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Councilor Bettman noted the mayor's expressed interest in adding ramps to the new 1-5 bridge at Franklin Boulevard and asked if that possibility needed to be integrated into the transportation analysis for the Walnut Street Station Nodal Development Area. She also asked for more information about the rationale for excluding the Williams Bakery and University of Oregon from the Walnut Street Station Nodal Development Area boundaries. Mayor Torrey called for a ten-minute recess. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: Gilbert Nodal Development Area Ordinance A: An Ordinance Concerning the Gilbert Nodal Development Area; Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram and the Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan Land Use Map; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date Ordinance B: An Ordinance Concerning the Gilbert Nodal Development Area, Amending the Eugene Overlay Zone Map; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date Shawna Adams-Jacobs of the Planning and Development Department introduced the item. She said the council would hear testimony on two ordinances implementing nodal development in the Gilbert Nodal Area. The first action the council was being asked to take was to amend to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) Diagram and a concurrent amendment to the Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan Land Use Map to add the \ND Nodal Development symbol to the Gilbert Nodal Development Area. The second action was to apply the \ND overlay zone to the Gilbert Nodal Area. The proposed plan designation and zoning amendments would not change the existing base zoning or plan designations for the properties. Ms. Adams noted that the relevant criteria for evaluating a proposed Metro Plan amendment were found in Section 9.7330(3) of the Eugene Code, which was included in the agenda item summary. The criteria for evaluating the zone change were found in Section 9.8855, also contained in the summary. Ms. Adams reported that the Planning Commission forwarded a unanimous recommendation to adopt the amendments to the Metro Plan Diagram and refinement plan, but declined to forward a positive recommendation on the application of the overlay to the proposed nodal area because of concerns about specific features of the overlay zone. Ms. Adams submitted a letter into the public record from Rick Alexander. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 12, 2003 Page 15 Regular Meeting