Laserfiche WebLink
<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />Work Session: Region 2050 Update <br /> <br />Meeting Date: April 10, 2006 <br />Department: Planning and Development <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />Agenda Item Number: C <br />Staff Contact: Kurt Yeiter <br />Contact Telephone Number: 682-8379 <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />The Region 2050 process has resulted in a draft product entitled the Southern Willamette Valley Regional <br />Growth Management Strategy. At this work session, Councilor Kelly, the City's representative to the <br />Region 2050 Policy Advisory Board, will provide an update on the project, overview of key facets of the <br />draft strategy, and solicit council direction for future City participation. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Region 2050 is a collaborative regional planning effort in the southern Willamette Valley. It began in <br />the summer of 1999 with the adoption of formal resolutions by the Lane County Board of <br />Commissioners and the City Councils of Coburg, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Eugene, Junction City, <br />Lowell, Oakridge, Springfield, Veneta, and Westfir. The resolutions endorsed the concept of developing <br />a Regional Growth Management Strategy and defined the forum for the dialogue among the regional <br />partners. Each of these governments appointed elected officials to serve on the Regional Policy <br />Advisory Board, which guides the Region 2050 process, and includes a Lane Transit District (LTD) <br />Board member and staff from the Governor's office. The project is managed through the Lane Council <br />of Governments (LCOG). <br /> <br />Oregon Law (ORS 197.652-658) creates the Regional Problem Solving (RPS) process that empowers <br />local governments to agree on unique, regionally appropriate solutions to regional problems. The RPS <br />solutions may differ from state administrative rules if the solution is agreed upon by all the local <br />participating jurisdictions in the region, meets state goals and statutes, and is approved by the affected <br />state agencies. The Region 2050 project for the southern Willamette Valley asks all eleven participating <br />jurisdictions to agree on goals, objectives, and actions in these seven key areas: <br />. Land Use and Development Patterns <br />. Jobs and the Economy <br />. Housing <br />. Transportation <br />. Community Facilities and Services <br />. Natural Resources, Open Space, and the Environment <br />. Education <br /> <br />There is much general information about the Region 2050 project online at: www.region2050.org. <br /> <br />LICMOl2006 Council Agendas1M0604101S060410C.doc <br />