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accomplish the intent of the motion, which would require significant staff time, but that there would <br />be additional time for the public process, which also includes additional staff time. Mr. Fart said <br />that he would vote against the motion because he felt the City Council already had too much "on <br />its plate" already and that he was reluctant to add to the workload. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked what would be exempt in the motion. Mr. Kelly said the motion was meant to <br />exempt the land between 15th and 11th avenues, and Alder and Hilyard streets. Ms. Taylor said <br />that she would support the motion. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor asked for clarification of the zoning of the current six blocks. Mr. Johnson said that it <br />was mixed zoning, including some R3/R4, as well as commercial. Mr. Rayor said that he <br />generally supported the concept of the motion, but did not want to preclude PeaceHealth from <br />developing at all. He said that if the City Council want to just affect the north Eugene site, it <br />makes more sense to amend the housing requirement on the north Eugene site than to preclude <br />PeaceHealth expanding half a block one direction or the other, that was already designated as R3 <br />or R4. Mr. Rayor said that this would prohibit PeaceHealth from expanding its current campus. <br />Mr. Johnson said that it was the intent of the motion. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ said that he was generally favorable to the motion, but asked if this could push <br />PeaceHealth to accelerate its plans and make it more entrenched in its position to build at the <br />Crescent site. Mr. Johnson said that was possible, and that it was also possible for PeaceHealth <br />to submit a conditional use permit application before any action was taken by City Council to <br />change the Willakenzie Refinement Plan or the Land Use Code, which would grandfather the <br />request under the old (existing) code. Mr. Pap~ said that he felt the motion was pushing <br />PeaceHealth into a box and that he would vote against the motion. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson expressed concern that the Planning and Development Department staff would <br />not be able to accomplish these changes, given the other direction already given it by the City <br />Council for other projects. She said that changing rules was the wrong way to get where the City <br />should go. She said that she did not believe the housing rules were written correctly. She said <br />that because of Mr. PapS's comments and that this was an incomplete suggestion, she would vote <br />against the motion. She said that although she supported the intent of the proposal, unless the <br />proposal was comprehensive, she would not support this specific motion. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly clarified that the workload issue included the concerns of Ms. Nathanson that the City <br />was reacting and was working under a timeline. He said that if there were no sticks, in addition to <br />carrots, PeaceHealth would go its own way. Mr. Kelly said that he would also propose to amend <br />the motion, to address the concerns expressed by Mr. Rayor and Ms. Nathanson regarding where <br />would the hospital then expand. Mr. Kelly said it was his intent to create an exclusive hospital <br />zone and that the placement of this zone would provide the means for PeaceHealth to expand. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kelly amended the motion, subject to approval of the seconder, to also <br /> direct the City Manager to begin development of specification of an exclusive <br /> hospital zone. Ms. Taylor said that she would accept the amendment as <br /> friendly. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said that in response to Ms. Taylor's concern about where such an exclusive hospital <br />zone might be placed, he said it was his hope that in on-going negotiations, PeaceHealth would <br />recognize this as a tool that can be used to expand and that it would work together with the City <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2001 Page 10 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />