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person and in writing. Regarding improvements, he averred that the study was necessary to determine what was needed. To do otherwise, he said, would be putting the cart before the horse. He remarked that, given the council had expressed general support for funding the study, he had been surprised that Councilor Kelly's memorandum made a point of stating that he would not support the ordinance without support for his motion. Councilor Meisner conveyed his support for the motion. He asked if the traffic study would be premature and would need to be redone as development took place. Councilor Kelly responded that it was not his intent to put specific timing on the motion, but that a couple of the policies in the ordinance had called for it to occur ~not later than" a specified year. Councilor Meisner wondered if the money would remain allocated to this or if it would need to be reallocated. Mr. Taylor responded that, should it not be expended by the end of the year, it would either be rebudgeted or carried over. Councilor Meisner asked staff to let the council know in writing what action it needed to take to ensure funding. Councilor Pap~ supported the motion. He pointed out that there were other areas of town that needed funding for these sorts of studies and the resulting planning, and it was important to ensure that they also had access to funding. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4866, adopting amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study, and the Eugene Code. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to amend the ordinance by add- ing the following language as paragraph (f) to Policy 6 in subsections 3(b) and 3(0) of the ordinance, and as subparagraph 6 of section 9.9570(3)(f) in Section 7 of the ordinance, as follows: ~Conditional uses shall not exceed a total of 35,000 square feet within the Low- Density Residential area." Councilor Pap~ asked what area the language would cover. He did not feel ready to accept the motion without a thorough look at the affected area. Mr. Taylor suggested that Senior Planner Allen Lowe speak to the issue. He noted that the motion was in addition to and different from the recommendations that were brought to the council by the stakeholder group, which had met for 18 months to try to work out solutions. Mr. Lowe explained that the proposal for the restriction would apply to the area which was east and south of the area designated LHDRLI. He said it lay along Villard Street, north of 19th Avenue, and was intended to be a buffer zone or a ~graceful edge." He stated that primarily single-family homes existed there. He related that the neighborhood had asked for no conditional uses in that area all along. He noted MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 8, 2004 Page Regular Session