Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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M.. Kelly thanked~.fLLowe for the ~xHnpn::hcllsi.ve background materials and subsequ\::nt pre::;eni.ationA He stated hc remains ;;onmliUed to mixed-use devebpment and densifkatirJrl.. Mr. Kelly beHcv<)d that the m(yre economkal approach and quality of life was den~;ity; however, he strt:;sMXl that this direction needs to don;;":: right. He opind that part of the pwbkrn with this projz,x;t has been. the lack ofpolitical \viU, and noted the ::;low progress to date. Mr. Kelly s.<tid, howev;;:~r, that the L.<md Us.e Code Update cbmg\.-"tl i.he direction in a p.;)sitiveway to t~tc:i!itate the sort of development under discussion. In Gon.<:hl$ion, Mr. Kelly stated that opportunity siting provided swffwith a fl:)cused direction from the coundl aud was critic.al br on:'"the-ground change .and eomnnmity partkipation. M:}. Be.ttman concurred with the comrnents e::>rpres.'>(ld byi.v.k KeLly ,'l;nd stated ~he cuuld endorse the pnx;ess to move [{m^!{'1.rd but could n.ot endorse the gencral scope of the prognlm, She asked staff to denrH;~ a "rnixed-use cenkr" and a "rnixed..usc zonc:' Mr. Low<~. rt:;sponded that the ^'zm1e" \Va5 the spechk tool utilized to ereale the center; the "center" was. the phy:,;ica.l manikstath;m. Ms. Dettman noted that the original concept fbr mixt"tl-nse cent(~rs "vas based on transit-oriented development and a requlrem~'tlt ofthose centers was frequent tmm~it acct:S$. Shcpnintd out that currently, the Lane '"[mnsH District (LID) has cut btlck on transit aceeSi; and H)cu~,ed on Uti:..; Rapid Tnmsit (BRT); ttwrdore, she pcdnkd (}Ut that tht:; center::; would nnt realize :mch transit ~;ervice for many decade~" lYh. Bettman urged that :4ai'f fbens on the changed realities as t.hc pnJl;;CSS moved forward and to devdop a practical modd for the next 10..20 years. She opined thr:1:t adding density to a mixed~used ccnter without frequent tmnsit aco;~ss W<t:) wunteryprQ<.h.lCdve to the City'3 goals. I\-fr. Pryor askcl for dariGcatinn fwm Ms. Bettman if it wa::; her wi::;h that <.lPpOnUnlty siting be incorporatd, or substituted, into :..;cnne of the sub~.:;tautive worK. 'rvis. Bettman reptled that. opportunity siting would. be used as {1. pr1mary tool for achieving density She elaborated that rath~~r than zoning an cntire residen.tial area as a way to achieve density, the density WOUld be: achieved by opportunity siting, My, Pryor stmY:clsed that staff already recognized and would: incoqx.lratc into the neighhorhood. devebprnent strategy ~mch a component. tit \VM~ noted that s.taff vmu.ld make 11 pre::;entation on how this strategy cmJd lx" achiev(~d: at an upeomi:ng C.'ity (\mncil WfH;k scssion.) In re~,p(}n.::;e to a question trOtH tv1ayor Piercy,t~fr. Lowe replied that how to adl1eVe density and maintain the quality of eXlstin.g neighbodlooda woul.d be cardillly considered, He explain{:-.d that discowry of how t;) satis(y SOUK of the. ti.mdam<:ntah l)fservi<~\::s, op<:n space, tYP<)8 ofhousbg, HHhn.bhilitywill result in a vt:;ry rich mix. ;\layo.r Piercy thanked start for pn~senting this i:'>sue to t.he n.eighhorhoods. She spe~ificat1y prai.sed the Whiteaker ndghborhood for setting a Hnt: examp.lc to other nei.ghbod10ods on achieving mixed"l..lses dlh~tivdy, 'fYh 'faybr stated that the ClJITtmt density proposal:.-; were inappropriate in many areas of Eugene. Shz~ urged staff to consider such den::;lty in suitabk a.reas nn.ly.Ms. Taylor pointed out that houses W(i'C being built on vacant lots that "wre totally om of chamcwr with the neighborhood. She then turned to the ernployment and ;;;OJnHlercial eeHters and pointed out that the::;e center~ tontinue to be under discussion.Ms, Taylor question~-0 how an employment or tOB:ll:nerdal z.one MINln'E~Eugene City Cmmdl Jnly 20, 2005 Pag(~ 6 Work Session .....................