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