Laserfiche WebLink
council in November with options for appropriate siting opportunities and <br /> financial incentives. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said that in her mind, the incentives included a hospital zone. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ asked what was meant by "central" and "downtown." Ms. Bettman said that is was <br />broader than just downtown, but included anything within the central core. This extends beyond <br />the downtown core. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly noted that this motion was e-mailed last night and was originally drafted by Mr. Johnson. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson said that this will be a new work plan item for the Planning and Development staff. <br />Mr. Coyle said that with the level of scoping requested, it might be necessary for the City Council <br />to provide direction for the amount of time staff should dedicate for this task. Ms. Bettman said <br />that there was no request for a product in November, but asked that staff check back with City <br />Council prior to the holiday break. This is initial attempt to keep City staff working on what the <br />City can do. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly suggested that the term "opportunity-driven" be considered by Mr. Coyle in determining <br />staff assignments. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr said that he could support a much simpler motion that would suggest changing the zoning <br />to make it a possibility, which would only dedicate a few hours of City staff time. He said that he <br />could not support the motion because it goes too far. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson said that she considered this to be a scoping document, rather than a final report. <br />She spoke to the motion's term "financial incentive" and proposed that the term "financial" be taken <br />out and replaced by "other" so the last sentence in the motion read "The City Manager shall <br />proceed with appropriate staff work necessary to encourage the development and/or <br />redevelopment of sites for hospital uses in the central city and return to council in November with <br />options for appropriate siting opportunities and other incentives." <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman and Mr. Rayor accepted Ms. Nathanson's friendly amendment to the motion. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey said that he would like to see the area more clearly defined. He personally identified <br />the area for consideration as that land between I-5 to 18th Avenue, to 5th Avenue on the north and <br />Garfield Street on the west. <br /> <br /> The motion passed 7:1, with Mr. Farr voting in opposition. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 18, 2002 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />