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and he thought that should be submitted before a recommendation was made one way or the other. Mr. Spickerman noted that all new outlets were referred to traffic, police, etc., and those recommendations should be taken into consideration. Manager thought -- the application could be passed on to the OLCC with no recommendation. Councilman Hamel favored having a vote either to approve or refuse, that the Council should take a stand. Councilman Bradley agreed and asked for staff's evaluation of the application. Manager said there were no objections other than reservations noted by the planning department, that it would be unwise to proceed without at least a good preliminary plan for development of the property. Councilwoman Shirey was not in favor of the outlet because of its proximity to the residential area. She thought it better to have some type of professional or other business which was open during the day only. Councilman Murray said the intent of his motion was not to indicate approval. He said if there was any chance of its being interpreted in that fashion he would change it. Mr. Hamel preferred having the motion changed. Mr. Murray with consent of the second (Mr. Keller) recommended denial of the application. Motion carried on rollcall vote, all council members present voting aye. D. Goodpasture Island Area - General Plan Amendment I-A-8 Mayor Anderson explained that the amendment was considered legislative action only, that it did not come under the Fasano ruling. He added that a decision could be made at this meeting, or it could be postponed to some subesequent meeting. e Public hearing was opened. I-A-9 James Pearson, member of the Planning Commission, read a prepared statement which he said had received no adverse comments from'other members of the Commission. The state- ment recommended amendment of the General Plan to delete the Opportunity Area designa- tion from the text and modify the Plan diagram to show medium-density hosuing as they related to the Goodpasture Island area. The Commission believed that development of another regional commercial center would have a significantly deletorious effect on the downtown area and Valley River. Also, that continued commercial use would not be in accordance with the city's goals for the downtown area; other sites were available for commercial activities; maximum development of the Island could result in a large retail shopping center at the north end which would lead to a commercial strip connecting.,the two. Mr. Pearson continued that medium-density residential use instead would facilitate compact urban growth, reduce pressures for medium-density housing in other areas, and make the best use of the natural features of the Island. He said the Commission unanimously recommended the Plan amendment as proposed, fully recognizing the degree of change involved. Also, that had all the information been available at the time the General Plan was formulated, very likely the present designation would not have been chosen. I-A-lO Dan Herbert, member of the Lane Transit District but not speaking as a member of the LTD, said he was in favor of the amendment. He referred to written testimony previously presented to Council members with regard to effect of the proposed amendment on trans- portation and the environment. He said medium-density residential use would reduce' loads on the transportation network and provide better access for residents. Also, e existing public +ransit in the Valley River area could be extended to serve the resi- dential area, and bike and pedestrian use would increase because of the short distances between residential and commercial uses, thereby having an effect on energy use (recog- nizing that transportation is a major user of energy). Mr. Herbert continued that the potential use of soil would be available if residential designation was made, rather 4<07, 8/25/75 - 3