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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> December 8, 2004 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty <br /> Taylor, Gary Papd, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling. <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. ACTION: Resolution 4819 Denying a Request to Amend the Laurel Hill Plan Land Use Diagram <br /> to Re-designate Property Identified As Tax Lots 199, 200, 300, Assessor's Map 18-03-03-23 from <br /> Low-Density Residential to Commercial and Denying a Request to Rezone the Property from R-1 <br /> Low Density Residential to C-2 Community Commercial <br /> <br /> Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to adopt Resolution 4819 <br /> denying a request to amend the Laurel Hill Plan Land Use Diagram to re- <br /> designate property identified as tax lots 199, 200, 300, Assessor's Map 18- <br /> 03-03-23 from Low-Density Residential to Commercial and denying a re- <br /> quest to rezone the property from R-1 Low-Density Residential to C-2 <br /> Community Commercial. <br /> <br />Mr. Papd noted that the council had discussed the neighborhood recommendation regarding a limited review <br />at its meeting two days earlier. He said, based on the City's current inability to review its refinement plans, <br />"holding landowners hostage" to such plans that could not be regularly updated was inappropriate. He <br />asked if it would be possible to amend the motion so that it accepted the neighborhood's recommendation to <br />conduct a limited review of the applicable refinement plan. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey asked legal counsel to respond. City Attorney Jerry Lidz recommended making a separate <br />motion in this case. <br /> <br /> The motion passed, 7:1; Ms. Solomon voting in opposition. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pap~, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to ask the Planning and De- <br /> velopment Department to conduct a limited review of the refinement plan <br /> with regards to this property and commercial designations in this area and <br /> to provide a recommendation to the City Council, through the Planning <br /> Commission, by July 1, 2005. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said he would want to know the cost of such a review prior to voting upon it. He disputed that <br />developers and landowners were being held hostage. He underscored that the applicant had sought an <br />amendment to the refinement plan and it was subsequently denied. He averred this particular amendment <br />had not met the criteria and this was not tantamount to holding anyone hostage. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 8, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />