Agenda Packet 7-22-19 Work Session

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Ordinance Exhibit DOrdinanceExhibitD DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS CA 19-1,RA 19-1,Z 19-5,WG 19-3,ST 19-3,and SDR 19-2 April 19,2019 Recommendations.The Plan allocates $9,000,000 in capital cost to the project and identifies it as a Priority 1/2 project.7 The Riverfront Park concept was originally included as a key element in the prior approved "EWEB Riverfront Master Plan".The S-DR Zone established a Cultural Landscape and Open Space (S-DR/CL) subdistrict and designed approximately 3-acres for parks and recreation uses.In 2013,the City and EWEB entered into an MOU that stated that EWEB would donate 3-acres of riverfront property to City of Eugene Parks in exchange for a dedication of funds for park development in the future.In 2018,the City officially took ownership of the Riverfront Park site from EWEB and finalized the concept design for the Riverfront Park.In addition to the original three acres,one additional acre of upland Park Plaza was added to the site as part of the redevelopment acreage to the west. There are no additional resources that require analysis under the OARs noted above.The proposed amendments will maintain established protection measures for inventoried Goal 5 resources within and adjacent to the subject property.Therefore,the proposed amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 5. Goal 6 -Air.Water and Land Resource Quality:To maintain and improve the quality of air,water and land resources of the state. Goal 6 instructs local governments to consider protection of air,water and land resources from pollution and pollutants when developing comprehensive plans.The pollutants addressed in Goal 6 include solid waste,water waste,noise and thermal pollution,air pollution,and industry-related contaminants.The goal asks cities and counties to designate areas suitable for use in controlling pollution.It calls on them to use a variety of market,zoning and management tools in creating these outcomes.At a federal level,the elements within Goal 6 correspond broadly to the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.At a state level,Goal 6 covers many areas regulated by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)through its permitting actions.DEQ ensures its permitting decisions comply with the plan and zoning regulations of the affected local government and coordinates with DLCD and other agencies to be sure that city and county plans comply with state and federal law: The proposed amendments do not change the level of protection afforded in local regulations for air and water quality,or land resources.Future development of the site will be required to comply with applicable environmental laws and to the extent that future development may create additional impacts to air,water,or land resources,state and local permitting processes will ensure that discharges do not exceed allowable standards.Specifically,environmental work conducted to date,in addition to detailing the planned design and construction work,has been focused on improving the environmental health of the site. Prior to the City ownership of the subject site,EWEB undertook environmental remediation efforts by removing soil with contaminants that posed an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment.Based on these activities,DEQ issued a conditional no further action determination for the subject site in December 2017.Due to the difficulty of removing 100%of contaminated soil,there remains some on-site soil that has residual concentrations of hazardous substances and will be addressed during the redevelopment as is discussed below. 7 Eugene Parks and Recreation System Plan.Appendix A Planning District Summaries and Recommendations. July 2018. City of Eugene FINAL SUBMITTAL 20July 22, 2019, Work Session – Item 3