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<br />GOAL ONE COALITION <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />RECEIVED AFTER PUBLIC H'EARING <br />BUT PRIOR TO CLOSE OF RECORD <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Goal One is Citizen Involvement <br /> <br />March B, 2008 <br /> <br />r- <br />; <br /> <br />APPLICATION <br />OEEMED COMPLETE <br />r----.....1 <br /> <br />: I <br /> <br />!. MAR' 1 3 .200aJ <br />I . <br />L.u .__ <br />c, ;'Y OF EUGENE <br />PLI\: :"JlNG DIVISION <br />_0 . .___..._....... . .__ <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />777 Pearl Street <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> <br />i <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Dear Mayor aJ'!d Councilors: . <br /> <br />I <br />L.... <br /> <br />. Please accept these additional comments on behalf of the Goal One Coalition. The Goal One <br />Coalition (Goal. One) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide assistance and' <br />support to Oregonians in matte~s affecting their comm~ties. Goal One is participatir1g in <br />these proceedings at the request of and on behalf of its membership residing in Lane County. <br />. This testimony is presented on behalf of Goal One and its plembership, including Kate Perle, <br />residing at 4740 Wendover Street, Eugene, OR 97404. <br /> <br />The following comments. addtess staff materials submitted March 7, 2008. <br /> <br />· Staff Response to City Council.questions from February 19,2008 Public Hearing <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman aSked staff how the city was doing with respect to meeting TransPlan <br />objectives associated with Nodal Development. Staff's response point$ out that the.properties <br />were never formally designated fl:S a nodal development area through zoning or a <br />compreheJ:lsive plan amendment. <br /> <br />The staff response fails to point out that the LCDC Order Approving Alternative Plan <br />Performance Measures I expects Eugene to specify specific areas for nodal development <br />within one year, and to adopt Metro plan designations and zoning ame~dments for the <br />specified nodes within two years after TransPlan adQption. Based on it's review of the <br />Eugene-Springfield request for an.alternative standard to accomplish,.reduced reliance on the <br />automobile pursuant to OAR 66O-0}'2-0035(5~. the Land Conservation and Development <br />Commission (LCDC) Order also established that Eugene Springfield and Lane County need to <br />review plan amendments and tone changes outside nodes to assure that they are consistent. <br />witp the nodal development strategy. <br /> <br />The city has not fully complied with the requirement to specify specific areas for nodal <br />development and to adopt plan and zoning amendments; nevertheless. the city must still <br />addreSs the LCDq Order provision establishing the need to review plan amendments and zone <br />changes outside nodes. This review has not been provided. <br /> <br />Staff attempts to refraIDe 'nodal devel~pment' by referring to nodes as "now locally known as <br />mixed use centers." While nodes do include a 'mixed' use element, two of the. primary <br /> <br />1 See TransPlan Appendix G; Order approved May 8, 2001, <br /> <br />Eugeneoffice: 642 Chamelton Suite 100, Eugene OR 97401 .541-431-7059. Fax 541-431-7078 <br />.J Lebanon office: 39625 A1men Drive. Lebanon OR 97355 . 541-258-6074 . Fax 541-258-6810 <br />www.goal1.org <br /> <br />. . <br />City Council Agenda page 181 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I <br />I' <br /> <br />r <br />i <br />