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The councilors did not make any additional changes to the section. 2. Eliminate site review for development on entrance corridors and refer e to future code amendment-- Ms. Decker sa i d the Planning Commission recommended a code amendment be considered to accomplish beautification when property is developed on entrance corridors. She said the commission recognized the lack of public funds to finance beautification projects. Mr. Hansen said he is concerned about requiring special things from the owners of certain properties in the city just because the City does not have funds to beautify the city. He said owners of certain properties may be burdened for the benefit of the City. Answering his questions, Ms. Decker said the code amendment would require buffering and screening if it is approved. She discussed the process for considering a code amendment. Mayor Obie noted that the council may mitigate the policy in the draft study when it considers the code amendment. Mr. Holmer said he is concerned about approving the policy in the study without knowing exactly what the code amendment will require. Ms. Schue said the site review suffix is used to require special things from certain property owners and is the result of City policies that require special things from property owners in certain locations. She said she does nDt oppose using a code amendment to beautify entrances if it is better than the site review suffix. e 3. IICity Center" vs. 1I0owntownll on signs-- Ms. Ehrman said she was not at the council's public hearing but she listened to a recorded tape of the hearing. She said she was not convinced that the term II Downtownll is better than the term IICi ty Centerll and she opposes a change. She said the term "City Centerll is more sophisticated than the term IIDowntown." She said Scott Lieuallen, Executive Vice President of the Eugene Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, told her visitors do not have problems with the term "City Center.1I She said Portland uses the term "City Center" and Eugene should be consistent with other Oregon cities. Ms. Bascom said she supports the Downtown Commission1s recommendation to use the term "Downtownll for the core a rea and reta in the use of IIcenter" for Valley River Center. Ms. Decker said most signs are on State highways and a change would have to be negotiated with the Oregon Highway Division. 4. Text revisions concerning Highway 99-- The councilors did not comment on the revisions. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 15, 1986 Page 5