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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Action: Request for Funding for Commercial/Industrial Lands Study Meeting Date: August 9, 2004 Agenda Item Number: 5 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Tom Coyle www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-6077 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to request that the City Council provide funding in the amount of $15,000 to match other jurisdictions funds in order that a commercial/industrial lands study can proceed. BACKGROUND Council Action History In 1992, Eugene completed and adopted a Commercial Lands Study. In 1993, the Metropolitan Industrial Land Study was adopted. State rules require that comprehensive plans contain an inventory of industrial and commercial sites and that the comprehensive plan designate lands that "at least equal the project land needs for each category (commercial and industrial) during the 20-year planning period." The City of Eugene's current periodic review task list from the state became official on May 25, 1995. There is no requirement to update or revise the already adopted studies. It is likely that the City was deemed in compliance because the studies were fairly recent. Under current rules and statutes, at the next periodic review, the City would be required to update the commercial and industrial buildable lands analysis (see Attachment D - OAR). Policy Issues Should the City Council consider helping to fund an assessment of a commercial/industrial land inventory within the Urban Growth Boundary? Council Goal Action Priority None. Financial and/or Resource Considerations There is a participating cost associated with this study in the amount of $15,000. Other Background Information In 2003, the Lane Metro Partnership (LMP) requested an opportunity to present a proposal to the Eugene City Council regarding commencing a process of evaluating 1) whether the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan currently provides an adequate supply of industrial, commercial and residential land as required by state law, and 2) if not, to study what mechanisms should be used to remedy the shortage in any or all of these land use categories (see Attachment A). Beginning in April, L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040809\S0408095.doc