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~._--~._- IP. I Ward 'Boundaries ReaIi gnment . -:- Attention was cailed' to map of redrawn ward boundaries developed by the Council subcommittee (Anderson, Williams, Murray Wood) in re~ C ' '. omm sponse to quest/on.!:; raised by Council in discussion of boundary changes previouslY4/10/74 proposed. It wa~ understood the new alignment would be subject of future Council f'l d' , 1 e ~scus,s.~on. . I I Q. asture Island Land Use' Study - John Blayney of Livingston & Blayney, city regional planners, presented the firm's interim report on the commercial need refinement study (Goodpasture Island area/Central Business District). Mr.Blayney pointed out that this report had not a great deal of content. Rather it was a midway report.on the types of information being gathered in attempting to provide the bases for policy decisio~ with regard to further commercial development in the Goodpasture Island area. In looking at what would be involved in terms of costs and benefits various impacts would be considered - economic effect on the entire metropolitan area, cost of_munic~.pC1.l!!ervices'_I!.rivate economic~impact, ~environmental and social i.mpact, etc. Mr. Blayney said that the economists, taking trend projections and LCOG population projections together with given assumptions with regard to annual average increase, roughly estimated that the reta~l floor area would double in the next 15 years. The question then becomes ~ot what goes into the downtown mall versus Valley River so much as it is the !location of_~_dthir.c].._,r.egioJ1al .$.hopp~I?g .cent;ex..i{1ndtl:!~..~ffectof that on the' other. two. Mr. Blayney sa~d they had no f~rm recommendat~ons with regard to further knnexations in the Goodpasture Island area at this time. . ! ~ - ,. , Bob Glover, lead man on the study by the consulting .firm, cited use of LCOG ~nd planning staff econ~mic and.population projections together with other informa- tion already. available and said there was no reason to believe they we~e not realistic projections over the next 20 to 30 years. Existing and 'potential ~mployment levels, land use, zoning and potential for expansion of commercial zoning, masstransi t information, etc., were taken into consideration for de- ve~opment of alternatives in determining the future of the downtown area and ~mp~ct on other land uses. ~ouncilman Murray asked whether a comprehensive look was being taken at existing commercially-zoned property, either in shopping cen'ters or distributed throughout the community, not used for commercial purposes. He wondered if there would be :an evaluation of whether to change some of the existing commercial zones. iMr. Glover responded that much of it wouldn't be used, but suggested that in ithe future major commercial centers probably would be zoned on. a contractual rasis - if not developed for commercial use, the commercial zoning would not :OCCUl.'. I I . _. C.ouncilwoman Campbell asked whether the s.tudy anticipa.ted inclusion of cost of capi tal ~Renditures as it related to annexation. Mr. Blayney answered that it would, both Itt~' the developer and to the ci ty. I..,'" ) -\-:"~$: .. I~answer to Councilman Keller with regard to the statement on doubling the retail area, Mr. Blayney said that even heavily discounting present projections, the increase in real spendable income per family would double the total retail area in the metropolitan area which would be enough to start a third regional shopping center. With regard to air pollution, it .was pointed out that there could be some measure b~ area, but generally that impact would have to be on a community-wide basis. A large concentration of activities would obviously generate more traffic thereby generating more pollution. - -. lPlanning Commission member David Hoffman asked'whether the area covered by the !study included water areas, rights:"of-way, etc., and whether. there would be Irecommendations with regard to .utilization of waterways. 'Mr. Blayney said the area included everything west of the Delta Highway to the River, estimated about 800 acres. All of the undeveloped property in that area would be considered for some use if not commercial. Darrell Smith, architect, asked whether another interim report would be made with regard to annexation in the Goodpasture area. Mr. Blayney replied that a written memo wou2d be furnished within the next few weeks on annexation. Deadline of June 1974 for completion of the study di~ not permit interim discussion other than necessary to complete the study. In answer to Mrs. Campbell's concern about plans of the Willamette Greenway Associa- I tion in that area, Mr. Blayney said his firm would be in consultation with them during the study. . 121 4f22(74 - -10 ~