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Ms. Taylor asked what had happened to the walkability issue. Ms. Muir said that was partly a Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) project. LCOG hired consultants to conduct a walkability survey. Mr. Yeiter said he had not seen any further information from LCOG. He added that was tied into how much change could be done to that street without studying Oak Street and Hilyard Street. Ms. Taylor said she was impressed with how much work the Planning Commission did without much appreciation. It was good that the Planning Commission listened to CAHFN, but the last communication the council had was that the group was still very concerned about some areas in which it thought they were not being heard, such as building height, minimum setbacks, and arable land. Mr. Lawless said he personally felt that last night’s very open dialogue brought those small differences together and in the scheme of things they were not small, but in the number of initial issues only a handful were unresolved. The Planning Commission was very open about asking if there were unresolved issues. His impression was that the meeting ended in a very agreeable fashion with a high level of trust. The draft document would be moving forward with minor amendments. It would be looked at again by CAHFN, other interested parties, and the Planning Commission before the final recommendation went forward to the City Council. He believed that the prior anxieties were dispelled last night. Ms. Taylor said she was glad the neighbors were working on saving their neighborhood, and thought their efforts might transfer to other neighborhoods. Building height was really important in both the Chambers area neighborhood and in south Eugene. She asked if the alternative path would involve flexibility on remodeling permits. Mr. Poling extended his thanks to the Planning Commission for the work it does, not only this past year, but also all the other years. He asked for clarification on the timeline for the Parks and Open Space (POS) Master Plan. He asked what issues other that the routine updates to the 1989 plan could be expected. In response, Ms. Muir said it was scheduled for the Planning Commission in October. She said this was a shared item with Public Works playing the lead role. Mr. Yeiter said Planning staff had been reviewing the draft documents with Public Works staff, and it would provide some guidance for future acquisitions. Public Works Director Kurt Corey reported the plan would provide a comprehensive view of everything involved in Parks, Recreation and Open Space. A project list, similar to the Facilities Plan work, would be developed. Ultimately, it would be a guiding document that would drive policy decisions around that type of development and future funding including bond issues, etc., for the next 20 years. Mr. Poling asked if the plan would look at lands in the urban transition area as well as what was currently available within the city limits, thus including all of the area within the urban growth boundary (UGB). Mr. Corey replied it would be written from a planning perspective. Mr. Poling asked if notification would be sent to the affected property owners who live outside the city but within that urban transition area. Mr. Corey said as a land use issue, one of the next steps in the path was filing the plan with the State Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). The proposed schedule on the Planning Commission agenda contemplated some reasonable period of time subsequent to that filing to have a full public input process. Ms. Muir noted that the Planning Commission agendas were posted on the City’s Web page and interested parties can check there starting in October if they are interested. MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 27, 2005 Page 6 Work Session