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by the University which lay between the limited high-density residential/limited institutional use area and the surrounding neighborhood. He related that the Fairmount Neighbors had come to appreciate the City's concerns regarding the abolition of conditional use permits (CUPs) for the area and had approved the change, with one exception. He explained that the neighborhood group wished to clearly state that the intent of the limit on CLIPs was to not allow for large-scale conditional uses with lot consolidation. He conveyed the committee's suggestion that a new criterion, policy 6 (g), be added stating, as follows: "Conditional uses shall not exceed a total area of 35,000 square feet within the entire University-owned low-density area." Mr. Taylor stated that 35,000 square feet was the total square footage of seven standard housing lots. He noted the committee was open to other language that would achieve the same intent. Daniel Klute, 2021 Villard Street, supported the amendments before the council at the present meeting. He thanked all who participated in the process and asked the council to show appreciation for the collaborative process by funding the two traffic studies. Art Farley, 1667 Fairmount Boulevard, supported the Planning Commission recommendation on this issue. He affirmed that all major issues between the University and the neighborhood had been resolved. He reiterated the necessity of funding the two proposals for funding the traffic studies and potential solutions. He averred there were Metro Plan policies that spoke to protection of existing neighborhoods from impacts of changes in density. He felt the traffic measures were necessary to make the overall amendment package consistent with the plan. Mr. Farley agreed this was a major land use change within the core. He cited other major land use changes and how much money the council had committed to those and asked the City Council to consider how much less the traffic studies would cost. He asserted it was time for the City to participate as a partner in this redevelopment by providing the funding. David Wade, 1673 Villard Street, echoed Mr. Farley's comments. He called the University of Oregon the "economic engine" of Eugene as it brought 20,000 students into the area every school year. He opined that the City was indifferent to the University and took it for granted. He noted the State's defunding of higher education and said it was no longer "a guaranteed thing." He urged the City to step up and help. He stressed that the neighborhood and University had cooperated, but that the agreement was contingent upon the City's funding of the traffic study and traffic calming. He urged the City to provide the funding. Rich Linton, 1283 University of Oregon, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, stressed the University's need for space as, at 20,000 students, the campus was experiencing record enrollment. He said the planned development would allow the University to meet its needs for space. He stated that the University was receiving more money for research, but did not have housing for such research. He related that the University saw, within the East Campus Area, 275,000 gross square feet that could be located there and, as the University grew, an additional 325,000 gross square feet could be located there. He felt it critical that the East Campus Plan be put into place so that the University of Oregon could continue to plan for its future needs and ensure a strong and vital University for years to come. Chris Ramey, 1276 University of Oregon, Director of Facilities Planning of the University of Oregon, stated that the land use application before the council had been arrived at through an 18-month process. He noted the University had planned for East Campus development for a much longer time and the University owned all of the lots in the area except for eight. Mr. Ramey lauded the comprehensive collaborative process that had transpired between the University, neighborhood group, and City. He thanked the neighbors for taking the time to help and declared it had resulted in improvements to the plan. MINUTES- February 23, 2004 Page 6