Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT A M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Public Hearing Council Chamber—City Hall February 19, 2008 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Poling, Bonny Bettman, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING 1. PUBLIC HEARING An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Land Use Diagram; Amending the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan Land Use Diagram and Text; Amending the Eugene Zoning Map; and Adopting a Severability Clause (Oregon West Management, LLC) Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing, noting it was a quasi-judicial hearing. Mayor Piercy called for ex parte contacts and conflicts of interest. Councilor Clark stated he had attended a number of Santa Clara neighborhood organization meetings where the application was discussed and he had conversations with the residents about the substance of those presentations. He had heard considerable input both in favor and against the proposal and believed he could make a fair, impartial, unbiased decision. Associate Planner Heather O’Donnell provided the staff presentation, which regarded an amendment to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) Land Use Diagram, an amendment to the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan Land Use Diagram and Text, and an amendment to the Eugene Zoning Map. Therequests involved 7.3 acres on the west side of Green Lane, the former Santa Clara Elementary School, and 1.3 acres on the south side of Green Lane. She clarified that the applications did not include a development proposal. Ms. O’Donnell entered testimony into the record from Marilyn Spriggs of 85 Hunsaker Lane in support of the proposal, which was received after the meeting packet was printed. Ms. O’Donnell reported that staff evaluated the application against relevant criteria found in code sections 9.7730, 9.8424, and 9.8865. The Planning Commission considered the amendments and recommended approval of the application with two conditions to mitigate traffic and limits on building size and uses, pedestrian connections, and commemoration of the former school use on the site. The conditions were included in the ordinance (Attachment A). The council’s action on the item was scheduled for March 10. Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the hearing. She called for testimony from those in support of the application. MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 19, 2008 Page 1 Public Hearing