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that area. Ms. Childs noted that the earliest a joint planning commisssions meeting could be <br />scheduled was July 18. <br /> <br />Mr. Howe said the board was not interested in referring the matter to the commissions unless the <br />council concurred. The board was not interested in further public hearings but wanted feedback <br />on the information new in the public record. The board also recognized the time lines involved. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner did not want to refer the matter back to the commissions, preferring to proceed on <br />schedule. He was unpersuaded by the argument put forth in the document distributed by Mr. <br />Dwyer that the membership of the Lane County Planning Commission had changed since its <br />consideration of the plan. Mr. Kelly concurred, citing the deadlines the City was under and the <br />fact the elected officials regularly received new evidence in hearings as his reasoning. He also <br />did not want to set a bad precedent for the future, fearing the result would be an "endless loop." <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor preferred not to refer the matter to the commissions. He said that the amendments <br />were a "hot potato" the elected officials must handle. He asked if the issue of the Hyundai <br />designation could be referred to the regulatory agencies. Ms. Childs said that the regulatory <br />agencies would make a final determination on the amendments, but she did not think it was <br />appropriate to take one designation out of the amendments package. Mr. Rayor asked if it was <br />possible. Ms. Childs deferred to City Attorney Glenn Klein. Mr. Klein clarified that the issue <br />before the council was the application of the criteria. The regulatory agencies wanted the City to <br />apply the criteria to the site, and would not comment at this stage. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart concurred with Mr. Kelly and Mr. Rayor. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ also agreed with the previous speakers, but reminded the council that it was discussing <br />private property. He said that the City needed to meet its time lines to ensure that Hyundai could <br />make consistent business decisions. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Ms. Taylor about the consequences of the plan's approval being <br />revoked by the regulatory agencies, Ms. Childs said that the regulatory agencies would not look <br />at the designations in the plan in evaluating applications for fill permits. People owning sites <br />currently designated for development under the plan could not rely on those designations when <br />they applied for a fill permit. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor indicated her concurrence with the remarks of previous speakers. <br /> <br />Mr. Dwyer thanked the council for its consideration of the board's request. <br /> <br />D.Work Session: Regional Parks and Open Space <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson joined the council for the item. The council provided Mr. <br />Carlson with feedback on the materials provided in the meeting packet. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly termed the staff work a good beginning and expressed appreciation for the long-term <br />view. He liked the idea of a regional greenbelt and river system, saying it let the community grow <br />compactly. He favored moving forward with the fall joint elected officials meeting. Mr. Kelly <br />commended the Lane Council of Governments' recommendations, particularly the <br />recommendation related to the use of conservation easements and development rights as <br />alternatives to outright acquisition. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 12, 2000 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />