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e V. WORK SESSION: MASTER PLAN FOR RIVERFRONT RESEARCH PARK R.A. Gus Keller, chair of the Riverfront Research Park Commission, introduced the item. He said the November election showed that if the council gets its message to the citizenry they will respond positively; he felt this should be encouraging to the council as it addresses the library project. Cathy Briner, Development staff, said the Eugene Renewal Agency (ERA) is the authority for the riverfront tax increment district and, as such, the agency is being asked to review the master plan as it relates to infrastructure. Ms. Briner said the ERA also has an opportunity to review the plan and offer comments to University of Oregon (UO) President Paul Olum before he, as the landowner's representative, finalizes the plan and submits for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Ms. Briner stressed that the ERA is not reviewing the plan in a land use capacity; this will be the role of the Hearings Official during the CUP process. Ms. Briner said the ERA may hold a public hearing on the master plan. The public hearing would be to discuss issues of infrastructure and to suggest comments to be relayed to President Olum. Diane Wiley, University Planning staff, said both the written and visual portions of the master plan reflect and have incorporated many of the concerns that have been raised throughout planning for the project. She said both the Design Advisory Committee (DAC) and the Riverfront Research Park Commission (RRPC) have tried to be sensitive to the public input received. e Ms. Wiley said both the DAC and RRPC have reviewed and endorsed the master plan which is in four parts: the design guidelines, the master site plan map, the master site plan text, and a parcel plan. Ms. Wiley described the material included in each part of the master plan and briefly reviewed the master site plan map. Ms. Wiley said parking for the site will be developed along the railroad tracks. She said some members of the public have testified that too much parking is being planned for the site. Ms. Wiley said the parking planned for the site is only what is required by code and is a fairly conservative amount. She said this parking will be developed in phases. If it appears that park tenants are using alternative modes of transportation and all the parking structures are not needed, the City may be asked to reduce the code requirements for parking. Joanne Hugi, chair of the Design Advisory Committee, said the committee unanimously endorsed the master site plan for the research park. She complimented staff on its responsiveness to comments from both the public and committee members regarding the master site plan. Ms. Hugi said most of the suggestions made by the DAC to the RRPC were enhancements or minor modifications to the document. She reviewed the most significant of these recommendations. Ms. Hugi said the committee has enjoyed working on the master site plan and looks forward to its implementation. Mayor Obie e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 16, 1988 Page 8