Item A: Ordinance on Airport Master Plan

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adoption. Statewide Planning Goals -- EC 9.8424(1)(a) and LC 12.060 Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement: To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The City of Eugene and Lane County have acknowledged provisions for citizen involvement that ensure the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and set out requirements for such involvement. Adoption of this update to the Eugene Airport Master Plan, as a refinement of the Metro Plan, does not amend the citizen involvement program of either jurisdiction. The process for reviewing this refinement plan update complies with Goal 1 since it complies with, and surpasses the requirements of, the citizen involvement provisions. Beyond the locally required public notice and hearings which are described below, an Airport Master Plan Advisory Committee was established to assist with the development of the master plan update, including representatives from a broad cross-section of the community being served by the Eugene Airport. The 16-member committee met six times over the course of approximately 2½ years between 2006 and 2009, to review and provide input on the master plan as it was developed. In addition, four public participation workshops were held during the course of developing the master plan update. The City of Eugene and Lane County implement Statewide Planning Goal 1 by requiring that notice of the proposed adoption be given and public hearings be held prior to adoption. Consideration of the proposed adoption began with a joint public hearing by the Eugene and Lane County Planning Commissions. The joint Planning Commission public hearing on the proposed adoption was duly noticed to the City of Springfield, Lane County, community groups and individuals who have requested notice. The City also mailed notice of the proposed refinement plan update to the Department of Land Conservation and Development, in accordance with State statutes. Notice and opportunity to comment was also provided to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), all neighborhood groups officially recognized by the City, and other interested parties including members of the Eugene Airport Master Plan Advisory Committee. In addition, notice of the public hearing was published in the Register Guard newspaper. The Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners also held a duly noticed public hearing to consider adoption of the Eugene Airport Master Plan, prior to final action by each local jurisdiction. These notice requirements and public hearing processes, in addition to the work of the Airport Master Plan Advisory Committee, have afforded ample opportunity for public input and involvement consistent with the State’s citizen involvement provisions required by Goal 1. Goal 2 - Land Use Planning: To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions. Under Goal 2, the Metro Plan serves as the area’s comprehensive, policy framework plan. The current update to the Eugene Airport Master Plan replaces earlier versions as a refinement to the Findings – Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (RA 10-2 and PA 10-5284) Page 3