May 12, 2021, Work Session – Item 1 <br />The project team also met with the Lane County Planning Commission on April 6, 2021. Additional time was requested to discuss the County-specific code actions in more detail on April 20, 2021. There was discussion about community involvement in the development of the draft actions, which included the Community Advisory Committee, Topic Area working groups and broad community outreach. Commissioners emphasized the importance of early notification to property owners, residents and businesses impacted by proposed code changes. Some commissioners expressed interest in providing feedback on actions that may be implemented by County programs or projects, in addition to the code actions that the project team was seeking feedback on at this time. There was a desire from some commissioners to see the plan address homelessness. There was general support for the staff recommendations for moving into the Adoption Phase, preparing the plan adoption package and phasing land use code actions, with the understanding that further details regarding proposed code amendments would come back to the Lane County Planning Commission for input later in the process. <br />River Road Corridor Study The River Road Corridor Study is an in-depth analysis along River Road, up to the location of the Santa Clara Transit Station at Hunsaker Lane, to support implementation of the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan vision. In December 2020, the project team wrapped up work with the consultants and submitted River Road Corridor Study deliverables (https://www.eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/60545/River-Road-Corridor-Study-FTA-Grant) to the Federal Transit Administration, which included a summary of project work, outreach, and recommendations for land use code concepts and multi-modal transportation improvements. The draft land use code concepts will continue to be refined as part of the neighborhood planning process to ensure alignment with the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan, citywide policies and compliance with House Bill 2001. The project team will also work to incorporate relevant pieces from the Corridor Study into the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan. <br />Elected Officials Decision-Making The Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners have joint decision-making authority in this project, including the following: <br />•Receive updates and provide direction to the project management team throughout theplanning process. <br />•Convene public hearings, consider the Planning Commission recommendations, and act toadopt by Ordinance the neighborhood plan as a refinement to the local comprehensiveplan.The City Council has sole decision-making authority over any changes to the city’s land use code (Eugene Code Chapter 9) and any changes in zoning to land within the city limits that occur as part of this process. <br />Next Steps On May 18, 2021, the project team will meet with the Lane County Board of Commissioners to seek direction to move into the Adoption Phase and prepare the adoption package, focusing on plan components that require County approval. Once there is clear direction from the elected officials, staff will prepare the package of associated comprehensive plan and refinement plan amendments, zone changes, and land use code amendments and launch a corresponding phase of <br />CC Agenda - Page 4