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e Ms. Jones reviewed the ten subareas that are proposed in the refinement plan, and the uses associated with those subareas. Ms. Jones said that during the planning commissions' public hearing on the refinement plan, concerns were voiced about the need to strengthen Glenwood's residential areas. In response to these concerns, the commissions made two additions to the refinement plan. Revision 1 adds an implementation strategy regarding the possibility of creating a tax increment district in Glenwood. Revision 2 directs Lane County to consider adopting Eugene's mobile home park conversion ordinance in order to provide protection to the many mobile home parks in Glenwood. Ms. Ehrman asked about the purpose of revision 1, which suggests using revenues from the tax increment district to increase housing resources in the Glenwood area. Eugene Planning Commissioner Ken Tollenaar pointed out that there are relatively few dwellings in Glenwood. He said the commissions hoped that some moderate-income housing could be developed in the Glenwood area through revenues from the tax increment district. Mr. Tollenaar said another main reason for creating an urban renewal district is to help provide infrastructure to the Glenwood area. He said the creation of a tax increment district might also help reduce the burden on residential property owners for infrastructure improvements that might otherwise be assessed to them. Ms. Jones reviewed issues that are likely to be addressed at the joint public hearing. She said two letters have been received since the planning commissions' public hearing was closed. Both of these letters request e changes to specific subareas in the refinement plan. The first letter requests a change in Subarea 8 to allow a broader range of commercial uses. The second letter requests that Subarea 3 allow both commercial and industrial uses rather than just industrial uses. Ms. Jones said that the refinement plan proposed development guidelines for uses within the Willamette River Greenway including a 35-foot setback from the river for new development. The refinement plan also proposes continuation of the south bank bicycle path through Glenwood consistent with direction in the adopted Metropolitan Bikeway Master Plan. Land owners located along the river tend to be in opposition to these proposals. Ms. Jones added that bicycle access to Glenwood is a major issue because it is hard for cyclists to ride their bikes from Glenwood to either Springfield or Eugene. Several bicycle paths are proposed in the refinement plan, some of which are short-term solutions and some of which are longer-term solutions. Ms. Jones said the refinement plan proposes to allow the gradual transition in Subarea 2 from the existing residential use to eventual industrial use. Some residents and property owners in the subarea would like it to remain residentially designated. The planning team and the planning commissions both discussed whether this subarea should be designated for residential use, but decided to retain the original language proposed in the refinement plan. Ms. Jones stated that the refinement plan, as drafted, will require five amendments to the Metro Plan. These are all changes to the plan diagram. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 27, 1989 Page 8