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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous Miscellaneous 6/18/2004 , .it " ,. ,j 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 191 20 21 I 22 23 24 26 HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN Attorneys At law 223 A Slreet SuiteD Springfield Oregon (541) 746-9621 Fax:(541)7464109 " BEFORE THE LAND USE BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF LANE COUNTY and HOME BUILDERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, I LUBA No, 2004~090 (MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan; Springfield Res. 04-19) .il Petitioners, vs. RESPONDENT CITY OF SPRINGFIELD'S MOTION TO ,DISMISS CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, Respondent, and Date Receivec I JUN 1 8 I o~ Planner: BJ , ' THE METROPOLITAN WASTEWATER 'MANAGEMENT COMMISSION, Intervenor-Respondent. Respondent, City of Springfield, moves the Board for an order dismissing this appeal, Intervenor, Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC), joins in this Motion to Dismiss. Petitioner's appea'l challenges a rEisolution adopted by the City of Springfield Common Council, Resolution 04-19 (attached as Exhibit 1 , and by this reference incorporated:herein). For the reasons set forth below, LUBA ' does not have jurisdiction to consider Resolution 04~19 and therefore should dismiss this appeal, I. Background Facts. Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commmission ("MWMC") is a regional 25 Commissiqn established by an Intergovernmental Agreement, signed by the governing bodies of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County in February of1977. (Resolution 04-19, para, 1), The regional wastewater facilities were designed and Page 1 - '. I, ., ( RESPONDENT CITY,OF SPRINGFIELD'S MOTION TO DISMISS ~, . I, 0' I'\Q'''\I''!C:\'-+E,n IJ\".~'..r"'-J'\J,;. .:.;.;. ~ ,..,) '. Ill' '1\.1 {\.. 'I" J f "j .",Lf~f':'t:,II:C,~ .:.Err} ,F)'i I. I."" " 1( 1 constructed in the early and mid-1980s with a projected design life of 20 years, 2 (Resolution 04-19, para. 2), In MWMC Resolution 02-05, MWMC entered into a 3 contract with a consulting firm for professional services for, among other matters, a 4 recommendation for an,MWMC facilities plan update and 20-year project list. 5 (Resolution 04-19, paras, 4, 5, 7 and10). On May 6, 2004, MWMC adopted the 6 MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and 2(l-year Project List, the first comprehensive 7 facilities plan update since the original facilities were designed and constructed in the 8 early 1980s, On May 17, 2004, the Common Council ofthe City of Springfield 9 adopted Resolution 04-19, approving the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and the 20- 10 Year Project List that were adopted by MWMC on May 6, 2004. That decision is the 11 subject of this appeal. 12 II. The Merits. ' 13 The MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and 20-year Project List were prepared to 14 provide the public facilities plan and list of capital improvements that are required by , 15 ORS 223.309(1)' prior to the establishment of a system development charge 16 ("SDC"). (Resolution 04-19, para. 8). ORS 223.297 to 223.314 govern the 17 establishment, modification and implementation of a System Development Charge 18 and Methodology, The adoption of a public facilities plan and/or capital improvement 19 plan is required prior to the establishment of a system development charge. (ORS 20' f/l/ 21 //I 22 /I Date Receive( I JUN 18 ,Ot( 23 / Planner: Bt. . 24 26 HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN Attorneys At Law 223 A Street SuiteD Springfield Oregon (541) 74&.9621 Fax:(541)74&4109 , 'ORS 223.309(1) states: "Prior to the establishment of a system development 25 charge by ordinance or resolution, a local government shall prepare a capital improvement plan, public facilities plan, master plan or comparable plan that includes a list of the capital improvements that the local government intends to fund, in whole or in part, with revenues from an improvement fee and the estimated cost, timing and percentage of costs eligible to be funded with revenues from the improvement fee for each improvement." Page 2 - RESPONDENT CITY OF SPRINGFIELD'S MOTION TO DISMISS - "cY'lrl1 D t1,_i~ " ~~.~', \[: l!~~ . :.; /-.1?If-o:l~ ' ...,.l~i~ . . ..,!\.-......J v Cr' . HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN Attorneys At law 223 A Street SuiteD Springfield Oregon (541)746-9621 Fax:(541)746-4109 1 223.309(1). As relevant here, that statute requires Respondent to prepare a "capital improvement plan, public facilities plan, master plan, or comparable plan that includes a list of the capital improvements that the local governm~nt intends to fund" with revenues from the SDC's, 2 3 4 5 ORS 223.314 provides: "The establishment, modification, or implementation of a system development charge, or a plan or list adopted pursuant to ORS 223.309, or any modification of a plan or list, is not a land use decision pursuant to ORS Chapters 195 and 197." (Emphasis added), _With}':ertaih,exceptionsnotapplic?ble ilere, qRS197.825(1)glyes LUBA " , ,.; . '., - . .. exclusive jurisdiction for "review of any land use decision or limited land use decision of a local govemment, special district or a state agency." In the absence of this statutory jurisdictional requirement, LUBA may not review a decision of a local 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 government. Here, the decision at issue is a facilities plan and capital improvement plan enacted under the provisions of ORS 223.297 et seq. Such plans are specifically excluded from LUBA's jurisdiction by the provisions of ORS 223,314, Consequently, LUBA does not have jurisdiction ,over this matter, Conclusion. 14 15 16 171 18 191 20 As explained in detail above, the facts set forth in Resolution 04-19, the definitional language of ORS 223,314 and LUBA'sjurisdictionallimits under ORS 197,825(1) should compel this Board to dismiss this appeal. DATED this ! <1Hday of June, 2004. ' 21 Date Received JUN 1 8 I at( Planner: BJ 22 Respectfully submitted, 23 24 HAROLD EAHY & KIERAN _ ' tc_ Meg E. Kie , OSB No. 89068 Of Attorneys for Respondent City of Springfield By: 25 26 Page 3 - RESPONDENT CITY OF SPRINGFIELD'S MOTION TO DISMISS " .1" ,. )'. \ ' . ,..t.r,,' [.. ;~ ., ,.....j, -J t I' '" r l ~')I.' ~ ',' .:. , ,\I!\ 1'" , '.' 1 .' G' " ","\1. .\' t' ~ .' ., RESOLUTioN NO. n4~lq A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SF'RINGFll:lD COMMON COUNCil APPROVING THE MWMC 2004 FACILITIES PlAN AND ADOPTING THE 20-YEAR PROJECT LIST. WHEREAS, on February 9, 1977; the City of Springfield, the CIty of I:ugene, and lane County (the Governing BodIes) entered Into an Intergovernmental ag., ......nt (IGA) Which established the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) as an ORS Chapter 190 entity responsible to con$Uct. operate, and maintain regional wastewater facilities; and, ' WHEREAS, the regional wastewater facilities, which Include the Eugene-Springfiefd Water Pollution Control Facility (wpCF), the Biosolids Management Facility (BMF), Blooyde Farm (BF), the Seasonal Industrfal Watts Facility (SIWF), several regional wasteWater pump stations and regional conveyance system, were deSigned and, constructed In the early and mld-1980s with a proJected design life of 20 yeano; 'and, WHEREAS, the MWMChas undertaken several plans and studies.between 1996 and 2001 to determine short-,and Ions-term regional wastewater facintJes Iinprovements needed to provide adequate wastewater treatment capacity and meet all appncable reguiatorypennit requirements, including but not limited to the MWMC Master Pian, ' 1997, the Biosolids Management Plan, 1997, and the Wet Weather Flow Management Plan, 2001 (VIIVVFMP); and, ' WHEREAS, the MWMC enacted Resolution 02-05, authorizing the execution of a , contract with CH2M Hill, Inc. for professional serVlce:s for an MWMC predeslgn study and facilities plan ~pdate (Project no. P80010); and WHEREAS, the MWMCenacted Resolution 03-11, amending the professlenal.secvlces contract with CH2M Hill, Ino. to InC/Ude technical support for: (a)MVVMC's system development charges (SDC) methooologyllpdate, and (b) eva!u;;,~Ol1of th~best use of ' iVI~"'C's'~i~ prqpertyiorfacI1JtJe~p,lanlijri9"iJrposes, and (c)'.MIfllMC'sZ004 Facirrties Plan adoptionproeess;and,' . " , ' , ' , . ~. '. WHEREAS, applicable adopted MWMC goals, policies and management strategies, such as those contained in the FY 03-04 Regional Wastewater Program Budget, the WNFMP Bnd the Bl6.soDds Management Plan, along with the requirements of the __ MWMC National Pollutant Discharge EllmlnaUon System (NPDES) permit issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEa) In May, 2002, the 'CEQ Guldennes for the Preparation of Facilities Plans and Environmental Reports for Community , Wastewater ProJects,' (1999) (DEQ Guidelines), and MWMC guidance provided the foundation and direction for the MWMC 2004 FadUtJes Plan (attached herelo and, by this reference Incorporated herein); and Date Received " JUN 1 8 I at( " Planner: BJ kxHIBIT I Page I ot:;)- " ~ .' " '"I J\ "~ '.',I"~:,'l.'_,1 .- ~; ./. }lll 1.- ':\\'[,,'1" -./.1 .\ ,j'1 :1. '.' .'f... ,., ,'.:" , ....~ RESOLUTION 04-19 WHEREAS, the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan analyses show that capttaJimprovements (', . contained in the 2o..Year Project list Included in the MWMC 2004 FacUlties Plan neecJ to be Implemented in accordance with the 20-Year Project list Sched'ule In order to achieve the regulatory compliance and capacity objec:tlves stated in the MWMC 2004 Fac/lJtles Plan; and, WHEREAS; the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and 20-YearProject List have been . prepared. in part, to provide the public fgcDitles plan and list of capltallmp~ements tijat are requIred by ORS223.309(1) prior.to the establishment of 8 system development charge; and : , W1iEREASpUl:;lic'rneetfngs,and:MWMC'~rk sessions were conclucted to provIde, gulclance on preparation of the draft MWMC2004Facllltles Plan on November 24, 2003, January 8,2004, and.March 3, 2004; and , ' WHEREAS, pubnc hearings WElTe noticed and conclucted by the MWMC to accept ~nd consider public comment on the draft MWMC 2004 Facirrtles Plan on April 22, 2004 and May e, 2004; and ' WHEREAS, on May 6, 2004 MWMC enacted Resolution 04-04 adopting the MVVMC 2004 Facirrties Plan and 20-Year Project List; and WHEREAS, the Springfield City Council conducted a pubnc hearing on the MWMC (, 2204 Faci6ties Plan and the20-Year Project list on M~ 17, 2004; and , WHEREAS, the Springfield City Council has reviewed and consIdered testimony from thepub/lC ancf discussed the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and 20- Year Project List., NOW, TI:1EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common CounCIl of the City of _ Springfield as follows: The Common Council of the City of Springfielcf apP!?v~s tf1e MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and hereby adopb the 20-Year ProJecfUsl" . . , Tnis Resolution shail ~ka effect upon adoption by the, City Councitancfapproval by the , Mayor. . . , Adopted by the Common Council Oithe City of Springfield the bYaVOea'~trtIA~n, ' Mayor ~~ju/F - ' /' ,..!!!!! dayotMay, 2004. ATTEST:~~ ~.~ Amy SowJ. City RecOrder Date Received JUN 18(O~' Planner: BJ EXHIBIl'" I. Pa~~ d-O{ ':.- . ":j) J ",n<'l'1!)vcry ~' ,,-,",;,' f-(. .1 ,J . I -I : ',;'~--tl ' ~.4,il2!L , ,,;r=/CE OF erN An-ORNEY , ' . ' .. "~ l' ,.'.. ... ' . ,,~,':I',1 ~::'")~ ':.."<; ," ., " 1 ...... ". 'g . .:~V({~.:.. c.' .....t.. ~ ,t4U1 " l,:.. ..."1," ,. , '., . 1';('" ,..' . w'l"',,, " "';:'r ,j, ~.;"11 . '. ",", " 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 I 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 HAROlD, LEAHY & KIERAN Attomeys Al Law 223 A Streel SuiteD SpringfieldOr&9OfJ (541) 746-9621 Fax:(541)746;4109 CERTiFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that I served Hie foregoing Motionto Dismiss by depositing true, full and exa<;t.annies thereof in the United States Post Office at Springfield, Oregon on June -f.-Kf2'004, enclosed in a se~led envelope, with postage paid, addressed to: Bill Kloos Attorney at Law P,O, Box 11906 Eugen~, OR 97440 Attorney for Petitioners Laurence E. Thorp THORP PURDY JEWETT URNESS&VVILKENSON, P,C, 1011 Harlow Road, Suite 300 Springfield,OR97477 Of Attorneys for Intervenor-Respondent , ~I . HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN By: "1/JA!/~, Jt ~, M~ e. kie~n, aSB No. 80068 9f Attorneys for Respondent City of Springfield I certify that the fOrtring is a true and full copy of the original. DATED this If day of June, 2004. '! By: <::-211..-<< /;, j( " , Meg E. Kiedm, aSB No, 89068 Of Attorneys for Respondent Ci,ty of Sprin9field -, - , . N:\CITY\Pworks~WMC\Facilities Plan & Project List LUBA\Motion to Dismiss.wpd Date Received JUN 1 8 i Dtf Planner: BJ Page 4 - RESPONDENT CITY OF SPRINGFIELD'S MOTION TO DISMISS , ~ , \.7~ ,- , ..' - J' .-' . _~'''')\f )'1...,' '- "....;,l! . !,-,':,.1 i:;-". }....,~ . ,:j I,Pi! '. - r'~;.!,::l"~ ",t; Ii I, HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN Attorneys At law 223 A Street SuiteD Springfield Oregon (541)746-9621 Fax:(541)746-4109 I .19 22 26 I 2 3 4 5 I 6 I ' BEFORE THE lJ;\ND USE BOARD OF APPEALS , OF THE STATE OF OREGON, , 7 8. HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF LANE COUNTY and HOME BUILDERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, tUBA. No, 2004-090 , ' (MIl'iitv1C2004 Facilities Pian; , Springfield Res, 04-19) 9 10 Petitioners, II vs. RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO EXTEND RECORD FILING DEADLINE PENDING DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS 12 CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, 13 Respondent, 14 and Date Received JUN 1 8 I 0-1 Planner: BJ 15 THE METROPOLITAN WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT COMMISSION,' 16 Intervenor-Respondent. 17 18 Pursuant to OAR 661-010-0067, Respondent City of Springfield (the City) moves the Board to extend the June 25, 2004 deadline for filing the Record on 20 . ',. Appeal to allow time forthe 80ardtb rule on a Mo.tion to DismissLUBANo:2004- ., 21 090, filed contemporaneously with this Motion. In the eve'rit the Bpard grants Respondent's Motion to Dismiss, no Record on Appeal will be necessary. If the Board denies the Motion to Dismiss, the City requests 21 days from the Board's ruling to submit the Record on Appeal, Accordingly, this extension is reasonable and 23 24 25 " necessary to prevent the City from:incurring unnecessary costs and attorney fees. I I I Page 1 - I RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO EXTEND RECORD FILING DEADLINE PENDING DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS '" ,,; v ,,' -./,f'~ .~....tA;,t-,p~(FIr'4' ~...(;:::', ': .... '.. ..'~ .-,. " . _:1... .' . \ :'1 : Vl1 I L,di "'''-'-'F'("o'if":, 'l".' . ~~.J;. i ~l t' -,; -~11 1 Intervenor-Respondent Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission joins in this Motion, Petitioner's attorney objects to this Motion to Extend the Record, DATED this I <fPday of June, 2004, Respectfully Submitted HAROLD, lEAHY & KIERAN 2 3 41 5 6 7 By: ~//{ __ ' /J Meg E.. j' ran, OSB No. 89068 Of Attor s. for Respondent City ,of Springfietd 8 I 9 10 I 11 , 'I 12 I 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2511 'Date Received JUN 1 8 I o~ Planner: BJ 24 26 HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN Attorneys Al law 223ASlreel SuiteD Springfield Oregon . Page 2 _ (541) 746-9621 Fax:(541)746-4109 " , RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO EXTEND RECORD FILING DEADLINE PENDING DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS , ." ,d' or ' 'r ">"'\ "._-~'1.'i}l:....': 1I....Jl ~ '...."jr~' I", .' .:'. j ~. ,.#. 1$ t ....:;;,... . " lil1 ~l "f - }i-::.~V , (.,-~,;. ," ,~,' J -~ ~", -I ,I; ;.:....;:....,: . I ,_., " ' 111 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ' I certify that J served the fofegoing Respondent's Motion,to Extend Record Filing Deadline Pending Decision on Motion to Dismiss by depositing true, full and eX~7~pies thereof in the United States Post Office at Springfield, Oregon on June~: 2004, enclosed in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to: 3 41 5 Bill Kloos Attorney at Law P.O. Box 11906 Eugene, OR 97440 Attorney forPetitioners Laurence E. Thorp "THORP PURDY JEWETT URNESS & WilKENSON, P.C, 1011 Harlow Road, Suite ,300 Springfield,OR97477 Of Attorneys for Intervenor-Respondent 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 HARoLD, LEAHY & KIERAN 13 . [jj/l~Y;. ~ M'e'g E. leran, OSS No. 89068 9f Attor eys for Respondent City of Springfield By: 14 15 16 17 I certify that the fO~Oing is a true and fUll, copy of the original. DATED this 11; .....day of June, 2004~ , , By: ~?iZuA'.i,!/ . o' Meg.E. kiira~, QSB No. 89068 " Of Attorneys for Respondentqly of Springfield 18 19 20 21 . 22 N:\CITY\?worl<sIMWMC\Facililies Plan & Project L!~l LUBAlMotlon to Extendwpd 23 24 Date ReC~)hfed JUN j ~ ( ot.f PlannE1t~0J ., 25 26 HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN Attorneys At Law 223 A Street SuiteD Springfield Oregon Page 3 _ (541) 746-9621 Fax:(541)746-4109 RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO EXTEND RECORD FILING DEADLINE PENDING DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS . .,.,-. ~.~:;~..~, ~;'".,~i':-" (iit:i '. . . .',~~ ," {:"" ,1 ::11 ..t~_~.~ -.~l 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 171 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN Allomeys AI Law 223 A Street SuiteD Springfield Oregon (541) 746-9621 Fax:(541)746-4109 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that I served the foregoing Motion to Dismiss by depositing true, full and exa<;t4aoies thereof in the United States Post Office at Springfield, Oregon on June -f.Xf2'004, enclosed in a sealed envelope, with postage p~id, addressed to: Bill Kloos Attorney at Law P,O. Box 11906 Eugene, OR 97440 Attorney for Petitioners, Laurence E. Thorp THORP PURDY JEWETT URNESS &WILKENSON, P.C, 1011 Harlow Road, Suite 300 Springfield, OR 97477, Of Attorneys for Intervenor-Respondent ~ HAROLD, LEAHY & KIERAN By: fA.;!.!.,/; fl ,.' ME!9 1::. Kie~n, OSB ~, 1mo-68 Of Attorneys for Respondent City of Springfield I certify that the fOrtring isa true and full copy of the original. DATED this iff day of June, 2004. . By:/AWh, it' " Meg E. Kie~n, OSB No, 89068. Of Attorneys for Respondent City of Springfield 1 . N:\CITY\Pworks\MWMClFacilities Plan & Project List LUBA\Motion to Dismiss.wpd Page 4 - I Date Received JuN 1 8 I 6~ Planner: BJ RESpoNDENT CITYOF SPRINGFIELD'S MOTION' TO DISMISS , . .. i " "-\~\;!fjlL;,,"'Oj\,j'- '~'f:.,-;'" . '....' ',' '. f <l.." , ~ ~l " 't., , '('I' (...: I,lL l~ .. -:'. , ''\1,L.,.'~''',.~~','''t\.~'I;''.~; ',,-,' ~t"..," "1\ 'I'!!