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Springfield Planning Commission
Minutes for Tuesday, June 4th, 2024
Work Session 6:00 pm
Meeting held in Council Chambers (City Hall) and via Zoom
Planning Commissioners Present: Chair Rhoads-Dey, Vice Chair Buck, Salazar, Stout, Thompson,
Webber, and Schmunk
Absent – None
Staff: Sandy Belson, Comprehensive Planning Manager; Sarah Weaver, Planning Commission
Assistant; Kristina Kraaz, Assistant City Attorney; Jeff Paschall, Community Development
Director; Molly Markarian, Senior Planner
Chair Rhoads-Dey called the Work Session to order at 6:02 p.m.
Item(s):
• Wastewater Master Plan
Staff: Molly Markarian, Senior Planner / Jeff Paschall, Community Development Director
45 Minutes
Molly Markarian / Staff: gave a presentation on the final draft 2024 Wastewater Master Plan.
Although the Wastewater Master Plan is not a land use plan, it is being presented to the
Planning Commission due to the importance of facility master planning as an essential
component that the City uses for planning future growth. This will give the Commission the
opportunity to become aware of the most recent analysis of the existing and future needs of
the City’s wastewater collection system. Furthermore, the Planning Commission participates in
the review and making a recommendation to City Council on the Capital Improvement Program,
and the Public Facilities and Services Plan, which include projects that derive from the
Wastewater Master Plan. In 2022, the Commission provided comment as the Committee for
Citizen Involvement on the project’s Community Engagement Plan.
Staff answered questions from the Commissioners regarding:
* How the project team arrived at using a 3% growth in population density in the R-1 land use
districts to account for missing middle housing.
* Does the intergovernmental agreement with the City of Eugene regarding pump stations
stipulate that Eugene staff are responsible for maintenance, and is it funded by Springfield?
* Since everything is governed by one national permit, are local nuances factored into this
[NPDES] permit, such as population?
* Are all of the recommended pump station improvement projects for new pump stations?
Approved 6/18/24
Attest by S. Weaver
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* The Climate Friendly Areas project is looking at targeted densification in Springfield. Is there
any way for the Wastewater Master Plan to contemplate the potential impacts of said
densification on the wastewater collection system?
* What if someone wants to develop in a greenfield site where there is currently no capacity to
serve that area?
* Is infiltration still a problem and is it possible to pinpoint where points of infiltration are
coming from?
* Is there a tiered schedule for wastewater user fees and system development charges?
Springfield Planning Commission
Minutes for Tuesday, June 4th, 2024
Regular Session 7:00 p.m. (approx.)
Chair Rhoads-Dey called the Regular Session to order at 6:48 p.m.
Planning Commissioners Present: Chair Rhoads-Dey, Vice Chair Buck, Salazar, Stout, Thompson,
Webber, and Schmunk
Absent – None
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA – None
PLEDGE OF ALLIAGENCE – Led by Chair Rhoads-Dey
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - Approved
• May 21st, 2024
BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE - None
REPORT OF COUNCIL ACTION
- Commissioner Stout reported on the June 3rd City Council meeting.
BUSINESS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Commissioner Stout: reported that he will be leaving the Planning Commission and will become
a member of the City Council as of January 2025. He intends to maintain his Planning
Commission posting until the end of this year.
BUSINESS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
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Sandy Belson / Staff: confirmed that the commissioners will be meeting on June 18th for a Work
Session on Climate Friendly Areas. On July 2nd, the Planning Commission will be meeting for a
Public Hearing during the Regular Session on a Plan Amendment Zone Change. It is unclear at
the moment, if we will be meeting for a Work Session beforehand.
ADJOURNMENT – 6:58 p.m.