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City of Springfield
Regular Meeting
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION HELD
WEDNESDAY, February 19, 2014
The City of Springfield Planning Commission met in a regular session in the City Council Chambers, 225 Fifth Street,
Springfield, Oregon, on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., with Commissioner James presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Chair James, Vice Chair Nelson, Commissioners Kirschenmann, Moe, Vohs and Bean. Also present were,
Senior Planner Mark Metzger, City Attorney Mary Bridget Smith, Lauren King, and Management Support Specialist
Brenda Jones and members of the staff.
ABSENT
Commissioner Bean- Excused
• Springfield Chair Greg James opened the Regular Session
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Vice Chair Denise Bean
DECLARATION OF CONFLICT
LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING
1. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) –
Supervising Civil Engineer, Jeff Paschall presented the draft of the City of Springfield’s 2015-2019 Capital
Improvements Program (CIP) which has been completed by staff and has been reviewed by the Planning Commission
during a work session on February 4, 2014. It is now being brought to the Planning Commission for final comments
and a recommendation to forward the CIP to the City Council. The City Council will review in March, with final
adoption scheduled for April 7, 2014.
The City of Springfield’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a five-year Community Reinvestment Plan that
describes the near-term program for funding and construction of City public facilities. A fundamental purpose of
the CIP is to facilitate the efficient use of limited capital resources. The underlying concept is to program, for
future expenditure, all reasonably available sources of revenue. Since projected revenue is significantly less than
the needs identified in the City’s infrastructure facilities plans, the CIP is also a vehicle to facilitate
reconciliation, in the near term, of the competing priorities for scarce capital resources.
The CIP is updated annually and is an intermediate step in a process that originates with long term planning
activities that anticipate the need for public facilities at least 20 years into the future, and concludes with the
adoption of the annual Capital Budget to appropriate funds for the ultimate construction of those facilities. The
cost of operation is separately included in the City’s operating budget. The CIP identifies the facilities concepts
that may reasonably be expected to be required in the next five years, refines those concepts, and provides a
priority list of projects. Priority projects are selected from the long list of needed capital improvements
identified in the various master plans and refinement plans adopted by the City Council. Traditionally, the
principal constraint applied in developing the CIP is the realistic availability of financial resources to fund
projects.
City of Springfield and Lane County
Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
February 19, 2014
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TESTIMONY FROM THOSE IN SUPPORT
EXAMPLE
• Anne Ballew; 953 C Street; Springfield, Oregon 97477
TESTIMONY OF THOSE OPPOSED
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TESTIMONY OF THOSE NEUTRAL
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PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION
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SUMMATION FROM STAFF
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REBUTTAL FROM THE APPLICANT
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CLOSE OF THE HEARING
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PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION
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MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS OR DENIAL OF THE
REQUEST BASED ON STAFF REPORT AND ORAL/WRITTEN TESTIMONY.
MOTION:
Commissioner Kirschenmann moves the Springfield Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that it
adopt the 2012 Willamalane Park and Recreation Comprehensive Plan as a Refinement Plan of the Eugene-
Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, case # TYP413-00003, Seconded by Commissioner Moe. 7-0-0 Motion
carries
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Minutes Recorder – Brenda Jones
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Greg James
City of Springfield and Lane County
Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
February 19, 2014
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Planning Commission Chair
Attest:
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Brenda Jones
Management Support Specialist