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e this use and identifies the West 11th Avenue area as being such an area. He said that the site review mechanism is present to ensure compliance with the design pl an objectives and that the review has been accepted by the appl icants. Secondly, he said that this property is distinguishable from the general run of strip commercial development in that most strip commercial areas were not allocated for commercial use. He said that the properties in questi on have been definitively allocated for commercial use and to change the meaning of the plan would be to undermine the basic planning process that went on. Mr. Sa u 1 sa i d that, while the Metropolitan Plan does contain some emphasis on the importance of industrial land, it also includes within the same sentences or paragraphs the importance of commercial properties. He said that the councilors must be aware that the current inventory of property within the city limits with available services and zoned for industrial use overshadows any inventory of commercially designated property. Mr. Lindberg moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to approve the appeal. The motion passed 4:1; Councilors Ball, Hansen, Lindberg, and Smith voting aye; Councilor Wooten voting nay. Mr. Gleason said that policy requires the council to set a joint meeting with the Planning Commission when it takes an action in conflict to the commission. Mr. Gleason said that a date for the meeting would be set. II I. RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE LANE COUNTY LIBRARY LEVY (memo, resol ution attached) e Mr. Gleason introduced the agenda item. He said that Ms. Wooten would be addressing the issue and that Mr. Meeks, Library, was present to answer any questions from the council. Ms. Wooten said that she is concerned with the library levy that will be before the Lane County, Eugene, and Springfield voters on September 20, 1983. She sai d that she feels it would be appropriate for the council to adopt a resolution addressing the seriousness of the matter and the implication of the services for the City of Eugene and the services for Lane County residents. Ms. Woo ten the n read the resolution which urges all citizens of the City of Eugene to vote in support of the levy. She said the Friends of the Library and the Library Board have passed similar resolutions. She said that the passage of the levy would maintain, and possibly improve, the Bookmobile program, as well as increase library hours and restore some of the positions cut by the Eugene Budget Committee during the last fiscal year. Res. No. 3798--A resolution supporting passage of the Lane County Li brary 1 evy. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Lindberg, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 5:0. Ms. Wooten asked that Ms. Bellamy make the resolution available to those members of the media who were not in attendance at the meeting. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 12, 1983 Page 11