Planning Commission

AGENDA Meeting Location: Sloat Room—Atrium Building Phone: 541-682-5481 99 W. 10th Avenue www.eugene-or.gov/pc Eugene, OR 97401 The Eugene Planning Commission welcomes your interest in these agenda items. Feel free to come and go as you please at any of the meetings. This meeting location is wheelchair-accessible. For the hearing impaired, FM assistive-listening devices are available or an interpreter can be provided with 48 hour notice prior to the meeting. Spanish-language interpretation will also be provided with 48 hour notice. To arrange for these services, contact the Planning Division at 541-682-5675. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 – REGULAR MEETING (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) 11:30 a.m. I. PUBLIC COMMENT The Planning Commission reserves 10 minutes at the beginning of this meeting for public comment. The public may comment on any matter, except for items scheduled for public hearing or public hearing items for which the record has already closed. Generally, the time limit for public comment is three minutes; however, the Planning Commission reserves the option to reduce the time allowed each speaker based on the number of people requesting to speak. 11:40 a.m. II. LANE LIVABLITY WRAP UP Staff: Stephanie Jennings, 541-682-5529 12:00 p.m. III. METRO PLAN ENABLING AMENDMENTS – WORK SESSION (Please use the materials sent with the 10/23/14 agenda) Staff: Carolyn Burke, 541-682-8816 12:45 p.m. IV. CODE AMENDMENTS: METRO PLAN AMENDMENT PROCEDURES – WORK SESSION (Please use the materials sent with the 10/23/14 agenda) Staff: Alissa Hansen, 541-682-5508 1:15 p.m. V. ITEMS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF A. Other Items from Staff B. Other Items from Commission C. Learning: How are we doing? Commissioners: Steven Baker; John Barofsky; Rick Duncan; John Jaworski (Vice-Chair); Jeffery Mills; Kristen Taylor; William Randall (Chair)  DATE: October 14, 2014 TO: City of Eugene Planning Commission CC: Carolyn Burke Sarah Medary FROM: Stephanie Jennings, Project Manager, Lane Livability Consortium RE: Lane Livability Consortium Activities and Outcomes The Lane Livability Consortium is a collaborative effort of a dozen agencies serving the Eugene- Springfield metropolitan area to advance community growth and prosperity. The primary focus of the Consortium is to identify opportunities for greater impacts and linkages among our region’s core plans including land use, transportation, housing, and economic development plans and investment strategies. Other elements include work on public engagement, regional investments, organizational capacity building, and identification of catalytic projects. The Consortium’s efforts are funded through a $1,450,000 HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant and through leveraged resources contributed by local partner agencies. The work of the Lane Livability Consortium under the Sustainable Communities grant commenced in 2011 and was completed in July 2014. These efforts culminated with a celebration in June with almost 100 local participants. HUD Sustainable Communities officials Harriet Tregoning and Dwayne Marsh served as keynote speakers for the celebration. All of the reports developed through the grant are available on the Livability Lane website – www.livabilitylane.org. In addition, Livability Lane offers a series of nine toolkits on topics related to the specific focus areas of the grant that summarize key findings and provide other resources. To help connect this project to the work of the Planning Commission, this memo outlines various project components as it relates to Envision Eugene goals. The work of the Lane Livability Consortium has benefitted the City of Eugene’s efforts to advance Envision Eugene in multiple ways. A summary of specific examples organized by the Envision Eugene Pillars is provided below. Commissioners will have an opportunity to discuss and comment on Consortium activities following a staff presentation. 1 Provide Ample Economic Opportunities for all Community Members • Development of three industry cluster analyses that have brought together public, private and nonprofit partners around Education and Technology, Food Systems, and Manufacturing. Each report has identified next steps and recommendations for advancing these local industry clusters. • Creation of a Brownfields Coalition with Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County and successful application for a $680,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant from the EPA. This effort has jumpstarted the identification of brownfields suitable for redevelopment. Provide Housing Affordable to All Income Levels • The Equity and Opportunity Assessment offers a comprehensive analysis of geospatial indicators through 70 maps and trend analysis. This set of indicators and analysis was developed through broad engagement with multiple agencies and will support Envision Eugene efforts to identify appropriate places for various housing types and affordability targets. • The Latino Public Participation and Indicators Project and the Equity and Opportunity Assessment of Affordable Housing Residents provide significant insights into the challenges faced by many community residents. The results of these reports will help guide Eugene’s affordable housing development and investment strategies. Plan for Climate Change and Energy Resiliency • Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County have partnered with the Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience to conduct a comprehensive systems vulnerability assessment. The results of this assessment will identify actions necessary to protect our major community systems from natural hazards, climate change, and unstable fuel prices. • Through the grant, our region has enhanced the Regional Scenario Planning to reduce light vehicle greenhouse gas emissions process to also consider economic, equity, and health impacts. Promote Compact Urban Development and Efficient Transportation Options • Grant funds have supported efforts by Transportation Planning staff to implement a triple bottom line approach for Eugene’s Transportation System Plan. • The Franklin Corridor Catalytic Project created an opportunity for multiple agencies to come together and develop an overarching vision for the entire corridor and specific next steps for achieving this vision. Protect, Repair & Enhance Neighborhood Livability • The Equity and Opportunity Assessment provides a critical resource for understanding the relative conditions experienced by different neighborhoods across Eugene. • The efforts to address brownfields will help identify suitable opportunity sites for residential and commercial development particularly along corridors. 2 Protect, Restore and Enhance Natural Areas • Collectively, the work advanced through the Lane Livability Consortium supports the development of compact communities which in turn reduces pressure on natural areas. Provide for Adaptable, Flexible and Collaborative Implementation • The Baseline Assessment of Plans has identified critical linkages between Envision Eugene and a multitude of plans for affordable housing and community development, economic prosperity, public health, and transportation. • Lastly, the Lane Livability Consortium has provided a critical forum to identify ways to work together regionally, including Metro Plan Enabling Amendments and a framework for future regional planning. 3