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<br />HAND DELIVERED <br /> <br /> <br />:' City Of Eugene' <br />~--~-pfamttft 9t'lisi9R <br /> <br />_ ~"~l~:~~~i~~~~n <br /> <br />July 24, 2006 <br /> <br />..I-"-~ <br /> <br /> <br />Patricia Thomas, AlA <br />Associate Planner <br />City of Eugene <br />Planning & Development <br />99 West ,10th Avenue <br />Eugene, O'R 97401 <br /> <br />CITY OF EUGENE <br />PLANNING DIVISION <br /> <br />Re: Qregon Motor Pool Site Metro Plan Amendment and Zone Change <br />MA 06-2 and Z 06-9 <br /> <br />Dear Patricia: <br /> <br />I wish to resP9nd to your 'iett~r of July 14, 2006. <br /> <br />I first 'will address your point, that the application relies on policy <br />statements in the Downtown Plan "which are 'described on .page 2 of <br />the plan as 'aspirational' and.' 'cannot be the basis for denial of public <br />or private proposals regarding change in the downtown. m Contrary to <br />your assertion, this statement does not imply that the policies are not <br />a direction to the Plan~ing Commission and City Council. <br /> <br />, On behalf of the State of Oregon, I was involved in the Downtown Plan <br />process throughout. This began with conversations with Kurt Yeiter <br />, about the' motor pool ~ite wherein he advised me ~at the Downtown <br />Plan .process was underway. I then communicated with Nan Lawrence <br />throughout the Planning Commission and City Council processes to <br />address the motor pool site. <br /> <br />When there was discussion at one of the Council work sessions <br />suggesting the addition of language describing the Plan policies as <br />aspirational, I became co~cerned. Enclosed is'a copy of my not~s of <br />my telephone conversation with Emily Jerome elated February 4,2004, <br /> <br /> <br />Phone: <br />, (541) 686.-8833 <br />Fax: <br />(541) 345-2034 <br /> <br />975 Oak Street <br />Suite 800 <br />Eugene, Oregon <br />97401-3156 <br /> <br />Mailing Address: <br />P.O. Box 1147 <br />Eugene, Oregon <br />97440-1147 <br /> <br />Email: <br />info@orbuslaw.com <br />Web-Site: <br /> <br />www.orbuslaw.com <br /> <br />Sean M. Bannon <br />Frederick A. Batson <br />Jon V. Buerstatte <br />Joshua A. Clark <br />A. 1. Ciusti na . <br />Thomas P. E. Herrmann* <br />Dan Webb Howard <br />Steplhen O. Lane <br />William H. Martin* <br />Laura T. Z. Montgomery* <br />Tanya C. O'Neil <br />Standlee G. Potter <br />Ian T Richardson <br />Martha J. Rodman <br />Douglas R. Sch~ltz <br />Malcolm H. Scott <br />James W. Spickennari <br />Kate A. Th,ompson <br />Jane M. Yates <br /> <br />* Also adm i tted <br />in Washington <br />