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, , It would also serve the Glenwood area. The third task task was making overall housekeeping changes to the original e plan. The neighborhood association forwarded the plan draft to the Planning Commission which reviewd the draft, made several wording changes that are outlined in the memorandum of July 19. Those changes are attachement A to the adopting resolution. Council President Obie called for ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest. Councilor Miller said she owned property in the Laurel Hill area. Mr. Sercombe said there was no conflict of interest unless the draft plan treated her prop- erty in a peculiar manner. Staff notes and minutes were entered into the record. Public hearing was opened. Max Ansola, 2166 Laurel Hill Drive, said he owned some property in the area and had been on the refinement team since the original zoning request was initiated. The process has taken two years. The refinement plan team and staff have spent much time on the recommendation that is before the council. There has been much argument both for and against, on size, density, and the different zoning. The team feels the update is a real compromise and something the community should be proud of. It is close to the college. It is one of the few exits off 1-5 that is not overcrowded. It would be conducive to traffic from the south or even from the north, to stop and visit Eugene. It is a good plan. Alfred Tussing, 2437 Riverview, said density is a problem for those managing e the City. The area is designated by the general plan for one to ten units per acre. A figure has been pegged for planning sewers and streets. There is another option. If councilors do not like the figure, they could set a figure of their own and plan accordingly. The rules in the ball game change. For example, at the time this plan was formed, PUDs were eight to an acre. Lot size was 6,000 square feet. The City dropped it to 5,000 square feet. All these have impact and will affect the planning for growth. This plan will have to updated and reviewed. Density may have to be changed, but it always should be changed with forethought and planning. He urged approval of this as a planni~g document, as policy, because it allows the Public Works Department to plan. If it is not adopted, City Council should find something comparable that pins down figures and growth and allows for planning for the future. Willam Schwall, 2260 Riverview, current secretary of the Laurel Hill Neighbor- hood Association, said there were few Laurel Hill residents attending because the plan does not make much difference. Neighborhood residents and property owners worked in trying to find a plan everyone could live with. Some of the statements in the plan were weakened by the Planning Commission1s language change. He urged serious consideration. Budgets are passed more easily when voters feel like someone is listening. He said he was speaking because someone was listening, and he urged approval. There being no further testimony, the public hearing was closed. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 26, 1982 Page 2