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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br /> Action: East Campus Plan Amendments <br /> An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan <br />Diagram and the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study Diagram and Text; <br />Amending Sections 9.8865 and 9.9570 of the Eugene Code 1971; Adding New Sections <br />9.4200, 9.4210, 9.4215, and 9.4220 to that Code; Adopting a Severability Clause; and <br /> Providing an Effective Date <br /> <br />Meeting Date: March 8, 2004 Agenda Item Number: 6 <br />Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Allen Lowe <br />www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: (541) 682-5113 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br />The City Council will consider action on an ordinance adopting amendments to the Eugene-Springfield <br />Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram, the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study, and <br />the Eugene Code to set policy and guide future development in the East Campus planning area. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Council Action History <br />On September 22, 2003, the council initiated the proposed amendments to facilitate the review process <br />for the University of Oregon's proposal to expand campus development into the East Campus area. On <br />November 10, 2003, the council approved a schedule for processing the amendment package and <br />approved the Planning Director's authority to revise that schedule at her discretion. On February 11, <br />2004, the council held a work session to discuss the plan amendment proposal. On February 23, 2004, <br />the council held a public hearing on the proposed amendments. <br /> <br />Policy Issues <br />Should priority be given to funding a study of Agate Street, between Franklin Boulevard and 19th <br />Avenue, as a means of identifying improvements or actions necessary to improve the function and <br />capacity of that street? <br /> <br />Should priority be given to funding an area-wide traffic calming study of the Fairmount Neighborhood <br />as a means of identifying improvements necessary to reducing cut-through traffic and traffic speeds on <br />neighborhood streets? <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040308\S0403086.doc <br /> <br /> <br />