Item A: Metro Plan Boundary Adjustment Proposal

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Eugene City Council. A public hearing before the joint elected officials, and subsequent action, has not yet been scheduled, but is anticipated to occur in early 2012. The scope and timing of a future County-initiated proposal to amend the boundary on the Eugene side of the Metro Plan has not been established, and will be subject to a separate public process. Lane County has acknowledged that, given the different circumstances on the Eugene side, such as the location of the Eugene Airport outside of Eugene’s current UGB, the County’s proposal for the Eugene side may not precisely follow Eugene’s UGB; it may propose to leave some areas that are located outside of Eugene’s UGB within the new Metro Plan boundary so the City continues to have some decision-making authority in those areas. The council’s upcoming participation in the County’s proposal to adjust the Springfield side of the Metro Plan boundary may help the Eugene City Council identify some of the issues it will eventually consider when a similar proposal is made for the Eugene side. The outcome of Envision Eugene, including the location of Eugene's UGB, will be a factor in more specifically identifying those issues. It is anticipated that the County will ask Eugene to consider the proposal as part of the Envision Eugene final adoption process. Because jurisdictional autonomy is a fundamental reason this proposal was initiated by Lane County, this work session will provide an overview of the jurisdictional decision-making authority within the current Metro Plan boundary. A memo that was presented to the joint planning commissions regarding this topic is provided as Attachment B. It is important to note that the Metro Plan amendment procedures generally prohibit new evidence from being introduced at the joint elected officials’ public hearing. However, the joint elected officials have the authority to decide prior to the public hearing that they will allow new evidence. Until such time, staff’s presentation and the council’s discussion will need to be limited to the information in the public hearing record from the joint planning commission proceedings. RELATED CITY POLICIES Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Growth Management Policies COUNCIL OPTIONS No formal action is required at this time. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION No action is required on this item. Therefore, no recommendations are offered by the City Manager. SUGGESTED MOTIONS No action is required on this item. Therefore, no motions are suggested. S:\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M111130\S111130A.doc