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e e e Regarding Gillespie Butte, Mr. Lowe continued, both the WPT and the Eugene Planning Commission recommend maintaining a building height restriction of 585 feet above sea level. The Planning Commission granted ten feet of relief to one parcel on the butte's west side. At the urging of another property owner on the butte, the Lane County Planning Commission reviewed the matter and has recommended to the County Board of Commissioners that a 595-foot standard be applied to all parcels on the butte. The council will hear public testimony on the Willakenzie Plan at a joint elected officials hearing on April 29, at which no action will be taken. Subsequently, it will hold a work session and then schedule the matter for action. In preparation for the public hearing, Mr. Boles requested a re- sponse to the WPT's concerns. He asked that a staff response to public tes- timony at a October 15, 1991, hearing be organized around the points in the Planning Team's most recent memorandum and provided to the council. Ms. Ehrman suggested that council members visit the areas in question and invite the County Board of Commissioners and the Springfield City Council to join them. Ms. Bascom said she has heard criticisms of how long the Willakenzie process has taken, and asked if the council could hear from the WPT and the Planning Commission about the length of the process and how it could be shortened. C. COUNCIL WORK PLAN Pam Berrian, Council Coordinator, distributed the council's proposed work plan. There have been a few delays, she said; for example, with the issues of storm water management, 11th Avenue and Willamette Street, and commercial lands. However, items are generally coming before the council in an orderly way. Mr. Green asked about developments with the alternative modes marketing plan under Goal 5: Transportation. Ms. Berrian said that staff can furnish an update on it. Ms. Ehrman commented that some council agendas are extremely long (especially after council breaks), while others are much shorter, and asked that a bal- ance be kept in mind when setting the agendas. Mr. MacDonald suggested plac- ing several brief items on an agenda that contains a few lengthy items. Mr. Miller suggested that meetings with many lengthy items could begin at 6 p.m. on days when a dinner work session is not needed. The council agreed. MINUTES--Eugene City Council 5:30 p.m. April 13, 1992 Page 5