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Replying to questions from Mayor Obie, Ms. Jones said the applicant has indicated that the traffic flow on West 11th will change when the West Eugene e Parkway is completed. Through traffic will use the parkway and West 11th Avenue will be more suitable for commercial development. Ms. Brody added that the staff does not necessarily agree with that statement. Ms. Brody said the commercial land allocation in the Metro Plan may not be sufficient. The Metro Plan anticipated commercial development by redevelopment in the downtown and other areas. Commercial development also was expected in special light-industrial sites and in C-2 nei ghborhood commercial sites. Those kinds of commercial development may take place before the yea r 2000. Mr. Gleason and several councilors discussed the rezoning requests of Fred Meyer, Cowboy Country, and Moyer Theater in the early 1980's that culminated in Resolution No. 3862. Mr. Gleason said Tax Lots 1111 and 1201 were excluded from Resolution No. 3862 because the council did not want to encroach on industrial site s. Mr. Bennett said the council indicated that it wanted commercial development to end at the Fred Meyer Center and the Planning Commission considered adoption of Resolution No. 3862 very important. Ms. Schue said the council approved Resolution No. 3862 because it wanted to preserve the industrial sites farther west. Mr. Rutan agreed with Mr. Bennett and Ms. Schue but he pointed out the applicants for the Metro Plan amendment stated that circumstances have changed since Resolution No. 3862 was passed. Mr. Holmer said the council discussed properties north and east of Fred Meyer more than properties west of Fred Meyer. He said he would like to consider the proposed development which will not be a strip development. I t will be a commercial node. It E. Iverson, Smith, Belknap, et al (87-06-03) Request for redesignation from low- and medium-density Residential to commercial for two acres on both sides of Willamette Street between 23rd and 24th avenues and on the east side of Willamette Street between 24th Avenue and 24th Place. Mr. Croteau reviewed the background information. He said the applicants want the zoning on their properties changed to GO General Office. The area is a transition one but there is no transition designation in the Metro Plan. Consequently, the applicants requested a Metro Plan commercial designation in order to be eligible for the GO zoning. He said traffic on Willamette Street and the character of the neighborhood are issues. The Eugene Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend den i a 1 of the amendment, the Springfield Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment, and the Lane County Planning Commission deferred to the Eugene Planning Commission. Mr. Croteau said the area of the amendment was included in the Central Area Transportation Study (CATS) but CATS evaluated existing Metro Plan designations. e . MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session September 28, 1987 Page 4