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Ms. Taylor suggested that if the mixed-use areas had no standards there was no purpose to them. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 noted the council had not been unanimous about the standards to be applied to the Chase node, <br />and expressed hope that the commission's examination included consideration of a set of underlying <br />principles related to density and transportation rather than requirements. He believed the previous approach <br />lacked the needed "give and take" between the City and developer. <br /> <br />Mr. Lawless reviewed the commission's approach to the development of the alternative path. <br /> <br />Mr. Lawless invited comments and questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said Eugene had the habit of assuming it was so different and unique it had to invent a new <br />solution. He said "this is not new stuff," and expressed hope that the commission was employing as much <br />outside information as possible, particularly in light of diminishing Planning Division resources. He hoped <br />the City was looking at what other communities had done. Ms. Muir assured him that was occurring. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner questioned how the commission could accomplish the work plan without more resources. He <br />reiterated his request that the commission take advantage of the experience of others. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly shared in Mr. Meisner's remarks and suggested that staff examine what was done in Canada. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly thought the alternate path was an exciting way for the community to realize its goals while <br />allowing developers to do creative things that matched those goals, even if it did not meet the "letter of the <br />law." He encouraged the commission to think as broadly as it could. He recommended the commission <br />review the work done by the "Gang of Four," the four community groups which had been charged by the <br />mayor to review the Land Use Code Update prior to its adoption. Mr. Kelly envisioned two different paths <br />through the code, one the proscriptive approach and one a more performance zoning based approach that <br />allowed a developer to avoid the proscriptive approach. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 concurred with Mr. Kelly's remarks. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said Chambers node as a pilot was fine, but he wanted the commission to think in a broader <br />context and could develop a work plan to complete the alternate path in the year. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly recalled that the Gang of Four had been hung up by who the approval body for the alternate path <br />would be. He thought that the ultimate resolution to that question would be a key to the community's <br />acceptance the alternate path, and he encouraged the commission to look at what other communities did. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 noted the point system used by the City of Denver in its alternate path approach. Mr. Kelly said <br />the City of Austin used a similar approach. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey asked the departing commissioners to comment on how the City could use the commission's <br />time better. Mr. Rusch thanked the council for the opportunity to serve on the commission. He had learned <br />a great deal and hoped to continue to contribute. He thanked the commission for its high-level discussions <br />and conviviality. <br /> <br />Mr. Rusch said he found the lack of long-range planning to be frustrating. He had expected to do more such <br />planning. He would have been happy if the commission could have worked to address the issues of full <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 20, 2004 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />