Comprehensive planning staff have been working to implement the Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities 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 the 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 Climate-Friendly Areas, which will allow for dense urban mixed-use centers where people can choose to meet most of their needs without relying on a car. At this meeting, staff is seeking Planning Commission feedback to inform Council’s selection of preferred Climate-Friendly Area locations.