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PDD - Planning - Urban Reserves - Past Meetings and Materials

1. Lane County Planning Commission, June 15 2021: Meeting Materials

2. Lane County Board of Commissioners, November 10 2020

On November 10, 2020, the Lane County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a motion to support the Eugene City Council’s initiation of a public review and adoption process to consider the establishment of Urban Reserves as described in Option 3, the 27-Year Option. Option 3 includes almost 6,000 acres of land, enough to meet approximately 27 years of growth beyond 2032, and strives to protect our highest value soils by removing from consideration all agricultural properties with predominant Class 1 land and directly adjacent agricultural properties with predominant Class 2 land.

3. Eugene City Council, October 21 2020

Meeting Materials, Webcast

On October 21, 2020, the Eugene City Council passed a motion, in a 7 - 1 vote, to support Urban Reserve Option 3, which includes enough land to meet approximately 27 years of growth beyond 2032. The City Council’s direction is consistent with the recommendation made by the Eugene Planning Commission, the Envision Eugene Technical Advisory Committee’s recommendation to staff, the majority of public input, and the City Manager’s recommendation. Prior to passing the motion, the City Council held a work session on October 12, 2020, to allow for additional time to ask questions and receive information.

4. Eugene City Council Work Session, October 12 2020: Meeting Materials, Webcast

5. Joint Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners Work Session, September 21, 2020

Webcast

On September 21, 2020, staff presented four Urban Reserves Options to the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners at a joint work session. Staff also shared recommendations from the Envision Eugene Technical Advisory Committee (EETAC), Eugene Planning Commission, Lane County Planning Commission, and the results of our Virtual Open House survey.

6. Lane County Planning Commission, August 18 2020

Webcast

On August 18th the Lane County Planning Commission voted 5-3 to recommend the 30-Year Option with a plan policy requiring the Class 1 and 2 farm land in the Awbrey subarea to be the last of the urban reserve land to be considered for expansion of Eugene’s urban growth boundary.

7. Eugene Planning Commission, August 17 2020

Webcast

On August 17th the Eugene Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend the 27-Year option.

8. Lane County Planning Commission, August 4 2020: Webcast

9. Eugene Planning Commission, August 3 2020: Webcast

10. Urban Reserves Virtual Open House, June 26-July 26 2020: Open House Survey Results

11. EETAC Recommendation, July 16 2020: On July 16, 2020, after seventeen meetings over the course of 22 months, the Envision Eugene Technical Advisory Committee (EETAC) provided their final input and recommendation to staff on the Urban Reserve Options under consideration. Two motions were passed. The first supports the urban reserves analysis as technically sound. The second motion supports the recommendation of Option 3, the 27-year option, that preserves Class 1 and adjacent Class 2 land, with the acknowledgment that the year-range is an estimate based on current population forecasts and existing land use code.