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e e e Mr. Wojick moved, seconded by Mr. Beyer, to postpone the hear- ing on Good Neighbors Care Center, Inc., until May 6, 1991. The motion carried. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Green, to postpone the hear- ing on Good Neighbors Care Center, Inc., until May 6, 1991. The motion carried. Greg Winterrowd, 474 Willamette Street, Planning Consultant for Blue Water Boats provided testimony rebuttal. He said that much of the testimony pre- sented this evening was not pertinent to the specified decision criteria and should be dealt with during site plan review. He said that Blue Water Boats has demonstrated the need for site expansion and has proven that no alterna- tive sites exist that would be suitable for this use. He noted that the pond is a newly inventoried Goal 5 resource and felt that Blue Water Boats has gone out of its way to satisfy additional ODFW site review. He noted that a mitigation plan is designed to reduce impacts, not eliminate impacts alto- gether, and remarked that prohibiting boat testing on this site would remove the rationale for making a plan amendment. Major Defoe indicated his needs to test boats year-round. He noted that the predominance of wildlife in the area live on the Eugene Sand and Gravel ponds. He said that Blue Water Boats is a viable business in this community that wants to expand and urged approval of the proposal. Responding to a question from Mr. Wojick, Mr. Defoe said that the pond should be adequate to meet most of its testing needs. It might be necessary to go to larger bodies of water for high-speed testing. Mr. Rust indicated that it does not make sense to expand the urban growth boundary for the amount of testing required. In response, Mr. Defoe said that this piece of land was chosen because of its isolated location and its affordable price. He said that other industrial sites around the city are unaffordable and do not meet his specific needs. In response to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Defoe said that when he pur- chased the property, he was not aware that there would be a problem changing the property zoning. Responding to a question from Mr. Roberts, Mr. Defoe agreed that one of the reasons he selected this particular site was because of its proximity to water. He stated further that while he was in the process of searching for a site, there were no other comparable industrial properties with water access within the urban growth boundary. In response to a question from Ms. Dumdi, Mr. Defoe said that finding a site isolated from other developments was important in site consideration. Mr. Nicholson said that the purpose of land-use planning is to constrain people to use appropriate properties designated for the purpose. It would MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 29, 1991 Springfield City Council Lane County Board of Commissioners Page 14