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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Meeting Date:

02/10/2025

Meeting Type:

Work Session

Staff Contact/Dept:

Chelsea Hartman/Community Development

S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L

Staff Phone No:

Estimated Time:

45 Minutes

Council Goals:

Mandate

ITEM TITLE:

Climate-Friendly Areas Update

ACTION REQUESTED:

Provide direction on the staff recommendations and make selection of preferred Climate-Friendly Area (CFA) locations to inform next steps for drafting plan and code amendments for the adoption package.

ISSUE STATEMENT:

Comprehensive planning staff have been working to implement the Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) administrative rules passed in July 2022 by Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission in response to Governor Brown’s Executive Order 20-04. These rules include wide-ranging requirements for metropolitan areas, and the City of Springfield is mandated to comply with rules that affect community engagement, land use, and transportation. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, one component of the rules requires Springfield to identify and adopt one or more CFAs, which will allow for dense urban mixed-use centers where people can choose to meet most of their needs without relying on a car.

DISCUSSION/FINANCIAL IMPACT:

The CFEC rules are broad reaching, complex, and change the basis for land use and transportation in the metropolitan areas of Oregon. To assist with this State mandated work, the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) contracted with Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) to complete technical analysis to identify potential CFAs (Downtown, Glenwood Riverfront, Mohawk, and Gateway/RiverBend) and with Kearns and West to create a “toolkit” for community engagement. This work was completed in 2023 and provided a foundation for the project’s Community Engagement Plan, which serves as a guide for project communications and outreach.

In early 2024, DLCD finalized a contract with Cascadia Partners to work with city staff to further refine and select one or more CFAs. All work done by city staff is being supported by city funds. This work has focused on identifying the benefits and trade-offs when considering which and how many CFAs to choose, including gathering community feedback and analyzing potential displacement risk, infrastructure availability, market conditions, and alignment with Springfield’s adopted plans and development regulations.

In spring 2024, the project team conducted the first round of community outreach to build awareness of the project and to solicit input on the potential areas being considered. This work session will include updates from the second round of community engagement in fall 2024, and the staff recommendations for CFA locations that considers community feedback and weighs the benefits and trade-offs of each area.

Attachments

1. Climate-Friendly Areas Briefing Memo

2. Fall 2024 CFA Engagement Summary

3. Summary of Tools to Support Residents in CFAs

4. Maps of Potential CFA Locations

5. Presentation