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ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br /> AGENDA COVER MEMO <br /> <br /> DATE: August 25, 2004 <br /> TO: Lane County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br /> DEPT.: Lane County Sheriff's Office <br /> Lane County Administration <br /> <br /> PRESENTED BY: Jan Clements, Russ Burger- Sheriff's Office <br /> Bill VanVactor -County Administrator <br /> <br /> AGENDA ITEM TITLE: ORDER ·/IN THE MATTER OF'CONSIDERING <br /> CONCEPTS OF A PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL DISTRICT <br /> AND INITIATION OF METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS TO <br /> CLARIFY AND PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN <br /> SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD <br /> METROPOLITAN AREA <br /> <br /> I. MOTION <br /> <br /> MOVE TO APPROVE ORDER NO._ _ DIRECTING FURTHER STAFF WORK <br /> NECESSARY TO INITIATE FORMATION OF A PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL <br /> DISTRICT AND INITIATING METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS TO CLARIFY AND <br /> PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE EUGENE- <br /> SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA <br /> <br /> II. ISSUE OR PROBLEM <br /> <br /> There are two related issues for the Board to consider. The first issue'is the concept of a <br /> countywide public safety special- district. The second issue is.to consider initiating non-site <br /> specific text amendments to the Eugene,Springfield MetrOpolitan Area General Plan <br /> (Metro Plan) in order to provide greater clarity in the formation ora public safety special <br /> district while retaining consistency With the fundamental growth management principles of <br /> ~ the Metro Plan. <br /> <br />IiL DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> A. Background <br /> <br /> Many county public safety services are funded primarily with property tax revenue, which <br /> flows to thc county's general fund. Local property taxes are subject to constitutional, <br /> statutorial, and political and practical constraints. TheSe revenue constraints are <br /> increasingly pressuring local governments to make difficult choices of either thinning <br /> <br />BCC Agenda Coy. er Memo - County SpeCial Service District Page 1 of 6 <br /> August 25, 2004 <br /> <br /> <br />