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II. PUBLIC HEARING: CENTRAL AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY e City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Dave Reinhard of the Public Works staff gave the staff report. He said copies of a June 4, 1987, letter from Robert H. Belknap, Suite C200, 895 Country Club Road, and a June 8, 1987, letter from Jim Traver, 20 East 30th Avenue, were distributed to the council. He discussed the letters. Mr. Reinhard said the councilors received recommendations concerning the Central Area Transportation Study (CATS) from the Planning Commission. Questions about the CATS asked by the councilors at a study session on May 20 were answered in the staff notes. He said the council is scheduled to take action on the CATS and forward a parking and circulation plan to the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (LRAPA) on June 17, 1987. Mr. Reinhard said there is some information in the CATS about the opening of Willamette Street between 8th and 10th avenues to vehicular traffic. However, a decision about the opening will be made during consideration of the Urban Renewal Plan Update. A public hearing on the plan update will be held on July 13. Answering questions from Mayor Obie, Kirk McKinley of the Planning Department said several owners of property on Willamette Street between 23rd Avenue and 24th Place have asked that their residentially zoned properties be rezoned for general office use. He said the Planning Commission recommended that the property owners initiate a Metropolitan Area General Plan amendment to change the designation of their properties. The Planning staff will contact Robert Belknap to tell him of the commission's recommendation. e . Replying to other questions from Mayor Obie, Mr. Reinhard said analyses in the CATS indicate that air quality and traffic circulation in the downtown will not be affected very much by vehicular traffic on Willamette Street between 8th and 10th avenues. He suggested that statements in CATS concerni ng Willamette Street between 8th and 10th avenues be marked with asterisks when the council adopts the study. The asterisks will indicate that a decision about the street will be made in the Urban Renewal Plan Update. Mr. Holmer asked about the rationale for recommending a deletion from Recommendation #6 on page 4 of CATS of a statement concerning the financing of parking structures by developers. Mr. Reinhard responded that the Downtown Commission considered the statement to be too restrictive because parking facilities in the downtown are usually financing by tax increment or other area financing plans. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Boyd Iverson, 1158 High Street, said he is unofficial spokesperson for 12 of the 14 property owners on Willamette Street between 23rd Avenue and 24th Place. He said the owners would like the properties rezoned from R-3 to the GO General Office zoning district. He said the property owners will have to pay a fee if they initiate a Metro Plan amendment to change the designation of the properties and, if the amendment is approved, they will have to pay a fee to e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 8, 1987 Page 2