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e e e VI. PUBLIC HEARING: SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN PLAN DIAGRAM AMENDMENTS City Manager Michea1 Gleason introduced the item. Cindy Pappas of the Planning Department gave the staff report. She said the City of Springfield initiated three groups of amendments to the Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram. The mid-Springfield amendments and the Q Street amendments implement refinement plans for downtown Springfield and the Q Street area. The third group would change the designation of 32 acres on the Plan Diagram from Low- Density Residential to Parks and Open Space to permit construction of the John Lively swimming pool in the Thurston area. Answering questions from Mr. Rutan, Rob Lilley of the Springfield Planning Department reviewed technical amendments concerning downtown Springfield that reflect existing land uses. He said there is no change in the total amount of industrially designated land although about 32 acres of property designated Light-Medium Industrial will be changed to Heavy Industrial. He said approval of the amendments will result in an increase in commercially designated land in the Q Street area. Replying to questions from Mr. Holmer, Mr. Lilley reviewed technical Metro Plan information regarding the projected need for commercial and industrial land, commercial and industrial land allocations, and the difference between them. He also said the proposed amendments would result in an increase of 31.3 acres of heavy industrial land and a decrease of 34.84 of light-medium industrial land. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Harry Taylor, 2511 Lamb Road, Elmira, said he represented the Hayden Corporation. He urged approval of the amendments for the Q Street area. He said the Hayden Corporation plans to develop a community commercial shopping center on about ten acres in the area. He discussed the advantages of the property and said the development will be consistent with the Metro Plan policies. There being no additional requests to testify, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. CB 2962--An ordinance adopting the Springfield Metropolitan Plan amendments. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. H~lmer, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. Council Bill 2962 was read the second time by council bill number only. MINUTES--Eugene City Council Apri 1 27, 1987 Page 8