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L&B Recommendation No. 4 - Continual review of the downto;m free parking program to maintain equity betvleen office 'nd commercial use. Comm - Planning Commission Recommendation - Continuation of the existing annual 7/9/75 review by the Downtown Development Board and in the annual budget process. L'-[r _ Saul noted t:lis rt:!c:o.:i.-;;er!ctat.ion ~'liL~ ild,')!>ted by the Co:..:nC:.1..L OIl i1pril ?? ~ r. -, ~. .:... ~ , L~': J. ']'h? Cu.'r;,7!Ls,<::jOr. dlso 5ug')ested ell=! p.Z<'Jnning depd.ctment be .i.nvo_~vcd in the "L-;nu;::._~ review process. L&B Recommendation No. 5 - Modify the General Plan treatment of the Goodpasture Island area to provide for potential medium-density resi- dential development, annex the unincorporated portion of Goodpasture Island, and prepare a refinement study for the residential portion of Goodpasture Island. Planning Commission Recommendation - Modify the General Plan to provide for medium-density residential development instead of the present opportunity area designation; annex the unincorporated area of Good- pasture Island and develop a program of graduated tax incidence in meet- ings with owners of properties in the area; develop a refinement study on the residential portion of the Island. Mr. Saul explained the Commission's official report with regard to residential de- velopment had been referred to the Council and was scheduled for discussion at this cOmnUttee meeting. With regard to the annexation recommendation, he said that staff was now arranging meetings with owners of properties in the area with regard to the graduated tax and tentative recommendation to annex was awaiting completin of that work. He said two Commission hearings had been held on the Goodpasture refinement e study and action would be taken on that and referred to the Council in the near future. Comm Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mr. Keller to accept the status report as 7/9/75 presented on L&B Recommendation No. 5. Motion carried unanimously. Approve L&B Recommendation No. 6 - No zoning for regional shopping center should be granted until there is assurance of at least 500,000 square feet including two department stores and until there is an analysis of the economic impact upon existing retail complexes. Planning Commission Recommendation - Not yet made. Mr. Saul explained that the L&B recommendation was to specify the minimum standards to be applied in determining whether a commercial facility would be considered of regional scope. The Commission, he said, will in future deliberations determine whether this criteria should be recommended for inclusion in the second annual re- view of the 1990 Plan. Councilman Keller was concerned about the wording. He felt it was too explicit, that it could eliminate some prospective commercial developments that might put together say 450,000 square feet. He didn't think it a good zoning practice and noted that the minimum standard then for a regional center would have to be one-half the size of the Valley River complex. Assistant Manager said the idea was to set a certain size that will trigger discussion between the jurisdictions, not to specify that a commercial development would have to meet that standard. He said guidelines would have to be agreed upon as to when the agencies would talk to one another e about possible impact. He cited the cuz-rent Springfield proposal on the old air- port site which might be considered by some as regional in size whereas it really is not larger than the K-Mart development near the Delta Highway. So there needs to be some common definition of a regional center. Mr. Saul added that the Plan- ning Commission had not yet thoroughly discussed this recommendation. lie thought 4-00 7/16(75 - 17