CC Minutes - 04/04/01 JEO - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Nancy Nathanson, Councilor, City of Eugene, asked when telecommunications would be included in the maps and texts of the public facilities and planned expansion. Heinkel responded they considered that at the beginning but there wasn't enough interest in including telecommunications. Jim Croteau, City of Eugene, stated the whole approach to periodic review had been to do what the state required, but not anything extra. He added since telecommunications was not part of the public facility plan, it was not included. Nathanson stated that telecommunications is becoming an essential utility, and should become part of the planning document. Weeldreyer concurred with Nathanson. Betty Taylor, Councilor, City of Eugene, suggested they plan for the use of facilities and not spread them out. Bonny Bettman, Councilor, City of Eugene, regretted there was so little involvement with the public. She said a new tactic was needed because people weren't attending public forums. With regard to policy G 35 (supporting subsidies for development that fulfills goals and recommendations of the Metro Plan) she said (given the scarce resources), that it might serve the communities better if they looked to more specific wording so the subsidies were directed toward high density, infill and mixed use development. She asked to drop Goal GM Policy #2, because based on the DLCD's recommendation, it was not consistent with Goal 14. She said there were changes that happened after the planning commissions examined it. She wanted a statement on limiting runoff. She noted that in the glossary "full range" included transit, but the minimal level did not. She explained it stated that land within the urban growth boundary might be converted from urbanizable to urban only through annexation to a city. She noted they could be converting land to urban without any transit service because the requirement for the full range was broad. She wanted that language strengthened. On Goal 14 issues that Bettman discussed, Heinkel explained that staff had also discussed the letter from DLCD and their recommendation was to delete the policy. On the G 17 policy, Bettman noted that her comments were based on testimony from George Grier. She suggested taking out "reduces the negative effects" from increases and run off to say, "and runoff." David Kelly, Councilor, City of Eugene, echoed Nathanson's on the importance of