TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Steve Powers, City Manager
FROM: Salem Planning Commission
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Planning Commission request for City Council to consider funding a phased Goal 5: Natural Resources, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Open Spaces update in the next City budget.
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
Result Area(s): Natural Environment Stewardship and Welcoming and Livable Community.
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SUMMARY:
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The Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward the attached letter requesting that City Council consider funding a phased Goal 5 update in the next City budget.
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ISSUE:
Information Only.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Information Only.
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
Goal 5 <https://www.oregon.gov/lcd/OP/Pages/Goal-5.aspx> covers a broad range of resources including riparian areas, wetlands, wildlife habitat, open space, historic and cultural places, and mineral and aggregate sites. Goal 5 requires jurisdictions to protect and plan for the resources by inventorying them and developing a plan to protect and mitigate impacts to them.
BACKGROUND:
Goal 5 is one of the 19 Statewide Planning Goals <https://www.oregon.gov/lcd/OP/Pages/Goals.aspx> that are the foundation of the statewide program for land use planning in Oregon.
Lisa Anderson-Ogilvie, AICP
Deputy Community Development Director/Planning Administrator
Attachments:
1. Planning Commission letter to City Council