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<br />Mr- Hudspeth asked how the Planning Commii;i>ion ;;-oukl be mo,e effi:,>ctive in t~m~ca:;tin,g major tn:~nds <br /><Ind }xJlky i~.",uei; '8ith the G{)~mciL <br />Mr. LilWks~ said the Planning (~ommission \.vas wide opcn to s1.,ggestions from the City ('<-n.meH thut <br />(:ould b<.'Come a kit of tools tZ)i" the cmmnisi;ion, <br />Mr. Lawk.,s ",aid the Pb.nning COlumi::;:"ion W<'l::; excited ahout the October j;:)im meeting, and was hoping <br />for an infonu.at meding with .an open di~doglJe without the meeting being wrapped in formality, '{'he <br />commi~sion looked for'Jlard tl..'r addressing opportu:nity siting, thc R,;:giun 2050 planning efknt, ~md in-WI <br />lSSUes. <br />Mayor Piercy called f()r council Gomments and questions. <br />Mr. Ke!ly expressd his appreciation to the Plllnning Commission for it~ hard, important \vork He was <br />disappointed that fW:ecn months afkr the City Cuuncil made it ~t high priority~ the alternative p~tth work <br />Wlli:; in its infancy. <br />tvrs,~\1 uir ~,aid the Planning COlnmis::;ion conducted three wo,k sessions on alternative path::;. There had <br />been H) search at the f;Jaffk:vd, and outrea.ch to the Americ;;H1 Phnning AssO\~iatkm (APi\} and other <br />groups as the City Council .had suggested. Ms, ~v1 uir had been re~t;;-.hing out around the state to find (}U( if <br />there ..."ere. othcr exanrpks in Oregon that she (.oukl n.~vkw and one was t.)und in the City ofWi.b::mvi.He. <br />The Eugtme Ph.uming Comnllsslon intended to meet \vith the Wibonvi11e Planni.ng Connnisskm, and ;,;taff <br />was exploring gwnts for te.chnkal .assistmKe ;:md other res;)urcl.% to fnnd th;;:: projl..xt <br />Referring tD items 14 and 42 in ttw Pwposl;:~d Planning Di vision Work Jln..>gr.arn., ~-fr, KeHy said they were <br />similar but n.ot kk-ntical. lwm 42 oCGtmed. after the Clty adopted the La:nd Use Code Update (UJCU}. <br />There \vere ~t number ofpost~LUCU work program items and thc c:oundl sdecte.d dw top three:, whk:h <br />incl.ud.l.od Item 42. Mr- Kel1y opim.>J that Item 42 wai; mud). mme than MUCs. It v.as ~.;tepping ba<;K <br />citywide and looking at the oVl;::mlJ contOH:rS ",fEugene's zoning and what wa.~1 g(ling where. <br />RegardIng opportunity ~iting, 1:tr. Kelly j,',aid opportunitk., for redevelopment out::>ide of a MUC for <br />selective densifi<'::<tt1Qrl. should !x~ hased uponpopu.latio:n predictions. <br />T\.h Bettrmm thanked commissit..,ners for their presentation and for \'1orking eoUahorativdy workhlg with <br />citizcns. Shc also thanked the cit.izens ,<\ib.l wok the t1rne to he inbrmed, tn he actively engaged, and to <br />work with stIff, Ms, Bdtman said ~.;he was interested in th<;: downto\.vn housing p.lan pohcy analysis. Now <br />thai. the item was finished, she. asked what happened next, as it was not fon-Hally adopted, On the erral.a <br />$heet., she nohc\.-'"{l the density mmlbers were corrected. She i>aid the <;;t..'rre;~tioni; wen~ not consistent "vith <br />the ::>ummmy, and asked if it would be changed. <br />Mr. Yelk, sai.d the DowntDwn Housing Jlolky Analysis (DHP A) was completi..'"{.1 a:" an informationa.l piece <br />or staff report that was not f()rmaUy adopted, It was an analysis of what was awund the d,;!\vntown area. <br />There was a bit of Opp{wtunity siting that identifted underutWze{'j arz~<l::; and historic :"ites th;;lt might be <br />wmthy ofprcserv.ation. The DEEA will bt~ a. good information piece k~tding into the broader discussion of <br />opport.tHlhy siting and <;odd serve ai; ;;t t<;s\ CMC when l.~oB.sidcring how oppormnity ~iting might be used to <br />~iuppnrt change, <br />'f\.ffNUrE~Eugene City Coundl July '27, 2H05 Pag(~ -4 <br />Work Session <br />