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made staff was required to have the proposed rules ready for public review so that the public <br />would have that time to provide input and written comments. <br /> <br />Councilor Nathanson questioned whether the item needed action at the current meeting. Mr. Lyle <br />replied that he preferred action at the current meeting so that the 30-day delay in the effective <br />date for the ordinance could be completed to allow for new rates to be implemented in September. <br /> <br />Councilor Nathanson raised concern with the wording of section 7.725. She stressed a desire to <br />encourage adaptive re-use as well as in-fill and redevelopment. She did not want to pass <br />something that would discourage those things. <br /> <br />Mr. Lyle noted that applicants had the appeal process to verify that the City was appropriately <br />applying the intent of the code. <br /> <br />Councilor Pap8 commented that he did not want to see City codes pushing economically against <br />the objectives of the City. He agreed with Councilor Nathanson about not taking action on the <br />item at the current meeting. He complimented Mr. Hinkley on his comments. <br /> <br />Councilor Meisner clarified that the ordinance changes had primarily to do with the wastewater <br />SDC. <br /> <br />City Manager Johnson commented that the City Attorney also had questions that needed to be <br />answered before the council could take action. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey postponed the item until a later date. <br /> <br /> V. ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PLANNING <br /> AND DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE SALE OF SEARS BUILDING AND LIBRARY <br /> PROPERTIES <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting of the City Council and opened the meeting of the Urban <br />Renewal Agency. <br /> <br /> Councilor Meisner, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to direct the <br /> City Manager to issue an Request for Proposal for the sale of the Sears <br /> Building and adjacent 1/8-block surface lot utilizing the planning and design <br /> criteria recommended by the Planning Commission, with the goal of <br /> maximizing the value of the Sears Building site for the benefit of the new <br /> library, while at the same time assuring a future use of the property which <br /> furthers the City's growth management goals of creating a dense, vital, more <br /> attractive downtown by encompassing a variety of different uses such as <br /> retail, office housing and entertainment. The Planning Commission shall <br /> review the responses to the RFP, and make a recommendation to the City <br /> Council acting as the Urban Renewal Agency, with the final project selection <br /> approved by Council acting as the Urban Renewal Agency. <br /> <br />Councilor Meisner noted that the item was discussed extensively before any deliberation by the <br />Planning Commission. He added that some of the councilors asked that this item come back to <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 9, 1999 Page 5 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />