4. Testimony submitted for the June 3, 2003 and June 17, 2003 Planning Commission Joint <br />Public Hearing and comments submitted at the May 7, 2003 Public Workshop on the <br />Metro Plan amendments. <br />Criterion #1: Springfield Development Code Section 7.070(3)(a), Eugene Code Section <br />9.7730(3)(a), and Lane Code 12.225(2)(a): The amendment must be consistent with the <br />relevant statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development <br />Commission. <br />Findings of consistency with this criterion are presented for three Metro Plan amendments: <br />1. Metro Plan Housekeeping Revisions (Exhibit A) <br />2. Metro Plait Chapter III-C: Environmental Resources Element (Exhibit B) <br />3. Metro Plan Diagram (Exhibit C) <br />Goal 1-Citizen Involvement: To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the <br />opportunityfor citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. <br />The following findings of consistency with Goal 1 pertain to Metro Plan Housekeeping <br />Revisions, Metro Plan Chapter III-C, and the Metro Plan Diagram. <br />The Metro Plan designates the Joint Planning Commissions Committee (JPCC) as the <br />official public involvement body for the Metro Plan. The JPCC is comprised of two <br />planning commissioners from the Cities of Eugene and Springfield and Lane County. As <br />part of the Periodic Review Work Program adoption process, the JPCC approved the <br />following public involvement plan for Periodic Review projects: <br />• An Interested Parties Mailing List will be maintained throughout the Periodic <br />Review process and it will be used to notify those listed of significant events such as <br />workshops, forums, CAC work, public hearings, etc. <br />• Workshops will be conducted to keep the public informed about the status of all work <br />tasks and the Metro Plan. <br />• Newspaper Ads and News Releases will be prepared and released to the local. media <br />prior to all events. <br />• Flyers, Fact Sheets, and Frequently Asked Questions papers will be prepared and <br />distributed throughout the process, as needed. <br />• Presentations by project staff to local citizen and special interest groups will <br />continue to be available on request. <br />Exhibit D: Findings in Support of Adopting Ordinance for the Eugene-Springfield Page 2 of 15 <br />Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan) Housekeeping Revisions, Metro Plan Chapter III-C, <br />and the Metro Plan Diagram. <br />226 <br />