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~ III. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE CONCERNING A STREET VACATION REQUEST FOR THE NORTH END OF ELIZABETH STREET, LOCATED SOUTH OF BELTlINE ROAD City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the topic. Rodney Jennings, Planning and Development Department, presented the staff report. The area of the vacation is located at the north end of Elizabeth Street where it abuts Beltline Road and is not needed for street access to the lots in the abutting Jessen Park and Elizabeth Park subdivisions. This portion of Elizabeth Street is not presently, nor will it in the future, be needed for public services, facilities, or utilities, and continuation of the street northward is not possible due to the presence of Beltline Road. At this time, the street vacation assessment fee has not been paid by the applicant, who is negotiating the cost with an abutting property owner. The applicant has requested that the written record for tonight's public hearing be kept open until July 20, 1992, to allow additional time for negotiations. This would allow the council to take action on the street vacation at its July 27, 1992, public hearing. Staff supports the applicant's request. Responding to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Jennings said the proposed use of the vacated street could include extending the abutting residential lots into the area of the vacation. Responding to a follow-up question from Ms. Ehrman, he said he did not think installing a gate at the end of Eliza- beth Street would be necessary to deter traffic, as it is clearly a dead end street. e Mayor Miller opened the public hearing. There being no requests to speak, the public hearing was closed. The written record was kept open until July 20, 1992. IV. WILLAKENZIE AREA PLAN ORDINANCES City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the topic. Allen lowe, Planning and Development Department, said copies of a motion to amend the Willakenzie Area Refinement Plan agreed upon at the council's work session earlier this eve- ning were distributed to councilors. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Green, to amend the Willakenzie Area Refinement Plan as follows: 1) to include a height limitation exception for the Aaron Jones property on Gillespie Butte of 588 feet and continue the Planning Commis- sion exception of 595 feet for Tax Lot 200 and 585 feet for the remaining property on Gillespie Butte; 2) to amend the refinement plan diagram and change the designation of the Guistina property on Country Club Road from medium density to high density; and 3) to include a notation on the refinement plan recommendation for the improvement of North Delta Highway that the design proposal will be returned to the City Council for review and approval. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council 7:30 p.m. June 8, 1992 Page 2