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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> October 23, 2002 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: David Kelly, Gary Pap~, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, Pat Farr, <br /> Betty Taylor, Gary Rayor, Bonny Bettman. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. <br /> <br />A.Work Session: Fall 2002 Land Use Code Amendments <br /> <br />City Manager Jim Carlson introduced Teresa Bishow and Jan Childs of the Planning Division and <br />City Attorney Emily Jerome, and explained that they were present to guide the council through a <br />work session on three separate proposed ordinances that govern the land use code. <br /> <br />Ms. Bishow stated that she would be reviewing the previous council directives that led to the <br />ordinances that this work session would cover, reviewing the recommendation from the Planning <br />Commission, and answering any questions that councilors would have. <br /> <br />Ms. Bishow said that many of the growth managements goals of the City could be achieved <br />through land use regulations, but that there was a subtle interplay between regulations, <br />conservation strategies, public infrastructure, and the market. She urged the City Council to <br />continue to build public trust that land use regulations would continue to be managed wisely and <br />that changes would be considered carefully and with public input. <br /> <br />Continuing, Ms. Bishow circulated an attachment entitled Fall 2002 Land Use Amendments: List <br />of Eugene Planning Commission Recommendations. She noted that no controversy has <br />arisen regarding Ordinance No. 1, and that the Planning Commission had voted unanimously to <br />recommend approval of it. She said that the council could take action on it or it could be taken <br />forward to further work sessions for deliberation. <br /> <br />Ms. Bishow stated, regarding Ordinance No. 2 which addresses the council directive to examine <br />the Nodal Development Overlay Zone, that Ms. Childs would respond to any questions and that <br />the ordinance was also recommended unanimously by the Planning Commission. She noted that <br />this ordinance was the most timely and important to act upon of the three to allow the City to <br />move forward with public notices concerning the application of the overlay zone to eight nodal <br />development areas. She related that the Planning Commission was interested in pursuing the <br />necessary code amendments prior to that public hearing process. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 23, 2002 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />