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Councilor Fart reiterated his concern over the adequacy of the access to such a large parcel of <br />land. <br /> <br />Mr. Bj~rklund said that staff had recommended changing the designation of a small area from <br />"Protect" to "Develop" so that the access road on the speedway property could be connected with <br />the land to the west. He said that the council had elected not to follow that recommendation and <br />instead directed staff to come back with the Planning Commission recommendation, which was to <br />designate that strip of land for protection. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly commented that the map only showed the amendments to the plan and did not <br />show the adjacent areas that were already designated under the Wetlands Plan. He called for a <br />map that showed the full range of designations. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly opined that an exception mechanism could be used to allow a public street in the <br />existing right-of-way. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey commented that information that the property in question was going to be sold to the <br />BLM was false. He added that it was also false that access would be allowed to the property off <br />Willow Creek Road. He stressed that he was not comfortable in devaluing a piece of property <br />through an act of legislation. He noted that the Lane County Board of Commissioners had to <br />concur with the City Council decisions on items 9 and 10. <br />City Manager Johnson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4735, an ordinance amending <br />the West Eugene Wetlands Plan by adopting new or revised wetland designations for various <br />sites within the plan boundary and related policy and text amendments; adopting a severability <br />clause; and providing an effective date. <br /> <br /> Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Fart, moved that the bill, with <br /> unanimous consent of the council, be read a second time by Council Bill <br /> number only, and that enactment be considered at that time. <br /> <br />Councilor Pap~ clarified that the ordinance did not have anything to do with the speedway site, the <br />Hyundai site, or the developable commercial land being discussed. <br /> <br /> Councilor Rayor, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to amend the motion <br /> by pulling of amendment H3. <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor stressed the importance of street connectivity. He said that it was vital to <br />economics, traffic flow, and State highways. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly agreed that street connectivity was an important issue, but said that wetlands <br />were not designated on the basis of whether street connectivity was enhanced or detracted. He <br />stressed that there was a specific set of criteria that had to be adhered to. He asked how the <br />criteria under the West Eugene Wetlands Plan would be changed if H3 were not to be designated <br />as Councilor Rayor requested. <br /> <br />City Manager Johnson said that the extension of lsth Avenue would proceed through an area that <br />was already in an approved plan that was not up for amendment that evening. <br /> <br />Mr. Bj~rklund reiterated that removing H3 from the ordinance did not eliminate the obstacle to <br />extending lsth Avenue. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 24, 2000 Page 13 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />