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- -- ---- ----- . Mr. .Boles moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the items on the City Council consent calendar. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 7:0. III. PUBLIC HEARING: METROPOLITAN POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN FOR GOOD NEIGHBOR CARE CENTERS, INC. City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the topic. Jan Childs, Planning and Development Department, gave the staff presentation. She explained that the ordinance amends the Metropolitan Area General Plan diagram to allow Good Neighbor Care Centers, Inc., to develop the parcel as affordable housing. She provided a brief history of the issue reminding the council that because the Joint Elected Officials took differing actions on this request, the re- quest was referred to the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) for conflict resolution. MPC has agreed on amendments to the plan and has referred these modifications to the three jurisdictions for further action. Ms. Childs said that the purpose of this hearing is to take testimony specifically on the modifications recommended by MPC, including: 1) an increase in the size of the light-medium industrial buffer, 2) a reduction in the size of commercial- ly designated area from 12 acres to 5 acres, and 3} a redesignation of the balance of the property to medium-density residential. The City of Spring- field and Lane County have already approve~ these recommended diagram amend- ments. . . e Mayor Miller opened the public hearing. Al Johnson, 767 Willamette Street, testified in favor of the revised Good Neighbor Care Center, Inc., proposal. In an effort to address some addition- al concerns which were raised by the various jurisdictions, but which were not included in MPC's final recommendation, he said that the Springfield Planning Commission has agreed to. immediately initiate the refinement plan- ning process. In addition, Good Ne.ighbor Care Centers, Inc., has reaffirmed its commitment to develop the property as affordable housing and has agreed that if it cannot develop the property in such a manner, property zoning will revert to industrial use. To provide additional assurances of this, the applicant, Dan Dessler, has recorded a covenant in which he agrees not to apply for development permits until February 2, 1992, or until the refinement planning process has been completed (whichever is sooner). Mr. Johnson noted that the buffer has been expanded substantially and is similar to other buff- er zones abutting similarly zoned properties. Mike Farthing, PO Box 1147, representing Nestee Resins and the Southern Pa- cific Transportation Company, spoke in opposition to the Metro Plan diagram amendments. He said that this is a poor planning decision which has been politically motivated. He voiced concern that changing the zoning designa- tion of the land would destroy one of the few remaining large industrial sites in Springfield and said that the property zoning would be in conflict with the Mid-Springfield Refinement Plan. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 9, 1991 Page 2