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ATTACHMENT 5 — and other relevant factors affecting all of the lane County comprehensive plans. In addition to the public policy changes regarding responsibility of the Lane County Board for countywide coordinated population forecasts, HB 3337 (2007) requires a re- evaluation of population forecasts presented for the area within the current Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan Area single urban growth boundary. A single population forecast for that urban area is no longer useful under HB3337 direction enabling Eugene and Springfield to conduct residential buildable land studies and other studies separately so that each may consider having its own urban growth boundary and makes it necessary to produce future population projections based on the jurisdictional area and requirements of each of the two largest cities in Lane County. LC12.005 Purpose. The Board shall adopt a comprehensive plan. The general purpose of the comprehensive plan is the guiding of the social, economic and physical development of the County to best promote public health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare: . Lane Code Chapter 16A00(6)(b)(ili)(aa) further requires the Board to make findings- that the proposed amendment meets all applicable requirements of state and local law, Statewide Planning Goals and Oregon Administrative Rules. The proposed amendment meets the purpose section of LC Chapter 12 and is also in conformance with the applicable state and local laws, Statewide Planning Goals and Oregon Administrative Rules as discussed below. 27. Goal 1: Citizen Involvement This goal calls for the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases oftheplanning process. It requires each city and county to have a citizen involvementprogram. The citizen involvement process timeline presented below establishes adequate opportunities for citizen involvement and is found to be fully compliant with this goal. . On August 5, 2008, the Board of Commissioners directed staff to begin the coordinated population forecast project by solicitation of appropriate consultant firms to conduct the analysis required for the project using a process that would be open and provide ample opportunity for citizen involvement in the preparation and coordination of countywide population forecasts. On September 5,.200S, DLCD was notified the cities of Eugene and Springfield had initiated a post -ad mowledgement plan amendment to the Metro' Plan to adopt new population forecasts. for the cities to comply with the needed housing determination required by ORS 197.304 (HB 3337). The. Lane County Planning Commission participated in coordinated population forecasting for the metro cities through a joint hearing with the Metro planning commissions in Springfield City Hall on November 6, 2008 to hear testimony regarding the Metro Safe Harbor separate population forecasts proposed by Eugene and Springfield for the first time under HB 3337. The three planning commissions each voted a separate recommendation up to their elected officials, the vote from Lane County was to recommend adoption. Ordinance No. PA 1255 Exhibit °B" Findings ATTACHMENT °�