county and each city urban area in the c ounlyr. On August 5, 200B, the Board Of CgnmLssloners dimc%d slat# to begin a countywide coordinated population forecast project that would inoWde solicitation of appropriate consultant firms to , conduct the analysis required for the project. Th Portland State University Population Research Center was retained to prepare forecasts and the justificallon for those m1mbers. On September 5, 2008, Sprirpfteid notified Lane County that the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DL.CD) was notified the cities of Eugene and sprkrgtield had Initiated a PAPA to the Mefro Plan to adopt new population forecasts for the dGes to Amply with the needed haling determination required by ORS 197.304 ( HB 3337 in 2007). On October 2, 2008, the PAPA application submitted by the small dfies was deemed complete and the first public hearing was scheduled. The Lane County Planning Commission salieduled a work session and Initial public heaft on December 1% 200& Referral notice of this hearing was malted to agencies and Interested parties and published in the Register Guard on November 28, 2008. The meeting was cancelled due.to adverse weather. Prior to the scheduled December 16, 20Q8 small city PAPA bearing, the L.ane.Caunty Planning Commission paitfcipated 1n, coordinated population forecasting for the mstdo cities through a joint hearing with the Metro t Vail planning commisswrr °s in Springfield City Hati onthe Afe6o Plan Safe Harbor separate populatfon for&mts proposed by Eugene and Springlietd fdrthe first time . under HB 3337. The three planning cornmlaslons each voted a separate recommendation to their elected otfidals, the vote from Lane County was to recommend adoptli n, In addition to the Metro Plea Populatioir Forecast PAPA hearing, the Lane County Planning Commission was invited, and many participated In ft PSU Countywide Population Forecast IOck off meeting held tn.Hards Hall an December 2, 2006. Two additional public meetings were held upon reuse of the draft PSU population forecasts, an February 26, 2009 and March 28. 2009. ddmfm No.PAM=!4t the AAARar ClAMWW".Tha Lane 0MV M1 c wVm h m W Planp%V)Ta k4*ACaaditW Popu4tlmPaeeast For Lam Carr y And EachuftnAmnWOMThe0o . And AdopftSwdriiP And avvmMcW-ft . (File No. PA 118-51iM . Pape 2 ATTACHMENT 5`--2-