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<br />Mr. Belcher said some members of the City Council said the original approach had been too focused on
<br />downtown people and their interests. He encouraged staff to ensure that input from users was also
<br />solicited. He asked if there was value in having this issue come back to the Planning Commission before
<br />it went to the City Council, if the Planning Commission would be involved with a forum.
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<br />Mr. Lawless stated it was important for all involved to have a good understanding of the political issues
<br />surrounding the process. Additionally, it was important for all to hav~a::gp()4Al11der~tanding of what the
<br />City Council wanted, the direction of the Growth Management S~F:(a~S),;l;W~~~at the Downtown
<br />Vision encompassed. He added that the council needed to be cl~~~.:.;vith it:;:;:~ritent~::~p:~::;goliticalrews to
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<br />Ms. Levis said DEI may be willing to provide information about the proces:~~~)pcludi2g information
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<br />about it through the DEI newsletter, as well as facilitatingd1aT:Ij~jpating with pt8p~#Y~nd business
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<br />owners. She added that the proposed website virtual:~~~~dh6~iil~a cre~tiv~::~~y to solicit feedback.
<br />She reiterated that it was important tu clarify what r~~Rl! th:~fi~~&~l~g~:t::::~as looking for, and suggested
<br />that commissioners should check with their b~ddie~!bn this iS~~~:::':'
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<br />Ms. Laurence summarized the
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<br />noting that one-on~one contacts with property
<br />addition to the website proposal and a
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<br />owners, DEI, neigh119f~i:ilid:::I~gg~~;:~g?
<br />citizen meeti~~::Were desired coitiilm~~!f.
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<br />Mr. ~awle~~:::~l.4.it was important to @:miide feedback from various groups to provide broad coverage in
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<br />a concise marirl@f.::~~.:~.springboard top~bvide informative feedback.
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<br />Mr. Sullivan supportea\t@!!:::~!lican's proposal of bringing forward material notions of developability
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<br />and finance to the table. I!ineeded to done in a clear manner, ifnot fom1ally, to ensure that it was
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<br />recognized as a legitimate element of the process. He suggested this could be accomplished in a variety
<br />of ways, such as through a forum, or with information from Terry Moore.
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<br />Mr. Sullivan said significant teams were working with two prospective downtown developments, and
<br />opined it would be beneficial to have input about the future from those developers.
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<br />MINUTES - Eugene Planning Commission
<br />Regular Meeting
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<br />September 26, 2005
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