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recommendations for each of the key issues. Through a series of meetings with stakeholders and a public open house on May 9, 2007, the City received significant input toward development of a staff recommendation. The November 19 and December 3, 2007 Plmming Commission meetings would provide an opportunity for the Commission to review, discuss and take action on the recommendations and for staff to present an overall vision for the Walnut Station Mixed Use Center (MUC). Staff recommended that the Planning Commission focus its November 19 discussion on issues previously discussed as well as the Design Review Options. Mr. Dedrick added the December 3 meeting would provide an opportunity to focus discussion on remaining issues as needed in order for the project to move into the next phase, which would prepare the plan for pre-adoptive public review. Staff included follow up infom1ation regarding design review options for the fom1-based code as requested at the May 8, 2006 Planning Commission meeting. Staff reconm1ended the Plmming Commission also review and discuss design review options to provide direction to staff as the draft form-based code was developed. Additionally, staff provided a vision statement for the Walnut Station MUC. The document was intended to characterize the look and feel of the area and the overall experience if the recommendations put forth were pursued and development followed the result in plan for the foreseeable future, and would set the tone and serve as a way to measure success. The Metro Plan, TransPlan, and Eugene's Growth Management Policies strongly supported the creation of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit-friendly MUCs throughout the region. This 73 acre area was identified a<; a potential nodal development site in TransPlan and remained a high priority of the City's MUC program. In May 2005, the City initiated a site-specific planning effort for the Walnut Station MUC in partnership with the State of Oregon (State) and the University of Oregon (UO). Phase One of the project focused on the development of a vision and planning framework for the Walnut Station study area and was completed in June 2006. Phase Two of the process focused on plan development and implementation. Through the State sponsors, the City contracted with David Evans & Associates, as the prime consultant on Phase Two of the MINUTES-Eugene Planning Commission November 19,2007 Page J 1