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added that there was such an overall staffing deficit on the EPD that he would argue whether the next two <br />police officers hired should be dedicated to traffic enforcement as opposed to some of the other difficult <br />issues the community currently faced. <br /> <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br /> <br />Delta Sand and Gravel Metro Plan Amendment <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy asked if any councilors needed to declare ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark indicated that prior to his being seated as a councilor, he had reviewed the record and had <br />attended the other hearings as a spectator. While he did not believe he had a conflict or a potential conflict <br />of any kind, he was acquainted with one of the neighbors involved in the issue. He said he had spoken of the <br />issue with his friend, but he did not believe anything of substance had transpired nor had he engaged in any <br />further conversations with his friend since being seated on the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka noted that he had also familiarized himself with the record and attended the public hearing as he <br />had also not been seated on the council when this was first initiated. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor stated for the record that she had asked the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) to <br />send information about complaints that had been received and she had been present at LRAPA meetings at <br />which area residents complained about the activities of Delta Sand and Gravel. <br /> <br />Kurt Yeiter, Principal Planner for the Planning and Development Department (PDD), stated for the record <br />that after Ms. Taylor’s contacts had become known to staff, PDD advertised it to all of the parties involved <br />during the public review process and those parties were given an opportunity to respond. He believed it was <br />no longer a conflict. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor said Mr. Yeiter would review where the process was in time with the council. He <br />noted the record had been closed and the County was in charge of the process. <br /> <br />Mr. Yeiter explained that this was the first opportunity for an elected body to deliberate the application from <br />Delta Sand and Gravel for an amendment to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan General Area Plan (Metro <br />Plan), zone change, and variances to allow an expansion of its existing operation. He noted it was located <br />just outside of the urban growth boundary (UGB) but just inside the Metro Plan boundary. This required <br />approval or denial of the amendment by both the City and the County. He said the zone change, the <br />variance, and the opportunity to impose conditions rested with the County and this would be deliberated <br />after the Lane Board of County Commissioners heard from the City Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Yeiter reviewed the timeline for the process, noting that the last comments from Douglas DuPriest, <br />attorney for the organized opposition, and Steve Cornacchia, attorney for Delta Sand and Gravel were <br />included in the last packet the City Council received. He related that during the public review period a series <br />of questions from Ms. Bettman had been submitted, but the staff timeframe to respond was short as it had <br />the same limitations as the public response period. Staff answered the questions it was able to respond to. <br /> <br />Mr. Yeiter stressed that the decision should be based upon the record. He said the City would provide <br />general recommendations to the County, so that as much as the council as possible could come to agreement <br />regarding where the potential conflicts were and what the conflicts were that were not minimized or <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 21, 2007 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br />