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<br />Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing and reviewed the procedures for providing testimony. <br /> <br />Drix <br />, High Street, Eugene, characterized ICS as the foundation of the City’s future. He said density in his <br />neighborhood continued to increase as more students attended the University of Oregon and parking was an <br />issue. He said personal transportation modes varied and included bicycles and EmX. He hoped that <br />solutions to compatibility of denser development would preserve the unique qualities of Eugene. <br /> <br />Mike Dotson <br />, Calla Street, Eugene, Homebuilders Association of Lane County president, spoke in favor of <br />the parking ordinance, with revisions recommended by the Planning Commission. He said builders were <br />caught between the opposing needs of increasing density and preserving neighborhoods. He felt the building <br />community had come together with neighborhoods to develop the compromise solutions reflected in the <br />ordinance with recommended alterations from the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Rick Alexander <br />, Jacobs Drive, Eugene, a member of the Homebuilders Association, said he had been <br />involved in development of the parking standards compromise proposal. He felt it was a good compromise <br />that met the needs of neighborhoods for increased parking for higher density developments. He noted the <br />council would be considering many other ICS recommendations and asked members to keep in mind that <br />they were all part of a package that when taken as a whole could potentially significantly reduce the number <br />of units and amount of density within a given area that was in need of greater density. <br /> <br />Laura Potter <br />, Laura Street, Springfield, speaking on behalf of the Homebuilders Association of Lane <br />County, said a number of its members had participated in the ICS process. She urged the council to adopt <br />the ordinance with the alternations recommended by the Planning Commission as it was a fair compromise <br />between the current code and MiCAP (minor code amendments process). The association strongly <br />supported the concept of tandem parking and encouraged its broader use. Regarding the building height <br />ordinance, she said dramatically increasing building height caused the building community concern. The <br />association strongly supported Alternate B, which allowed for 90-foot heights on sites of 10,000 square feet <br />or more abutting the University. She said it was imperative that buildings be allowed to go up in that area <br />because of the growing enrollment at the University and increasing need for student housing. <br /> <br />Sue Prichard <br />, Emerald Street, Eugene, ICS Task Team co-chair, commented on all three of the public <br />hearing items. She said an astounding amount of work over the past two years had gone into developing <br />ICS recommendations and the first three presented for public hearings had been thoroughly researched and <br />discussed and major compromises reached, with all stakeholders providing input. She said passions ran high <br />on ICS issues and asked the council to consider the facts, rather than emotions. <br /> <br />Steve Gab <br />, Villard Street, Eugene, ICS Task Team co-chair, said on the issue of parking there was no <br />“right” answer as it was a moving target. The recommendation represented a consensus of stakeholders. He <br />noted the council’s interest in the concept of car-sharing and said the proposal reflected a middle ground <br />between those that preferred a parking space for every vehicle and those that preferred no vehicles. He said <br />developers recognized the need to provide a few parking spaces as possible within the reasonableness of the <br />market. He asked the council to focus on the car-sharing aspect and encourage the community to develop a <br />viable, dynamic car-sharing program. <br /> <br />th <br />Howard Bonnett <br />, East 28 Avenue, Eugene, Ward 3, asked that the record be kept open for two weeks. He <br />noted that there were ordinance findings related to state goals, but not to council goals on climate change, <br />reduction of fossil fuel use and carbon dioxide. He felt those would also be addressed. He said the proposal <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 16, 2009 Page 2 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> <br />