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r-- 3,25 -- 9/14/70 - - --~--------_. I"-~--~~-' .--- ,.~-~.._--_._--------_._-- ---~--~ D Ii Ii 'I I " It was the consensus of the Council the Manager had been designated bargaining' I I' " agent, and there was no reason to reaffirm this, decision. I ,I Mr. Teague:-.-moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward to receive and file items 1 and 2 of the Committee report. Motion carried. I, 3. Planning Commission Rep0rts Ii A. July, 1:;3, 1970 - Planning Commission recommended the City Council ask that city I contracts with the State include a clause providing for public hearing, whether by State or City, on all projects within the city of Eugene, with notification !: of abutting property owners. B. July 27, 1970 - Planning Commission recommended vacation of an old street running parallel to~~llamette Street. Planning Director explained the location and that replatting will result in providing a new street right of way to replace the one being vacated. e C. August 4, 1970 - Planning Commission recommended amendments to the zoning ordinance as follows: ( 1) Allow Conference Centers in R-4 District - This would allow facilities . . / for groups involved in study projects. This resulted from a request -- for a symposium center, which was denied. However, it was found there 'I I, was need for such facilities, and this amendment would allow them in R-4 areas, under conditional use procedure. I (2) Amend Planned Unit Development Design Team - Amendment recommended after recent court ,case ruled ordinance had flaws regarding design team. ,The amendment will eliminate land planners from the design team and also correct technical flaws, as instructed by the Court. ( 3) A recent problem which came before the Council called attention to i' need for restriction on height of accessory structures'. Ordinance will limit these, but allows for elev.ator shafts as they are presently constructed. (4) Add definition of Conference Center - Necessitated by insertion of new use in R-4 District. " D. August 10, 1970 - In RA and R-l zones no limitation was placed on parking I, Amendment will limit coverage for parking to 30% which will restrict , coverage. churches and others from constructing parking space at the expense of open space. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward to approve Items 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D of the Committee report. Mr. Don Smith, architect, was concerned with the reference to engineers in the Planned Unit Devel- opment amendment. Planning Director explained that this amendment corrected the ordinance in compliance with requirements of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon. Vote taken on motion as stated. Motion carried. 4. Liquor License Reques:t: ,~c.approved by Police Department I Package Store "B" - Warehouse Food Stores, Inc., 2101 West 11th There was discussion what type outlet this was, and whether it was a residential location. It was determined no public hearing would be required. ....-~~._~-=---..=.. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward to approve tpE:)_~~~quesf ~f'WarehQuse Food Stores for Package Store "B" license. . Motion carried. -~ "--.:0.<. . "'-, 5. Motor Vehicle Visible Emissions Ordinance - At the request of Councilwoman Beal e this ordinance was prepared and circulated to Councilmen. Staff has not yet determined enforcement procedure, or received report from the Air Quality Control Commission. Councilwoman Beal said she felt the Council should express its attitude toward this type-:6rdinance so staff would know whether to continue its work on enforcement procedures. Mr. Paul Willhite, Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority said there are some problems with regulations being enforced. The State trains inspectors for issuance of citations ], to those driving diesel powered vehicles. No special training is required for gas powered ! vehicles, since any visible emission is contrary to the law. The Department of Environmental Quality would like to see such an ordinance adopted so that state law would be enforced locally. He said up to this time it has been unnecessary to proceed with court cases, as drivers have been cooperative about correcting deficiencies. I Councilwoman Hayward supported the ordinance but was concerned with problems of enfiorcement. She was afraid lack of budgeted funds might hamper proper enforcement. _ f'" Councilman McDonald was interested if the State might provide additional funds to enhance enforcement of its ordinance. Manager said this would require legislative action. \' I' Mr. Willhite said enforcement should be no pro~lem, and personnel could-be trained e I , for this at the time of their basic training. He said there was no great correlation ~ 9/14/70 - 7