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MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room-City Hall October 22, 2003 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary Pap~, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon. Mayor Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. A.WORK SESSION: An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram and the Willakenzie Area Plan Diagram and Text; Amending the Eugene Zoning Map; and the Eugene Overlay Zone Map; Amending Sections 9.2741, 9.4280, and 9.9700 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective date (City Files: MA 03-1, RA 03-2, CA 03-2, and Z 03-3) Mayor Torrey called on Senior Planner Teresa Bishow, to present the ordinance. Ms. Bishow said staff had responded to questions raised by the council at the public hearing on October 13 in a memorandum dated October 20. She noted there were additional questions from Ms. Bettman and staff responded to them in a memorandum dated October 21. She related that, based on careful review by the City Attorney's office, staff had provided a revised ordinance on October 20 that was primarily intended to clarify the original intent of the ordinance. She affirmed that the revised ordinance had been deemed acceptable by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Public Works Department and Planning Department staffs, and Arlie and Company. Mayor Torrey called on the council for comments. Mr. Kelly thanked all those involved for responding to the questions and for the changes in the ordinance. He requested staff to craft language for an amendment that would add to Policy 15 in the ordinance language directing that some percentage of the development would have two functional floors. Ms. Bishow requested of the mayor that a majority of the council agree to suggested changes. Mr. Meisner recommended that the council engage in some discussion regarding Mr. Kelly's proposed amendment. Ms. Solomon arrived. Ms. Bishow estimated that design proposal for the Crescent Village planned unit development (PUD) indicated at least 30 percent of the commercial development would be built with two functional floors. Ms. Bettman thanked staff for prompt answers to her questions. She alleged that the trip caps were %n paper only; "the functional number affecting vehicle trips would be the 329,000 square feet of commercial office space. She asked what distinguished this ordinance and made the proposed a node, rather than another development in line with current development practices.