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David Jordan, chairman of the Human Rights Commission, reported that poll of the Commission members indicated the majority felt discussion .of the recommendation would be ,better left until fall. They felt this would give an opportunity for an educati.onal pr.ogram and a . broader base upon which to base a decisi.on. In making'cthe recommendation for postponement, , he said the Commission in no way was asking referral of the issue back to them; they felt it had been adequately dealt with at that level and that any decision now was the sole resp.onsibility of the Council. I Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Williams to postpone action on the proposed amendment as requested by the Human Rights Commission. C.ouncilman McD.onald could see no reason for further delay. ' He felt a decision should be made now u:n:le~s a new recommendation was forthcoming' from the C.ommission. V.ote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion carried, Councilmen Beal, Williams, Campbell, Murray, and Wood voting aye; Councilmen McDonald and Hershner voting .n.o. C. ;Zoning from County AGT to C-2 PD a~ea south of Kingsley Road bet~een. Goodpasture Island Road and Willamette River (Hosey-Planning Commission) - Planning Commission on May 21, 1973 reaffirmed its previous recommendation to zone this property C-2 PD.' ,Final reading of the ordinance will be held pending approval of planned uni t develop- 'ment plans. Mr. Hosey had requested delay. However, Gerald Attig was present to i represent the property owner. .~ Councilwoman Campbell expressed dissatisfaction with the joint Council/Planning . . Commission discussion of this issue. She felt Garden Apartment zoning would provide better use of the riverfront land. Councilman Hershner said he didn't follow the Commission's reasoning for the urgency in giving this property commercial zoning because it is in ,one ownership and better control oou1d therefore be exercised over ,its development. He felt that even if the property is split it oou1d be developed properly on a sequential basis~ He added that he was not oonvinced multiple-family housing along the riverbank would be occupied only by the wealthy; he was concerned ! about development of a commercial strip along the north bank of the River. , Councilman Murray said questions raised had not been answered, such as how cri tical ; are needs for commercial uses for areas equivalent in size to the downtown ~ea, , and implications of this type zoning possibly triggering chain of events resu~ting ; in rezoning an even larger area to commercial use. Mrs. Bea1 felt there was suffi- :~ cient commercially-zoned property in the Ci ty which has not been developed. . IMr. Murray moved seconded by Mrs. Bea1 to table the request pending completion of a . frefinement study of this opportuni ty area for the purpose of -'establishing cri teria ~'to determine large scale regional uses and to establish sequential development of' similar property in this area, and that this study include consideration of the Comm .' amount of property available in the area to meet commercial needs of the City and 6. /20/73 '. desirability of residential development along the riverfront in ,this.~'area. ,Approve, ..~.,.--'-'''-'' ---- --.;;~..-..-..", -,. ~... Councilman Williams was not too comfortable with a tabling motion. feel~ng there was some obligation to make a decision. Councilman Hershner noted some previous discussion with regard to staff time available for studies and wondered when it oou1d start. Planning Director reviewed the projects now underway and deadlines established for other work. Unless additional staff is made available or outs:i,de consultants brought in it would be some time before such a study could be completed. ,Councilwoman Campbell was concerned about adjacent properties, whether similar re~oning would be requested for those once commercial zoning is applied to this iproperty. She noted the 1990 Plan shows an excess of commercial areas inside ;the City now. I , lIn answer to Manager with regard to statutory time limitation on zoning the area, !P1anning Director said there was no pressure, the County AGT zone would remain in ;effect until a City zone is applied. " .~~ ;~rther-discussion centered on desirability for temporary delay, need for factua1_~ , linformation on which to base a decision, permanency of zoning when considering i ! val ue of the riverbank to the communi ty, etc. Mayor Anderson fe1 t decisions I ; could be bogged down in "overstudy." He i said the Council wi th the information ) - j now available to it should decide whether the area is to be developed for commer..,..,; . ;cial or for residential purposes. Councilman Murray reiterated his belief that i 'basic information was not available - how extensive are the commercial needs, t I , iwhat are large scale commercial uses. ) ---- -------~ - -----.--.-------;:-. -t:'[-----..... .:,'! 6/25/73 - 13 "