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ATTACHMENT 5 On December 2, 2008, the Lane County Planning Commission was invited, and many participated in the PSU Countywide Population Forecast Kick -off meeting held in Harris Hall. Two additional public coordination meetings were -held upon release of the PSU population forecasts, on February 26, 2009 and March 26, 2009. i The PSU effort was also presented in various ways during the LCPC public hearings and consideration of the small city PAPA requesting a coordinated countywide population forecast be adopted into the RCP. The LCPC ultimately recognized the Board would need to decide on the appropriate population forecasts. All of these proceedings gave interested parties and cities'an opportunity to coordinate and paiticipate in development of population forecasts for Lane County and utilized the adopted county citizen involvement program consistent with Goal. I 28. Goal 2: Land Use Planning This goal requires establishment of a land use planning process and policy framework to coordinate decisions and actions related to land use and assuring an adequate factual.basis for those decisions. The adoption of a countywide coordinated population forecast for Lane County and urban areas of the county fulfills this goal through the public involvement process under the coordinated policy framework as demonstrated in the public record on file in Land Management The cities and Lane County have coordinated this decision through the data consideration and analysis phase under contract with PSU. The public was provided ample opportunity for input and involvement in the process, as evidenced by over 300 exhibits in the public record for this project. Therefore adopting this amendment is fully consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 2. The Lane County Rural Comprehensive General Plan Policies, Introduction, illustrates the connectedness of the city and county plans, and describes the co- adoption of each city's Comprehensive Plan as illustrated in the introduction. In addition to this visual representation of the relationship between the cities plans and the overall general county plan, Part 1, Section D of the Rural Comprehensive Plan states: "While the Policies in this document are directed at Lane County governmeri; it 1 clearly recognized_ that the County has a responsibility to, and must coordinate efforts closely with, the incorporated cities within its boundaries. Statewide planning law requires that each incorporated city develop and adopt its own land use plan which must itself comply with LCDC Goals. The plan must contain essentially the same elements as the County General Plan, with an additional element of an identified Urban Growth Ba.undary (required by Goal 14). Future urban growth for each city is to take place within that Boundary. In the case of the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area Plan, a mutual Boundary is adopted by both cities and the County. For all other cities, the County must ratify the cities UGBs by independent evaluation of, and adoption of appropriate city plan provisions.. . Through this method, the County.becomes responsible for adminlstering the provisions of city plans within the city UGBs but outside of the corporate city limits. 'Joint Agreements for Planning Coordination' drawn up between the County and each city lay the frameworkfor cooperative action in the effort. " Orditm= No. PA 1255 Eabibit "B" Findings ATTACHMENT x-77