deliberate and make recommendations on the Metro Plan amendments, adoption of a new <br />neighborhood plan, and repeal of the 1987 River Road Santa -Clara Urban Facilities Plan to the <br />Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners, respectively. The Eugene Planning <br />Commission will also deliberate and make recommendations on the proposed land use code <br />amendments to the Eugene City Council. The City Council and Board of Commissioners will then hold <br />their own public hearing before deliberating and making final decisions on the proposals. The Metro <br />Plan and neighborhood plan amendments will be processed using the Type II Metro Plan amendment <br />procedures in EC 9.7700 -EC 9.7750 and sections 12.300 and 14.030 of the Lane Code. The Eugene <br />City Council and the Board of Commissioners will be the final decisionmakers on the Metro Plan and <br />neighborhood plan amendments. The code amendments will be processed using the Type V land use <br />application procedures in EC 9.7500-9.7560. The Eugene City Council will be the final local decision - <br />maker on the code amendments. Separate notice of the City Council and Board of Commissioners <br />public hearing will be provided. <br />In making their recommendations on the proposed amendments, the Planning Commissions will <br />address the relevant approval criteria, including but not limited to: <br />• Sections 9.7735 and 9.8065 of the Eugene Code <br />• Chapter 12.300.30 of the Lane Code <br />Testimony and evidence submitted should be directed toward the applicable approval criteria or <br />other criteria in the adopted plans or land use regulations or applicable state law that the person <br />testifying believes to apply to the decision. <br />How to Submit Testimony to the Planning Commissions <br />➢ Send a written statement to the Eugene and/or Lane County Planning Commissions, c/o Elena <br />Domingo, City of Eugene Planning Division, 99 West 10th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401. <br />➢ Send e-mail testimony to RRSCPlan@eugene-or.gov. <br />➢ To be included in the agenda packet for the October 17, 2023 public hearing, your statement <br />must be received by staff no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday October 6, 2023. Written testimony <br />received after 5:00 p.m. on October 6 will be provided to the Planning Commissions but the <br />Commissioners may not have as much time to review it prior to the public hearing. <br />➢ Attend the virtual public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on October 17, 2023, and provide spoken <br />testimony. Your spoken testimony will be recorded. Instructions for providing testimony during <br />the public hearing will be provided during the hearing. The Planning Commissions may limit the <br />time for each speaker to a few minutes. You are encouraged to submit written testimony prior <br />to the close of the public hearing if you have detailed comments you wish to make. <br />All public testimony received will also be forwarded to the Eugene City Council and Lane County <br />Board of Commissioners for their consideration before any final action is taken. <br />Additional Information and Staff Report <br />The complete agenda, meeting materials, and staff report for the joint public hearing will be <br />available for viewing by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, on the Eugene Planning <br />Commission webpage at https://www.eugene-or.gov/835/Planning-Commission-Meetings and on <br />the Lane County Planning Commission webpage at www.lanecounty.org/LCPC. <br />Mailed Notice: 09/15/2023 Page 2 of 4 <br />