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<br />Ms. Bettman stated the issue had been a concern since adoption of Metro Plan housekeeping amendments <br />resulted in vulnerability of a 15-block section in the Jefferson-Westside neighborhood along with areas in <br />River Road and Santa Clara. She reminded councilors that they had received a petition signed by 286 <br />people distributed throughout the Jefferson-Westside neighborhood. She said the motion was sufficiently <br />flexible for staff to work with knowledgeable and interested people to develop options for the council’s <br />consideration at its August 14 meeting. She pointed out that the refinement plan, which dictated approval of <br />zoning changes that allowed high density on already-developed single family sites, did not include any <br />criteria for approval. <br /> <br />Mr. Papé appreciated the issue being raised by the Jefferson-Westside neighborhoods and suggested it could <br />be addressed by a moratorium. He noted that an earlier process with the Chambers Area Families for <br />Healthy Neighborhoods (CAHFN) involved the Planning Commission. He felt there was a process already <br />in place and if the motion included River Road it should be done in a more systematic manner that included <br />the Planning Commission. He could not support the motion unless it was narrowed to only address <br />Jefferson-Westside. He relayed comments from River Road community organization people who thought <br />the process should not move forward as quickly as the motion would require. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said she would support a motion to separate the areas for consideration. She said Jefferson- <br />Westside was the most urgent and she did not understand how the amendment process had happened so <br />quickly and quietly. She said it was important to protect neighborhoods close in to downtown and <br />inappropriate infill, which was happening all over town, was detrimental to neighborhoods. She said visitors <br />were surprised that Eugene had no slums and she was concerned that slums could occur if the council did <br />not move to protect the most vulnerable areas. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly felt that the concerns would be addressed in the long term through the work program and <br />resources provided to develop infill standards and opportunity siting and the issue being raised was whether <br />there were short-term measures that might mitigate some of the harm while those long term solutions were <br />developed. He was not certain there were short-term solutions and noted that even a moratorium would <br />require a minimum of 60 days. He said he would not support the motion if it focused only on Jefferson- <br />Westside because the need for short-term help was broader than just that area and sometimes the council <br />reacted according to which neighborhood was best politically organized at a particular time. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon asked the City Manager to comment on the motion. City Manager Taylor replied that he <br />would be happy to assign staff to work on options short of a moratorium, although providing the material <br />for an August 14 meeting would be challenging. He asked if the council would consider shifting the item to <br />the August 16 meeting. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman agreed to shift the item to the August 16, 2006, meeting agenda. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling offered a friendly amendment to eliminate the phrase “and River Road” <br />from the motion. Ms. Bettman accepted the friendly amendment. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman explained that she was originally focused only of the 15-block section of the Jefferson- <br />Westside neighborhood and received feedback that other areas also had emergent issues with infill. She <br />hoped the focus of expertise on a short-term solution would be applicable to River Road and other areas and <br />that was the wish of other council members as well. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 24, 2006 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />
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