HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 07 Motion to Allow New Testimony at the JEO Public Hearing on the Proposed Metro Plan Boundary Change East of I-5 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 2/21/2012
Meeting Type:Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Greg Mott/Linda Pauly
Staff Phone No: 541-726-3774/726-4608
Estimated Time: 5 Minutes
S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: Mandate
ITEM TITLE: MOTION TO ALLOW NEW TESTIMONY AT THE JOINT ELECTED
OFFICIALS PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED METRO PLAN
BOUNDARY CHANGE EAST OF I-5.
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Council consideration of the following motion:
“In accordance with Springfield Code 5.14-155, move that the March 13, 2012
public hearing of the joint elected officials regarding the proposed boundary
changes of the Metro Plan allow new testimony and not be limited to the record of
the planning commissions.”
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
The planning commissions of Springfield, Eugene and Lane County have
concluded joint public hearings on a county-initiated Metro Plan amendment that
would make the plan’s boundary east of Interstate 5 coterminous with the City’s
Urban Growth Boundary. The Metro Plan and Springfield Code require the joint
elected officials hearing to be “on the record” of the planning commissions’ hearing
unless the amendment is government-initiated and a different process, time line, or
both are established by the governing bodies.
ATTACHMENTS: None
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
This proposed Metro Plan amendment has received a good deal of testimony at
separate continued joint public hearings of the three planning commissions. Lane
County staff is requesting that the public hearing of the joint elected officials be “de
novo” — a format that allows new evidence into the record. The Metro Plan and
the codes of all three jurisdictions allow the change in format. The Lane County
Board of Commissioners (on February 8, 2012) and Eugene City Council (on
February 13, 2012) both unanimously approved motions to allow new testimony at
the hearing.