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5. Comment on impacts of a hospital oriented more toward Coburg Road than Crescent-what is gained or lost in terms of traffic and land use impacts? Councilor Kelly expressed his frustration with the motion. He stressed the importance of giving staff direction on the options that they had created. Mayor Torrey said that the motion was appropriate to the discussion. He verified that staff would have an opportunity to make their presentation. Councilor Kelly commented that he would like to have seen the Planning Commission involved as well, but noted that the process had been driven by time lines other than the City's. He stressed that he supported the hospital's need to expand but added that the issue was where it eventually would expand. Councilor Kelly offered a friendly amendment for item 1 of Councilor Nathanson's motion, which was accepted, to broaden it to deal with other infrastructure, cost, and urban growth boundary pressure impacts. Councilor Kelly offered a friendly amendment to item 2 of Councilor Nathanson's motion, which was accepted, to include typical densities as well as maximum densities and the time line of residential build out. Councilor Meisner agreed with Councilor Kelly's friendly amendments. In response to a question from Councilor Meisner regarding whether Councilor Nathanson was ready to eliminate some points from analysis, Councilor Nathanson said that her intent was to keep the proposed study focused to a few areas. Councilor Nathanson and her second accepted a friendly amendment from Councilor Meisner to ask for a study of ambulance delivery time. Councilor Meisner also offered a friendly amendment, which was accepted, to see the study include possible impacts to the R-3 and R-4 land supplies. Councilor Fart raised concern over the possible cost of keeping PeaceHealth in the downtown area. He commented that if PeaceHealth was allowed to relocate where it wished, it would cost the City much less. He stressed the importance of allowing PeaceHealth to keep its options open in north Eugene and added that the council should quit "hamstringing" people who were trying to build in the community. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend the motion by separating it into five separate motions. Roll call vote; the amendment passed unanimously. Referring to a council decision made the previous week to ask Planning staff to proceed with down zoning the property owned by PeaceHealth, Mayor Torrey said the impact of that decision would make PeaceHealth's ability to develop the site null and void. He believed that action was bad public policy. He added that, in the event the process continued, and the proposal came before the council in ordinance form, he intended to veto that ordinance if adopted by the council. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 9, 2001 Page 8 Regular Session