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donor and suggested that might discourage others who wished to donate property to the City for a <br />particular use. City Attorney Emily Jerome indicated that donors could take legal steps to stipulate their <br />donations remained in the intended use but that had not happened in this case. Ms. Ortiz said if the City <br />received no viable responses to the RPF she would support further examination of the site's limitations <br />and other potential uses. <br />Mayor Piercy pointed out the agency that formerly provided senior programming at the center did not find <br />it suitable for that use in the long -term. She suggested many uses would qualify as a community <br />resource. <br />Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Farr, moved to direct the City Manager to create a Request <br />for Proposals process that considers the criteria as identified by the Jefferson- Westside <br />Neighborhood, but does not limit the criteria to those standards, and determine the most <br />effective use of the property as a community resource via a lease agreement that <br />eliminates the ongoing maintenance costs to the City of Eugene. The motion passed <br />unanimously, 8:0. <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br />Envision Eugene Draft Recommendations <br />Planning Director Lisa Gardner led the council through a PowerPoint presentation regarding the public <br />response to Envision Eugene's draft recommendations. She summarized the response as strong support <br />for the proposed economic development strategies, for investments in downtown, key transit corridors, <br />and core commercial areas, and for the addition of land for parks and schools; there was moderate support <br />for the recommended housing mix and single - family expansion areas. Next steps included formal <br />adoption of the recommendations, scheduled for May 30, and a Goal 5 inventory of potential urban <br />growth boundary (UGB) expansion areas. Councilors asked questions to clarify the details of the <br />presentation and generally commended the public involvement effort. <br />Mayor Piercy observed that the Clear Lake Road area felt closer when approached through Bethel, where <br />housing already existed. She suggested the proposed school and housing were more appropriate in the <br />Golden Gardens area. She believed that was an improvement over industrial. She was concerned about <br />the environmental impact of industrial uses in that area and asked what parameters the community could <br />place on such uses. She said there were residents who did not mind living near industry but did not want <br />to suffer from toxins. <br />Mr. Poling requested a brief summary of how bringing the airport inside the UGB affected the City's <br />ability to bring other adjacent lands inside the boundary. <br />Mr. Clark left the meeting. <br />Ms. Ortiz requested more information about Creswell's plans as they related to the Goshen area. <br />Ms. Ortiz referred to the City -owned property in the Golden Gardens area and asked what the City <br />planned to do with it. She suggested the possibility it could be used as affordable housing. <br />Metropolitan/Community Planning Manager Carolyn Burke indicated that the Planning Commission had <br />discussed the potential of master planning for that area. She cautioned that if the City brought Golden <br />Gardens Park into the city as parkland, it could not redesignate it for housing unless it could demonstrate <br />a need. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council May 16, 2012 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />