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Mr. Clark joined in the compliments to City Manager Ruiz, staff, and the volunteers who spent thousands <br />of hours they could have spent on other matters on a process the community could be proud of. He <br />continued to have concerns about some of the recommendations but was willing to move forward to the <br />public hearing stage: Referring to the tactic calling for ten -year adjustments to follow the five -year <br />evaluations of the strategies, Mr. Clark emphasized the importance of monitoring and creating a flexible <br />and adaptable system, and said the City should be prepared to make adjustments when the proposed five - <br />year evaluation occurred. <br />Ms. Ortiz also thanked staff and the volunteers for their hard work on the process. She had been amazed <br />at the energy and support that people displayed. She was willing to move forward to the public hearing <br />phase of the process. <br />Mr. Pryor agreed much hard work had been done. He appreciated the council's willingness to try <br />something new because the old approaches did not always get one where one wanted to be. He <br />anticipated adjustments would occur to the recommendations as time went along. He believed the process <br />had produced many payoffs and overall had been very successful. He also supported moving forward to <br />the next phase. <br />Mr. Zelenka expressed gratitude to the staff and volunteers and to City Manager Ruiz for his leadership. <br />He especially commended the volunteers who served on the Community Resource Group, saying it <br />exemplified what happened when people had a discussion as opposed to shouting across each other. He <br />thought most people could support the Seven Pillars. <br />Mr. Farr termed the process remarkable and commended the work of City Manager Ruiz, Planning <br />Director Lisa Gardner, and all City staff involved in Envision Eugene. He said the work they had done <br />went beyond his expectations. Mr. Farr recognized members of the Community Resource Group in the <br />audience and asked them to identify themselves with a show of hands. Many people in the audience did <br />so. Mr. Farr thanked them for their work. <br />Responding to questions from Mr. Brown, Ms. Gardner confirmed that the City's consultant on the <br />technical products would be EcoNorthwest and that those products included both those identified in the <br />strategies as well as amendments to existing planning documents. <br />Mr. Brown asked when the council would see maps outlining the different scenarios for boundary <br />expansion. Ms. Gardner said staff would look for areas where industrial uses might be located and then <br />identify those areas on maps. That work would occur over the next few months. <br />Mr. Brown was willing to move the process onto the next stage. <br />Responding to concerns expressed by Mr. Zelenka about the amount of industrial land reflected in the <br />draft recommendations, Mayor Piercy pointed out that he would have a chance to make adjustments to <br />that number following public review of the recommendations. Mr. Clark expressed hope that Mr. <br />Zelenka had the opportunity to view the presentation prepared by staff on industrial lands, which helped <br />him to understand that number. Mr. Zelenka said he would look at that issue closely and invited public <br />comment on the range. Mayor Piercy concurred. <br />Ms. Taylor was concerned about staff looking for more industrial land before the council decided more <br />was needed. <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council March 9, 2011 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />