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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber —City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon February 21, 2012 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the February 21, 2012, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Adopting Hazardous Substance User Fees for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2012 City Manager Jon Ruiz introduced the item, an ordinance adopting fees for the City's Toxics Right -to- Know Program for fiscal year 2013. The Toxics Board recommended a fee of $79 per full -time equivalent employee for affected businesses, up to a maximum of $2,000 annually as mandated by State law. Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. There being no requests to speak, Mayor Piercy closed the hearing. 2. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposal to Redesignate and Rezone "The Rexius Site" by: Amending the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram; and Amending the Eugene Zoning Map (City Files MA 11 -12 and Z 11 -4) City Manager Ruiz introduced the item, a public hearing on a request to amend the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) Diagram and Eugene Zoning Map for the Rexius site. The amendment would change the plan designation and zoning on the 29 -acre site from Light Medium Industrial to a combination of Low - Density Residential, Medium - Density Residential, and Commercial. He noted the applicable approval criteria found in Eugene Code Section 9.7730(3) and 9.8865 and reported that Eugene Planning Commission's unanimously adopted findings of consistency were included in the meeting packet as Exhibit C. Mayor Piercy asked councilors to declare conflicts of interest or ex parte contacts. There were none. Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules governing the hearing and opened the hearing. Larry Reed, Ward 5, concurred with the Planning Commission's recommendation and asked the council to approve the application as submitted. MINUTES— Eugene City Council February 21, 2012 Page 1 Regular Meeting