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2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - July 10, 2006, Work Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Initiation of Code Amendment for Downtown Zoning District D. Adoption of Resolution 4885 Approving a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption for Resi- th dential Property Located at 673 East 14 Alley Way, Eugene, Oregon (Robert and Leslie Quinney) E. Initiation of Eugene Water & Electric Board Metro Plan Amendment F. Approval of Overseas Travel Request Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar including a corrected version of Item D. related to adoption of Resolution 4885, which was distributed at the start of the meeting. Councilor Kelly pulled Item C. Councilor Papé pulled Item D. Councilor Bettman pulled Item E. Roll call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of items C, D and E passed unanimously, 7:0. Regarding Item C, Councilor Kelly indicated he was frustrated the item was again on the Consent Calendar as it had been pulled that last time with a request to obtain public input and return to the council for further direction. He asked if the suggested motion included by reference the seven bulleted items in the City Manager’s recommendation. Associate Planner Nan Laurence replied that staff would start on those items but also recognized that a citizen participation process might develop other items. Councilor Kelly said in order for him to support moving forward, two areas of concern had to be addressed. He said the first was C-3 surface parking limitation and, while he was not opposed to looking at code changes to facilitate better use of shared parking, he did not want to allow more surface parking in C- 3 zones. Referring to the Transit Oriented Development Overlay and FAR, he agreed that the code should not preclude construction of buildings like the U.S. Bank but preferred to consider changes to a number of functional floors requirement instead of reductions in the FAR. Councilor Bettman also expressed surprise that the item was on the Consent Calendar instead of coming before the council in a work session. She said there was broadly worded language that needed to be clarified and some new items that had never been vetted in a work session. She did not feel that the public comments included with the agenda materials made a compelling argument for any of the new items. She said FAR requirements did not affect existing buildings and related to the density the council was trying to achieve in terms of commercial development within the downtown area. She recollected that C-3 allowed for existing buildings to be demolished and the site left vacant for surface parking, which was counter to adopted City policy of densifying. She could not support the amendment until she had more specific information. MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 24, 2006 Page 3 Regular Meeting