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 City Council & Board of Commissioners & Attend the <br />Public Hearing <br />➢ Send e-mail testimony to RRSCPlan@eugene-or.gov. <br />➢ Send a written statement to the Eugene City Council and/or Lane County Board of Commissioners, <br />c/o Elena Domingo, City of Eugene Planning Division, 99 West 10th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401. <br />➢ To be included in the materials for the March 12, 2024 public hearing, your written statement <br />must be received by staff no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday March 4, 2024. Written testimony <br />received after 5:00 p.m. on March 4 will be provided to the City Council and Board of <br />Commissioners but they 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 March 12, 2024, and provide spoken <br />testimony. In order to submit verbal testimony at the virtual public hearing, virtual sign ups <br />begin 30 minutes before the meeting starts and continue until 5 minutes into the meeting, <br />through an online form available at the link below. Instructions for providing testimony during <br />the public hearing will be provided during the hearing. Your spoken testimony will be recorded. <br />The City Council and Board of Commissioners may limit the time for each speaker to a few <br />minutes. You are encouraged to submit written testimony prior to the close of the public <br />hearing if you have detailed comments you wish to make and do not have enough time to <br />make them all at the public hearing. <br />Information for options to attend, watch, and participate in the public hearing will be available no <br />later than 5:00 p.m. on March 11, 2024 at: www.eugene-or.gov/3360/Webcasts-and-Meeting- <br />Materials. <br />All public testimony will be provided to the City Council and Board of Commissioners. Any written <br />comments must include a mailing address if you wish to be included on the mailing list for any <br />future notices, including notice of decision. <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 5 p.m. on March 8, 2024, on the City Council webpage at www.eugene- <br />or.gov/3360/Webcasts-and-Meeting-Materials and on the Lane County Board of Commissioners <br />webpage at www.lanecounty.org/government/county departments/board of county commission <br />ers/meetings notice. <br />The materials related to the proposed Metro Plan Amendments and Code Amendments, along with <br />related documents and the applicable approval criteria, will also be available for free inspection at <br />the Eugene Planning and Development Department, 99 West 101h Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday -Friday and at the Lane County Land Management <br />Division, 3050 North Delta Highway, Eugene, OR 97408 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday - <br />Mailed Notice: 02/23/2024 Page 3 of 4 <br />