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Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Farr, moved to direct the City Manager to prepare, for a <br />formal adoption process, planning documents to establish a new urban growth boundary <br />based on recommendations in the Technical Components Document (Attachment E), and <br />that carry forward the pillars and strategies described in the Envision Eugene Draft <br />Proposal, March 14, 2012. <br />Mr. Brown, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to amend the motion to strike all references <br />to the Clear Lake Road area in Attachment E. <br />Mr. Brown opposed expansion of the UGB onto wetlands and high -value farm soils, which were <br />dominant in the Clear Lake Road area. Such soils were unique and could not be replaced. He also <br />opposed the development of new industrial uses near homes, parks, and schools. <br />Mr. Zelenka proposed to table the amendment because he had a recommendation for the order of <br />discussion. <br />Mr. Zelenka, seconded by Mr. Brown, moved to table the amendment. The motion <br />passed, 6:1; Mr. Farr voting no. <br />Mr. Zelenka, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved that the council first discuss industrial <br />lands, then the airport, then the single - family housing mix, and then multi - family <br />expansion areas. The motion passed, 6:1; Mr. Farr voting no. <br />Industrial lands <br />Responding to a question from Ms. Taylor, Airport Director Tim Doll indicated that any airport-owned <br />land must, under federal law, be zoned for exclusive airport use. In response to a follow -up question from <br />Ms. Taylor, Senior Planner Alissa Hansen indicated that the airport was contiguous to the UGB in two <br />places and there were approximately 150 acres in the vicinity being proposed for inclusion in the UGB as <br />industrial. <br />Ms. Taylor questioned why Eugene would want to locate housing near polluting industries and if the City <br />must set aside land for polluting industries. Ms. Gardner said that locating housing near polluting <br />industries was not a strategy in the plan. The City must be mindful of such conflicts in regard to both new <br />and existing uses. She said that the staff - proposed motion was intended to allow time for such issues to <br />be addressed before the formal adoption process. <br />Returning to the subject of the Clear Lake Road area, Mr. Brown opposed the expansion of the UGB onto <br />farmlands for industrial use even if the land was not now being actively farmed. He anticipated such land <br />would be used for food production eventually. <br />Mr. Brown cited the staff memorandum included in the packet titled Envision Eugene: Follow -up on <br />Industrial Lands from Council Work Session and determined from Ms. Burke that the Joint Elected <br />Officials Regional Economic Prosperity Plan had been used to determine key industries for the region. <br />Staff had used the list of clusters of key industries to identify land suited for those uses, which led to <br />identification of the Clear Lake Road acreage under consideration. <br />Mayor Piercy reminded the council that Urban Services Manager Denny Braud had provided information <br />about the City's industrial zones and their differing land requirements. Mr. Braud had indicated that staff <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council May 30, 2012 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />