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e e e Mr. Gleason said it would be helpful to the MPC if each councilor would state his or her reasons for approving or voting against the amendments. Ms. Childs added that the ordinance on the Blue Water Boats project in the coun- cil packet had findings for approval of this amendment. She said that if the council opposed the amendment, it would need to direct staff to issue addi- tional findings. C. Good Neighbor Care Center Ms. Childs pOinted out that the record on this matter was closed for which reason Mr. Sercombe had noted that Ms. Bascom's comments on her site review should not go beyond recorded information. She noted that all three planning commissions had voted in opposition to changing the Metro Plan to allow land currently zoned industrial to be rezoned residential as requested by the Good Neighbor Care Center, Inc. Ms. Childs said the majority of the Springfield City Council supported this amendment, while the majority of the lane County Board of Commissioners op- posed it. Due to the split vote, both votes are tentative. She said the issue would go to the MPC after the Eugene City Council voted. Ms. Childs said the council packet contained an ordinance for approval of this amendment and that the council's vote would be tentative and would re- quire supplemental findings. In response to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Sercombe pointed out that this was the first time the MPC process adopted last fall had been used. He said the council could adopt the Good Neighbor Care Center amendment that night if it chose to, but staff recommended against this because, if approved, the ordinance would still need to be changed to meet the requirements of the other two jurisdictions involved. Mr. Boles asked if the adopted legislation as approved by the three jurisdic- tions dealt with tentative votes. Mr. Sercombe said the legislation did not address tentative action. He said the legislation requires that the juris- dictions approve, deny, or modify amendments to the Metro Plan within 30 days of the filing date. In response to a question from Mr. Boles, Ms. Childs said she did not know how long the land in question had been on the market as industrial land. (Mr. Mott, Springfield Planning Manager, had just left the meeting to attend a Springfield City Council meeting.) She said it was in the record that the property had been for sale for a lengthy period of time. Ms. Ehrman said there was nothing on record which would substantiate the concern voiced by some that this development would become a ghetto. She said existing residences are located closer to a chemical plant in the area than houses would be in the proposed new development. Mayor Miller said that although 500 low-income units have been proposed for this site, nothing would prohibit the construction of a mixture of middle- MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 13, 1991 Page 5