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<br />l- <br />LL. <br />ce <br />lJ: <br />C <br /> <br />Ms. Teniat)' concurred there\vasa large anti--govemment sentiment through the community. <br /> <br />Mr.. Lawless continued to be impressed with the public involvement efforts, commending the, <br />high sense oftranspa.rcncy in the project He recommended finding a way to engage those <br />citizens who shared his opinion to participate in the process. <br /> <br />In response to Mr. Hledik,Ms. Gardner stated initially she anticipated no land use issues to arise, <br />but the process. could identify some. She. added no Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area <br />General Plan (Metro Plan) changes ,vere needed. <br /> <br />~'s. M.uir added the Do\vnto,vn Plan and current zoning allowed and encouraged this dense type <br />ofdeveloptnent. <br /> <br />In response to Mr. Belcher, Mr. PenvvcU said public comment throughout tbe process had <br />suggested that a new buil.ding be able to accommodate other public uses such as farmers' f\1arket <br />or a youth center, and the Rock'n Butte-illy site- could accommodate those types of uses. Ms. <br />Teninty added that other people had a.sserted a governnlent building should be just a governtnent <br />building and not house other uses. <br /> <br />Responding to Ms. Kneeland, Mr. Penwell said the City of Eugene currently required LEAD <br />silver certification on all ne'" buildings, adding gold was easily achievable on the proposed <br />structure) vvith platinum achievable as "veIL <br /> <br />Ms. Gardner advised the Planning Conlmission that as a resident of the area considered for the <br />project, she was stepping aside, and Kurt Yeiter had assumed lea.d on the project. ' <br /> <br />III. PLANNING COMMISSION DELIBERATION/ACTION: <br />JEFFERSONIF AR\\'EST PLAN AMENDMENTS <br /> <br />Ms. Harding provided the staffreport. .Sbe said tbe PlanningCornmission held a public bearing <br />on a proposedanlendlnent to the Metro Plan amending the Jefferson/Far West Refinel11tJnt Plan <br />and amending the Euge,ne Code (Ee) for a. portion.ofthe Jefferson tleighborhoodkno\Vll as Area <br />J 5 in the refinement plan. The area subject to tbe request "vas located south of Vtlest rrhirteent.h <br /> <br />M.rNUTES~Eugene Planning Commission <br /> <br />January 8~ 2007 <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />