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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN
AREA GENERAL PLAN (METRO PLAN)TO CLARIFY AND PROVIDE GREATER
FLEXIBILITY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE EUGENEc
SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA (METRO PLAN, GROWTH
MANAGEMENT,POLIq 15). '
WHEREAS, on August 25, 2004, the Lane County Board of Commissioners
initiated an amendment to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan
(Metro Plan) Growth Management Policy 15 to clarifY and provide h'feater flexibility for
public safety service delivery to the citizens. of the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area
within the Metro Plan boundary; and
WHEREAS, Chapter IV of the Metro Plan sets fort.h procedures for amendment,
which for Springfield are implemented by the provisions of Article 7 METRO PLAN
AMENDMENTS of the Springfield Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the current Metro Plan, as adopted in 1982 and subsequently
amended, contains fundamental principles and growth management policies in Chapter II
that apply to the delivery of public services to the citizens of the metropolitan area,
including policies applicable to the creation of new special service districts; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to Metro Plan, Growth Management.
Policy 15 would allow the creation of a special service district providing public safety.
services within the Metro Plan boundary and clarify the distinction between services
provided by the cities to accommodate "urban levels of development" and the described
public safety services traditionally provided by Lane County; and
WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing with the Eugene and Lane County
Planning Commissions on Februaryl, 2005, the Springfield Planning Commission
recommended adoption to the Springfield City Council of the proposed amendment to
provide flexibility for basic, on-going county public safety services provided that this
amendment was limited to a single countywide public safety district, by action taken at
the continued hearing held by the Planning Commission on March 1,2005; and
WHEREAS, the Eugene planning commission recommended adoption by the
Eugene City Council of the proposed Metro Plan amendment with revisions to make it
clear that the policy would apply.to a single countywide public safety service district; and
WHEREAS, the Lane County planning commission recommended adoption of
the proposed Metro Plan amendment without change to the Lane County Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing jointly with the
Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners OI[:tafel ~~eived
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and is now ready to take action'based upon the above recommendations and the evidence
and testimony already in the record as well as the evidence and testimony presented at the
public hearing held/in the matter of amending the, Metro Plan. .
NOW THEREFORE, the Common Council ofthe City of Springfield does ordain
as follows'
Section I: The Metro Plan Growth Management Policy, Policy 15 is hereby
amended by addition of the following subsection "f':
"Not withstanding the above pt'ovisions of this policy and all other related. policies
and text in this Plan, a district or zone of benefit may be created and maintained to
provide preventive and reactive public safety services, including but not limited to,
adult and youth corrections services,crime prevention, prosecution, detention,
supervision, mental health and alcohol and drug services, victim services, drug
court, interagency narcotics enforcement, patrol, investigation and arrest."
Section 2: Ifany section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of the
Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
Section 3: Notwithstanding the effective date of ordinances as provided by
Section 2.1 10 of the Springfield Municipal Code 1997, this Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from the date of passage by the City Council and approval by the
Mayor, or upon the date of its acknowledgement as provided by ORS 197.625, whichever
date is later, provided that by that date the Eugene City Council and the Lane County
Board of Commissioners have adopted ordinances containing identical provisions to
those described in Section I above of this Ordinance.
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this
; 2005 by a vote of in favor and against.
day of
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Approved by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this
day of
2005.
Mayor
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REVIEWED & APPROVED
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City Recorder
. Date Received
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